Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-12-01
REMOVE BIG ROCK FROM
RIVER AT GOOSE ISLAND
Now five.Foot Channel at Point Long Menace
to Navigation on Snake...Effective
Work by Captain WnsIow.

Captain S. V. Winslow of the govern !,
ment dredge Wallowa returned with his
boat and crew Tuesday after month |
on the lower river and will remain in
this section for time doing some
needed work on the river between here
and Asotin.
THE Wallowa came to Lewiston
principally to secure coal" said Cap
tain Winslow. but while here we will
do some work in this vicinity before re-
turning to the lower river. We have
spent the last month on the bars and
shoal waters between Lewiston and Ri
maria and have done some work that
is very valuable to navigation.
I'VE began at Log Cabin where We
raised the old dyke at that point nearly
two feet along the entire distance some
400 feet or more At the least esti-
mate we put from 500 to 600 tons of
rock on this dyke, and have greatly i'm
nroyed the channel at one of the worst
p,aces on the river. At Diamond Cross
ing we blasted out the big boulders and
raked and deepened the crossing foot
at it's shallowest point
Remove Rocks at Goose Island.
AT Little Goose island we succeeded
in removing the big rocks that have for
years been a menace to navigation
there. We removed nine rocks COM
pleting a task often tried. but never
before accomplished. The low water
aided us some but the fact of our being
able to propel our dredge as the needs
Of the stage of water and the current
demands has enabled us to do work this
year that could not be accomplished
under the old system of working from
scows. There is now at Little Goose
FIVE foot channel straight and free
from rocks. At the lower bar on the
ened the crossing one and one-half feet
Rakinq Que the 6oulders.
I'VE raked out the boulders at llis
rapids, leaving only two big one:
which will have to be blasted. Comins
up the river to Offields we began tn
work Of making a new crossing ant
getting shy on coal came to Lewiston
for a supply We will take on proba
bly fifty tons and will then do tn
work outlined for Improvement be
tween here and Asotn. There ar
some rocks at Cox's rapids and at tn
pest house to he removed and som
raking to be done At both the uppe
and lower rapids at Asotin.
1.-The work of raking is the mos
effective since we have our new eleven
ton rake There is no better way
clearing the channel ever designed IL
this river. With the rake in place
simply back away and are able 10 e'
channel over the bar eleven feet VIC
and two feet deep at each turn. IN
has to be distributed by contiued raj
ings. but we are able to get everythi
boulders and these we blast out.
Will Plan Next Years Work.
Captain Winslow works under u
direction Of Engineer David b. ogoe
the government engineer in charge
the Snake and Willamette rivers. E
gineer Ogden and Major S. W. Roes
Ter, who has charge Of all the rivers
the northwest, are expected in Lew
ton next Tuesday to make an nspecu
Of the work done, and will then de'e
mine what will be undertaken Tor
work Of the new year.
The low stage of water has ehao'
the engineers to undertake ana COZ
plete work this summer that mas DC
impossible at higher stage OF wat
and the seasons work has been We
valuable for the navigation OF the ri'