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Bar at entrance to harbor at Yaquina Bay, Oregon. Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of the examination of harbor at Yaquina Bay, Oregon, with a view of obtaining 25 feet of water at mean low water upon the bar at the entrance

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United States. Congress. House of Representatives. Committee on Rivers and Harbors

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In 1892, the bar at the entrance of Yaquina Bay was 14 feet deep at low tide. Requests to deepen the entrance to 25 feet came from local residents, including supporters of T. Egenton Hogg's Oregon Pacific Railroad, which had its terminus on the bay at Yaquina. The request to...

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Yaquina Bay and Willamette and Yamhill Rivers, Oregon

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United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce

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Discusses appropriations for engineering projects in Yaquina Bay, the Willamette River and the Yamhill River. Money was appropriated for continuing improvement of the Yaquina Bay jetties, for a "snag boat" and to build dikes on the Willamette River, and for a lock and dam on the Yamhill River.

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Preliminary examination of Yaquina Bay, Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with letter of the Chief of Engineers, report of a preliminary examination of Yaquina Bay, Oregon

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors

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Reports on a study to consider increasing the depth of the channel at the entrance to Yaquina Bay. Recommends against further channel deepening. "In my opinion it is beyond the power of man to make it into a harbor of sufficient capacity for deep-draft ships engaged in foreign commerce, or...

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In the Senate of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of War, in response to a resolution of the Senate February 1, transmitting a report on the improvement of the entrance of Yaquina Bay, Oregon

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United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce

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In 1892, the Senate Committee on Commerce requested the original 1880 survey reports on Yaquina Bay be furnished to them. The 1880 documents are included in this report.

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Deeper water on Yaquina Bay, Oregon

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors

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Report to accompany House Resolution 8938. Improvements to the entrance to Yaquina Bay had produced a depth of 14 feet at low water at the bar. Greater depth was desired. This bill authorizes a survey to study the problem and estimate costs of deepening the entrance to the harbor.

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Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in response to the resolution of the 5th instant, a report on the improvements of the entrance to Yaquina Bay, Oregon

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United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce

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Reports on work on jetties at the entrance to Yaquina Bay. The south jetty was considered complete about November 1, 1889, but settling and scour caused a need for more reinforcement. The north jetty was about 1/3 complete. Estimates costs. The goal at the time was for the channel to...

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