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water 4 miles farther to Buck's lower mills; thence for 7-foot draft boats at high water, 22 miles farther to Conway; thence it possessed an obstructed channel for 3-foot draft boats at ordinary winter water, 70 miles to Reeves Ferry, the present head of steam navigation; thence an obstructed channel with 3 feet depth at high water, 30 miles to Lake Waccamaw. The commerce of this river is estimated to have been about $400,000 per year. The project provides for a channel 12 feet deep at all stages of water, and 80 feet bottom width from the mouth of the river to Conway; thence a cleared channel to Lake Waccamaw. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, a large amount of snagging has been done. Much good has resulted. Up to June 30, 1891, $73,700.46 has been spent on this river, giving a thoroughly cleared channel with 100 feet least width, 7 feet deep at low water as far as Conway, and 40 feet width and 3 feet depth 72 miles above Conway.

July 1, 1890, balance unexpended................

Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1830.

June 30, 1591, amount expended during fiscal year..

July 1, 1891, balance unexpended

July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities...

July 1, 1891, balance available.......

(Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1993 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867.

(See Appendix M 1.)

$224.87

12,500.00

12, 724.87 8, 525.33

4, 199.54

1, 120.60

3,078.94

60, 500,00

30, 000. 00

2. Lumber River, North Carolina and South Carolina.-The river is obstructed by logs, snags, stumps, overhanging trees, and in places by sand bars. It is crossed by a number of bridges without draws. Its present commerce is small.

The project contemplates the removal of snags, logs, overhanging trees, etc., on 70 miles below Lumberton, at an estimated cost of $35,000, During the year a large amount of snagging has been done on the river, and several of the bridges have been provided with draw spans or have been discontinued. The amount expended up to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, is $5,643.06.

Jaly 1, 190, balance unexpended........

Amonnt appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890.

June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year

July 1, 1891, balance unexpended..

July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities..

Jaly 1, 1891, balance available

$2,884.23

5,000.00

7,884.23

3,527,29

4,356.94

300. 10

4,056.84

25,000.00

(Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.............

Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30,1893 20,000. 00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867.

(See Appendix M 2.)

3. Little Pedee River, South Carolina.-This river was much ob structed by snags and overhanging trees, and in places was subdivided

into several branches. The project provides for removing obstructions and closing unnecessary branches. Steamboat navigation is provided for to Lumber River and pole-boat navigation to Little Rock. The estimated cost is $50,000. The work of the year has been snagging. The commerce amounts to about $52,000.

The total expenditures to June 30, 1891, were $7,138.41.

July 1, 1890, balance unexpended

Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890

June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year...

July 1, 1891, balance unexpended

July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities.

$417.22 5,000.00

5, 417.22 2,555.63

2,861.59 279.32

July 1, 1891, balance available

(Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project
Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1893
Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and
harbor acts of 1866 and 1867.

(See Appendix M 3.)

2,582, 27

40,000.00

20,000.00

4. Great Pedee River, South Carolina.-This river was dangerously obstructed by snags and logs. The project provides for thoroughly cleared 9-foot navigation to Smith's Mills, and a 3-foot navigation to Cheraw, 172 miles above the mouth, at all stages of water. At ordinary stages there is a well-cleared 9-foot channel to Smith's Mills, and a thoroughly cleared 33-foot channel at low water 50 miles farther, or at high water to Cheraw. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, a large amount of snagging has been done. Substantial improvement has resulted.

The total expenditures up to June 30, 1891, were $70,039.02.

July 1, 1890, balance unexpended....

Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890...

$3, 158. 21

12, 500.00

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37,500,00

Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project

Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30,1893 30,000.00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867.

(See Appendix M 4.)

5. Clark River, South Carolina.-This river forms the southern mouth of Lynch's River. Its upper end was entirely choked by driftwood and fallen trees. The project provides for closing the northern mouth of Lynch's River and snagging Clark River. The estimated cost is $7,500. The river and harbor act of September 19, 1890, appropriated $2,500 for this river, it being the second appropriation.

No work has been done, as the funds available were small and the water has been too high for cheap work.

The total expenditures, including June 30, 1891, have been $2,738.32. July 1, 1890, balance unexpended .......

$36.07 2,500.00

Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890

2,536.07

June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year

274.39

July 1, 1891, balance unexpended

2,261.68

[Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1893 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867.

2,500.00

2,500.00

(See Appendix M 5.)

6. Mingo Creek, South Carolina.-This stream was much obstructed by snags and overhanging trees. The project provides for removing obstructions from the mouth to Williams Landing for steamboat navigation, and above for pole-boat navigation. The estimated cost is $17,000.

During the year the creek has been snagged from the mouth to Williams Landing. The annual commerce amounts to $1,048,900. The total expenditures to June 30, 1891, were $6,922.33.

July 1, 1890, balance unexpended....

Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890.

June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year

July 1, 1891, balance unexpended.

July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities..

July 1, 1891, balance available

Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project....
Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30,1893
Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and
barbor acts of 1866 and 1867.

(See Appendix M 6.)

$1,06. 28

5,000.00

6,068.28

2,990.61

3,077.67

259.32

2,818.35

7,000.00

7,000.00

7. Santee River, South Carolina.-This river was obstructed by sunken logs and snags. Its bar entrance was narrow, crooked, and shifting, with only about 4 feet depth at low tide, and so situated as to be difficalt and expensive to improve. The total final cost of this work was estimated in 1886 at $346,500, of which $251,300 was for Mosquito Creek and $75,200 for the Santee River proper. In 1889 the project was modified, leaving the Mosquito Creek Canal, which had been completed for about $100,000, as a lumber route, and providing for a new cut between Estherville and Minim Creek, at an estimated cost of $250,000, and for completely snagging the Santee River itself, at a cost of $100,000. During the past year the flood gate in Mosquito Creek Canal was nearly completed. Dredging on the new cut between Estherville and Minin Creek began, and most of the rice drainage injured by this cut had been restored, as required by the right of way, at the close of the fiscal year. Up to June 30, 1891, $102,859.12 had been spent upon this improvement, giving a passage 30 feet wide, 5 feet deep at high water, from Santee River to Winyaw Bay; in building a drawbridge over Mosquito Creek, in accordance with the provision of the cession of the right of way, and in replacing rice drainage injured by digging the canal. The effect of this work upon the rice interests in the neighborhood has been and will be beneficial rather than detrimental.

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July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities..

$1,950,29

July 1, 1891, amount covered by uncompleted contracts...

23, 821. 12

25,771.41

1, 119.47 320,000,00

July 1, 1891, balance available......

Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project ...
Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1833 200,000.00
Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and
harbor acts of 1866 and 1867.

(See Appendix M 7.)

8. Wateree River, South Carolina.-This river had a low-water depth of from 3 to 4 feet from its mouth in the Santee upward 67 miles to Camden, its practicable limit of steam navigation. The river was much obstructed by sunken logs and stumps, and was blocked by the bridges of the South Carolina, and Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta railroads, without draws. The original project proposed to secure a safe and unobstructed 4-foot navigation over this entire distance at all stages of water. Up to June 30, 1891, $46,359.61 had been spent upon this improvement, giving a good 4-foot navigation at all stages of water from the mouth to Camden. The railroad bridges have been supplied with draws. The appropriation of September 19, 1890, completes the original estimated cost, and for this sum the river has been put in a satisfactory condition. The engineer in charge reports that an annual appropriation of $5,000 is needed for snagging to keep the river in its present satisfactory condition.

July 1, 1890, balance unexpended

Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890

June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year..

July 1, 1891, balance unexpended

July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities..

July 1, 1891, balance available.....

$7,729.28 12,500.00

20, 220, 24 6,588.59

13, 640, 39 451.77

13, 188. 62

Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1893 6,500,00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867.

(See Appendix M 8.)

9. Congaree River, South Carolina.-This river had a low-water depth of from 3 to 4 feet from its mouth 48 miles upward to the railroad bridge at Columbia, and thence a 1-foot low-water depth 2 miles further to its head, the navigation of the lower 47 miles from the mouth to Granby being blocked at all stages of water by the South Carolina Railroad Bridge without a draw, and by sunken logs, snags, overhanging trees, etc. The navigation of the upper 3 miles above Granby was prevented by swift current and numerous rock ledges and bowlders. The project proposes to secure a thoroughly cleared channel 4 feet deep at all stages below Granby, and a cleared channel 100 feet wide through the shoals above.

Work has been carried on between Granby and the mouth. Much good has resulted.

Up to June 30, 1891, $17,424.81 has been spent on this improvement, giving a thoroughly well-cleared navigation 70 feet wide and 4 feet deep at low water over the entire river below Granby. The South Carolina Railroad has put a proper draw-span in their bridge.

July 1, 1890, balance unexpended................

Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890.

Jane 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year..

July 1, 1891, balance unexpended.....
July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities

July 1, 1891, balance available ....

[Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project ... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1893 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867.

(See Appendix M 9.)

$2,089.01

5,000.00

7,089.01

4,513.82

2,575. 19 647.74

1,927.45

34,500.00

25,000. 00

10. Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.-The work in progress since 1878 comprises two jetties of riprap with a mattress hearting wherever deemed advantageous resting upon a mattress of logs and brush. The two jetties spring from Sullivan and Morris Islands and converge on curves in such a manner as to cross the bar on parallel lines about 2,900 feet apart. They are to establish and maintain a channel across the bar of not less than 21 feet depth at mean low water where heretofore the low-water depth has not exceeded 12 feet. The total estimated cost for jetties up to low water is $4,380,500; for jetties up to 3 feet above mean low water, $5,334,500.

Work on the jetties continued till February 12, 1891, under the contract of Grant & Egan, 24,873 tons of riprap having been deposited on the south jetty outside of the Main Ship Channel, 13,541 tons in Main Ship Channel, and 4,850 tons on the shore end. Since February 12, 1891, work has been done under two contracts with Mr. Jacob Friday. Under one contract for stone below low-water level 6,066 tons of rock have been deposited on the South Jetty near the outer end, bringing this portion of the jetty up to low-water mark, and 6,211 tons inside of the Main Ship Chanuel, reënforcing the jetty where it was somewhat narrow and lightly ballasted. The price at both places is $1.90 a ton for stone in place. Under the other contract the North Jetty has been brought up to high-water mark, from 8,100 feet to 9,150 feet from the shore end, 9,213 tons of stone having been deposited, at $2.15 a ton, in place.

During the year, 16,688 tons of rock have been quarried and 16,287 tons deposited on the North Jetty by the United States plant and hired labor.

Dredging under the contract of Byron Clark Howell was resumed on July 7, 1890, and continued without serious intermission until November 8, 1890, when the plant was attached for debt and was not allowed to resume work before the end of the fiscal year.

A self-loading, self-propelling pump dredge, of 225 cubic yards' carrying capacity, was built for this improvement during the year by the United States, but was not completed in time to do any work before June 30, 1891.

The annual survey shows marked deepening over the whole area between the jetties, and a 12-foot channel at low water exists nearly all the way through across the bar. No material changes in the condition

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