Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-26
BIGGEST WORK ON
RIVER NEAR HERE
sfss9.0co Project ~ Niies Up Stream
TEdcr Wa New for About
Three Weeks.
To BE- MASSIVE IMPROVEMENT
HaiffiHE d Canal In Mississippi for
sfrrfeh - fsur Nlies l.
tEdsFtakinz.

Thsee weeks % construction has re-
s4ite1 la Fgme.eut progress on the
pFuirct % cabling the MissiNsipp!
river - miles above Rock Island 80
EEas loW an IDEA o. its masaivensss
I uay D. gained. &c o. the largest sin
Eie iaErUF nos undcr way on
the gupFr stream. and viii represent
I al expenditure % 81 10000 when COM
I pistel
I The huge coEcr dam. the dFsf step IN
Z eaFrginE ozt The work has been start
"a 81 - Claire. Iowa. which u Just q
short distance beiow Port Byron but
on she opposite shore Of the river. The
1 project NAV take Gvc or six years for
7 c1Mpietiou. bat iL 10 one Of the big
tasks being constructed in conform
aner with che congregational plan %
giving che Mississippi river q aix-foot
channel from tar mouth % the Mis-
souri, river Co ST. paul. whieh is also
Ear rNt~ut % thr river under cnntrol
. % fhr United States engineers once IN
gh~ federal building In Rock Island.
Tire .canaiizinE project when com
1Irrrd uiti affect a stretch % the river
four mli~s ln tcuEth. from the lower
cod % Smiths lsiaud. which is ten
lllies up ths river from here. % L.
Claire. 20 vfu BE- constructed IN a way
simlisr t6 thaf OF ttr Moline pool
Tho need of fhIs Improvement has
b-ru Ions JEFF. 40 present the channel
~ ere river aI1rE This stretch takes a
course from one side Co the other. III
Ef1ds betuera Islands. ta crooked.
BARROW end slai!1u. tt is win great
HrgtfY Ihar carriers during the day
-
tstE poiat aaI az rIsEt 90 O. even more
WIN Give n New Channel
Tals rroircE. however. viii give q
new channel ar this p1iut. and the
~ersfs v.u b. avoided. che narrow.
crooked AMI shallow charu-t nov in
sss VIII b. unused and vessels
can proceed either 90 or down stream
without dimrllfy
TEr Golfer dam commences a.
o. claire aat eEfs1tr QUE into the
r5rrr Or vff very lu distance from
Flr shore seUw 11I f1 600 feet AZ
-atr af Ere reached "a point 90 chat
rt~ eEfrlFl1u os che worE iE being
tGrHrl G1vG stream ti iE being built
as regards enclosing river bottom
somewhat similar Co thr Davenport
sea vail with che exception that % viii
extend further into the stream and
utii De- q much larger project. hgt the
p.sr ot construction ana enclosure 60 /
sa~ same.
The aau VIII Oh O. general vav exc
teaf parallel tp Gre Shore Geo general I
lirre'i1a VIII b. from southeast % I
northwest If ls probable that this T.
vea- 90 eit D. eorafrHct~d 30 fa- a.
ttr head 90 Smiths island. AjouE the .
H1rJh shore of This island tls Golfer .
dam viii b. continued bat 60 will BE-
more .n the sraEF % a tevrr utnnE side /
os fh~ island fseius thr Iowa shore % I
thr river. Tbe ieyrr Viii extend for I
tuH miles t1 che fo1s % the island 1
ana here it wiz o. turned fn a north /
erir dirrc'len Joining the sh0-c % the .
mainland
Enclose o. Acres.
This viii enclose about 90 acres %
river bottom ard viii leave a pool.
Moreover. tu order 90 make possible
tae earlier completion o. the project
another spar % th- dam viii be bulls
o4t from a p1iut on the mainland near
the mguth OF Sycamore creek 60 the
Junction % The trvcc ana the dam az
ere head % Smiths island. Thia will
he done before fhe irrre Ga fully com
pirfed m reality there VIII thus BE-
two enclosures and Work in the upper
ore whieh viIi. % course. be first con-
pieted. viii be started while the isvee
aiauE the shore % the island 10 being
completed.
The FIRST wuric-ln the upper en-
closure viii BE- 90 pump out the water.
1Hiii1ua % gallons viii have 20 be
forced out from the reservoir. which
che walls % the dam and the shore Wiii
form. Thea Whrn 90 "a smptief
frefEes will b. placed az work and
uiit rrri1gr rock and dirt from the
saei1-urr. diEEinE about Eve feet deep
10 che river bed.
Whcn the uoTE on the upper encios-
srr % flashed then the diEEiuE In the
.ourr one wiii DC started. after the VA
Ter from here is pumped out Ana when {
.hls o. done. a lock Wiii BE- constructed |
be the loser end. The middle wall
ilVidiuE che Two enclosures viii be re- I
moved and the walls at both ends will I
b. taken away. making virtually a
anal To- the river. from which the adj
.rcfigc denotiuE the type Of Improve
.srnt on the river. -canaiizinE." - de-
rived
The south bank % the canal viii !
nus b. the Golfer dam from lie Claire .
10 The head % Smiths island and the !
~vrc which Joins q and extends along .
ne shore OF the island The north 6
AK % the csaai viii b. the shore on
ne maitland
Can.e Lrs. labor.
Beats going down the river Will
ave a straight channel Boats going
ID The river viii have no rapids 70
.iinb ard wfii have n depth Of water
10 that iiitie labor will Be caused