Spikes, 13,054 pounds, at 6 cents. Total $783.24 4, 578.96 1,782. 65 9.18 10, 094. 49 The present condition of the dikes is very good and no repairs are needed. The filling of the middle channel dike has settled some in places, but the settlement is not excessive. Dredging.-At the beginning of the fiscal year a cut 100 feet wide on the bottom and 15 feet deep at mean lower low water, 8,140 feet long, had been made through Cow Point bar, and a cut 4,370 feet long had been made in the Hoquiam shoal of the same depth and width as the Cow Point Cut, and work was still in progress on the Hoquiam shoal. The dredging was finished July 28, 1904; 4,000 feet of the channel, 100 feet wide on the bottom and 15 feet deep at mean lower low water, having been excavated through the Hoquiam shoal during the fiscal year. Owing to the depletion of the funds the channel was not excavated through to deep water near Grays Harbor city wharf. To complete the channel would require the excavation of about 3,700 feet of channel, containing about 42,000 cubic yards. The dredged material consisted of sea sand with a very small percentage of mud. The dredged material was deposited on the land side of the channel, 850 feet distant. The amount of excavation during the fiscal year was 61,897 cubic yards, at 13.8 cents, $8,541.79; and the total amount under the contract, 227,624 cubic yards, at 13.8 cents, $31,412.12. The Cow Point channel has maintained its width and has deepened slightly, having a present controlling depth of over 16 feet at mean lower low water. The condition of the channel through the Hoquiam shoal is not known. The channel was never buoyed, and as far as known only one small steamer has ever been through it since it was dredged. Snagging. The work of snagging the Chehalis River began August 8 and was finished August 13, 1904. The work was done by J. W. Hall, of Montesano, Wash., who furnished appliances and men for $30 per day. Twenty-six snags over 1 foot in diameter were removed from the bed of the stream, besides a number of smaller ones, no account of which was taken. The work was all done between Montesano and the mouth of the Wynooche River. The cost of the work exclusive of inspection was $195.90. By the act of March 3, 1905, an appropriation of $30,000 was made for continuing the work. At the close of the fiscal year a project for the application of this appropriation had been submitted and was under consideration by the Chief of Engineers. The removal of snags from the Chehalis River requires continuous work. Money statement. July 1, 1904, balance unexpended $32, 183. 97 Amount appropriated by river and harbor act approved March 3, 1905.. 30,000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, Submitted in compliance with requirements of sundry civil act of 20,000.00 APPROPRIATIONS. Improvement of Grays Harbor, inner portion, between Aberdeen and the entrance to said harbor, and Chehalis River, Washington. Contractor: Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. Date of contract: October 10, 1903. Date of approval: October 30, 1903. Date of commencement: April 10, 1904. Date of completion: July 28, 1904. Supplemental articles of agreement approved February 23, 1904. Three hundred and sixty-one million nine hundred and fifty-nine thousand feet board measure of saw logs, valued at $2,352,798, were towed to the mills on Grays Harbor. Twenty-six steam and gasoline vessels, with a total gross tonnage of 820 tons and maximum draft of 12 feet, were engaged in traffic on the river and inner harbor. Number of passengers carried, 54,436. ENG 1905 M-158 W W 4. IMPROVEMENT OF PUGET SOUND AND ITS TRIBUTARY WATERS, WASHINGTON. The snag boat Skagit worked continuously throughout the year, with short interruptions for repairs. The streams worked on were the Skagit and its tributaries, the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Stilaguamish, Duwamish, and Nooksak rivers; Sullivan, Swinomish, and Hat sloughs. Trips of inspection and for examination and tests of drawbridges were also made. The work was of the usual characterremoving snags and log jams and cutting trees and brush on the banks. The river and harbor act of March 3, 1905, appropriated $20,000 for continuing improvement and for maintenance, of which amount so much as may be necessary may be expended in the removal of Star Rock, Bellingham Bay, and of rock obstructions at the entrance of Roche Harbor. At the close of the fiscal year a project for the application of this appropriation had been approved. The regular snagging work was in progress, and preparations were being made to make surveys of Star Rock and the rock obstructions at Roche Harbor. Snagging work was in local charge of Capt. E. H. Jefferson, master of the snag boat Skagit, during the year. The following is an extract from his annual report: The boat has been in commission steadily, and at regular intervals during the year has visited the Skagit, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Stilaguamish, Nooksak, Duwamish, White, and Samish rivers, also the North Fork of the Skagit, Swinomish Slough, Sullivan Slough, Tom Moore Slough, Eby Slough, Hat Slough, and the Whatcom Creek waterway, clearing these streams of snag obstructions and overhanging trees, and examining the different and various bridges, log booms, and other structures. On the Swinomish Slough the work was principally that of assisting at repairing the dikes and removing the accumulation of driftwood from them. Additional operations consisted of minor repairs to boat, tools, etc., to keep them in good working order. Following is a summary of the year's snagging operations: Total length of snags, 72,569 feet; largest diameter, 16 feet; smallest diameter, 6 inches. Total length of trees, 12,924 feet; largest diameter, 4 feet; smallest diameter, 6 inches. |