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<br />MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY, KA~S., TO FLORENCE, NEBR.
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<br />the 1l00,thern limits of Flol'encl', Xe),r., is not aJ\'isaLle to any gl'ea~er
<br />extent than the continuance of snagging operations, which are cal'ned
<br />on unc1l'1' existing appropriations.
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<br />C. McD. TOWNSEND,
<br />Colonel, Corps of Engineers.
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<br />r Fol' I'Pport of the Boanl of Engineers for Ri\'ers anll Harhors see
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<br />LI-:TTFH Ot" ROAHU OF FIKE ASll WATER CO~IMISt:iIOI"OERS.
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<br />KA"SAS CITY. ~Io.. .4p/'il 15. If/I.;.
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<br />DEAR I'lIR: I hll,'e rl'cei\'ed yuur circular letter. dnted the 8th illstallt. :Isk.
<br />ins for r€'l'tnlll Infol'InatiuH, which I om glad to furni~h to the limit Ill' Ill~'
<br />power.
<br />In answer to ~'ollr flrst (IUestlon-the nel'esslt~- of the illll,,'o\'emellt-I wi'h
<br />to ell)} YOllr c1el':Il'lmellt'~ IY.lI'ticl.IlHr attentJon tl) the fnet thilt 1l.Jt'1"l~ i:-\ ;1!lnl1T
<br />4 llIi1e~ of tlH~ 7\llssoul'i Riycr on the Kansas side, not within tll{-' lilllil:-, of
<br />KilH:->a~ t'it~.. Kall:-<., :111(1 Clay Count,!', :\-10.. Oil tile other side of the rirf'r.
<br />to whitlJ tlIPI'P.' is no attentioB ~\'pn ill this illlp1"o\'emellt. The lIorth lilli' of
<br />Knnsl1s City. Kans., on the Missouri Ui\'er. Is but a llIllf mile or sn :1110"0' lh'
<br />month of tile l\.illl~l:'l Rin.'I". :llltl Wl' !'tl'il,:e the line of KRn~aR ("it\'. 1\.:111:'..
<br />fig-atoll up the )Ji!o'soul'f ni\'er ahout ;) 1I~i1e8 :It the Qnilldaro l'lIIl1J1illi ~I:l[inll,
<br />Kall~a~ Cit;\". K:IIl~., ha\'ing hPlle\'olt'nt.l)' taken 0111' W;ltl'" pl;lllt illlo !\Il,jt'
<br />dt,y. so :l~ to fO..~eure more tllxntioll out of us. Kansas Ci1;\", )In.. i:-l ,il;lll~'
<br />Intereste,1 In this stretch of ri\'er.
<br />There is a good rcn~tte(l bank on tbe Mi:-;SOlll'i sllh\ but thl'l"t' is flll i...:lcllul
<br />uboye the moutl1 of tlJc l(aw River. HntI while your harhor lhw j:-; oB tlit'
<br />east side or tbnt JSJllI)(l, tbe cJ1ClI.llleJ is more thnn or,liJl.lIl'iJ,Y OJ} tJIl~ wp:-ll ~ilh'.
<br />K:lnSlIS City, Mo., will hllve to Install an additiona} water plaut IJI'fol'" """,)'
<br />3'el1rs. as the growth of the elt~. will reqnlre it.
<br />"~bi1e we con protect without (l:Ingcr in our own State, l1n\'illg iI l'en'lllll'llr
<br />f:lread~' constructed by ,the Burlington un tbf' ~lis.soHrl slue. We WO\lld lH'
<br />Iiallle for trespass nnd 1111 to III liti;.:atlun with t.he owners 011 the Killl"'" ,i,I,"
<br />\\~l' \1:1re Hot \1lH1c:rtnl~e to ,10 thi~ of our own \'ollUon. I hope f;,(lIl\(~tilllt' tn
<br />UP allle In t'llll\'illec the PII;.:llIcerin~ (}f'lliIl'tlllent H[Hl the CongTPf-il'5 of lilt' 1'llill'll
<br />~tillt.S that in :lny sCl.JpllIe of illl)lI'(IH'lllellt Oil t.he lippeI' rl\'{~l' :lho\'(~ tllp h:lW-
<br />thi:-; pieCe of rin.:,!" ~holll(\ he attf'u(\Pll to-is l:lrg-el~' in thp lnh'1"C'!-:t:-l (If 11:1\ i~.l'
<br />tion anll inci(lplltnl1;\- fo!" Ull' hQnefH of l'l1n~:ls City, ~Ill.. when tlu'y :Uf'
<br />1'C'i1f1y to install H new intnkp. nud low-Hel'\'l('e station.
<br />In fln~\\"('r to ,\"0111' ~("'('ollll (JlIP~tiOIl as to dellth required, will ~ny 1 Idln\\'
<br />1I11tliillg- of the IH'Ct'H~ity for a deep ri\'el'. ...\s an -en;:illppr, I h:no\\' th:l1 Iht>
<br />g-l't~<It('1' tilt' llf'pth, llll' ;,!l't':Ih'r the eXllPnflitnre lleces~nl'Y to ,lUain it. 'J'hl'l't'.
<br />ful'(,. if \\"1' hllll -t ff:>l't ht'low t.hf' low-watE'r murk, Rhollt R f('f't Oil till' rin'f
<br />J;'tl 11 I:t', I thillk it b Hlllla\"igatioll will require on tile lI]1j1pr rhel". In it~ 11I'\'~\J1'
<br />COllililiOI1 flie ~1I:t:.:-huilt ~PI'\'It:e that ~~ou JlIl\'e bef'1l ghillg' 118 i:-; suffkif"ut.
<br />I thillk that W(~ will (l('v~lop ri,'el' ullvig-ntion a8 fal' ilS L~'lor('I1C:t', \l'hr..
<br />without flll'UWI' iIllJH'OH~Illf'llt, except, po!o\sihl:v, ~ome of tho:-;c l"PII('hr~ ;lllll hl,wl:"
<br />ill t lit' lIP11t'1' I'h'pr. with ",,'hie'h I om not f:ll11ill:ll'.
<br />The )ll't'~l'llt cotllUlen'l' Oil the l'h'pr ahon? ]\.UlI!-::lS City. ;\In.. I (':111 III It ;.:::i\"t'
<br />nllY opinillll of. I 1,IlOW tll:It ot present the hulk of the !'llJlplip.s of :lhllll
<br />lIull 1iUH!, p():o:.~ihl,v rl,OOO tons, tlwt we receive, comes fl'oUl tlw deillil \' Ill' :o:r.
<br />Louis allll the :\lifo:si8~iJl1Ji Hirer helow 8t.. Louis. l.'hese ('uIlltl bp tll'li\"t'l'eO
<br />at nbollt thl"t'f!-qllRrtcrs of thp presp.nt 1reh;ht rntes, or l}(Itter. ot. (~lIilltl:lr(l
<br />Stiltion. ahollt "; miles i1bOH~' the mouth of the Kaw without fllrthf'l' illlpn)\,P'
<br />m('ut of t.he l'i\'t:~I', except in the vicinity of the Isl:tnd tlwt I :-;pt':lI, of :11111111
<br />1 mile aho\'e the mouth of the ({aw.
<br />The Kan"lls Cit)'. Mo.. Hl\'er X:II'Il!ntioll ('n. is now <lelin'ring nt the 1\;11'"''
<br />Cif)' whllrf the re'lnlr<,mellt.s of ({all"''' CIty. Mo.. in tlIe way of flit",. :dnlO
<br />(slIlllunte of aluminulH), wlJicb we 11~f' as n C'oflA'ulnnt ill scttlin~ the IIlIllI of
<br />tlI" ~lIssnllrl lli\'er water. We hA\'e been recel\'lng thAt trum" hy rilll f,.",.,:
<br />the Kansas City municIpal wharf for a ~'ear. ..omin~ froll1 the city of ;;1. 1.0n"
<br />on the :\'11\'i/,:"tioll Co.'s bnrJ;es. We hllve heen recel\'ln~ Iillle hy rll;I. ,,11<1 tbnt
<br />,'ome8. to lhe lle~t of Ill:!" knowledge. f\'Om the ...iclnlty of Ca)le (;Iranl,,"" on
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