Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd.

William A. Jones...

charge of gauging the waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries at or near St. Paul, Minn. In charge of the examinations and surveys of the sources of the Mississippi, St, Croix, Chippewa, and Wisconsin rivers, with the view to ascertaining the practicability and cost of creating and maintaining reservoirs, etc. In charge of examination of Red River, Minn., and tributaries above Fergus Falls and Crookston, and Big Stone Lake, Red River of the North, N. Dak. and Minn., Creel Bay, Totten Bay, and Minnewauken shoals, in Devils Lake, N. Dak., and harbor at Hudson, Wis. In charge of survey of Red River, Minn., and tributaries above Fergus Falls and Crookston, and Big Stone Lake. To exercise supervision over construction of bridges across Red River of the North at Alpha, De Mers, and Minnesota avenues, Grand Forks, N. Dak.

Andrew N. Damrell.... In charge of the defensive works at Forts Morgan and Gaines, Ala., and fort on Ship Island, Miss. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Mobile, Ala., and Biloxi, Miss. In charge of the improvement of the rivers Warrior and Tombigbee, and Black Warrior, Ala., Pascagoula, Pearl, and Noxubee, Miss., Tombigbee, Ála. and Miss., the roadstead leading into Back Bay of Biloxi, in Mississippi Sound, Miss., Bluff Creek, Chickasahay and Leaf rivers, Miss., and Bogue Chitto, La. In charge of examination of Sucarnochee River, Ala.

Charles J. Allen

In charge of the improvement of the entrance to Galveston Harbor and of the harbor at Brazos Santiago, Tex. In charge of the improvement of ship channel in Galveston Bay, Aransas Pass and Bay up to Rockport and Corpus Christi, Buffalo Bayou, Trinity River, and mouth of Cedar Bayou, Tex. In charge of examination for survey to remove obstructions at mouth of Double Bayou, in Chambers County; of St. Charles, Aransas, to remove HalfMoon Reef, and West Galveston Bays, and Brazos, Colorado, and Trinity rivers, Tex. In charge of survey of West Galveston Bay, Tex. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on improving the entrance to Galveston Harbor, Tex. Member of Commission of Engineer Officers to consider and report upon the value of a channel constructed by the Buffalo Bayou Ship Channel Company.

Charles W. Raymond.. In charge of the defensive works at Fort Mifflin, Pa.; Fort

Delaware and fort opposite Fort Delaware, Del.; at Finns Point and site for defenses at Red Bank, N. J. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Philadelphia and Delaware Breakwater; ice harbors at Marcus Hook, Pa., and the head of Delaware Bay; of the Schuylkill River, Pa.; Delaware River, from Trenton to its mouth, including Rancocas River; Maurice River, Alloway and Mantua creeks, N. J., and of the construction of pier near Lewes, Del. In charge of examination of Little Egg Harbor Bay and Inlet, including Great Bay, sound between Barnegat Bay and Great Egg Harbor Bay, for breakwater at Cape May City, Toms and Shark rivers, Pensauken and Goshen creeks, and thoroughfare from Cape May to the Great Bay north of Atlantic City, N. J., and West Branch of Susquehanna River, Pa. In charge of survey of Toms River and Goshen Creek, N. J. In charge of removal of wreck of steamer Mediator at Barnegat, Ñ. J., and of wreck of canal schooner Gen. W. T. Sherman

Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers--Cont'd,

Charles W. Raymond..

L. Cooper Overman.

from upper part of Delaware Bay. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers to consider and report upon the subject of the harbor lines of the port of Philadelphia; upon a project for improving the harbor of Philadelphia, Pa., and on obstructions to navigation in the Hudson River. Member of Commission of Engineer Officers on national harbor of refuge near the mouth of Delaware Bay. Member of commission on improvement of the harbor of Wilmington, Del.

In charge of the improvement of harbors at Monroe, Mich.; Toledo, Port Clinton, Sandusky, Vermillion, Huron, Cleveland, Fairport, Ashtabula, and mouth of Black River, and of Sandusky River, Ohio. In charge of water-level observations on Lake Erie. In charge of examination and of survey of Conneaut Harbor, and Grand River between Richmond and the mouth, Ohio. Member of Board of Engineer Officers to consider and report upon the subject of harbor lines at Cleveland, Ohio. Engineer tenth light-house district.

Alexander M. Miller... In charge of the improvement of the Mississippi River, removal of snags, etc.; Mississippi River between the mouths of the Illinois and Ohio rivers; and harbor at St. Louis, Mo., Osage River, Mo. and Kans., Gasconade River, Mo., and Kaskaskia River, Ill. To exercise supervision over the construction of bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers to establish the harbor lines in Quincy Bay, Ill.; to consider and report upon the plan and location for a bridge across Red River, near Alexandria, La.; upon a project for closing Hickory Chute, Mississippi River; and upon the reopening of Willow Slough, Mississippi River, and on improving the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Illinois River to the mouth of the Ohio River.

Milton B. Adams

Wm. R. Livermore...

In charge of the defensive works at Fort Montgomery, N. Y.;
in charge of the improvement of the harbors at Ogdens-
burg and Plattsburg, N. Y., and Burlington, Vt.; of the
channel between the islands of North Hero and South
Hero, and construction of breakwaters at Rouses Point, N.
Y., and Gordon Landing, Lake Champlain, Vt.; in charge
of the improvement of St. Lawrence, Ticonderoga, Grass,
and Great Chazy rivers; of narrows at Lake Champlain, N.
Y., and of Otter Creek, Vt.; in charge of examination of
Inner Bay near month of Saranac River at Plattsburg,
and Boquet River, N. Y.; to supervise the construction of
bridge across Lake Champlain at Grand Isle, Vt.; in tem-
porary charge of the defensive works at Forts Porter, Niag
ara, and Ontario, N. Y.; of the improvement of the harbors
at Charlotte, Great Sodus Bay, Little Sodus Bay, Oswego,
Sacketts Harbor, and Pultneyville, N. Y.; and of water-
level observations on Lake Ontario.
In charge of the defensive works of Forts at Clark Point,
Mass., Dutch Island and Fort Adams, R. I.; in charge of
the improvement of the harbors of Nantucket, Woods Holl,
Wareham, Hyannis, New Bedford, Vineyard Haven, Mar-
thas Vineyard inner harbor at Edgartown, and Westport
and East and West Branch of Westport River, Mass.,
Newport, Block Island, and Greenwich Bay, R. I., and
Stonington, Conn., cove near Coasters Harbor Island, and
water way between said island and Rhode Island, and con-

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Wm. R. Livermore

William H. Heuer....

William S. Stanton....
Thomas H. Handbury.

struction of harbor of refuge at or near Point Judith; in
charge of the improvement of the rivers Taunton, Mass.,
Pawtucket, Providence, Warren, and Pawcatuck, and
Narragansett Bay, R. I., and removal of Green Jacket
Shoal, Providence River, R. I.; in charge of examination of
Canapitsit Channel between Cuttyhunk and Neshawana
islands, and Menemsha Bite, Mass., Watch Hill Cove in.
Little Narragansett Bay, Narragansett Bay Channel, and
Newport Harbor, R. I.; in charge of survey of Canapitsit
Channel between Cuttyhunk and Neshawana islands, and
Menemsha Bite, Mass.; in charge of removal of wrecks of
schooners Benjamin Gartside, Josiah Whitehouse, and Wey-
bosset in Vineyard Sound, and S. S. Bickmore in Hyannis
Harbor, Mass.; in charge of construction of draw pro-
tection at the bridge across Taunton River, Somerset,
Mass.; to supervise the construction of bridge at Oster-
ville, Mass.; member of Board of Engineer Officers to con-
sider and report upon the subject of the harbor lines of the
Port of Boston.

In charge of the improvement of Humboldt Harbor and
In charge of the improvement of the Sac.
Bay, Cal.
ramento, Feather, San Joaquin, and Mokelumne Rivers,
and Petaluma Creek, Cal. In charge of examination of
survey of Mokelumne River, Cal. Member of Boards of
Engineer Officers to consider and report upon the subject
of the harbor lines of San Francisco and San Diego har-
bors and adjacent waters; of Humboldt Bay, and at San
Pedro, Cal.; on improvement of Humboldt Harbor, Cal.,
and to examine and investigate the mining-débris ques-
tion in the State of California, etc. Member of Board of
Officers for the examination for promotion of certain
officers of the Corps of Engineers. Engineer twelfth
light-house district.

Detached; Engineer first and second light-house districts.
In charge of the defensive works at Fort Stevens, Oreg., and
Canby, Wash. In charge of the improvement of the Canal
at the Cascades, Oregon, mouth of the Columbia River, the
Lower Columbia River, Oregon, and Wash., Willamette
River above Portland, and Lower Willamette River below
Portland, and Youngs and Klaskuine rivers, Oregon, and
of the Cowlitz River, Wash. In charge of examination
of Lower Willamette and Columbia, Willamette, Lower
Columbia, and Lewis and Clarks rivers, Yamhill River
from mouth to McMinnville, and Youngs Bay Channel,
Oregon, Grays River, and Columbia River from mouth of
Willamette to Vancouver, Deep, Skamakawa and Crooked
rivers, and Grays River, for snagging, Wash. In charge
of survey of Willamette River at Clackamas Rapids,
Ross Island, and Corvallis, Lower Willamette and Co-
lumbia rivers, Yamhill River from mouth to McMinnville,
and Lewis and Clarks River, Oregon, Columbia River from
mouth of Willamette to Vancouver, and Grays River, for
In charge of re-
snagging, Wash. In charge of water gauges on the Co-
lumbia River from Astoria to the bar.
moval of wreck of the Sylvia de Grasse from the channel
of the Columbia River opposite Upper Astoria, Oregon.
To supervise the construction of bridge across the Colum-
bia River near Vancouver, Wash. Member of Boards of
Engineer Officers to examine and investigate the mining-
débris question in the State of California, etc.; to con-

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Thomas H. Handbury..

James C. Post.......

James F. Gregory
Henry M. Adams

sider and report on the subject of the harbor lines at Portland, and at Astoria Harbor; and on harbor of refuge at Port Orford, Oregon; to formulate and submit a project for improving the mouth of Siuslaw River, Oregon; and on ship canal to connect Lakes Union, Wash., and Samamish with Puget Sound. Engineer thirteenth light-house district. Detached; military attaché to the United States legation at London. Witnessed a series of trials on the firing grounds near Buckau and Tangerhutte, September 22-27, 1890, by the firm of Grusonwerk, Magdeburg-Backau, Germany. Detached; Engineer secretary of the Light-House Board. On sick leave of absence.

In charge of the third division, Office of the Chief of Engineers. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers to examine and report what changes and additions are required in the Muscle Shoals Canal system, and on improving the entrance to Galveston Harbor, Tex.

Chas. E. L. B. Davis. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Manistique

James B. Quinn

and Cedar River, Mich., Menomonee, Oconto, Pensaukee, Green Bay, Ahnapee, Kewaunee, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Port Washington, Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha, Wis., and Waukegan, Ill. In charge of harbors of refuge at Milwaukee Bay, Wis., and at entrance to Sturgeon Bay Canal, Lake Michigan, Mich. In charge of the improvement of Menomonee River, Mich. and Wis., south outlet of Lake Winnebago, and removing sand bar at outlet of Fond du Lac River, and of the rivers Fox and Wisconsin, Wis. In charge of water-level observations on Lake Michigan. Member of Board of Engineer Officers to investigate and report upon the alleged obstruction of navigation by a bridge over the Chicago River at Chicago, Ill.

In charge of the improvement of the harbors of Duluth, Grand Marais, Agate Bay, Minn., Superior Bay on Lake Superior, St. Louis Bay, and Ashland, Wis., Ontonagon, Eagle Harbor, and Marquette, Mich., harbor of refuge at Grand Marais, Mich., and of Minnesota Point at Superior, Wis. In charge of examination of St. Louis River, Minn. and Wis., Allonez Bay and Nemadji River, for a distance of 4 miles above its mouth, Wis. In charge of survey of St. Louis River, Minn.; resurvey of Marquette Harbor, and resurvey and relocation of harbor line in Portage Lake, Houghton County, Mich. In charge of water-level observations on Lake Superior. In charge of the establishment and maintenance of harbor lines in Portage Lake, Mich. To exercise supervision over construction of bridge across the St. Louis River between the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin. In charge of the defensive works at Forts Jackson, St. Philip, Livingston, Pike, Macomb, Tower Dupré, Battery Bienvenue, and Tower at Proctorsville, La. In charge of the improvement of the Amite River and Bayou Manchac, Tickfaw, Tchefuncte, and Bogue Falia rivers, mouth and passes of Calcasieu River, bayous Terre Bonne and Courtableau, and Bayou Teche from mouth to St. Martinsville, La. ; harbor at Sabine Pass, Blue Buck Bar, and Neches River, Tex., and Sabine River, La. and Tex., Bayou Plaquemine, for securing a navigable channel up to Plaquemine Dike, and of Bayou La Fourche, La. In charge of survey of Mermenton

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James B. Quinn

River, including its tributaries and course through Lake
Arthur and Grand Lake to the Gulf of Mexico, La., and
examination of Bayou Carlin, La., and Sabine River, Tex.
In charge of removal of wreck of bark Bruce, in the harbor
of Ship Island, Miss. To report upon the depth and width
of a channel secured and maintained by jetties at the
mouth of the Mississippi River. Member of Board of En-
gineer Officers to consider and report upon the harbor
lines of Portage Lake, Mich.; at Duluth, Minn., the Bay
of St. Louis, Superior Bay, and adjacent waters; on im-
proving the harbor at Sabine Pass, Tex.; and upon a pro-
ject for a lock at the mouth of Bayou Plaquemine, La.
Engineer seventh and eighth light-house districts.

Daniel W. Lockwood.. In charge of the improvement of Little Kanawha, Guyan

Ernest H. Ruffner...

CAPTAINS.

John C. Mallery
Clinton B. Sears..

dotte, and Buckhannon rivers, W. Va., Big Sandy River and Tug Fork of Big Sandy River, W. Va. and Ky.; of the Kentucky, Tradewater, Green, and Barren rivers; Levisa Fork of Big Sandy River, and Rough River from mouth to Hartford, and of Licking River from Farmers to West Liberty, Ky. In charge of examination of Russell Fork of Big Sandy River, Green River above the mouth of Big Barren River, and Big Barren River above Bowling Green, Ky. In charge of removal of wreck of a barge in Kentucky River below Lock No. 2. To exercise supervision over the construction of the proposed road of the Carrollton or Lock No. 1 Turnpike Company through the land of the United States at Lock No. 1, Kentucky River; of bridges across the Kentucky River at or near Tyrone and near the mouth of Tates Creek; across the North Fork of Kentucky River above Beattyville, Ky.; and of two bridges across the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River above Catlettsburg, Ky. Member of Board of Engineer Officers to examine and report upon plans for a bridge proposed to be built across Great Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va.; on bridge across West Channel of Ohio River at Bridgeport, Ohio; to consider and report upon the subject of harbor lines at Pittsburg, Pa., and on the Ohio to Davis Island Dam; on both sides of the Ohio River from the upper end of Martins Ferry to the city of Bellaire, Ohio; and at Cincinnati, including the Licking River between its mouth and the bridge of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad; the dam to be built in the Big Sandy River near Louisa, Ky.; and a lock, dam, and abutment at Lock and Dam No. 1, Cumberland River. In charge of the improvement of the Mississippi River between Des Moines Rapids and the mouth of the Illinois River. In charge of examination of the Mississippi River at Warsaw, Ill. Members of Boards of Engineer Officers to establish the harbor lines in Quincy Bay, Ill; to consider and report upon a project for closing Hickory Chute, Mississippi River, and upon the reopening of Willow Slough, Mississippi River.

ENG 91-30

Detached; Engineer fifth and sixth light-house districts. Commanding Company A, Battalion of Engineers. Instruction in submarine mining at the U. S. Engineer School. Inspecting the troops of the Pennsylvania National Guard at Mount Gretna, Pa., July 23 to 27, 1890. Member of general court-martial convened at Willets Point, N. Y., September 11, 1890. In temporary command of Post of Willets Point, N. Y., May 19 to June 3, 1891.