Annual Report of the Secretary of War

EXAMINATIONS.-Eastern Branch of the Potomac River, Md.,993; South Branch of
the Potomac River, W. Va., 994; Great Cacapon River, W. Va., 995.

APPENDIX L.

REPORT OF MR. S. T. ABERT, UNITED STATES AGENT.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Patuxent River, Md., 998; channel at Mount Vernon, Va., 999;

Breton Bay, Leonardtown, Md., 1001; Nomini Creek, Va., 1003; harbor at entrance

of St. Jerome's Creek, Md., 1005; Rappahannock River, Va. (including Urbana

Creek), 1005; Totusky River, Va., 1011; Mattaponi River, Va., 1012; Pamunky River,

Va., 1013; York River, Va., 1015; Chickahominy River, Va., 1018; Staunton River,

Va. (from Pig River to Randolph), 1020; Dan River between Madison, N. C. and

Danville, Va., 1023; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navi-

gation, 1025.

EXAMINATIONS.-Hull's Creek, Va., 1025; Hunting Creek at its mouth, Va., 1028;
channel crossing the Potomac River, from Alexandria, Va., to the Maryland side,
1029; Quantico Creek, Va., 1030; Ware River, Va., 1034; Machodac River, Va., 1037.

APPENDIX M.

REPORT OF CAPT. WILLIAM H. BIXBY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Roanoke River, N. C. and Va., 1040; Pamlico and Tar Rivers, N.C.,
1044; Contentnia Creek, N. C., 1048; Trent River, N. C., 1052; Neuse River, N. C.,

1056; inland water-way between New Berne and Beaufort, N. C., 1060; harbor at Beau-

fort, N. C., 1066; inland water-way between Beaufort Harbor and New River, N. C.,

through Bogue Sound, 1073; New River, N. C., 1078; Black River, N. C., 1081; Cape

Fear River above Wilmington, N. C., 1083; Cape Fear River at and below Wilmington,

N. C., 1089; Yadkin River, N. C., 1099; Harbor at Georgetown, S. C., 1102; Win-

yaw Bay, S. C., 1106; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering

navigation, 1116.

EXAMINATIONS.-Swift Creek, N. C., 1116; Ocracoke Inlet, N. C., 1118; water-way

between New River and Swansborough, N. C., 1124; White Oak River, N. C., 1127;

Tar River from Tarborough to Rocky Mount, N. C., 1131; Cape Fear River, N. C.,

from Wilmington to the ocean, with an estimate of the cost of its improvement with

a navigable channel 20 feet deep at mean low water, 1132; Pasquotank River above

the mouth of Turner's Cut, N. C., 1135; Mackey's Creek, N. C., 1137; Trent River

from Trenton to Upper Quaker Bridge, N. C., 1140.

APPENDIX N.

REPORT OF CAPT. FREDERIC V. ABBOT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Charleston Harbor, S. C., 1144; Lumber River, N. C., 1158; Mingo

Creek, S. C., 1161; Clark Creek, S. C., 1164; Ashley River, S. C., 1166; Edisto River,

S. C., 1168; Salkiehatchie River, S. C., 1171; Little Pee Dee River, S. C., 1175; Great

Pee Dee River, S. C., 1179; Santee River, S. C., 1182; Wateree River, S. C., 1189; Con-

garee River, S. C., 1193; Wappoo Cut, S. C., 1196; Waccamaw River, N. C. and S. C.,

1198.

EXAMINATIONS.-Broad and Saluda rivers above Columbia, S. C., 1203; connect North
Edisto and South Edisto rivers by St. Pierre and South Creek, S. C., 1208; Combahee
River, S. C.: Examine whether the breaking of Bull River into Combahee River near
the head of Bull River will injure the navigation of Combahee River, and report a
plan for obstructing said break and the cost thereof, 1211; Socastee Creek from its
entrance into Waccamaw River to the bridge at Socastee, S. C., 1214; Ashepoo River,
S. C., from the Charleston and Savannah Railroad bridge, six miles down the river,
with view to removing obstructions and shoals caused by sunken vessels, 1216.

APPENDIX O.

REPORT OF LIEUT. O. M. CARTER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Savannah Harbor and River, Ga., 1220; Savannah River, Ga., 1237;
Savannah River above Augusta, Ga., 1241; Romley Marsh, Ga., 1243; Altamaha River,
Ga., 1245; Oconee River, Ga., 1250; Ocmulgee River, Ga., 1256; Brunswick Harbor,
Ga., 1263; Jekyl Creek, Ga., 1270; Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla., 1273.

EXAMINATION AND SURVEY.-Savannah River, as to whether the damage to the Ver-

nezobie Freshet Bank in 1887 was caused by the work at cross-tides, and whether the

maintenance of said bank is essential to the success of the work at cross-tides, and

what will be the cost of so constructing said bank as to confine the water of said

river to its bed, 1282.

HARBOR LINES.-Establishment of harbor lines at Savannah Harbor, Ga., 1285; es-
tablishment of harbor lines at Brunswick Harbor, Ga., 1292.

APPENDIX P.

REPORT OF CAPT. WILLIAM M. BLACK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-St. John's River, Fla., 1298; Volusia Bar, Fla., 1308; harbor at St.

Augustine, Fla., 1309; northwest entrance Key West Harbor, Fla., 1324; Caloosa-

hatchee River, Fla., 1337; Pease River, Fla., 1339; Manatee River, Fla., 1340; Tampa

Bay, Fla., 1342; Withlacoochee River, Fla., 1345; harbor at Cedar Keys, Fla., 1347;

Suwanee River, Fla., 1349; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering

navigation, 1352.

EXAMINATIONS.-Homosassa River and bar at its mouth, Fla., 1353; Crystal River
and bar at its mouth, Fla., 1355; Alafia River and bar at its mouth, Fla., 1357; Ock-
lawaha River from its mouth to Lake Griffin, Fla., 1360; St. Mark's River and bar
at its mouth, Fla., 1364; the channel between Tampa Bay and Old Tampa Bay, Fla.,
1368.

APPENDIX Q.

REPORT OF CAPT. PHILIP M. PRICE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Apalachicola River, Fla., Apalachicola Bay, Fla., 1372; La Grange

Bayou, Fla., 1375; Pensacola Harbor, Fla., 1376; Choctawhatchee River, Fla. and Ala.,

1380; Escambia and Conecuh rivers, Fla. and Ala., 1384; Flint River, Ga., 1385;

Coosa River, Ga. and Ala., 1389; Chattahoochee River, Ga., and Ala., 1393; Talla-

poosa River, Ala., 1396; Cahaba River, Ala., 1398; Alabama River, Ala., 1400; re-

moval of sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 1402.

EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEY.-Outer and inner bars at Pensacola Harbor, Fla., 1402;

St. Andrew's Bay, Fla., 1414; Chipola River, Fla., from its mouth to Marianna, and

Chipola River from its mouth to Wewahitchka and the "cut-off," and "Lee's Slough,"

running from the Apalachicola River to the Chipola River, 1416; Flint River, Ga.,

Rock Reefs at Albany and above, 1420; Choctawhatchee River, Ala., for low-water

navigation, 1423.

APPENDIX R.

REPORT OF MAJ. A. N. DAMRELL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Mobile Harbor, Ala., 1428; Black Warrior River, Ala., 1433; War-
rior and Tombigbee rivers, Ala. and Miss., 1435; Noxubee River, Miss., 1441; Pasca-
goula River, Miss., 1443; Biloxi Harbor, Miss., 1447; Pearl River, Miss., between
Edinburgh and Carthage, 1450; Pearl River, Miss., from Jackson to Carthage, 1452;
Pearl River, Miss., below Jackson, 1455.

EXAMINATIONS.-Gulf Port Harbor, Miss., with a view to obtaining a 20-foot channel,

200 feet wide to approach the shore as near as practicable, 1460; Bluff Creek, Miss.,

from its mouth to the head of navigation, 1461; Leaf River, Miss., from its mouth to

mouth of Bowie Creek near the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad, 1462; Chick-

asabay River, Miss., from its mouth to Enterprise, 1463; Bayou Chitta [Bogue Chitto],

La., 1465.

APPENDIX S.

REPORT OF CAPT. W. L. FISK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

INSPECTION.-Improvement at the South Pass of the Mississippi River, 1467.

APPENDIX T.

REPORT OF CAPT. W. L. FISK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Tchefuncte River and Bogue Falia, La., 1482; Tickfaw River and its
tributaries, La., 1483; Amite River, La., 1484: Bayou La Fourche, La., 1485; Bayou
Terrebonne, La., 1488; Bayou Plaquemine, La., 1490; Bayou Courtableau, La.,
1491; Calcasieu River and Pass, La., 1492; Sabine River, La. and Tex., 1494; Neches
River, Tex., 1495; Sabine Pass, Tex., 1496; removing sunken vessels or craft ob-
structing or endangering navigation, 1500.

EXAMINATIONS.-Bayou St. John from the head of navigation to Lake Pontchartrain,

La., 1500; Bayou Terrebonne, for continuing dredging three miles above Houma,

La., 1508; Bayou Terrebonne and Bayou Black, La., with the view of opening a
shorter water-way between Mississippi River and Berwick's Bay, Tex. and Mex.,
1508; Atchafalaya River, La., from Berwick's Bay to Gulf of Mexico, to secure a
channel of 20 feet depth, 1510; harbor at Baton Rouge, La., 1511; Bayou des Glaises.
La., 1512; Bayou Manchac, La., 1513; Bayou Teche, La., with a view to putting in
locks, 1515; Tangipahoa River, La., 1527; mouth and passes of Calcasieu River, La.,
1527; Amite River, La., 1528; Tchefuncte River and Bogue Falia, La., 1529; Tick-
faw River, La., 1530; Bayou La Fourche, La., from Donaldsonville to the Gulf, 1531;
Bayou Teche, La., from mouth to St. Martinsville, 1532.

APPENDIX U.

REPORT OF CAPT. DAN. C. KINGMAN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

Securing mouth of Bayou Plaquemine, La., from further caving, 1533.

PART III.

APPENDIX V.

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

IMPROVEMENTS.-Entrance to Galveston Harbor, Tex., 1535; ship-channel in Galveston
Bay, Tex., 1548; Trinity River, Tex., 1557; Buffalo Bayou, Tex., 1559; mouth of
Brazos River, Tex., 1563; Pass Cavallo Inlet to Matagorda Bay, Tex., 1564; Aransas
Pass and Bay up to Rockport and Corpus Christi, Tex., 1564; harbor at Brazos San-
tiago, Tex., 1568.

EXAMINATIONS.-Rio Grande River, New Mexico, from Embudo to El Paso, Tex., 1571;

for removal of raft on Guadaloupe River, Tex., 1577; mouth of Caney Creek where

it empties in Matagorda Bay, Tex., 1580.

APPENDIX W.

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

IMPROVEMENTS.-Red River, La. and Ark., 1584; Cypress Bayou, Tex. and La., 1595;

Ouachita and Black Rivers, Ark. and La., 1596; Ouachita River, Ark., above Camden,

1598; Bayou D'Arbonne, La., 1599; Little River, La., 1600; Bayou Bartholomew,

La. and Ark., 1601; Bayou Boeuf, La., 1603; Tensas River and Bayou Macon, La.,

1605; Bayous Rondeway and Vidal, La., 1606; Big Black River, Miss., 1608; Yazoo

River, Miss., 1609; Tchula Lake, Miss., 1612; Tallahatchee River, Miss., 1613; Steele's

Bayou, Miss., 1615; Big Sunflower River, Miss., 1617; Big Hatchee River, Tenn.,

1618; Forked Deer River, Tenn., 1621; water-gauges on the Mississippi River and its

principal tributaries, 1624.

EXAMINATIONS.-Bogue Phalia, Miss., especially the part known as the Narrows, 1628;

Bayou Dorcheat, La., from Lake Bistenau to the Arkansas line, 1630; Ouachita River,

La. and Ark., from its mouth to head of navigation, to determine the advisability

and probable cost of its permanent improvement, 1631.

APPENDIX X.

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

IMPROVEMENTS.-Red River above Fulton, Ark., 1639; Little Red River, Ark., 1641;

removing obstructions in Arkansas River, Ark., 1643; Arkansas River, Ark., 1647;

Petit Jean River, Ark., 1652; Fourche River, Ark., 1654; White River, Ark., 1655;

Cache River, Ark., 1659; Black River, Ark. and Mo., 1660; Black River, Mo, 1662;

St. Francis River, Ark., 1664; St. Francis River, Mo., 1666; Little River, Mo. and

Ark., 1668.

APPENDIX Y.

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

IMPROVEMENTS.-Removing snags and wrecks from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers,

1671; Mississippi River between the Ohio and Illinois rivers, 1673; Gasconade River,

Mo., 1703; Osage River, Mo., 1705.

EXAMINATIONS.-Grand River, Mo., 1709; St. Louis Harbor, Mo., 1711; Missouri
River at Miami, Mo., 1713.

APPENDIX Z.

REPORT OF CAPT. E. H. RUFFNER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENT.-Mississippi River between the Des Moines Rapids and the mouth of

the Illinois River, 1717.

EXAMINATION.-Clarksville Harbor, Mo., 1722.

APPENDIX AA.

REPORT OF MAJ. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Operating snag-boats and dredge-boats on the Upper Mississippi, 1726;

Mississippi River from Minneapolis to Des Moines Rapids, 1731; Des Moines Rapids,

Mississippi River, 1767; operating and care of Des Moines Rapids Canal, 1772; dry-

dock at Des Moines Rapids Canal, 1776; harbors of refuge on Lake Pepin, at Stock-

holm, Wis., 1777.

EXAMINATIONS.-Moline City Harbor, Ill., 1777; Mississippi River, the main slough

at Hamilton, Ill., to the end of securing a good and sufficient steam-boat landing at

that point, 1781; Mississippi River at and near the head of Beaver Island at Clinton,

Iowa, to determine what is necessary to remove the sand-bars there formed and form-

ing, so as to make navigable and protect the entrance to the Western Channel, and

the channel itself that runs between Beaver Island and the Iowa shore, 1784.

APPENDIX BB.

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

IMPROVEMENTS.-Mississippi River above Falls of St. Anthony, Minn., 1787; reservoirs at

headwaters of Mississippi River, 1791; Chippewa River, including Yellow Banks, Wis.,

1794; St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn., 1798; Minnesota River, Minn., 1803; Red

River of the North, Minn. and Dak., 1806; surveys for reservoirs at the sources of

the Mississippi, St. Croix, Chippewa, and Wisconsin Rivers, 1809; Yellowstone River,

Mont. and Dak., 1809.

EXAMINATIONS.-Ice-harbor at or near Bismarck, Dak., on the Upper Missouri River,

1810.

APPENDIX C C.

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

IMPROVEMENTS.-Tennessee River, 1819; French Broad River, Tenn., 1831; Hia-

wassee River, Tenn., 1833; Clinch River, Tenn., 1835; Cumberland River, Tenn. and

Ky., 1837; South Fork of Cumberland River, Ky., 1846; Caney Fork River, Tenn.,

1847.

APPENDIX D D.

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

IMPROVEMENTS.-Ohio River, 1851; operating and care of Davis Island Dam, Ohio

River, 1873; Monongahela River, W. Va. and Pa., 1879; operating and care of lock

and dam No. 9, Monongahela River, 1882; Allegheny River, Pa., 1885; dam at Herr's

Island, Allegheny River, 1887; ice-harbor at mouth of Muskingum River, Ohio, 1888;

Muskingum River, Ohio, 1890; operating and care of the locks and dams on the Mus-

kingum River, Ohio, 1892.

EXAMINATIONS.-Harbor at Owensborough, Ky., 1903; Monongahela River above

upper dam, W. Va., 1904; Cheat River, W. Va., 1905; Muskingum River, Ohio, from

Zanesville to Dresden, 1909.

APPENDIX E E.

REPORT OF MAJ. AMOS STICKNEY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Falls of the Ohio, Louisville, Ky., 1913; Indiana Chute, Falls of

the Ohio River, 1917; operating and care of the Louisville and Portland Canal, 1920;

Wabash River, Ind. and Ill., 1928; White River, Ind., 1937.

APPENDIX F F

REPORT OF CAPT. THOMAS TURTLE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Great Kanawha River, W. Va., 1941; operating and care of locks and
dams on the Great Kanawha River, W. Va., 1954; Elk River, W. Va., 1955; Gauley
River, W. Va., 1959; New River, Va. and W. Va., 1961.

APPENDIX G G.

REPORT OF MAJ. D. W. LOCKWOOD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Tradewater River, Ky., 1964; operating and keeping in repair locks

and dams on the Green and Barren rivers, Ky., 1965; Kentucky River, Ky., 1970; oper-

ating and keeping in repair locks and dams on the Kentucky River, Ky., 1975; Licking

River, Ky., from Farmers to West Liberty, 1983; Big Sandy River, W. Va. and Ky.,

1983; Guyandotte River, W. Va., 1986; Little Kanawha River, W. Va., 1987; Buckhan-

non River, W. Va., 1989.

EXAMINATION.-Big Sandy River, Ky., from Catlettsburg to Pikeville, on the Louisa

Fork and to the mouth of Pond Creek on Tug Fork, 1990.

APPENDIX H II.

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