REPORT OF CAPT. JOHN BIDDLE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Obion River, Tenn., 2215, 2219; Forked Deer River, Tenn., 2217;
Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky., 2220.
SURVEYS.-North Fork of Forked Deer River, Tenn., main stream, and Obion River,
with a view to improving navigation from Dyersburg to the Mississippi River,
2234; mouth of Cumberland River, 2242.
REPORT OF CAPT. DAN C. KINGMAN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Tennessee River system, 2247; Tennessee River, 2251; operating
and care of Muscle Shoals Canal, Tennessee River, 2296; French Broad and Little
Pigeon rivers, Tenn., 2308; Clinch River, Tenn., 2311.
SURVEYS.-Mouth of Tennessee River, Ky., 2314; Emory River, Tenn., 2316.
REPORT OF MAJ. W. H. HEUER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Ohio River, 2325; operating snag boat on Ohio River, 2349; oper-
ating and care of Davis Island Dam, Ohio River, near Pittsburg, Pa., 2354; Mov-
able Dams Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Ohio River, 2358; Muskingum River, Ohio, 2363;
operating and care of locks and dams on Muskingum River, Ohio, 2364; observa-
tions on Muskingum River, Ohio, 2378.
EXAMINATION.-Ohio River from Marietta, Ohio, to its mouth, 2379.
REPORT UPON WORKS IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ. CHAS. F. POWELL AND
MAJ. R. L. HOXIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Monongahela River, W. Va., and Pa., 2383; operating and care of
Locks and Dams Nos. 8 and 9, Monongahela River, 2409; purchase of Locks and
Dams Nos. 6 and 7, Monongahela River, condemnation of all the property and
appurtenances of the Monongahela Navigation Company, 2411; Allegheny River,
Pa., 2424; construction of locks and dams at Herr Island, above the head of Six
Mile Island, and at Springdale, Allegheny River, 2428.
REPORT OF CAPT. J. G. WARREN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Falls of Ohio River at Louisville, Ky., and Indiana Chute, Falls
of Ohio River, 2441; operating and care of Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky.,
2444; Wabash River, Ind. and Ill., 2452; operating and care of lock and dam at
Grand Rapids, Wabash River, 2455; White River, Ind., Tradewater River, Ky.,
2456; reconstruction of Lock No. 2, Green River, at Rumsey, Ky., 2457; Green
River, Ky., above mouth of Big Barren River (Lock No. 5), 2459; operating and
care of locks and dams on Green and Barren rivers, Ky., 2462; Rough River, Ky.,
EXAMINATION AND SURVEYS.-Treadwater (Tradewater) River, Ky., 2476; White
River, Ind., 2483; Green River, Ky., at or near its mouth, for new lock and dam,
2504.
REPORT OF MAJ. JAMES F. GREGORY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Kentucky River, Ky., 2513; operating and keeping in repair the
six locks and dams on Kentucky River, Ky., 2519; Tug Fork of Big Sandy River,
W. Va. and Ky., 2528; Levisa Fork, of Big Sandy River, Ky., 2529; Big Sandy
River, W. Va. and Ky., 2530; Guyandotte River, W. Va., 2562; New River, Va.
and W. Va., 2563; Gauley River, W. Va., 2564; Elk River, W. Va., 2565; Great
Kanawha River, W. Va., 2566; operating and care of locks and dams on Great
Kanawha River, W. Va., 2575; Little Kanawha River, W. Va., operating and
keeping in repair the lock on Little Kanawha River, 2582.
REPORT OF MAJ. CLINTON B. SEARS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Harbor at Grand Marais, Minn., 2585; harbor at Agate Bay, Minn.,
2588; harbor at Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wis., 2592; harbor at Ashland, Wis.,
2603; harbor at Ontonagon, Mich., 2606; improvement and operating and care of
waterway from Keweenaw Bay to Lake Superior, Mich., 2608; harbor at Mar-
quette, Mich., 2615; harbor of refuge at Presque Ile Point, Marquette Bay, Mich.,
2638; harbor of refuge at Grand Marais, Mich., 2640.
EXAMINATION.-Harbor at Portwing, Wis., 2643.
HARBOR LINES.-Superior and Allouez bays at Duluth and Superior Harbor, Minn.
and Wis., 2647.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Menominee Harbor, Mich. and Wis., 2650; Menominee River,
Mich. and Wis., 2652; Oconto Harbor, Wis., 2653; Pensaukee Harbor, Wis., 2656;
Green Bay Harbor, Wis., 2657; Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis.,
2660; operating and care of Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal,
Wis., 2666; Sturgeon Bay Canal harbor of refuge, Wis., 2671; Ahnapee Harbor,
Wis., 2672; Kewaunee Harbor, Wis., 2675; Two Rivers Harbor, Wis., 2678; Mani-
towoc Harbor, Wis., 2681; Sheboygan Harbor, Wis., 2685; Port Washington Har-
bor, Wis., 2687; harbor of refuge at Milwaukee, Wis, 2689; Milwaukee Harbor,
Wis., 2692; South Milwaukee Harbor, Wis., 2696; Racine Harbor, Wis., 2698;
Kenosha Harbor, Wis., 2702; Waukegan Harbor, Ill., 2706; Fox River, Wis., 2709;
operating and care of locks and dams on Fox River, Wis., 2719; removing sunken
vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 2751.
SURVEYS.-Harbor at Menominee, Mich. and Wis., 2751; harbor at Ahnapee, Wis.,
2755; Sheboygan Harbor, Wis., 2761; Milwaukee Harbor, Wis., 2765; harbor at
Racine, Wis., 2768; harbor at Kenosha, Wis., 2772.
HARBOR LINES.-Kewaunee, Wis., 2785; Waukegan, Ill., 2786.
REPORT OF MAJ. W. L. MARSHALL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Chicago Harbor, Ill., 2790; Chicago River, Ill., 2793; Calumet
Harbor, Ill., 2801; Calumet River, Ill. and Ind., 2810; Illinois River, Ill., 2815;
operating and care of Lagrange and Kampsville locks, Illinois River, and approaches
thereto, 2822; Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill., 2825; operating and care of Illi-
nois and Mississippi Canal-canal around lower rapids of Rock River at Milan,
Ill., 2880; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering naviga
tion, 2881.
EXAMINATION AND SURVEY.-Upper Illinois River and lower Des Plaines River, Ill.,
with a view to extension of navigation from Illinois River to Lake Michigan at or
near Chicago, 2882; Wolf Lake and River, Ill. and Ind., with reference to their
navigation in connection with the waters of Lake Michigan, 2887.
REPORT UPON WORKS IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. G. J. LYDECKER
AND CAPT. C. McD. TOWNSEND, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Michigan City Harbor, Ind., 2895; St. Joseph Harbor, Mich., 2905;
St. Joseph River, Mich., 2909; South Haven Harbor, Mich., 2910; Saugatuck Har-
bor, Mich., 2913; Kalamazoo River, Mich., 2915; Holland (Black Lake) Harbor,
Mich., 2916; Grand Haven Harbor, Mich., 2918; Grand River, Mich., 2921; Muske
gon Harbor, Mich., 2923; White Lake Harbor, Mich., 2926; Pentwater Harbor, Mich.,
2928; Ludington Harbor, Mich., 2930; Manistee Harbor, Mich., 2933; harbor of ref-
uge at Portage Lake, Manistee County, Mich., 2936; Frankfort Harbor, Mich., 2939;
Charlevoix Harbor, Mich., 2942; Petoskey Harbor, Mich., 2944; removing sunken
vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 2947.
SURVEYS.-South Haven Harbor, Mich., 2948; harbor of Holland (Black Lake),
Mich., 2950; Ludington Harbor, Mich., 2951; Charlevoix Harbor, Mich., 2953.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Ship channel connecting waters of the Great Lakes between
Chicago, Duluth, and Buffalo, 2955; St. Marys River at the falls, Mich., 2963;
operating and care of St. Marys Falls Caual, Mich., 2997; Hay Lake Channel, St.
Marys River, Mich., 3006; Cheboygan Harbor, Mich., 3009; Alpena Harbor (Thun-
der Bay River), Mich., 3011; Saginaw River, Mich., 3012; Sebewaing River, Mich.,
3014; harbor of refuge at Sand Beach, Lake Huron, Mich., 3015; improvement of
St. Clair Flats Canal, Mich., 3018; operating and care of St. Clair Flats Canal,
Mich., 3019; mouth of Black River, Mich., 3021; Black River at Port Huron, Mich.,
3022; Pine River, Mich., 3024; Belle River, Mich., 3025; Clinton River, Mich.,
3027; Detroit River, Mich., 3029; Rouge River, Mich., 3031; turning basin in
Rouge River, Mich., 3032; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or
endangering navigation, 3033.
EXAMINATION.-Huron River, Mich.,
IMPROVEMENTS.-Monroe Harbor, Mich., 3037; Toledo Harbor, Ohio, 3040; Port
Clinton Harbor, Ohio, 3049; Sandusky Harbor, Ohio, 3052; Huron Harbor, Ohio,
3061; Vermilion Harbor, Ohio, 3068; Black River (Lorain) Harbor, Ohio, 3072;
Cleveland Harbor, Ohio, 3075; Fairport Harbor, Ohio, 3082; Ashtabula Harbor,
Ohio, 3086; Conneaut Harbor, Ohio, 3090.
EXAMINATION.-Raisin River, Monroe County, Mich., 3094.
REPORT OF MAJ. THOMAS W. SYMONS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Erie Harbor, Pa., 3097; harbor at Dunkirk, N. Y., 3103; Buffalo
Harbor, N. Y., 3107; Tonawanda Harbor and Niagara River, N. Y., 3116; Niagara
River from Tonawanda to Port Day, N. Y., 3123; Wilson Harbor, N. Y., 3126.
EXAMINATION AND SURVEYS.-For ship canal from the Great Lakes to the Hudson
River, N. Y., 3128; Erie Harbor, Pa., 3237; Buffalo entrance to Erie Basin and Black
Rock Harbor, N. Y., 3245; report on widening locks of Erie Canal, N. Y., 3250.
HARBOR LINES.-Bay of Presque Isle, Erie, Pa., 3265.
REPORT OF MAJ. W. S. STANTON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Harbor at Charlotte, N. Y., 3269; harbor at Pultneyville, N. Y.,
3272; harbor at Great Sodus Bay, N. Y., 3274; harbor at Little Sodus Bay, N. Y.,
3276; harbor at Oswego, N. Y., 3278; harbor at Sacketts Harbor, N. Y., 3285; harbor
at Cape Vincent, N. Y., 3286; shoals between Sister Islands and Crossover Light,
and between Ogdensburg and the foot of Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, N. Y.,
3290; harbor at Ogdensburg, N. Y., 3292; harbor at Burlington, Vt., 3296; channel
between North and South Hero islands, Lake Champlain, Vt., Otter Creek, Vt.,
3299; Narrows of Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt., 3302; removing sunken vessels
or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 3304.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Mohawk River, N. Y., between Rome and the town
of Schuyler, 3304; Black River, N. Y., to harbor at Dexter, 3306; harbor at Alex-
dria Bay, N. Y., 3312; Oak Orchard Harbor, N. Y., 3314; Missisquoi River, Vt., from
Swanton to Lake Champlain, 3319; report upon widening locks of the Oswego
Canal, N. Y., 3324.
REPORT OF COL. CHAS. R. SUTER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
REPORT OF MAJ. CHAS. E. L. B. DAVIS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.--San Luis Obispo Harbor, Cal., 3333; Wilmington Harbor, Cal.,
3335; San Diego Harbor, Cal., 3337.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Colorado River, Ariz., 3339; Suisun Creek, Cal.,
3341; Alviso Creek, Cal., 3343; Redwood Creek, Cal., 3349; Mare Island Strait,
Cal., 3352.
REPORT OF CAPT. CASSIUS E. GILLETTE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-San Joaquin River, Cal., 3357; Mokelumne River, Cal., 3359;
Sacramento and Feather rivers, Cal., 3360; Napa River, Cal., 3364; Petaluma
Creek, Cal., 3365; Humboldt Harbor and Bay, Cal., 3366.
EXAMINATIONS.-Napa River, Cal., 3374; Petaluma Creek, Cal., 3375; Humboldt
Harbor, Cal., for dredging at Eureka, 3377.
REPORT OF CAPT. W. L. FISK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Port Orford Harbor, Oreg., 3379; mouth of Coquille River, Oreg.,
3380; Coquille River, Oreg., between Coquille City and Myrtle Point, 3383;
entrance to Coos Bay and Harbor, Oreg., 3384; dredging harbor at Coos Bay,
Orog., 3387; Coos River, Oreg., 3388; Umpqua River, Oreg., 3389; mouth of Sius-
law River, Oreg., 3391; Alsea River, Oreg., 3393; Yaquina Bay, Oreg., 3394; Nes-
tugga River, Oreg., 3396; Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oreg., 3397; mouth of Columbia
River, Oreg. and Wash., 3404; Columbia River below Tougue Point, Oreg., 3406;
Columbia and Lower Willamette rivers below Portland, Oreg., 3407; Columbia
River between Vancouver, Wash., and mouth of Willamette River, 3414; construc-
tion of canal at the Cascades, Columbia River, Oreg., 3416; operating and care of
canal and locks at the Cascades, Columbia River, Oreg., 3423; Columbia River at
Three Mile Rapids, and boat railway from the foot of The Dalles Rapids to the
head of Celilo Falls, 3425; Willamette River above Portland, and Yamhill River,
Oreg., 3429; gauging waters of Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash., 3432.
REPORT OF CAPT. HARRY TAYLOR, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Willapa River and Harbor, Wash., 3434; Grays Harbor and bar
entrance, Wash., 3436; Chehalis River, Wash., 3437; Puget Sound and its tributary
waters, 3438; harbor at Olympia, Wash., 3443; waterway connecting Puget Sound
with lakes Union and Washington, 3445; Everett Harbor, Wash., 3447; Swinomish
Slough, Wash., 3450; Columbia River from Rock Island Rapids to Foster Creek
Rapids, Wash., 3455; Upper Columbia and Snake rivers, Oreg. and Wash., 3456;
Cowlitz River, Wash., 3463; Clearwater River, Idaho, 3465; Kootenai River, Idaho,
between Bonners Ferry and the international boundary line, 3467; Flathead River,
Mont., 3468.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-North Fork of Lewis River, Wash., to head of navi-
gation, or Etna, 3469; North River, Wash., 3472; Lewis River, Wash., from Colum-
bia River to Lacenter, 3473; Bellingham Bay, from deep water to the mouth of
Whatcom Creek, at New Whatcom, Wash., 3478; Kootenai River, Mont., for removal
of obstructions above Jennings, 3482.
HARBOR LINES.-Olympia Harbor, Wash., 3484.
REPORT OF CAPT. D. D. GAILLARD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
PRELIMINARY examination of Portland Channel (canal), Alaska, 3487.
REPORT UPON THE SUPERVISION OF THE HARBOR OF NEW YORK, N. Y.—
LIEUT. COMMANDER DANIEL DELEHANTY AND LIEUT. JOHN F. PARKER,
REPORT OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.
G. L. GILLESPIE, colonel, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., president; Amos Stickney,
lieutenant-colonel, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.; Thos. H. Handbury, major, Corps
of Engineers, U. S. A.; Mr. Henry L. Marindin, assistant, U. S. Coast and Geodetic
Survey; Mr. B. M. Harrod, Mr. Robert S. Taylor, and Mr. Henry Flad,
Commissioners.
ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897, 3505.
APPENDIX 1.-Paper by Lieutenant-Colonel Stickney on plan of bank protection
for the Mississippi River, 3536.
APPENDIX 2.-Letter of Mr. H. N. Pharr, chief engineer St. Francis Levee Board,
giving his views as to the lessons of the flood of 1897, 3543.
APPENDIX 3.-Letter of Mr. T. G. Dabney, chief engineer Yazoo-Mississippi Delta
Levee district, giving his views as to the lessons of the flood of 1897, 3548.
APPENDIX 4.-Letter of Mr. William Starling, chief engineer Mississippi Levee
district, giving his views as to the lessons of the flood of 1897, 3551.
APPENDIX 5.-Letter of Mr. Henry B. Richardson, chief State engineer, Louisiana,
giving his views as to the lessons of the flood of 1897, 3558.
APPENDIX 6.-Letter of Mr. C. H. Purvis, engineer Cotton Belt Levee district, giv-
ing his views as to the lessons of the flood of 1897, 3562.
APPENDIX 7.-Report of Capt. H. E. Waterman, Corps of Engineers, secretary
Mississippi River Commission, upon operations during the year ending May 25,
1897, 3563; (A) laws affecting the Mississippi River Commission, 3572; (B) specifi-
cations for hydraulic dredges Epsilon and Zeta, 3575; (C) report of Captain
Waterman upon dredging operations on the Mississippi River between Cairo and
Memphis during low-water season of 1896, 3588; (D) report of Assistant Engineer
J. A. Ockerson on field work, office reduction and mapping, and on the construction,
operation, care, and repair of dredges, 3620; (E) report of Assistant Engineer
C. W. Sturtevant on location of dredge work, 3695.
APPENDIX 8.-Report of Capt. Graham D. Fitch, Corps of Engineers, upon opera-
tions in First and Second districts, 3696; report of Assistant Engineer A. J. Nolty
on operations of construction parties at Plum Point Reach and New Madrid, Mo.,
3711; report of Assistant Engineer William Gerig on work of improving harbor
at Memphis, Tenn., and construction work at Helena, Ark., 3717, 3718; report of
Assistant Engineer Charles Levasseur on operations at Nonconnah Rock, 3720.
APPENDIX 9.- Report of Lieut. (now captain) H. C. Newcomer, Corps of Engineers,
upon operations in Third district, 3725; report of Assistant Engineer A. Hider
on revetment work and plant, 3733; report of Assistant Engineer H. St. L.
Coppée on levees in Arkansas above Greenville, Miss., 3742; report of Assistant
Engineer E. C. Tollinger on levees in Arkansas and Mississippi below Greenville,
Miss., 3747; report of Assistant Engineer J. D. Van Meter on levees in Mississippi
above Greenville, Miss., 3750; report of Inspector L. Y. Kerr on levees in Missis-
sippi below Greenville, 3752; tables of operations for high-water protection of
levees, revetment work, 3753; labor statement of levee work, 3758; United States
expenditures for levees, 3759.
APPENDIX 10.-Report of Capt. Geo. McC. Derby, Corps of Engineers, upon opera-
tions in Fourth district, 3769; (A) value of plant, (B) commercial statistics, New
Orleans, La., 3794; (C) list of civilian engineers, (D) report of Assistant Engineer
H. S. Douglas on harbors at Natchez, Miss., and Vidalia, La., 3795; (E) report of
Assistant Engineer H. S. Douglas on New Orleans Harbor, La., 3797; (F) report
of Assistant Engineer H. S. Douglas on repairs to plant, 3806; (G) report of
Assistant Engineer A. F. Woolley, jr., on Atchafalaya and Red rivers, 3809;
(H) report of Assistant Engineer A. F. Woolley, jr., on dredging Fords Crossing,
3811; (I) report of Assistant Engineer W. J. Hardee on levees above New Orleans,
La., 3812; (J) report of Surveyor H. B. Watson on levees below New Orleans, La.,
3823; (K) abstracts of proposals, 3829.
REPORT OF THE MISSOURI RIVER COMMISSION.
AMOS STICKNEY, lieutenant-colonel, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., president; W. H.
Heuer, major, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.; Thos. H. Handbury, major, Corps of
Engineers, U. S. A.; Mr. G. C. Broadhead and Mr. R. S. Berlin, Commissioners.
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