CONTRACT IN FORCE DURING FISCAL YEAR. Contractor: Seattle Bridge Company. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. Everett is in the collection district of Puget Sound, and is a subport of entry. Three ocean-going steamers, with an aggregate gross tonnage of 6,248 tons, and 11 sound and river steamers, with an approximate gross tonnage of 800 tons, were engaged in traffic. One shipyard, one flour mill, one saw mill, and one shingle mill, were added to the industries during the year. IMPROVEMENT OF SWINOMISH SLOUGH, WASHINGTON. No work was done during the year and no funds were expended except for inspection owing to the small balance available. Money statement. July 1, 1900, balance unexpended.. June 30, 1901, amount expended during fiscal year July 1, 1901, balance unexpended... [Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, in addition to the balance unexpended July $4,591. 07 17.50 4,573. 57 47,000.00 1, 1901: For works of improvement.. $47,000.00 For maintenance of improvement 10,000.00 57,000.00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sundry civil act of June 4, 1897, and of section 7 of the river and harbor act of 1899. 150,000,000 feet B. M. of logs were towed through Swinomish Slough during the year. X X 9. IMPROVEMENT OF OKANOGAN RIVER, WASHINGTON. Early in November, 1900, a small force was organized to resume work of improvement on the lower part of the river. Active operations began November 10 and were continued to the close of December, the working force and the tools and outfit being carried on Government barges. The work was principally at Crazy Rapids and at Rapids Nos. 18 and 20. About 1,145 bowlders were removed. A considerable amount of rock removal by blasting was done. A wing dam was built near Rapid No. 20 and posts were set at Rapid No. 18 for the assistance of vessels in ascending the rapid. At the close of work plant and property were secured and placed in charge of a watchman. The results of the season's work were permanently beneficial to navigation, though the effect was of course only local. Money statement. July 1, 1900, balance unexpended . June 30, 1901, amount expended during fiscal year July 1, 1901, balance unexpended [Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project .. $2,125. 63 1,895. 42 230. 21 15,000.00 15,000.00 Act of March 3, 1899 APPROPRIATION. $15,000 X X 10. IMPROVEMENT OF PEND OREILLE RIVER, WASHINGTON. No work was done and no funds were expended under this appropriation during the year owing to the small balance available. Money statement. July 1, 1900, balance unexpended July 1, 1901, balance unexpended Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project_... $1,260. 29 1,260. 29 20,000.00 10, 000. 00 Act of March 3, 1899. APPROPRIATION. $10,000 COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. The following statistics are furnished by Capt. J. W. Cusick, of the steamer Volunteer: One river steamer, with a gross tonnage of 40 tons and draft of 30 inches, was engaged in traffic. Fifteen hundred passengers were carried. X X II. IMPROVEMENT OF KOOTENAI RIVER, IDAHO, BETWEEN BONNERS FERRY AND THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY LINE. The only appropriation for this work was made in the river and harbor act of June 3, 1896. No work was done and no expenditures were made during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1901. An examination of the Kootenai River between Jennings, Mont., and the international boundary line, a length of about 80 miles, was authorized by the emergency river and harbor act of June 6, 1900. This examination was made by Capt. Harry Taylor, Corps of Engineers, the local engineer, and report submitted under date of June 21, 1900. It was the opinion of Captain Taylor, concurred in by the division engineer and the Chief of Engineers, that this portion of the Kootenai River was not worthy of further improvement by the Government for the reason that on account of improved railroad facilities navigation on the river had practically ceased. I therefore recommend the discontinuance of appropriations for that part of the Kootenai River between Jennings, Mont., and the international boundary line, Idaho and Montana. Three steamers were engaged in traffic on the Kootenai River, with aggregate gross tonnage of 396 tons. One hundred passengers were carried. Three million seventy-three thousand feet B. M. of logs were towed on the river. The above commercial statistics were furnished by the collector of customs at Great Falls, Mont., and the postmaster at Bonners Ferry, Idaho. X X 12. IMPROVEMENT OF FLATHEAD RIVER, MONTANA. Snagging operations were carried on with a hired boat during portions of the months of September and October, 1900. About 280 snags were taken out, and a large jam of driftwood was removed from the channel between Demarsville and Flathead Lake, a distance of about 27 miles. The only steamer of consequence now navigating this river has a draft of 24 inches. Flathead River is not connected with any navigable water outside the State of Montana. Its navigation is a matter of local interest only, and is of very limited extent. For these reasons I deem the river unworthy of further improvement by the Government, and I recommend the discontinuance of appropriations for this purpose. |