REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. PETER C. HAINS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. W. R. KING, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
POST of Willets Point, N. Y., 537; United States Engineer School, 539; Battalion of
Engineers, 540; Engineer Depot, 547; experiments, 550; statement of funds, 551;
estimates, 553. Appendixes: B, programme of study and instruction for winter
season, 553; C, programme of study and instruction for summer season, 556; D,
tests of explosives, 559; E, tests of building materials, 565.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. JARED A. SMITH, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-St. Croix River, Me., 570; Lubec Channel. Me., 571; Mooseabec
Bar, Me.. 572; Pleasant River, Me., 573; Narraguagus River, Me., 574; break water
from Mount Desert to Porcupine Island, Me., 576; Bagaduce River, Me., 578;
Penobscot River, Me., 579; Belfast Harbor, Me., 586; Camden Harbor, Me., 587;
Rockport Harbor, Me., 588; Rockland Harbor, Me., 589; Kennebec River, Me., 590;
Harraseeket River, Me., 594; Portland Harbor, Me., 595; channel in Back Cove,
Portland, Me., 597; breakwater at mouth of Saco River, Me., 598; Saco River, Me.,
599; Kennebunk River, Me., 601; York Harbor, Me., 602; Portsmouth Harbor, N.
H., 604; Bellamy River, N. H., 605; Cocheco River, N. H., 607; harbor of refuge at
Little Harbor, N. H., 608; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endan-
gering navigation, 609.
EXAMINATIONS.-Harbor of Blue Hill, Me., 611; Pepperell Cove, Me., 614; Lubec
Channel, Me., 616; Sullivan Falls, Me., 619.
HARBOR LINES-Establishment of harbor lines at Lubec, Me., 621; establishment
of harbor lines in Kennebec River at Bath, Me., 622.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. S. M. MANSFIELD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Newburyport Harbor, Mass., 626; Merrimac River, Mass., 628;
Powow River, Mass., 630; Ipswich River, Mass., 631; harbor of refuge, Sandy Bay,
Cape Ann, Mass., 632; Gloucester Harbor, Mass., 635; Manchester Harbor, Mass.,
638; Salem Harbor, Mass., 639; Lynn Harbor, Mass., 641; Winthrop Harbor, Mass.,
644; Boston Harbor, Mass., 645; Weymouth River, Mass., 655; Hingham Harbor,
Mass., 656; Scituate Harbor, Mass., 658; Plymouth Harbor, Mass., 660; Wellfleet
Harbor, Mass., 663; Provincetown Harbor, Mass., 665, Chatham Harbor, Mass., 667.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-North River, Salem, Mass., 668; shoals at the mouth
of North River, Mass., 670; Mystic and Malden rivers, Mass., 672; Essex River,
Mass., 676; Town River, Mass., 679; Weymouth Back River, Mass., 682; Kingston
Harbor, Mass., 685.
HARBOR LINES.-Establishment of harbor lines in Boston Harbor, Mass., 688.
REPORT OF MAJ. W. R. LIVERMORE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Harbor of refuge at Hyannis, Mars., 694; harbor of refuge at
Nantucket, Mass. 696; Marthas Vineyard, inner harbor at Edgartown, Mass., 698;
Vineyard Haven Harbor, Mass., 700; Wareham Harbor, Mass., 701; New Bedford
Harbor, Mass., 701; Westport Harbor, Mass., 706; Taunton River, Mass., 707; Paw-
tucket River. R I., 709; Providence River and Narragansett Bay, R. I., 712;
removal of Green Jacket Shoal, Providence River, R I., 715; Greenwich Bay, R. I.,
716; cove and water way near Coaster Harbor Island, R. I., 718; Newport Harbor,
R. I.. 71); harbor of refuge at Point Judith, R. I., 722; harbor of refuge at Block
Island, R. I., 725; Pawcatuck River, R. 1. and Conn., 726; harbor of refuge at
Stonington, Conn., 728; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endanger-
ing navigation, 781.
EXAMINATIONS.-Narragansett Bay Channel, R. I., between Starve Goat Island and
the mainland, 733; Watch Hill Cove, R. Í., 735; Newport Harbor, R. I.. south of
Goat Island, 736.
REPORT OF COL. D. C. HOUSTON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.--Mystic River, Conn., 740; Thames River, Conn., 742; New London
Harbor, Conn., 746; Connecticut River, Mass. and Conn., 748; harbor of refuge at
Duck Island Harbor, Conn., 757; Clinton Harbor, Conn., 759; New Haven Harbor,
Conn., 761; breakwater at New Haven, Conn., 766; Milford Harbor, Conn., 770;
Housatonic River, Conn., 773; Bridgeport Harbor, Conn., 778; Black Rock Harbor,
Conn., 784: Norwalk Harbor, Conn., 786; harbor at Wilson Point, Conn., 789; Five
Mile River Harbor, Conn., 792; Stamford Harbor, Conn., 795; Port Chester Harbor,
N. Y.. 797; Larchmont Harbor, N. Y., 800; Echo Harbor, New Rochelle, N. Y., 802;
New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y., 804; East Chester Creek, N. Y., 806; Greenport Har-
bor, N. Y.. 811; Port Jefferson Harbor, N. Y., 814; Huntington Harbor, N. Y., 817;
Glen Cove Harbor, N. Y., 820; Flushing Bay, N. Y., 822; Patchogue River, N. Y.,
825; Browns Creek, Sayville, N. Y., 828.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Stony Creek River at Stony Creek, Conn., 831; Shaw
Cove, New London Harbor, Conn., 833; Connecticut River, below Hartford, Conn.,
836; Saugatuck River, Conn., 840; Mattituck Bay, N. Y., 843; Stamford Harbor,
Conn., 848; Cos Cob or Miamus River, Conn., 852; Peconic River, N. Y., 855; Sag
Harbor, N. Y., 859.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. G. L. GILLESPIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.--Hudson River, N. Y., 864; harbor at Saugerties, N. Y., 879; harbor
at Rondout, N. Y., 882; Wappinger Creek, N. Y., 885; Harlem River, N. Y., 886; re-
moving obstructions in East River and Hell Gate, N, Y., 899; Newtown Creek, N. Y.,
906; Buttermilk Chanuel, New York Harbor, 911; Gowanus Bay, N. Y., 914; New
York Harbor, N. Y., 922; Raritan Bay, N. J., 931; removing sunken vessels or craft
obstructing or endangering navigation, 937.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Buttermilk and Gowanus Bay Channels, New York
Harbor, 937; Bay Ridge Channel, N. Y., 940; Champlin Creek, N. Y., 942; Hud-
son River and Moodna River (Murderers Creek) at Cornwall, N. Y., 944; Bronx
River, N. Y., 949; Westchester Creek, N. Y., 954.
HARBOR LINES.-Establishment of harbor lines in New York Harbor and its adja-
cent waters, 958.
REPORT OF CAPT. THOS. L. CASEY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Sumpawanus Inlet, N. Y., 978; Canarsie Bay, N. Y., 980; Sheeps-
head Bay, N. Y., 982; Arthur Kill, N. Y. and N. J., 983; channel between Staten
Island and New Jersey, 986; Passaic River, N. J., 988; Elizabeth River, N. J., 993;
Rahway River, N. J., 995; Raritan River, N. J., 996; South River, N. J., 999; Key-
port Harbor, N. J., 1001; Mattawan Creek, N. J., 1003; Shoal Harbor and Compton
Creek, N. J., 1004; Shrewsbury River, N. J., 1007; Manasquan (Squan) River, N. J.,
1010; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 1013.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEY.-Princess Bay, Staten Island, N. Y., 1013; Hackensack
River, N. J., 1016.
REPORT OF MAJ. C. W. RAYMOND, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Delaware River, Pa. and N. J., 1022; harbor between Philadelphia
Pa., and Camden, N. J., 1029; Schuylkill River, Pa., 1069; ice-harbor at Marcus
Hook, Pa., 1072; ice-harbor at head of Delaware Bay, Del., 1072; construction of
iron pier in Delaware Bay, near Lewes, Del., 1073; harbor at Delaware Break-
water, Del., 1075; Rancocas River, N. J., 1084; Alloway Creek, N. J., 1086; Maurice
River, N. J., 1088; removal of wrecks from Delaware Bay and River, 1090; removing
sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 1090.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Shark River, N. J., 1092; sound between Barnegat
Bay and Great Egg Harbor Bay, N. J., 1093; Little Egg Harbor Bay and Inlet, in-
cluding Great Bay, N. J., 1095; thoroughfare from Cape May to the Great Bay
north of Atlantic City, N. J., 1097; Cape May City, N. J., 1099; Pensauken Creek,
N. J., 1100; West Branch of Susquehanna River, Pa., 1102; Toms River, N. J., 1114;
Goshen Creek, N. J., 1116; harbor of refuge near mouth of Delaware Bay, 1120.
HARBOR LINES.-Establishment of harbor lines in port of Philadelphia, 1121.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Wilmington Harbor, Del., 1136; ice-harbor at New Castle, Del.,
1160; Appoquinnimink River, Del., 1161; Smyrna River, Del., 1162; St. Jones
River, Del., 1165; Mispillion Creek, Del., 1166; Broadkiln River, Del., 1167; in-
land water way from Chincoteague Bay, Va., to Delaware Bay, at or near Lewes,
Del., 1168; Susquehanna River, above and below Havre de Grace, Md., 1181; North
East River, Md., 1182; Elk River, Md., 1184; Fairlee Creek, Md., 1186; Chester
River, Md., from Crumpton to Jones Landing, 1188; Choptank River, Md., 1189;
Cambridge Harbor, Md., 1191; Wicomico River, Md., 1193; Manokin River, Md.,
1195; Onancock Harbor, Va., 1197; harbor at Cape Charles City, Va., and ap-
proaches by Chenton (Cherrystone) Inlet, 1199; removing sunken vessels or craft
obstructing or endangering navigation, 1201.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Linchester River, Md., 1202; Northwest Fork of
Nanticoke River, Md., 1204; Tangier Harbor, Va., 1207; Broad Creek River, Del.,
1209; Turner Creek, Md., 1211; La Trappe River, Md., 1215; Warwick River, Md.,
1218; Broad Creek, Md., 1221.
HARBOR LINES.--Establishment of harbor lines at New Castle, Del., 1225.
REPORT OF COL. WM. P. CRAIGHILL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Potomac River at Washington, D. C., 1246; Potomac River at Mt.
Vernon, Va., 1252; Occoquan Creek, Va., 1253; Aquia Creek, Va., 1255; harbor at
Breton Bay, Md., 1258; Nomini Creek, Va., 1259; Patuxent River, Md., 1262; Rap-
pahannock River, Va., 1264; Urbana Creek, Va., 1268; York River, Va., 1270; Mat-
taponi River, Va., 1273; Pamunkey River, Va., 1275.
EXAMINATIONS.-St. Leonard Creek, Md., 1277; St. Jerome Bay, Md., 1278; Pis-
cataway Creek, Md., 1279; Newport Creek, head of Wicomico River, Md., 1281;
Smith Creek, Md., 1282; Nandua Creek, Va., 1283; Potomac Creek, Va., 1285;
Upper Machodoc Creek, Va., 1286; Great Wicomico River, Va., 1288; Crane Creek,
Va., 1289; Piscataway Creek, Va., 1289.
REPORT OF CAPT. G. J. FIEBEGER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Harbor of Norfolk and its approaches, Va., 1291; approach to Nor-
folk Harbor and the United States navy-yard at Norfolk, Va., 1296; Hampton
Creek and Bar, Va., 1297; Nansemond River, Va., 1298; Chickahominy River, Va.,
1299; Appomattox River, Va., 1300; inland water route from Norfolk Harbor, Va.,
to Albemarle Sound, N. C., through Currituck Sound, 1302; North Landing River,
Va. and N. C., 1304; Currituck Sound, Coanjok Bay, and North River Bar, N. C.,
EXAMINATIONS.-Chickahominy River, from Holly Landing to Long Bridge, Va.,
1305; western branch of Elizabeth River, Va., 1307; water way to connect Lyun
Haven Bay with eastern branch of Elizabeth River, Va., 1310; Nottoway River,
from mouth of river to Courtland, Va., 1315; North-West River, N. C., up to Moy-
ock, 1321; West Neck River, to and beyond Dozier Bridge, Va., 1324.
REPORT OF CAPT. W. H. BIXBY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Staunton River, Va., 1328; Roanoke River, Va. and N. C., 1330;
Pasquotank River, N. C., 1335; Mackey Creek, N. C., 1339; Ocracoke Inlet, N. C.,
1341; Fishing Creek, N. C., 1345; Pamlico and Tar rivers, N. C., 1347; Contentuia
Creek, N. C., 1351; Trent River, N. C., 1355; Neuse River, N. C., 1358; inland
water way between New Berne and Beaufort, N. C., 1363; harbor at Beaufort, N.
C., 1367; inland water way between Beaufort Harbor and New River, N. C., 1372;
water way between New River and Swansboro, N. C., 1376; New River, N. C., 1379;
North East (Cape Fear) River, N. C., 1383; Black River, N. C., 1387; Cape Fear
River, N. C., above Wilmington, 1390; Cape Fear River, N. C., at and below Wil-
mington, 1394; Lockwoods Folly River, N. C., 1402; Yadkin River, N. C., 1404;
harbor at Georgetown, S. C., 1408; Winyaw Bay, S. C., 1411; removing sunken
vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 1417.
EXAMINATIONS.-Water way from Pungo River to Sladesville, N. C., 1418; water
way between Pamlico River and Bay River, N. C., 1421; Drum Inlet, N. C., 1425;
harbor of Washington, Pamlico River, N. C,. 1429; White Oak River, from Rob-
erts Landing to Collins Crossing, N. C., 1434; Black River, from Kingstree to its
mouth, S. C., 1435.
REPORT OF CAPT. FREDERIC V. ABBOT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Waccamaw River, N. C. and S, C., 1442; Lumber River, N. C. and
S. C.. 1445; Little Pedee River, S. C., 1448; Great Pedee River, S. C., 1450; Clark
River, S. C., 1453; Mingo Creek, S. C., 1455; Santee River, S. C., 1458; Wateree
River, S. C., 1462; Congaree River, S. C., 1464; harbor at Charleston, S. C., 1467;
Ashley River, S. C., 1476; Wappoo Cut, S. C., 1477; Edisto River, S. C., 1480; Sal-
kahatchie River, S. C., 1482; Beaufort River, S. C., 1485; removing sunken ves-
sels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 1487.
EXAMINATION.-Wateree River, S. C., 1487.
REPORT OF CAPTAIN O. M. CARTER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Savannah River and Harbor, Ga., 1491; Savannah River, Ga., 1519;
Darien Harbor, Ga., 1528; Altamaha River, Ga., 1531; Oconee River, Ga., 1536;
Ocmulgee River, Ga., 1543; Brunswick Harbor, Ga., 1550; Jekyl Creek, Ga., 1556;
Cumberland Sound, Ga., and Fla., 1559; removing sunken vessels or craft obstruct-
ing or endangering navigation, 1602.
REPORT OF CAPT. W. M. BLACK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-St. Johns River, Fla., 1612; Ocklawaha River, Fla., 1620; Volusia
Bar, Fla., 1627; St. Augustine Harbor, Fla., 1630; northwest entrance, Key West
Harbor, Fla., 1640; Caloosahatchee River, Fla., 1643; channel of Charlotte Harbor
and Pease Creek, Fla., 1646; Sarasota Bay, Fla., 1651; Manatee River, Fla., 1653;.
Tampa Bay, Fla., 1655; Withlacoochee River, Fla., 1659; harbor at Cedar Keys,
Fla., 1661; Suwanee River, Fla., 1663.
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