1903, 41,050 tons.

a Snow Hill, 31 miles from mouth of river, is practically head of navigation. During high water boats can go to Speights Bridge.

TABLE 8.-NAMES, LOCALITIES, NAVIGABLE LENGTHS, DEPTHS AT LOW WATER, ETC., OF NAVIGABLE STREAMS, ETC.-Continued. (a) Rivers tributary to Atlantic Ocean-Continued.

Projected inland waterway between
Charleston and Beaufort, S. C.
Will be part of a projected inland
waterway connecting Beaufort and
Charleston, S. C.

Improvements caused a reduction
of from 30 to 50 percent in freight
rates. Traffic movement also in-
cluded 107,000 bushels of rice and in
1904, 28,430,400 feet B. M.of timber; in
1905, 25,000,000 feet B. M. of timber.
The second largest river on the coast
of Georgia; but of little commercial
importance.
This river is formed by the junction
of the Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers;
25 miles from the mouth the river
branches and traffic reaches the
ocean by two routes, one by way of
Brunswick, Ga., and one by way of
Darien, Ga. Both are important
points for shipping lumber. Traffic
movement also included rafted tim-
ber as follows: 1904, 109,255,356 feet
B.M.; 1905, 85,063,110 feet B. M.
Milledgeville only reached during high
stages of water. At ordinary stages
river is navigable 25 miles above
Dublin, Ga., 104 miles from the
mouth. Traffic movement also in-
cluded rafted timber as follows:
1904, 60,237,440 feet B. M.; 1905,
47,758,038 feet B.M.

c Mouth to Jacksonville.

TABLE 8.-NAMES, LOCALITIES, NAVIGABLE LENGTHS, DEPTHS AT LOW WATER, ETC., OF NAVIGABLE STREAMS, ETC.-Continued. (b) Rivers tributary to Gulf of Mexico (exclusive of the Mississippi and its tributaries).

Transportation companies.

Remarks.

Improvements said to have lowered
freight rates by enabling steamers to
run more months in the year than
formerly. Freight is hauled in
wagons when steamboats are not
running, there being no railroads
down the valley. The Kissimmee
rises in Tohopekaliga Lake, flows
southward through Cypress Lake
and Lake Kissimmee, and empties
into Lake Okeechobee. Lake Okee-
chobee is connected with the Caloo-
sahatchee River, thus giving a
navigable waterway of several hun-
dred miles across Florida. Com-
merce consists of cattle, fruit, veget-
ables, fish, and general merchandise.

Caloosahatchee River The junction of the upper course of the

Caloosahatchee, Fla

Puntarasa to Fort Thomp

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son.

Steamboat Line.

Mouth to Fort Myers..
Fort Myers to Fort
Thompson.

Caloosahatchee with Lake Okeecho-
bee was undertaken for the purpose
of draining the neighboring lands of
Lake Okeechobee by the Atlantic
and Gulf Coast Canal and Okeecho-
bee Land Co., incorporated under
the laws of Florida. This junction
was effected by means of a canal
which was utilized at the same time
for navigation. The Atlantic Coast
Line was extended from Punta
Gorda to Fort Myers, May, 1904.
Said to have resulted in abandon-
ment of the steamer line. Com-
merce consists of fruit, vegetables,
cattle, lumber, and general mer-
chandise.

Statement made that freight rates are
the same as before improvement.
This stream empties into the Caloo-
sahatchee about 6 miles above Fort
Myers and is about 6 miles in length.