The completion of the above-mentioned work will make a navigable channel from the mouth of the Yellow Medicine to the foot of Minnesota Falls whenever boats can pass the former place. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Col. J. N. MACOMB, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. R. A. BROWN, Civil Engineer, Assistant. Statement of the amount of narigation on the Minnesota River as collected from rivermen and settlers. "Two boats, the Osceola and Otter passed Mankato in 1872." (Authority, ferryman.) "There has been no navigation of importance on the Minnesota River for the last five or six years.” (Authority, Capt. John H. Raney, agent Northwestern Union Packet Company, Saint Paul.) "The Otter made three trips to Beaver Falls this season, (1872.) Last season the Mankato, Pioneer, and Saint Anthony Falls went up to Redwood." (Authority, farmer.) Number of landings at Redwood during the year 1869, sixty-five; 1870, but a few; 1871, two or three; 1872, none. The Otter made several trips to within eight miles. No boats have run above Redwood within four years. Some ran to Minnesota Falls during the Indian outbreak. (Authority, C. J. Reker, Redwood.) The Winona and Saint Peter's Railway is now running trains above New Elm. Col. J. N. MACOMB, [B.] Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., Rock Island, Ill. R. A. BROWN, Civil Engineer, Assistant. Table of altitudes of principal points on the Minnesota or Saint Peter's River, and vicinity. Statement of funds for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1873, in connection with the works under the general superintendence of Colonel J. N. Macomb, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., showing the amounts on hand at the commencement of the fiscal year July 1, 1872, the amounts received and expended during the same time, the amounts available for continuing the works, and the amounts required to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875. APPENDIX K. ANNUAL REPORT OF COLONEL J. H. SIMPSON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1873. ENGINEER OFFICE, UNITED STATES ARMY, Saint Louis, Mo., August 4, 1873. SIR: I have the honor to submit reports of operations upon the works under my charge for the year ending June 30, 1873. In accordance with Special Orders No. 318, dated War Department, Adjutant General's Office, December 6, 1872, I relieved Lieut. Col. W. F. Raynolds of his works on the 1st of January, 1873, and in accordance with Special Orders No. 64, dated War Department, Adjutant General's Office, March 27, 1873, I turned over to Maj. Charles R. Suter, on the 7th day of April, 1873, the charge of the improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers, and of the White and Saint Francis Rivers, and of the survey of the Forked Deer River, Tennessee; and to Capt. W. H. H. Benyaurd, Corps of Engineers, May 9, 1873, the charge of the improvements of the Ouachita River, in Louisiana and Arkansas, and of the Yazoo River in Mississippi. I have also been engaged upon the following miscellaneous work since my being stationed at Saint Louis, viz: President of a Board of Engineers, convened by Special Orders No. 5, Headquarters Corps Engineers, January 13, 1873, to consider plans, specifications, &c., of bridge at Nebraska City. Report submitted January 31, 1873. President of Board of Engineers convened by Special Orders No. 64, Headquarters Corps Engineers, May 27, 1873, to consider plans, specifications, &c., of bridge at Little Rock, Ark. Report submitted July 2, 1873. President of Board of Engineers, convened by Special Orders No. 69, Headquarters Corps Engineers, June 7, 1873, to consider plans, specifications, &c., relating to bridge at Louisiana, Mo. Report submitted June 21, 1873. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Brig. Gen. A. A. HUMPHREYS, J. H. SIMPSON, Col. Engineers. Chief of Engineers, U. S. A., Washington, D. C. K 1. IMPROVEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE MOUTHS OF THE ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI RIVERS. The work was undertaken according to the recommendation of a Board of engineer officers in their report dated April 13, 1872, which was duly concurred in by the Chief of Engineers, and under the appropriation of $25,000, made by act of Congress approved June 10, 1872, for the improvement of the Mississippi River, between the mouth of the Illinois River and the mouth of the Missouri River. A preliminary examination of the locality to establish a situation for the dam was made on the 27th of August, and it appeared that the most favorable site in respect to area of cross-section, height of banks, and general depth obtained was about 500 feet below the head of Ellis Island. Thecross-section is shown in profile marked A, and a sketch of thelocality marked B is also given. A. 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 Horizontal Scale; Stations as numbered, 100 feet each. |