The periodical sounding of cross sections on the established ranges of the reach under improvement was kept up till field operations were suspended in the fall, about which time, on account of want of funds, the regular survey party was disbanded and only a few of the sections occasionally sounded. The total number of sections sounded amounted to 588. Other work carried on by the survey party consisted of making a survey of the reach between the head of Stanley Island and Portland in September and October, making 19 discharge measurements and giving lines and elevations for dike construction. All the field notes have been platted and areas of sections computed and tabulated. The total cost of surveys, including mapping, tracing, etc., amounts to $5,645.89. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Lieut. Col. CHAS. R. SUTER, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., SAM'L H. YONGE, President Missouri River Commission. |