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 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. S60. 1888. 431 Rapids. and to report to the Secretary of War, on or before the first surveys-comnuea. Monday in December next. as to the feasibility and advisability of overcoming such obstructions by means of a boat—railway at The Dalles and Celilo Falls. and by widening, to a navigable status for large tonnage river boats, the channel of said river at Three and Ten Mile Rapids, accompanied by careful and detailed plans, with estimates of the cost and a statement as to the usefulness of such improvements to navigation and of their relations and value to commerce; and said board shall also report, at the same time, as to any other lan or pro- i ject for overcoming said obstructions at said points, whereby said obstructions to navigation may be removed, which in the judgment of said board maybe deemed either more desirable than the above or worthy of consideration by the Secretary of Wai· and Congress, and shall report detailed plans, with estimates of the cost of such proposed improvement or improvements, and as to their relations to commerce an usefulness to navigation; and said board shall report which of said projects is by it deemed most advisable. And the Secretary of VVar shall transmit said report to Congress, at its next session, with his own views and those of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army thereon; and the sum of fifteen thousand dollars. or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to defray the cost of making said examination and survey and the expenses of said board. Nehalem Bay and bar. Young’s River and its tributary Klaskuine River. Umpqua River, in the State of Oregon; separate surveys and estimates to be made, first, of that portion of such river between Scottsburgh and the mouth; and second, of that portion between Scottsburg and Hart’s Rapids, near Elkton. SOUTH CAROLINA. south cmim Broad and Saluda River, above Columbia. _ Beaufort River, from a point three miles south of the town of Beaufort through to Coosaw River, with view to its improvement, especially at Brickyard. _ Ashepoo River, from the Charleston and Savannah Railroad bridge, six miles down the river, with view to removing obstructions and shoals caused by sunken vessels. - Connect North Edisto and South Edisto Rivers by Saint Pierre River and South Creek. _ Savannah River, as to whether the damage to the Vernezobie Freshet Bank in eighteen hundred and eighty-seven was caused by the work at cross—tides. and whether the maintenance of said ban 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. ° Owendaw and `Wando Rivers and other waters and water-routes connecting Bull’s Bay and the harbor of Charleston. _ Socastee Creek from its entrance into Waccamaxv River to the bridge at Socastee. _ _ Combahee River: Examine whether the breaking of Bull River into Combahce River near the head of Bull River will injure the navigation of Combahee River, and report a plan for obstructing said breaks and the cost thereof. TEXAS. TBM- For removal of raft on Gaudaloupe River. Mouth of Caney Creek, where it empties in Matagorda Bay. _ Removal of bar at mouth of Cedar Bayou where it empties into Galveston Bay.