The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-21
BIG BOOST FOR
MISSOURI RIVER
Expenditure of Millions Justi-
fed, Says Captain Edward
II. Schulz.


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Washington, Specials. me pes. snow
ing lhat mas peeh mate 10y ~ SAisS
sourl river M ~ sea ~ - op,i,,'', IL ~ ..
me annual report ~ Snp'a uh;, :" "a, 80
Schui1. eislneef IN eliaise. VIZ. W.. l ~
Just pcen mace pupic ny .le Mat oe1
partment; me report covers me nsca1
year ending June So' lsos. ~ SHOWS
.nae lhe noni ,han, =, na an,,, .a s,sa ss avn, NV
cIe's.a. thal l.eIe are leMsl sh.tss a.N
lhat the PIospeels ioi d son..ilaous ii1
In line With his special report of April
60 Captain Schulz asks for 81. Gee. coo to
begin the work OF Improvement and
carry it on until June, 1910. IL $2,5o0r.
900 for the repair and extension OF eX-
listing works. Under the project he
recommends for q IL loot channel, ha
asks for . yearly appropriation there
after of 81, 600. COO for work from lSan-
sas City TO the mouth. II 1T hail be-
deemed advisable to carry the work.
from Kansas City to Sioux City ha
asks for $500, 600 for that reach. UnI
der the Temporary six-foot project he
asks $l,135, 900 yearly for work between
Kansas City and the mouth and SIS
5000 for work between Kansas City
and Sioux City.
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nn NV o"e' v
ine eS.iliatSd cost or lhe la-looe
.ian aa from Kansas Guy 10 inc mourn
- s.u,ovo;oVo ~ " ny u temporary slS.ioos
shailnsl s5,oou ,ooo. l'or shasslng Soo,oou
- > sar rs askea, ana lor maihlainlns
t sne. s!Na.ooe c nan me- ss''aoo' OF the rs
100 enamel Sooo,ooo.
ci ro[ a la7iooa ei'annel IRON Kansas
go ~ 20 oo 1louN lily, capealh Schulz asks
900 900 VI aol u siA-aooo ohumilel, 20
sVviue5i roi seo,oo9 WI ne re-
CURED annually. Eor maintaining a
s,N-loo1 S .a n me $4,000, and a 12-foot
ehaIll'el so"2,ooo.
cjto ,la. pir' o. Ile river aho s s,'ouN
10y, 1aplaaa sehulz asks sSaV.oo ~
year for maintenance and Improvement,
Hopeful on Commerce.
The howin of Increased commerce.
! or the river will be yratifving. For tbe
year Il total of S43,S6a tons of freight
of all kinds was carried on the lower
river of which 2S,647 tons was general
sand. lumber r al r ate ties pa'i and build.
ing materials. The number Of pa5sen-
20 years. The increase on the upper
river was from 43,9S7 tons In the fiscal
year 1906, to 5,l23 tons in 1907. The
two boats of the Kansas City line from
June 80. carried 2.27o tons averaging
about 400 tons IL round trip.
h report follows:
THE original condition of the river
was, and to a great extent the present
condition. is. one OF alternate pools and
bars. The low water depth over bars
is about three feet, and the width Of
the river one-third to one mile. In
the deep teaches the width is 500 to
$500 feet and the low water depth in
such places is often ~ feet.
Generally speaking, the navigable
low water depth of the uni!nproyed
river is three feet and OF high water
only nine feet, the navigable depth does
not increase rs rapidly as the water
height, since the bars rise with tho
stage of the river. The river is also
incumbered with snags, which, how
ever, are becoming fewer, due to con-
slant operations.
THE least depth at mean low water
over the shoalest part at the localities
improved, is not less than six feet. The
maximum depth, June 80, 1908, at mean
low water from Kansas City to the
mouth is four feet, from Kansas CITY
to Sioux City three and one-half feet
II above Sioux City three feet.
"Goinlherce has iiNereasea greatly on
the river from kansas Citv ~ tho
mouth, there being now two b,ots rev
| ulally running from Kansas CITY to st.
Louis. two boats summing from .Jerfer.
son City and st, Louis. and several
boats running on the Missouri To tho
| Gasconade and Usage rivers The nf.
| feet has been to eoualize and keen
| down freight rates tho ,ct,oi ,;wa,
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