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1. Serial Set 2922
Description
A collection of images, documents, and maps relating to the Columbia River Basin and other Western U.S. water resources.
2. Report of The Chief of Engineers 1889
Description
Volume II, Part I consists of the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army published in 1889. The Report lists various waterway construction projects including descriptions of their progress and budgetary information.
3. Columbia River Highway
Description
20 p. An offprint of the journal Contracting, this pamphlet contains four reprints of articles and photographs previously published in the summer of 1916. Three articles are reprinted from Contracting, and the fourth, by Henry Bowlby, is reprinted from American Forestry. The articles and black and white photographs describe in brief the impetus for and history of the building of the Columbia River Highway and show the scenic beauties to be viewed from the road. There seems be be some advertisement for Warrenite, a road surface placed over macadam roads, which was used on the Highway. Both general description and more specific information about contracts, engineering, and construction history are contained in the articles.
4. Great Training Jetty at the Mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon
Description
2 p. A journal article giving some history and financial information, as well as a great deal of construction detail, for the jetty built at the mouth of the Columbia River. The work of the pile-driver and use of railroad cars to carry construction supplies on the miles-long trestle are described. Messrs. M. J. Kinney and Robert Gibson are thanked for the accompanying illustrations and data used in the article. The five photographs show lowering of "mattresses" at the end of the jetty; a train load of rock starting its run out; loading rock onto the dump-cars at the jetty dock; the jet pile-driver used in constructing the trestle; and dumping rocks after the "mattresses" have been lowered.
5. Serial Set 3199
Description
A collection of images, documents, and maps relating to the Columbia River Basin and other Western U.S. water resources.
6. Report of The Chief of Engineers 1914
Description
A collection of images, documents, and maps relating to the Columbia River Basin and other Western U.S. water resources.
7. Message of the President of the United States and Accompanying Documents, to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Fortieth Congress
Description
15 items, A collection of images, documents, and maps relating to the Columbia River Basin and other Western U.S. water resources.
8. Great Jetty Works at the Mouth of the Columbia River
Description
1 p. A brief discussion of the jetty and channel work at the mouth of the Columbia River. A quote is taken from the report of T. W. Symons of the United States Engineers, giving technical, contractual, and financial information, estimates, and costs. The entire news brief is cited as being taken originally from the Pacific Lumberman.
9. Longest Jetty in the World
Description
1 p. The news brief gives a short history of the building of the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. It gives some technical details related to construction, and praises the engineers for the fact that though the work was first-rate, the cost was far below the original estimate. The article is cited as being from American Contractor.
10. Serial Set 3078
Description
A collection of images, documents, and maps relating to the Columbia River Basin and other Western U.S. water resources.
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