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EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEY.-Bayou Rouge, La., 1393; Bayou Terrebonne, L..
from Houma to Thibodeaux, 1396; Bayou Vermillion, La., to secure navigate
from Abbeville to the railroad bridge of the Louisiana and Texas Railroad, 13*
Mouth of Calcasieu River and of Calcasieu Pass, La., 1402; Mouth of Bayon Plaqu
mine, with a view to its connection with the Mississippi River by locks; as
Bayou Plaquemine and other connecting streams, to form the best route to Grat
Lake, La., 1405.

APPENDIX T.

REPORT OF MAJ. O. H. ERNST, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Entrance to Galveston Harbor, Tex., 1415; ship channel in Gaive
ton Bay, Tex., 1417; Trinity River, Tex., 1421; Buffalo Bayou, Tex., 1423; mot
of Brazos River, Tex., 1427; Pass Cavallo Inlet to Matagorda Bay, Tex., 142
Aransas Pass and Bay, up to Rockport and Corpus Christi, Tex., 1431; harbor
Brazos Santiago, Tex., 1433; protection of river bank at Fort Brown, Tex., 1434.
EXAMINATION.-Cedar Bayou, Tex., where it empties into Galveston Bay, 1435,

APPENDIX U.

REPORT OF CAPT. J. H. WILLARD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS,

IMPROVEMENTS.-Red River, La. and Ark., 1440; Cane River, La., 1452; survey

Bayou Pierre, La., Cypress Bayon, Tex. and La., 1453; Loggy Bayou, Lake B.

tineau, and the Dorcheat, La., 1454; Ouachita and Black rivers, Ark. and La., 14%

Bayou D'Arbonne, La., 1458; Bayou Bartholomew, La. and Ark., 1459; Bay

Boeuf, La., 1461; Tensas River and Bayou Macon, La., 1463; Big Black River, Miss

1465; Yazoo River, Miss., 1467; Tehula Lake, Miss., 1471; Yallabusi River, Miss

1473; Tallahatchee River, Miss., 1474; Steele's Bayou, Miss., 1476; Big Sunflowe

River, Miss., 1477; Big Hatchie River, Tenn., 1479; South Forked Deer Rive

Tenn., 1482; water-gauges on the Mississippi River and its principal tributarie

1485.

XAMINATIONS.-Ouachita River, La., from Camden to mouth, with a slackwater
navigation, 1487; Cornay River, La., Dugdemona River, La., 1489; the lakes con-
necting with Red River between Shreveport, La., and Fulton, Ark., also Clear
Lake, Black Bayon, Red Bayon, Black Lake, and Kelly Bayou, to re-open naviga-
ble communication between those streams and Red River, La., 1490; Cypress Bayou,
La., North Fork of Forked Deer River below Dyersburgh, Tenn., 1494; Ouachita
River above Camden, Ark., 1495; Cassity Bayou, Miss., Bayous Rondeway and Vi-
dal, La., 1497; Little River, La., 1498.

APPENDIX V.

REPORT OF CAPT. H. S. TABER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

MPROVEMENTS.-Red River above Fulton, Ark., 1502; Little Red River, Ark., 1503;
Saline River, Ark., 1505; removing obstructions in Arkansas River, Ark., 1506;
Arkansas River, Ark., 1510; survey of Arkansas River, Ark., from Little Rock to
its mouth, 1528; Petit Jean River, Ark., 1529; Fourche River, Ark., 1531; White
River, Ark., 1534; Black River, Ark. and Mo., 1537; St. Francis River, Ark., 1539;
L'Anguille River, Ark., 1543.

EXAMINATIONS.-Little River, Ark., 1545; Saline River, Ark., 1546; Cache River,
Ark., 1547; Little River, Mo., from Hornersville to its junction with the St.
Francis River, 1548; St. Francis River, from Greenville, Mo., to the Arkansas State
line, 1549.

APPENDIX W.

REPORT OF MAJ. A. M. MILLER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

MPROVEMENTS. —-Removing snags and wrecks from the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers, 1553; Mississippi River between the Ohio and Illinois rivers, 1556; Gasco-
nade River, Mo., 1590; Osage River, Mo. and Kans., 1591.

EXAMINATION.-Osage River from its mouth to Osceola, with a view to movable
locks and dams, or other methods of improvement, 1593.

APPENDIX X.

REPORT OF CAPT. C. B. SEARS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

MPROVEMENTS.-Missouri River, from Sioux City, Iowa, to Fort Benton, Mont., 1597;
Yellowstone River, Mont. and Dak., 1601.
EXAMINATION.-James (Dakota) River, Dak., 1603.

APPENDIX Y.

REPORT OF CAPT. E. H. RUFFNER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
MPROVEMENT.—Mississippi River, between the Des Moines Rapids and the mouth of
the Illinois River, 1607.
CXAMINATION.-Bars in Hamburg Bay, Ill., 1616.

APPENDIX Z.

REPORT OF MAJ. A. MACKENZIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

MPROVEMENTS.-Upper Mississippi River, operations of snag boats and dredge boats,
etc., 1617; Mississippi River, from Des Moines Rapids to mouth of the Illinois River,
1623; Mississippi River, from Saint Paul to Des Moines Rapids, 1623; Des Moines
Rapids, Mississippi River, 1639; operating and care of Des Moines Rapids Canal,
1644; dry-dock at Des Moines Rapids Canal, 1651; removal of bar in Mississippi
River, opposite Dubuque, Iowa, 1653; ice harbor at Dubuque, Iowa, 1656; harbors
of refuge on Lake Pepin, at Lake City, Minn., 1657; Harbors of refuge on Lake
Pepin, at Stockholm, Wis., 1655.

APPENDIX A A.

REPORT OF MAJ. CHARLES J. ALLEN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Preservation of the Falls of St. Anthony, Minn., 1660; constrÏ1
tion of lock and dam on the Mississippi River at Meeker's Island, Minn., 1663; 1
sissippi River, above the Falls of St. Anthony, Minn., 1664; reservoirs at Lei
waters of the Mississippi River, 1666; Chippewa River, Wis., 1699; Chippewa R.
at Yellow Banks, Wis., 1703; St. Croix River, below Taylor's Falis, Minn.
Wis., 1705; Minnesota River, Minn., 1710; Red River of the North, Minn. and D.
1712; construction of lock and dam at Goose Rapids, Red River of the North, M:
and Dak., 1721.

EXAMINATIONS.-Harbor at Hudson, Lake St. Croix, Wis., 1723; Red Lake Ry

from Grand Forks to Red Lake, Minn., 1724; causes of the extraordinary overti

of the Chippewa River, Wis., and what means, if any, can be adopted to preve

their recurrence, 1726; Red River of the North, Minn., from Moorehead to Fer

Falls, 1733.

PART III.

APPENDIX B B.

REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. J. W. BARLOW, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Tennessee River, 1737; French Broad River, Tenn., 1751; L::

Tennessee River, Tenn., 1752; Hiawassee River. Tenn., 1754; Clinch River, Tenz

1755; Duck River, Tenn., 1757; Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky., 1758; Sou

Fork of Cumberland River, Ky., 1765; Caney Fork River, Tenn., 1766.

EXAMINATIONS.-Caney Fork River, Tenn., 1768; Holston River, Tenn., 1772.

APPENDIX C C.

REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. WILLIAM E. MERRILL, CORPS OF ENGINEFKS

IMPROVEMENTS.-Ohio River, 1782; operating and care of Davis Island Dam, Ol

River. 1796; Monongahela River, W. Va. and Pa., 1800; operating and care

Lock and Dam No. 9, Monongahela River, 1809; Alleghany River, Pa., 1×10; da.

at Herr's Island, Allegheny River, 1811; ice harbor at mouth of Muskingum Rive

Ohio, 1813; operating and care of the locks and dams on the Muskingum Rive

Ohio, 1815 harbor of refuge near Cincinnati, Ohio, harbor of refuge at mout!

Great Kanawha River, W. Va., 1822; Big Sandy River, W. Va. and Ky., 1.

Guyandotte River, W. Va., 1827; Little Kanawha River, W.Va., 1828; Buckhann

River, W. Va., 1832.

EXAMINATIONS.-For ice harbor at Paducah, Ky., 1833; bar at the month of Limesto
Creek, in the harbor of Maysville, Ky., 1834; Big Hockhocking River, Ohio, fre
its mouth to Coolville, 1835.

APPENDIX D D.

REPORT OF MAJ. AMOS STICKNEY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Falls of the Ohio, Louisville, Ky., 1838; Indiana Chute, Falls of th
Ohio River, 1842; operating and care of the Louisville and Portland Canal, 184
Wabash River, Ind. and Ill., 1864; White River, Ind., 1-71; Kentucky River, K.
1872; operating and keeping in repair locks and dams on the Kentucky River, K
1885; improvement of Tradewater River, Ky., 1895.

EXAMINATIONS.-Whether or not the Government dry-dock at the Louisville ar

Portland Canal is adequate for the purposes of commerce, and what alterations,

any, are necessary, and the cost of making the same, 1-96; Pond River, Ky., 190

Louisa [Levisa] Fork of Sandy River, Va., Licking River, Ky., from Farmers i

West Liberty, 1902; report upon the commercial importance of the works of ti

Green and Barren River Navigation Company, 1903.

APPENDIX E E.

REPORT OF COL. WILLIAM P. CRAIGHILL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

MPROVEMENTS.-Great Kanawha River, W.Va., 1911; Elk River, W.Va., 1923; New

River, from the mouth of Wilson, in Grayson County, Va., to the mouth of Green-

brier River, W. Va., 1925.

EXAMINATION.-Coal River, W. Va., 1929.

APPENDIX FF.

REPORT OF CAPT. JAMES B. QUINN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

MPROVEMENTS.-Harbor at Duluth, Minn., 1935; harbor at Superior Bay and Saint

Louis Bay, Wis., 1945; harbor at Agate Bay, Minn., 1951; harbor at Grand Marais,

Minn., 1954.

APPENDIX GG.

REPORT OF CHARLES E. L. B. DAVIS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

MPROVEMENTS.-Ashland Harbor, Wis., 1957; Ontonagon Harbor, Mich., 1967;

Eagle Harbor, Mich., 1970; establishment and maintenance of harbor-lines in

Portage Lake, Mich., 1971; Marquette Harbor, Mich., 1995; harbor of refuge,

Grand Marais, Mich, 1999; Manistique Harbor, Mich., 2001; Cedar River Harbor,

Mich., 2002; Menomonee Harbor, Mich. and Wis., 2004; Oconto Harbor, Wis., 2006;

Pensaukee Harbor, Wis., 2010; Green Bay Harbor, Wis., 2012; harbor of refuge

at entrance of Sturgeon Bay Canal, Wis., 2014; Ahnapee Harbor, Wis., 2037;

Kewaunee Harbor, Wis., 2040; Two Rivers Harbor, Wis., 2043; Manitowoc Harbor,

Wis., 2044; Sheboygan Harbor, Wis., 2047; Port Washington Harbor, Wis., 2050.

EXAMINATION.-Torch Lake Channel, Lake Superior, Mich., 2053.

APPENDIX H H.

REPORT OF CAPT. W. S. MARSHALL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

【MPROVEMENTS.-Harbor of refuge, Milwaukee Bay, Wis., 2055; Milwaukee Har-

bor, Wis., 2061; Racine Harbor, Wis., 2069; Kenosha Harbor, Wis, 2072; Wauke-

gan Harbor, Ill., 2074; Fox and Wisconsin rivers, Wis., 2077.

APPENDIX II.

REPORT OF MAJ. THOMAS H. HANDBURY, CORPS OF Engineers.

MPROVEMENTS.-Chicago Harbor, Ill., 2109; Calumet Harbor, Ill., 2117; Illinois

River Ill., 2119; Calumet River, Ill. and Ind., 2167.

EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEY.-For Hennepin Canal, Farm Creek, Ill., with a view

to changing its course, 2171; Calumet River, Ill., from the forks of the river near

its entrance into Lake Calumet to Riverdale, and also from Riverdale to Blue

Island, 2172.

APPENDIX J J.

REPORT OF CAPT. D. W. LOCKWOOD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
MPROVEMENTS -Charlevoix Harbor and entrance to Pine Lake, Mich., 2176; Frank-
fort Harbor, Mich., 2179; harbor of refuge at Portage Lake, Mich., 2180; Manis-
tee Harbor, Mich., 2182; Ludington Harbor, Mich., 2184; Pentwater Harbor, Mich.,
2186; White River Harbor, Mich., 2187; Muskegon Harbor, Mich., 2189; Grand
Haven Harbor, Mich., 2191; Grand River, Mich., 2193; Black Lake Harbor, Mich.,
2194; Saugatuck Harbor, Mich., 2196; South Haven Harbor, Mich., 2198; Saint
Joseph Harbor, Mich., 2200; Michigan City Harbor, Ind., 2202.

EXAMINATIONS.-Grand River, Mich., 2206; Pigeon River, Mich., 2207; Carp R.
Mich., at Leland, with a view to affording an entrance to Carp Lake for harbor
refuge, 2208; Lake Michigan, at Empire, with a view to cutting a channel ac:
the bar from Lake Michigan to Bar Lake, 2209; Grand Traverse Bay, with a vie
to connecting it with Torch Lake, near Eastport, Mich., 2210.

APPENDIX KK.

REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. O. M. POE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-St. Mary's Falls Canal and River, Mich., 2214; operating and c
of St. Mary's Falls Canal, Mich., 2227; dry-dock at St. Mary's Falls Canal, Mich
Hay Lake Channel, St. Mary's River, Mich., 2238; harbor at Cheboygan,M.c
2247; harbor at Thunder Bay, Mich., 2249; harbor at Au Sable, Mich., Sagina
River, Mich., 2250; harbor of refuge at Sand Beach, Lake Huron, Mich., 224
steam-launch or tug for harbor of refuge at Sand Beach, Lake Huron, Mich., 20
ice-harbor of refuge at Belle River, Mich., St. Clair Flats Canal, Mich., 2262; ope
ating and care of St. Clair Flats Canal, Mich., 2264; Clinton River, Mich., 257
Detroit River, Mich., 2266.

EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Bar in St. Clair River, Mich., opposite St. Clair Cit
2270; North River, Mich., between Essex and north bridges, Biddle's Point à
Mackinac Harbor, Mich., with a view to a breakwater, 2271; harbor at Forres
ville, Lake Huron, Mich., 2273; Pinepog River, Mich., 2274; Rouge River, Mich
at its junction with Detroit River, and up the river to bridge of St. Louis and Wa
bash Railroad, 2275; mouth of Black River, Saint Clair County, Mich., 2279.

APPENDIX L L.

REPORT OF MAJ, L. COOPER OVERMAN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Monroe Harbor, Mich., 2281; Toledo Harbor, Ohio, 223; Por
Clinton Harbor, Ohio, 2299; Sandusky City Harbor, Ohio, 2302; Sandusky Rive
Ohio, 2305; Huron Harbor, Ohio, 2307; Vermillion Harbor, Ohio, 2310; Black River
Harbor, Ohio, 2312; mouth of Rocky River, Ohio, 2315; Cleveland Harbor, Oh.
2317; Fairport Harbor, Ohio, 2324; Ashtabula Harbor, Óhio, 2327; Conneaut Ha
bor, Ohio, 2332.

EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Chagrin River, at its mouth, Ohio, 2333; Sandusky
Harbor, Ohio, with a view to a straight channel from the north end of Cedar Poir
to the east end of the existing channel in front of the city, 2335.

APPENDIX M M.

REPORT OF CAPT. F. A. MAHAN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Erie Harbor, Pa., 2343; Dunkirk Harbor, N. Y., 2348; Buffalo Har
bor, N. Y., 2351; Niagara River, N. Y.; Wilson Harbor, N. Y., 2366; Olcott Harbor,
N. Y., 2368; Oak Orchard Harbor, N. Y., 2369.

APPENDIX N N.

REPORT OF CAPT. CARL F. PALFREY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Charlotte Harbor, N. Y., 2371; Pultneyville Harbor, N. Y., 2374
Great Sodus Harbor, N. Y., 2376; Little Sodus Harbor, N. Y., 2379; Oswego Har
bor, N. Y., 2381; Sackett's Harbor, 2391.

APPENDIX 00.

REPORT OF MAJ. M. B. ADAMS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS:-Ogdensburgh Harbor, N. Y., 2393; Grass River (at Massena), N. Y..
2396; Breakwater at Rouse's Point, Lake Champlain, N. Y., 2397; Swanton Harbor.
Vt., 2399; breakwater at Gordon's Landing, Lake Champlain, Vt., 2400; Plattsburgh
Harbor, N. Y., 2405; Burlington Harbor, Vt., 2406; Otter Creek, Vt., 2410; Ticonder-
oga River, N. Y., Narrows at Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt., 2411.
EXAMINATIONS.-Channel between North and South Hero Islands, Lake Champlain
known as "The Gut," 2412; Waddington Harbor, N. Y., 2414.

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