The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23
Columbia River Jetty, One of the
Worlds Greatest Engineering Works.

NNE Of the great national marine projects afoot at the mouth
~ Of the Columbia river the southey margin Of the harbor Of
Astoria rooted ut point just north OF Fort Stevens Clatsop Spit
which involves first and last about $6000 Of money and upen
dous supplies Of material beside the employment Of big force Of
skilled and used namely the ety that to concentrate the
outflow Of the mighty that its power and yomne shall
the cabar Of the river channel depth that shall offer no
mpemcnt the largest draft vessels Of the world and gradually
year by this huge work going forward with notable and demon
strabo success
Upon brhmatess and onequaer miles in length with
northwestery trend there has already been deposited tons
Of rock taken from the great qnarres Of the lower Columbia valley
and bagd to the shorcnd Of the ey whence is distributed
tho lines the project by trains track laid upon the huge
and rces that the end in the blue depths
Of the Pacific
The work under the direction and control Of the United States
engineering department Lieutenant Colonel w. Roe corps Of
engineers IT, s. A. charge Of the district in which this and other
large improvements lie And date including the pending appopa
ton Of 100000 there has been o5aooo appropriated this
moth task
AT the shorcpon Of the t proper there established in the
permanent fashion possible immense depot for supplies which
comprehends system Of docks machine shops capcneng and mill
Ing plants houses train yards and sheds boarding houses Offices
and all essential onvenences for the despatch Of the vast undertaking
busy spot swamng with life and activity and is ammed with
all Of devices for the handest handling of the almost meal
cubc Of material used in the work The yards the big em
nal crowded with dek ar huge masses OF png ocomo.
vc and all the mpedmena incident to the approved plans OF opera
tom and the engineering department at work preparing to
deliver 1000 Of day during the 1908 and to this end
will four huge derrcs for at the delivery
point the docks making IL of these powerful and ecabe nstr
men with capacity for the lifting Of from $50 to 400 tons
day in this behalf the shops all busy with the
order for 10 additional mang 2o M for the rapid
hauling Of rock the send of the y now five and onhaf miles
to awad which distance the rocbe has been carried and
stands owwater mark for the full width OF the rese all
the way
The will be extended about onehaf mile further out
height Of about water and proposed in 1908 to build
up the outer oeha mile Of rock and extend the enroment for
s the amount received win allow probably not less than
half me this will leave but oneha OF mile o.
the prescriptive length Of the ety TO be built
During past year the sands have built out along the e
upon north side which bare low water for distance Of
over four miles invaluable protection to that portion the e
So far this has BEEN practically loss of treste awa
menace and deterrent work Of construction and should the
ese remain intact for the balance Of this will enable thu
work pushed vigorously next to point that Will have
marked effect bar for the that the efficiency OF the %
increases very rapidly proportion its to the barr in fact
every inch gained is factor for
1t auhortatye stated ety headquarters that the width
the OF between the inside and outside 25ot contours
has decreased the last years. from 5000 feet to nohngtha
there are channels broken through the crest OF the bar
with feet Of depth low water The movement OF sane
on the bar between the years 1906 and 1907 amounted 44
cubic yards Of which 100000 secured off, and 100000 cub
yards deposited other points The narrowing Of the bar has
nrbabv be derived from dredging These figures CLEANED directly
fountain head OF operations encouraging the people
the States Oregon and Washington and especially the oregonans