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REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. D. C. HOUSTON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Thames River, Conn., 521; New London Harbor, Conn., 525; Con-
necticut River, Mass. and Conn., 527; Clinton Harbor, Conn., 538; New Haven
Harbor, Conn., 540; breakwater at New Haven, Conn., 544; Milford Harbor, Conn.,
548; Housatonic River, Conn., 551; Bridgeport Harbor, Conn., 555; Black Rock
Harbor, Conn., 558; Southport Harbor, Conn., 561; Norwalk Harbor, Conn., 562;
Stamford Harbor, Conn., 564; Port Chester Harbor, N. Y., 567; Mamaroneck Har-
bor, N. Y., 569; Echo Harbor, New Rochelle, N. Y., 570; New Rochelle Harbor,
N. Y., 572; East Chester Creek, N. Y., 574; Greenport Harbor, N. Y., 577; Port
Jefferson Harbor, N. Y., 578; Flushing Bay, N. Y., 581; removing sunken vessels
or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 583.

APPENDIX F.

REPORT OF MR. WILLIAM F. SMITH, UNITED STATES AGENT.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Maurice River, N. J., 738; Wilmington Harbor, Del., 739; ice-har-
bor at New Castle, Del., 740; Duck Creek, Del., 741; Saint Jones River, Del., 742;
Mispillion Creek, Del., 743; Broadkiln River, Del., 744; Indian River, Del., 744; in-
land water-way from Chincoteague Bay, Va., to Delaware Bay, at or near Lewes,
Del., 745; Susquehanna River above and below Havre de Grace, Md., 746; Chester
River at Kent Island Narrows, Md., 747; Corsica Creek, Md., 747; Choptank River,
Md., 748; Nanticoke River, Del., 749; Broad Creek, Del., from its mouth to Laurel,
750; Wicomico River, Md., 751; Upper Thoroughfare between Deil's Island and the
mainland, 751; Pocomoke River, Md., 752; removing sunken vessels or craft ob-
structing or endangering navigation, 753.

REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. PETER C. HAINS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Potomac River at Washington, D. C., 777; reconstruction of the
Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, D. C., 789; bridge across the Eastern Branch of
the Potomac River, D. C., 795; Shenandoah River, W. Va., 804; wharf at Fort
Monroe, Va., 804.
SURVEY.-James Creek Canal, emptying into Anacostia River, D. C., 807.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Channel at Mount Vernon, Va., 813; Neabsco Creek, Va., 814;
Breton Bay, Leonardtown, Md., 815; Nomini Creek, Va., 816; harbor at entrance
of St. Jerome's Creek, Md., 818; Rappahannock River, Va., 819; Totusky River,
Va., 824; Urbana Creek, Va., 825; Mattaponi River, Va., 826; Pamunky River,
Va., 828; York River, Va., 830; Chicahominy River, Va., 832; Staunton River,
Va., 834; Dan River, between Madison, N. C., and Danville, Va., 838; Roanoke
River, N. C., 840; French Broad River, N. C., 843; removing sunken vessels or
craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 845.

EXAMINATION and survey.-Patuxent River, Md., from Benedict to Hill's Land-

ing, 846.

REPORT OF FIRST. LIEUT. FREDERIC V. ABBOT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Charleston Harbor, S. C., 970; Wappoo Cut, S. C., 980; Ashley
River, S. C., 983; Edisto River, S. C., 985; Salkiehatchie River, S. C., 987; remov-
ing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 990.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-North fork of the Edisto River, S. C., in the counties
of Orangeburgh and Lexington, 991; Mosquito Creek, between the South Edisto
and Ashepoo rivers, with a view to connect the South Edisto with the Ashepoo at
or near Fenwick's Island, S. C., 997.

APPENDIX N.

REPORT OF FIRST LIEUT. O. M. CARTER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Savannah Harbor and River, Ga., 1005; Savannah River, between
Savannah and Augusta, Ga., 1026; Savannah River, above Augusta, Ga., 1030;
Romley Marsh, Ga., 1033; Altamaha River, Ga., 1035; Doboy Bar, Ga., 1041; Bruns-
wick Harbor, Ga., 1044; Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla., 1050.

EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Savannah River from Cross Tides above Savannah to

the bar, with a view to obtaining 28 feet of water in the channel, 1056; Jekyl

Creek, Ga., 1073.

REPORT OF MAJ. A. N. DAMRELL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Mobile Harbor, Ala., 1193; Black Warrior River, from Tuscaloosa
to Daniel's Creek, Ala., 1198; Warrior River, Ala., 1200; Tombigbee River, from
Fulton to Vienna, 1204; Tombigbee River, below Vienna, 1206; Noxubee River,
Miss., 1208; Pascagoula River, Miss., 1210; Harbor at Biloxi Bay, Miss., 1214; Pearĺ
River, Miss., between Edinburgh and Carthage, 1216; Pearl River, Miss., from
Jackson to Carthage, 1218; Pearl River, Miss., below Jackson, 1221.
EXAMINATION AND SURVEY.-Tombigbee River, to ascertain what improvement is
necessary to make said river continuously navigable from Vienna, Ala., to Walker's
Bridge, Miss., 1226; survey of the Warrior River below Tuscaloosa; the Tombig-
bee River from its mouth up to Vienna, and from Vienna up to Walker Bridge, 1227.

APPENDIX R.

REPORT OF CAPT. W. L. FISK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
INSPECTION.-Improvement at the South Pass of the Mississippi River, 1229.

APPENDIX S.

REPORT OF CAPT. W. L. FISK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Tchefuncte River and Bogue Falia, La., 1243; Tangipahoa River, La.,
1245; Tickfaw River, La., 1246; Amite River, La., 1247; Bayou La Fourche, La.,
1248; Bayou Terrebonne, La., 1250; Bayou Black, La., 1251; Bayon Teche, La., 1253;
connecting Bayon Teche with Grand Lake at Charenton, La., 1253; Bayon Courta-
bleau, La., 1254; Calcasieu River and Pass, La., 1256; Bayou Pierre, Miss., 1258; Sa-
bine River, La. and Tex., 1259; Neches River, Tex., 1260; Sabine Pass, Tex., 1261.

APPENDIX T.

REPORT OF CAPT. H. S. TABER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Red River above Fulton, Ark., 1375; Little Red River, Ark., 1377;
removing obstructions in Arkansas River, Ark., 1378; Arkansas River, Ark., 1380;
Petit Jean River, Ark., 1400; Fourche River, Ark., 1402; White River, Ark., 1403;
Black River, Ark. and Mo., 1413; St. Francis River, Ark., 1414.

REPORT OF MAJ. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Upper Mississippi River, operations of snag-boats and dredge-boats,
1471; Misisssippi River from Des Moines Rapids to mouth of the Illinois River,
1479; Mississippi River from Saint Paul to Des Moines Rapids, 1480; Des Moines
Rapids, Mississippi River, 1518; operating and care of Des Moines Rapids Canal,
1521; Dry-dock at Des Moines Rapids Canal, 1527; ice-harbor at Dubuque, Iowa.,
1529; harbors of refuge on Lake Pepin, at Lake City, Minn., 1529; harbors of
refuge on Lake Pepin, at Stockholm, Wis., 1532.

REPORT OF MAJ. CHARLES J. ALLEN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Preservation of the Falls of St. Anthony, Minn., 1536; Construction
of lock and dam on the Mississippi River at Meeker's Island, Minn., 1536; Missis-
sippi River above the Falls of St. Anthony, Minn., 1537; reservoirs at headwaters
of the Mississippi River, 1539; Chippewa River, including Yellow Banks, Wis., 1542;
St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn., 1547; Minnesota River, Minn., 1551; Red River of the
North, Minn. and Dak., 1552; construction of lock and dam at Goose Rapids, Red
River of the North, Minn. and Dak., 1555; survey for reservoirs at the sources of
the Mississippi, St. Croix, Chippewa, and Wisconsin rivers, 1555; Missouri River from
Sioux City, Iowa, to Fort Benton, Mont., 1556; Yellowstone River, Mont. and Dak.,

1559.

REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. J. W. BARLOW, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Tennessee River, 1591; French Broad River, Tenn., 1602; Little
Tennessee River, Tenn., 1604; Hiawassee River, Tenn., 1605; Clinch River, Tenn.,
1606; Duck River, Tenn., 1610; Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky., 1611'; South
Fork of Cumberland River, Ky., 1633; Caney Fork River, Tenn., 1634.
EXAMINATION AND Survey.-Obeil's [Obey's] River from the point where improve-
ments have heretofore been made to the mouth of the West Fork, Tenn., 1636;
Bear Creek, Miss. and Ala. [Big Bear Creek, Miss. and Ala.], 1639.

APPENDIX C C.

REPORT OF MAJ. AMOS STICKNEY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Falls of the Ohio and enlargement of Louisville and Portland
Canal, Louisville, Ky., 1723; Indiana Chute, Falls of the Ohio River, 1727; operat-
ing and care of the Louisville and Portland Canal, 1728; Wabash River, Ind. and
III., 1738; White River, Ind., 1745; Tradewater River, Ky., 1747.

APPENDIX D D.

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