REPORT OF MAJ. WILLIAM R. KING, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
Post of Willets Point, N. Y., 345; Engineer School of Application, 347; Battalion
of Engineers, 349; Recruiting, 350; Experiments, 351; Engineer Depot, Public
Buildings and Constructions, Depot property, 355; Work of the depot, statement
of funds, 356; Appendixes, 357.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. JARED A. SMITH, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Lubec Channel, Me., 374; Moose-a-bec Bar, Me., 376; Narraguagus
River, Me., 378; Bangor Harbor and Penobscot River, Me., 379; Belfast Harbor,
Me., 381; Rockland Harbor, Me., 384; Portland Harbor, Me., 385; channel in Back
Cove, Portland, Me., 387; breakwater at mouth of Saco River, Me., 389; Saco River,
Me., 390; Kennebunk River, Me., 392; York Harbor, Me., 393; Portsmouth Har-
bor, N. H., 394; Cocheco River, N. H., 396; harbor of refuge at Little Harbor, N. H.,
397.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Bayoduce [Bagaduce] River, Me., between the towns
of Penobscot and Brooksville, 398; Camden Harbor, Me., 403; Rockport Harbor,
Me., 407; Kennebec River, Me., at Bath, and from Angusta to lower end of Perkin's
Island, 412; Penobscot River, Me., from Bangor to Bucksport Narrows, 425.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. GEORGE L. GILLESPIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Newburyport Harbor, Mass., 433; Merrimac River, Mass., 436; Ips-
wich River, Mass., 438; harbor of refuge, Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass., 439; Glou-
cestor Harbor, Mass., 442; Lynn Harbor, Mass., 445; Boston Harbor, Mass., 447;
Malden River, Mass., 456; Hingham Harbor, Mass., 456; Scituate Harbor, Mass.,
458; Plymouth Harbor, Mass., 459; Provincetown Harbor, Mass., 462.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Manchester Harbor, Mass., 463; Winthrop Harbor,
Mass., 468; Duxbury Harbor, Mass., 472; Wellfleet Harbor, Mass., 476.
REPORT OF MAJ. WILLIAM R. LIVERMORE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Harbor of refuge at Hyannis, Mass., 484; harbor of refuge at
Nantucket, Mass., 486; Wood's Holl Harbor, Mass., 488; Wareham Harbor, Mass.,
489; Westport Harbor, Mass., 491; Taunton River, Mass., 492; Warren River, R. I.,
494; Pawtucket River, R. I., 496; Providence River and Narragansett Bay, R. I.,
498; removal of Green Jacket Shoal, Providence River, R. I., 500; Newport Har-
bor, R. I., 502; harbor of refuge at Block Island, R. I., 504; Little Narragansett
Bay, R. I. and Conn., 508; Pawcatuck River, R. I. and Conn., 509; harbor of
refuge at Stonington, Conn., 511.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-New Bedford Harbor, Mass., 513; Taunton River,
Mass., 515.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. D. C. HOUSTON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Thames River, Conn., 521; New London Harbor, Conn., 525; Con-
necticut River, Mass. and Conn., 527; Clinton Harbor, Conn., 538; New Haven
Harbor, Conn., 540; breakwater at New Haven, Conn., 544; Milford Harbor, Conn.,
543; Housatonic River, Conn., 551; Bridgeport Harbor, Conn., 555; Black Rock
Harbor, Conn., 558; Southport Harbor, Conn., 561; Norwalk Harbor, Conn., 562;
Stamford Harbor, Conn., 564; Port Chester Harbor, N. Y., 567; Mamaroneck Har-
bor, N. Y., 569; Echo Harbor, New Rochelle, N. Y., 570; New Rochelle Harbor,
N. Y., 572; East Chester Creek, N. Y., 574; Greenport Harbor, N. Y., 577; Port
Jefferson Harbor, N. Y., 578; Flushing Bay, N. Y., 581; removing sunken vessels
or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 583.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. WALTER MCFARLAND, CORPS OF ENGINEER.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Hudson River, N. Y., 588; Harbor of Saugerties, N. Y., 594; Har-
bor at Rondout, N. Y., 596; Harlem River, N. Y., 598; removing obstructions in
the East River and at Hell Gate, N. Y., 603; Newtown Creek, N. Y., 606; Butter-
milk Channel, N. Y., 610; Gowanus Bay, N. Y., 613; New York Harbor, 617;
Sheepshead Bay, N. Y., 624; Harbor at Canarsie Bay, N. Y., 627; Sumpawanus In-
let, N. Y., 629; channel between Staten Island and New Jersey, 631; Raritan Bay,
N. J., 633; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering naviga-
tion, 637.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEY.-Spring Creek, N. Y., 633; Hudson River, N. Y., be-
tween New Baltimore and Coxsackie, 640.
REPORT OF CAPT. GEORGE MCC. DERBY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Passaic River, N. J., 645; Elizabeth River, N. J., 648; Rahway
River, N. J., 649; Woodbridge Creek, N. J., 650; Raritan River, N. J., 652; South
River, N. J., 657; Cheesequakes Creek, N. J., 661; Keyport Harbor, N. J., 662;
Mattawan Creek, N. J., 603; Shrewsbury River, N. J., 665; Manasquan River, N.
J., 657.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. HENRY M. ROBERT, corps oF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENT.-Delaware River, Pa. and N. J., 669; Frankford Creek, Pa., 698;
Schuylkill River, Pa., 699; ice-harbor at Marcus Hook, Pa., 701; ice-harbor
at the head of Delaware Bay, Del., 704; construction of iron pier in Delaware
Bay, near Lewes, Del., 705; harbor at Delaware Breakwater, Del., 707; Rancocas
River, N. J., 708; Woodbury Creek, N, J., 710; Mantua Creek, N. J., 711; Raccoon
River, N. J., 712; Salem River, N. J., 712; Cohansey Creek, N. J., 714; removal of
wreck from Delaware Bay and River, 716; removing sunken vessels or craft ob-
structing or endangering navigation, 716; survey of harbor at Atlantic City, N. J.,
717; United States Commission advisory to the Board of Harbor Commissioners of
Philadelphia, Pa., 718.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEY.-Thoroughfare from Cape May to the Great Bay north
of Atlantic City, N. J., 724.
REPORT OF MR. WILLIAM F. SMITH, UNITED STATES AGENT.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Maurice River, N. J., 738; Wilmington Harbor, Del., 739; ice-har-
bor at New Castle, Del., 740; Duck Creek, Del., 741; Saint Jones River, Del., 742;
Mispillion Creek, Del., 743; Broadkiln River, Del., 744; Indian River, Del., 744; in-
land water-way from Chincoteague Bay, Va., to Delaware Bay, at or near Lewes,
Del., 745; Susquehanna River above and below Havre de Grace, Md., 746; Chester
River at Kent Island Narrows, Md., 747; Corsica Creek, Md., 747; Choptank River,
Md., 748; Nanticoke River, Del., 749; Broad Creek, Del., from its mouth to Laurel,
750; Wicomico River, Md., 751; Upper Thoroughfare between Deil's Island and the
mainland, 751; Pocomoke River, Md., 752; removing sunken vessels or craft ob-
structing or endangering navigation, 753.
REPORT OF MAJ. O. H. ERNST, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Entrance to Galveston Harbor, Tex., 1265; ship-channel in Galves-
ton Bay, Tex., 1279; Trinity River, Tex., 1285; Buffalo Bayou, Tex., 1286; mouth of
Brazos River, Tex., 1291; Pass Cavallo Inlet to Matagorda Bay, Tex., 1301; Aransas
Pass and Bay, up to Rockport and Corpus Christi, Tex., 1307; harbor at Brazos
Santiago, Tex., 1320.
REPORT OF CAPT. JOSEPH H. WILLARD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Red River, La. and Ark., 1331; Cypress Bayou, Tex. and La., 1343;
Ouachita and Black Rivers, Ark. and La., 1346; Bayou D'Arbonne, La., 1349;
Bayou Bartholomew, La. and Ark., 1351; Bayou Bœuf, La., 1353; Tensas River and
Bayou Macon, La., 1354; Big Black River, Miss., 1356; Yazoo River, Miss., 1359;
Tchula Lake, Miss., 1361; Yallabusha River, Miss., 1362; Tallahatchee River, Miss.,
1363; Steele's Bayou, Miss., 1364; Big Sunflower River, Miss., 1365; Big Hatchee
River, Tenn., 1367; Forked Deer River, Tenn., 1369; water-gauges on the Missis-
sippi River and its principal tributaries, 1370.
REPORT OF CAPT. H. S. TABER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Red River above Fulton, Ark., 1375; Little Red River, Ark., 1377;
removing obstructions in Arkansas River, Ark., 1378; Arkansas River, Ark., 1380;
Petit Jean River, Ark., 1400; Fourche River, Ark., 1402; White River, Ark., 1403;
Black River, Ark. and Mo., 1413; St. Francis River, Ark., 1414.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Removing snags and wrecks from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers,
1419; Mississippi River between the Ohio and Illinois rivers, 1422; Gasconade River,
Mo., 1448; Osage River, Mo. and Kan., 1450.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEY.-Mississippi River, at Rush Island Bend and Ivy Land-
ing, Ill., 1452; Kaskaskia River, from New Athens to its mouth, 1453.
REPORT OF MAJ. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Upper Mississippi River, operations of snag-boats and dredge-boats,
1471; Misisssippi River from Des Moines Rapids to month of the Illinois River,
1479; Mississippi River from Saint Paul to Des Moines Rapids, 1480; Des Moines
Rapids, Mississippi River, 1518; operating and care of Des Moines Rapids Canal,
1521; Dry-dock at Des Moines Rapids Canal, 1527; ice-harbor at Dubuque, Iowa.,
1529; harbors of refuge on Lake Pepin, at Lake City, Minn., 1529; harbors of
refuge on Lake Pepin, at Stockholm, Wis., 1532.
REPORT OF MAJ. CHARLES J. ALLEN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Preservation of the Falls of St. Anthony, Minn., 1536; Construction
of lock and dam on the Mississippi River at Meeker's Island, Minn., 1536; Missis-
sippi River above the Falls of St. Anthony, Minn., 1537; reservoirs at headwaters
of the Mississippi River, 1539; Chippewa River, including Yellow Banks, Wis., 1542;
St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn., 1547; Minnesota River, Minn., 1551; Red River of the
North, Minn. and Dak., 1552; construction of lock and dam at Goose Rapids, Red
River of the North, Minn. and Dak., 1555; survey for reservoirs at the sources of
the Mississippi, St. Croix, Chippewa, and Wisconsin rivers, 1555; Missouri River from
Sioux City, Iowa, to Fort Benton, Mont., 1556; Yellowstone River, Mont. and Dak.,
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. J. W. BARLOW, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Tennessee River, 1591; French Broad River, Tenn., 1602; Little
Tennessee River, Tenn., 1604; Hiawassee River, Tenn., 1605; Clinch River, Tenn.,
1606; Duck River, Tenn., 1610; Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky., 1611; South
Fork of Cumberland River, Ky., 1633; Caney Fork River, Tenn., 1634.
EXAMINATION AND SURVEY.-Obeil's [Obey's] River from the point where improve-
ments have heretofore been made to the mouth of the West Fork, Tenn., 1636;
Bear Creek, Miss. and Ala. [Big Bear Creek, Miss. and Ala.], 1639.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. WILLIAM E. MERRILL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Ohio River, 1644; operating and care of Davis Island Dam, Ohic
River, 1670; Monongahela River, W. Va. and Pa., 1676; operating and care of
lock and dam No. 9, Monongahela River, 108; Allegheny River, Pa., 1680; lock
and dam at Herr's Island, Allegheny River, 1682; ice-harbor at mouth of Mus-
kingum River, Ohio, 1683; operating and care of the locks and dams on the Mus-
kingum River, Ohio, 1684.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Ohio River, near the city of Evansville, Ind., to de-
termine what, if anything, will be necessary to prevent a change of the channel
of the river in front of that city, 1715; Big Hockhocking River, Ohio, from its
mouth to Coolville, 1719.
REPORT OF MAJ. AMOS STICKNEY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Falls of the Ohio and enlargement of Louisville and Portland
Canal, Louisville, Ky., 1723; Indiana Chute, Falls of the Ohio River, 1727; operat-
ing and care of the Louisville and Portland Canal, 1728; Wabash River, Ind. and
IIL, 1738; White River, Ind., 1745; Tradewater River, Ky., 1747.
REPORT OF COL. WILLIAM P. CRAIGHILL, CORP OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Great Kanawha River, W. Va., 1749; operating and care of locks
and dams on the Great Kanawha River, W. Va., 1756; harbor of refuge at month
of Great Kanawha River, W. Va., 1759; Elk River, W. Va., 1760; New River, Va.
and W. Va., 1760.
EXAMINATIONS.-Gauley River and Meadow River, W. Va., 1761.
REPORT OF CAPT. D. W. LOCKWOOD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.—Kentucky River, Ky., 1770; operating and keeping in repair locks
and dams on the Kentucky River, Ky., 1775; Big Sandy River, W. Va. and Ky.,
1786; Guyandotte River, W. Va., 1791; Little Kanawha River, W. Va., 1792;
Buckhannon River, W. Va., 1794.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Louisa [Levisa] Fork of Sandy River, Va., 1795;
Salt River, Ky., 1798.
REPORT OF CAPT. JAMES B. QUINN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Harbor at Duluth, Minn., 1803; harbor at Superior Bay and St.
Louis Bay, Wis., 1809; harbor at Agate Bay, Minn., 1812; harbor at Grand Marais,
Minn., 1814.
REPORT OF MAJ. CHARLES E. L. B. DAVIS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Ashland Harbor, Wis., 1817; Ontanagon Harbor, Mich., 1819;
Eagle Harbor, Mich., 1821; establishment and maintenance of harbor-lines in Port-
age Lake, Mich., 1822; Marquette Harbor, Mich., 1831; harbor of refuge, Grand
Marais, Mich., 1832; Manistique Harbor, Mich., 1835; Cedar River Harbor, Mich.,
1835; Menomonee Harbor, Mich. and Wis., 1837; Oconto Harbor, Wis., 1839; Pen-
saukee Harbor, Wis., 1841; Green Bay Harbor, Wis., 1842; harbor of refuge at en-
trance of Sturgeon Bay Canal, Wis., 1844; Ahnapee Harbor, Wis., 1846; Kewaunee
Harbor, Wis., 1848; Two Rivers Harbor, Wis., 1850; Manitowoc Harbor, Wis.,
1851; Sheboygan Harbor, Wis., 1853; Port Washington Harbor, Wis., 1856.
REPORT OF CAPT. W. L. MARSHALL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Harbor of refuge, Milwaukee Bay, Wis., 1859; Milwaukee Har-
bor, Wis., 1862; Racine Harbor, Wis., 1865; Kenosha Harbor, Wis., 1866; Wanke-
gan Harbor, Ill., 1867; Fox and Wisconsin rivers, Wis., 1869; operating and care of
locks and dams on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, Wis., 1878; Chicago Harbor, Ill.,
1886; Calumet Harbor, Ill., 1888; Illinois River, Ill., 1889; Calumet River, Ill. and
Ind., 1896; surveys for Hennepin Canal, 1898.
REPORT OF MAJ. S. M. MANSFIELD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Charlevoix Harbor and entrance to Pine Lake, Mich., 1899; Frank-
ford Harbor, Mich., 1901; harbor of refuge at Portage Lake, Mich., 1903; Man-
istee Harbor, Mich., 1904; Ludington Harbor, Mich., 1905; Pentwater Harbor,
Mich., 1907; White River Harbor, Mich., 1908; Muskegon Harbor, Mich., 1910; Grand
Haven Harbor, Mich., 1911; Black Lake Harbor, Mich., 1913; Saugatuck Harbor,
Mich., 1914; South Haven Harbor, Mich., 1916; Saint Joseph Harbor, Mich., 1917
Michigan City Harbor, Ind., 1919.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. O. M. POE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPRONEMENTS.-St. Mary's Falls Canal and River, Mich., 1924; operating and care
of St. Mary's Falls Canal, Mich., 1987; Dry-dock at St. Mary's Falls Canal, Mich.,
1953; Hay Lake Channel, St. Mary's River, Mich., 1954; harbor at Sheboygan,
Mich., 1958; harbor at Thunder Bay, Mich., 1961; harbor at Au Sable, Mich., 1962;
Saginaw River, Mich., 1963; harbor of refuge at Sand Beach, Lake Huron, Mich.,
1968; steam launch or tug for harbor of refuge at Sand Beach, Lake Huron, Mich.,
1972; ice-barbor of refuge at Belle River, Mich., 1972; Clinton River, Mich., 1973;
St. Clair Flats Canal, Mich., 1975; operating and care of St. Clair Flats Canal,
Mich., 1976; Grosse Point Channel, Mich., 1978; Detroit River, Mich., 1978.
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