REPORT OF MAJ. L. COOPER OVERMAN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Monroe Harbor, Mich., 1981; Toledo Harbor, Ohio, 1983; Port Clin-
ton Harbor, Ohio, 1986; Sandusky City Harbor, Ohio, 1988; Sandusky River, Ohio,
1996; Huron Harbor, Ohio, 1997; Vermillion Harbor, Ohio, 1998; Black River
Harbor, Ohio, 1999; Rocky River, Ohio, 2001; Cleveland Harbor, Ohio, 2001; Fair-
port Harbor, Ohio, 2011; Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio, 2013; Conneaut Harbor, Ohio,
REPORT OF CAPT. FREDERICK A. MAHAN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Erie Harbor, Pa., 2017; Dunkirk Harbor, N. Y., 2024; Buffalo
Harbor, N. Y., 2028; Niagara River, N. Y., 2056; Wilson Harbor, N. Y., 2057; Olcott
Harbor, N. Y., 2059; Oak Orchard Harbor, N. Y., 2062.
EXAMINATION AND SURVEY.-Tonawanda Harbor and Niagara River, N. Y., between
Black Rock and Tonawanda, with a view to a 16-foot channel, 2064.
REPORT OF CAPT. CARL F. PALFREY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Charlotte Harbor, N. Y., 2069; Pultneyville, N. Y., 2073; Great
Sodus Harbor, N. Y., 2075; Little Sodus Harbor, N. Y., 2079; Oswego Harbor, N.
Y., 2082; Sackett's Harbor, N, Y., 2086.
REPORT OF MAJ. MILTON B. ADAMS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.—Ogdensburgh Harbor, N. Y., 2089; Grass River (at Massena), N. Y.,
2092; breakwater at Rouse's Point, Lake Champlain, N. Y., 2003; Swanton Har-
bor, Vt., 2004; breakwater at Gordon's Landing, Lake Champlain, Vt., 2095; Platts-
burgh Harbor, N. Y., 2097; Burlington Harbor, Vt., 2098; Otter Creek, Vt., 2100;
Ticonderoga River, N. Y., 2101; Narrows at Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt., 2102.
REPORT OF COL. G. H. MENDELL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Oakland Harbor, Cal., 2105; Redwood Harbor, Cal., 2108; survey of
San Francisco Harbor, San Pablo and Suisun bays, Straits of Carquinez, and
mouths of Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, Cal., 2108.
REPORT OF MAJ. W. H. H. BENYAURD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Wilmington Harbor, Cal., 2111; San Diego Harbor, Cal., 2114.
EXAMINATION AND SURVEYS.-Entrance and outer bar at San Diego, Cal., 2114;
Newport Harbor, Cal., 2118; San Pedro Bay, Cal., 2122.
REPORT OF MAJ. WILLIAM H. HEUER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-San Joaquin River, Stockton and Mormon sloughs, Cal., 2129;
Mokelumue River, Cal., 2131; Sacramento and Feather rivers, Cal., 2132; Peta-
luma Creek, Cal., 2133; Humboldt Harbor and Bay, Cal., 2135.
REPORT OF CAPT. WILLARD YOUNG, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Mouth of Coquille River, Oregon, 2137; entrance to Coos Bay, Ore-
gon, 2141; Umpqua River, Oregon, 2144; entrance to Yaquina Bay, Oregon, 2146.
EXAMINATION AND SURVEY.-Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oregon, 2150.
REPORT OF MAJ. THOMAS H. HANDBURY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Wash., 2155; construc-
tion of canal at the Cascades, Columbia River, Oregon, 2161; Chehalis River, Wash.,
2174; Skagit, Steilaquamish, Nootsack, Snohomish, and Snoqualmie rivers, Wash.,
2176; gauging waters of the Columbia River, Oregon, 2177.
EXAMINATIONS,-Wood River, Oregon, 2177; Link River, Oregon, 2179.
REPORT OF MAJ. WILLIAM A. JONES, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers, below Portland, Oregon,
2185; Upper Willamette River, Oregon, 2187; Upper Columbia and Snake Rivers,
Oregon and Wash., 2188; Lower Clearwater River, Idaho, 2189; Cowlitz River,
Wash., 2190..
Q. A. GILLMORE, Colonel of Engineers, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A. (president until his
death, April 7, 1888),
C. B. COMSTOCK, Lieut. Col. of Engineers, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. A. (president from
April 10, 1888),
CHARLES R. SUTER, Lient. Col. of Engineers, U. S. A.,
O. H. ERNST, Major of Engineers, U. S. A. (from May 15, 1888),
Mr. HENRY MITCHELL, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Mr. B. M. HARROD, Civil Engineer,
Mr. S. W. FERGUSON, Civil Engineer,
Mr. ROBERT S. TAYLOR,
REPORT OF OPERATIONS FROM JULY 1 TO NOVEMBER 1, 1887-
Surveys, construction, 2191; first district, second district, 2192; third district, 2193;
fourth district, money statement, 2194; operations in the first district, 2195; oper-
ations in the second district, 2203.
Survey and examinations, 2214; Construction-General service, first district, 2214;
second district, third district, 2215; fourth district, 2217; remarks, 2213; list of ap-
pendices, list of plates, 2219; effect of overflow on velocity and flood height, 2220;
elevations and descriptions of secondary triangulation stations, Cairo to Donald-
sonville, 2232; geographical positions of tertiary points, Keokuk to Cairo, 2244 ;
High-water marks of 1888, 2250; low-water gauge-readings, 1887-'88, 2251; table of
low-water soundings on bars, 1836-287, 2251; report of committee on construction,
2252; operations in the first district, 2262; operations in the second district, 2270;
operations in the third district, 2276; operations in the fourth district, 2294.
CHARLES R. SUTER, Lieut. Col. of Engineers, U. S. A., president,
ALEX. MACKENZIE, Major of Engineers, U. S. A.,
0. H. ERNST, Major of Engineers, U. S. A.,
Mr. G. C. BROADHEAD,
Mr. WM. J. BROATCH,
Surveys, construction, 2313; plant, surveys at special localities, recommendations,
2314; money statement, 2315; report of the secretary, 2317; report of the secretary
on precise leveling, 2327; description of elevations and bench-marks, 2328; phys-
ical data, 2355; report of the president, 2356; reports of operations by assistant
engineers, 2357, 2359.
BRIDGING NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Report of the Board of Engineers relative to the construction of certain bridges
across the Missouri, Mississippi, and Illinois rivers, 2371, bridge across Staten Isl-
and Sound, known as Arthur Kill, 2421; report of Board of Engineers on Senate
bill No. 1850, Fiftieth Congress, first session, to authorize the construction of a bridge
across the waters of Arthur Kill at or near the town of Westfield, Staten Island,
2430; highway bridge across that part of the waters of Lake Champlain lying be-
tween the towns of North Hero and Alburgh, Vt., 2431; bridge of the Kansas City,
Topeka and Western Railroad Company across Missouri River at Sibley, Mo., 2434;
bridge of the Chicago, Saint Louis and New Orleans Railroad Company across the
Ohio River at East Cairo, Ky., 2436; free wagon bridge across the Cumberland
River near the city of Nashville, Tenn., 2438; bridge of the Ohio River Railroad
Company across Great Kanawha River, near Point Pleasant, W. Va., 2444; bridge
across the west channel of the Detroit River, to connect Belle Island Park with the
mainland, 2450; international bridge of the Sault Sainte Marie Bridge Company
across Sainte Marie River, 2456; bridge of the Nebraska Railway Company across
Missouri River at Nebraska City, 2464; combined railway and wagon bridge of the
Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company across Missouri River
between Omaha, Nebr., and Council Bluffs, Iowa, 2467; bridge of the New York
and Long Island Bridge Company across the East River between the city of
New York and Long Island, 2470; bridge of the Ohio Valley Railway Com-
pany across the Tradewater River, Ky., 2472; bridge of the Sioux City Bridge
Company across the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa, 2474; highway bridge
of the Central Railway and Bridge Company of Newport, Ky., across the Ohio
River, between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Newport, Ky., 2480; bridges of the Geor-
gia Pacific Railroad Company across the Sunflower and Yazoo rivers, 2485; high
bridge across the Mississippi River at Dubuque, Iowa, 2492; bridge of the Ohio
Connecting Railway Company across the Ohio River, near the mouth of Cork's
Run, in Allegheny County, Pa., 2497; bridge of the Georgia Pacific Railway Com-
pany across the Tombigbee River at Waverly, Miss., 2507; bridge of the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad Company across the Tennessee River at Chattanooga,
Tenn., 2510; bridge of the Kansas City and Memphis Railway and Bridge Company
across the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn., 2514; reports respecting interfer-
ences with navigation by bridges, causeways, and other structures, 2525.
EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS IN DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,
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