Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-08
PARISH NEWS.
River News

We will attempt to start the year OF L
$40 afresh and give bits OF news 10 a
.our valuable columns, which we ne s.
,lpcted for some time. The cause was Il
hat YOUR correspondent had been on a n
,acation, touring parts of this earth f
where scarcely any news could be
gathered of sufficient interest to war .
rant the use of the space in your paper. ,
Since our return we notice vast strides
have been made by Messrs. CHRISTIE ~
Lowe in their present contract with the .
u. S. government in the extension OF
the east end of the jetty Of Southwest
Pass, Mr.. Lester F. Alexander, VINO
has been a faithful servant OF the gov
eminent for a number Of years past
and who was chief inspector for the
u, S. when the gigantic work OF Jetty-
ing this pass was proposed by the same
contractors a few years back and IS
therefore well versed in the NOUS
opcrandi, is General Construction sup
oriarendent FOR Messrs. Christie q
Lowe. He has under hin several Va:u-
able and tried employees who worked
upon the former CONTRACT Capt d. w.
i,ansca has charge OF placing ara SINK
ing the mats at tn mouth OF the pass
TIE Captain is an expert at this, twas
he who sunk the two hundred ana some
! cy:a mats or TIE former work, "lthouS
q hitch. TIE Captain informs US TIA
til. first mat had to be sunk at nigE'
en- account Of tne tides duTl,G the oa?
running tnG current ''cS'ohs' i"'"''
f,s,le ennl in lire end
~, t1o ee,7,o nu,n!,r but smaller viii
haa,r,. = ton ct We 1aryer ones. The
,.tannaos,ra eor,,+.nc like $50 x 200
49, aoon while 4ne smaller ones will! be
+sasar,c leneth aud.thickness but mar.
.m,u Govt Hansen rprorts that nc.
,h;,n h,+ ho.vv sea or strong curren,
;n+orfores with h;s work, but even Their
.,ooooa, IN nn+t;ng the mat Away!
- no m,rl 0u;te a number of mel
nmnlovod IN making mats and Gap
town which is situated at the head O
+ho nassec IN the lower side Of Cubits
Can I;chthouse. presents q lively scene
Mr. 7 D. Price the affable Junior En-
c;naar who was stationed at Port Fad
!. o short while back as assistant to Nj
= Wasbburn, is in charge Of tn
;nsnection of this work for the govern
} ment.
?
> The Bowers Southern Dreug'1s w
=, has begun work on emovlns JIG d
placed at the head Of South"est d
7 during the time OF Capt Laos Co
;, tract with the government on 'ou
n Pass jetty. They have their ne" oteus
the No. 10 at work on th's' gr'noil
+ away at the mats sunk there anu q
namiting freely IN tearing up Vic y
u of rocks and willows. quite d qua
tity Of this explosive has alreauy NC
al consumed with tine results Nl'e III
T. dred cases have peen con'rac'eu -
III r..aa rhov oxnoct soon to have Il
o. n,orl, o]o,,nletod and then start diggi
ps 49,. +ho bar outside the Pass. WI
o. th;s 10 all finished the Pass will be
ne fine navigable shape and traflc .nioO
it will then be permanently ESTABLISH
The U. S. Dredge Sumter Is .
~ from Florida tor some e'"e anu .
|Co come over 10 coutl"es' ,
81 'orL n ~ron}acc the US Dire
Oh . ..h;o. ;s nou, undergoing
re .as;us ~ Tho Naval Dock in
raj o,ers, The u. S. Dredge St. Johns
en- also living at the Naval Dock in Alg
er. undergoing repairs, after winch
ses IL reported 10 iea'e lof
XIV district 70 winch S'e
md miss 'he d. 'oA''s "'u +ronsfo