The people request a channel 4 feet deep at mean low water, connecting the creek with the corresponding depth in the bay. The examination showed that the tidal currents maintain that depth only where the width is 30 feet or less. The 4-foot curve in the bay is about 1,000 feet from the shore. The dredged channels into the bay, exposed to northeast storms, direct from the Atlantic and also from the northwest to some extent, have proved, when tried, as at Cheesequakes and Port Monmouth, to be failures. Extensive protecting works would be required to insure permanence. The condition of the creek seems to indicate that dikes could hardly be located in such a manner as to give the required scouring velocity without interfering with the free entrance to the tidal wave. At Cheesequakes the opening between dikes is 200 feet and the currents have failed to keep open the dredged channel, while beyond the dikes it has entirely disappeared. An opening of possibly 40 feet between dikes is as much as would maintain the required depth in this creek. By building flaring wings at the outer end to make the entrance easier and less dangerous this width would be passable. The dikes could be built cheaply, except at the outer end, where some stone-filled crib or timber work would be required. Such an improvement should reduce the freight on brick by 20 cents per 1,000, resulting in an annual saving of over $5,000. The deepening of this creek being a matter for the benefit of very few interested parties, I am of the opinion that it is not worthy of improvement by the Government. Respectfully submitted. Brig. Gen. THOMAS L. CASEY, THOS. L. CASEY, Captain, Corps of Engineers. Chief of Engineers, U. S. A. (Through Col. Henry L. Abbot, Corps of Engineers, Division Engineer, Northeast Division.) [First indorsement.] NORTHEAST DIVISION, ENGINEER OFFICE, New York, October 8, 1892. Respectfully forwarded to the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army. For the reasons within stated I consider that Whale Creek, New Jersey, is not worthy of improvement by the General Government. HENRY L. ABBOT, Colonel of Engineers, Bet. Brig. Gen., U. S. A., Engineer, Northeast Division, INDEX. [The references in Roman are to part (or volume), and those in Arabic to page.] A. Aberdeen, Wash., establishment of harbor lines at.. Aitken, Kate V. (schooner), removal of wreck of Alaqua Bayou, Fla., examination of bar at mouth of... .1, 463; 1v, 3472, 3477 .1, 128; II, 1182 Improvement of waterway between Norfolk Harbor, Va., and. Allegheny River: Bridge at New Kensington, Pa., across, construction of... Examination for lock and dam between Herr Island Dam and Examination of, between Olean, N. Y., and Warren, Pa Improvement of, Pa... Allen, R. A. (barge), removal of wreck of. Allouez Bay, Wis.: Establishment of harbor lines in Examination of Alloway Creek, N. J., improvement of Alpena Harbor, Mich., improvement of. Alsea River, Oregon, examination of inner navigation of Amite River, La., improvement of.. Alva (steam yacht), removal of wreck of Anacortes, Wash., establishment of harbor lines at Anacostia River, D. C., improvement of.. Ann, Cape, Mass., improvement of harbor of refuge at Sandy Bay. Apalachicola Bay, Fla., improvement of Apalachicola River, Fla., improvement of. Appomattox River, Va. : Examination of, at Petersburg. Improvement of.... Apponaug Harbor, Cowesset Bay, R. I., examination of Appoquinimink River, Del., improvement of. Aquia Creek, Va., improvement of. Arkansas River: Examination for channel to connect mouth of, with New York Harbor Improvement of. Arthur, Lake, La., improvement of.... 1, 336; IV, 2654 Back Bay (Biloxi Bay), Miss., examination of Back Cove, Portland, Me., improvement of channel in. Examination of south fork of.. Improvement of. Ballard, Wash., establishment of harbor lines at. Baltimore Harbor, Md.: Defense of Examination of South and Middle Branches of Patapsco River...1, 148; 11, 1262 Improvement of channel to Curtis Bay. Removal of wreck in..... Bar Harbor, Me., construction of breakwater near Barnegat Inlet, Entrance and Harbor, N. J., examination of.. Barren River, Ky., operating and care of lock and dam on Batteries. Bay Ridge Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement of . Examination for breakwater at Improvement of harbor at.. Improvement of waterway between New River and. Improvement of waterway between Newbern and.. Beaufort River, S. C.: Improvement of.. Wreck in Beaver River, Pa., construction of dam in Ohio River below. Belfast Harbor, Me., improvement of.. Bellamy River, N. H., improvement of. Belle River, Mich., at Marine City, examination of Bellevue, Iowa, examination of Mississippi River at. Bellingham Bay, Wash., examination for preventing shoaling in Construction of bridge at Catlettsburg, Ky., across. Improvement of Tug Fork of, W. Va. and Ky. Biloxi Harbor, Miss., improvement of Black Creek, Fla., reconstruction of bridge across.. Black River Harbor, Ohio, improvement of.. Black River, La., improvement of....... .1, 145; m, 1243 . 1, 23, 676 .1, 129; II, 1185 .1, 101, 1053 .1, 183; 11, 1457 .1, 189; 11, 1524 1, 26, 687 .1, 92, 993 1, 166; 11, 1344 .1, 464 .1, 336; 111, 2647 .1, 238; 11, 1784 Black, Bayou, La., examination for connecting Bayou Terrebonne with. 1, 251; 111, 1845 Black Lake Harbor, Mich., improvement of. Black River, Mich. : Establishment of harbor lines on. Black River, Mo. and Ark., improvement of Black Rock Harbor, Conn., improvement of.. -1, 470 1, 462; IV, 2958 .1, 80, 942 Black Walnut Harbor, Md., examination of Black Warrior River, Ala., from Tuscaloosa to Daniels Creek, .1, 143; II, 1239 .1, 229; 11, 1751 .1, 463; IV, 3472, 3479 Construction of bridge across Fort Point Channel by city of. Defense of. Improvement of harbor of Boyds Ferry, Tenn., construction of bridge across Holston River near. Brazos River, Tex., examination of.... Brazos Santiago Harbor, Tex., improvement of Breakwater construction in Lake Champlain, etc. Breakwaters built by the United States, occupancy or injury of. Establishment of harbor lines in Examination for waterway to connect Mispillion River with.. Bronx River, N. Y. : Reconstruction of bridge across, below West Farms... Removal of wreck in... Brooklyn, N. Y., construction of bridges across East River. Browneys Island, Me., removal of wreck off. Browns Creek, Sayville, N. Y., improvement of. Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement of Brunswick Outer Bar, Ga., improvement of Buckhannon River, W. Va., improvement of. Bridge obstructing navigation near Houston, alteration of... Buffalo, N. Y.: Improvement of channels connecting Great Lakes between Chi- cago, Duluth, and Improvement of harbor of. Occupancy of north pier... Burlington Harbor, Vt., improvement of Butte City, Cal., construction of bridge across Sacramento River at. C. Cache River, Ark., improvement of.. California: Department of, report of engineer officer Caloosahatchee River, Fla., improvement of. Calumet River, Ill. and Ind.: Examination for outer harbor at mouth of. Cambridge Harbor, Md., improvement of.... Cambridge, Mass., alteration of bridges across Charles River. ...... Camden Harbor, N. J., improvement of.... Canals, etc.: .1, 488; VI, 4403 -.1, 460 .1, 366; IV, 2846 I, 467 ..1, 121; u, 1152 Allegheny River, construction of Herr Island Dam, Pa .............1, 319; шII, 2535 -1, 458 Cascades Canal, Columbia River, Oregon, construction of Green and Barren rivers, Ky., operating and care of locks and ..1, 358; IV, 2766 .1, 326; 111, 2594 ..1, 330; 111, 2609 ..1, 364; IV, 2830 Green River, Ky., reconstruction of Lock No. 2. Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky., Ohio River, operating and care of. Monongahela River, operating and care of locks and dams Nos. 8 Monongahela River, purchase of Lock and Dam No. 6.. .1, 335; 111, 2642 .1, 322; 111, 2554 1,314; 11, 2492 Muskingum River, Ohio, operating and care of locks and dams on.1, 317; 111, 2506 Ohio River, construction of Beaver River dam in Ohio River, examination for location of locks and dams between Ohio River, survey for location of Dam No. 2. 313; 11, 2484 .1, 319; 11, 2533 .1, 392; IV, 3029 1,349; IV, 2719 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal, Wis., improvement of..1, 348; Iv, 2714 of canal between .1, 245 Yamhill River, Oregon, examination for lock and dam at Lafayette.1, 457; IV, 3531 Canaveral, Cape, Fla., examination for harbor at. Cane River at Natchitoches, La., construction of bridge across ...1, 59, 820 .1, 106, 1101 ..1, 306; 111, 2402 |