Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1878 — Western River Improvements. [ARTICLE]

Western River Improvements.

The Government engineers in charge of the various river improvements in the West have reported to the Government their recommendations for appropriations to continue the work during the next fiscal year—lß79-’BO. The amounts are as follows: MISSISSIPPI RIVER. New Orleans harbor .$200,000 Vicksburg harbor 5)0,00(1 Removing snags from the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers 885,000 Memphis harbor .... 124,000 For completing improvements between the months of the Illinois and Ohio rivers.... 500,000 Below St. Paul 80,000 Widening and deepening the channel from Des Moines rapids to the mouth of the 11l iuois river 100,000 Widening and deepening channel from St. Paul to Des Moines river 250,000 Improvement above the Falls of St. Anthony 50,000 To construct a lock dam at Meeker's island, Minn 922.121 Des Moines rapids 122.000 Rock Island rapids 20,005 MISSOURI RIVER. Improvement at Fort Leavenworth 85,000 Improvement at Atchison 15,000 Improvement at St. Joseph 18,000 Nebraska City and Eastport, lowa 85,000 Omaha and Council Bluffs 130.000 Sioux City 33.880 Above the mouth of the Yellowstone 55,000 CUMBERLAND RIVER. Above Chattanooga 85.000 Below Chattanooga 75.1)00 Below Nashville 70.000 From Nashville to the Kentucky line 60,000 From Kentucky to Smith's shoals 50,000 At Smith's shoals 15,000 MISCELLANEOUS. Red Itiver of the North 112,000 Red River, Louisiana. $75,000; . improvement of its mouth., 150.000 Illinois river 85.000 Galena river and harbor 30.000