confided to them, and for salaries, traveling, and office expenses, the Commission recommend an appropriation of $150,000. They also renew their previous recommendation that the $15,000 appropriated for a survey of the Missouri River above the Missouri River Falls, at Fort Benton, be made available for the general survey of the river. The recommendations of the Commission for the year ending June 30, 1890, are recapitulated as follows: (1) Appropriation for the improvement of Missouri River from its mouth to Sioux City $1,000,000 (2) Appropriation for surveys and examinations.. (3) Appropriation for office and traveling expenses and salaries of Commissioners 120,000 (4) Re-appropriation for general survey of Missouri River of the item of $15,000 appropriated in the act of July 5, 1884, for survey of river above the falls.. 30,000 15,000 Money statement. July 1, 1887, amount available. Cash received from sales of fuel to officers.. $177,995.86 182.96 178, 178.82 July 1, 1888, amount expended during the fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities.... July 1, 1888, outstanding liabilities.. $155, 637.68 July, 1, 1888, unallotted (appropriation for a survey of the 15,000.00 170,712, 37 July 1, 1888, balance available.... 7,466, 45 Amount appropriated by act of August 11, 1888.. Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1839...... 1, 000, 000, 00 1,007, 466. 45 CHAS. R. SUTER, Lieut. Col. of Engineers, U. S. A., A. MACKENZIE, Major of Engineers, U. S. A. O. H. ERNST, Major of Engineers, U. S. A. G. C. BROADHEAD. Hon. Wм. C. ENDICOTT, Secretary of War. (Through the Chief of Engineers, U. S. A.) List of civilian engineers employed on work of river and harbor improvements in charge of Missouri River Commission from July 1, 1837, to June 30, 1888, inclusive, under the river and harbor appropriation act approved August 5, 1886. [Improving Missouri River from its mouth to Sioux City.J D. C. Humphreys, Lexington, Va*. C. V. Mersereau, Saint Louis, Mo*. Ed. F. Hermanns, Kansas City, Mo Mos. Days. 12 0 $200,00 Saint Louis, Mo. 12 0 200.00 Kansas City, Mo. 12 0 200.00 Saint Joseph, Mo. 1 15 170.00 0 15 162.50) 1 0 0 15 000 ༠་ྲ་ྲ༠སི །ྲ༠༤༠g༠g༠ 145. 00 Saint Louis, Mo. In vicinity of Saint Charles and Saint Louis, Mo. Do. Saint Charles, Mo., and Saint Louis, Mo. Saint Louis, Mo. 150,00 125 00 0 123 150.00 0 15 Do. 0 28 9 * On special surveys. APPENDIX A. ANNUAL REPORT OF SECRETARY MISSOURI RIVER COMMISSION, 1887-'88. MISSOURI RIVER COMMISSION, Saint Louis, Mo., June 30, 1888. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following annual report of the work in charge of the secretary of this Commission, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1888. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Except a little precise leveling no work was done during the year. The gap in triangulation still to be completed is from Fort Leavenworth, Kans., to Trovers Point, Mont., 1,520 miles. The gap to be filled with permanent bench-marks is about 1,787.5 miles, there being intervals still incomplete between Waverly, Mo., and the mouth of the river of 267.5 miles. The precise leveling, above referred to, was done to connect the elevations of the Missouri River permanent bench-marks with the Saint Louis City Directrix. Report to you of November 21, 1887, gives the results, and to it reference is respectfully made. (Hereto appended, marked Appendix A 1.) The list of Missouri River bench-marks, with their descriptions, elevations, etc., was revised, amended, and corrected to date, and an edition of 240 copies printed in May, 1888, at a cost of $0.67 per copy. It is hereto appended marked Appendix A 2. The fleet and plant used for surveys have been cared for on the Kansas City division, being utilized for construction work when so needed. PHYSICAL DATA. The compilation of the data on file has been completed. In addition to the regular ones, 11 monthly cross-sections of the river at the Bismarck, Dak., Bridge have been added to our files. Work has been begun on the preparation for publication of the data of borings made in the Missouri River Valley under various auspices. Tabulations were made of all high-water records on file for all gauges and bridges along the river; also of all known dates of ice closings and openings of the Missouri River and of the Mississippi River at Saint Louis. (Hereto appended.) Yearly gauge sheets for 1886 for twenty regular gauges, with their histories, etc., have been compiled. Gauge records at Blair, Nebr., for 1832-1887, and at Rulo, Nebr., for 1883-1887 have been added to our files. Current gauge hydrographs have been kept up to date. The study showed that mean discharge curves could not be relied on to determine discharge without more information as to the shifting of these curves on the gauge scale. So attention has been directed to a comprehensive collection of such data from various sources. An extended study of river profiles is in progress. By a combination of gauge-readings and slope data it is proposed to fill out profiles of mean high and mean low water, and to show profiles of extreme high waters and of bank elevations; also to show duration and height of high waters above mean high water. Such profiles will be needed in determining the high-water plane called for by letter from Chief of Engineers dated Washington, D. C., April 25, 1888. Mr. Jas. A. Seddon and Mr. R. F. Grady have rendered faithful and efficient service in this department during the year. For further details reference is respectfully made to Mr. Seddon's report, hereto appended (marked Appendix A 3). GAUGES. The following table shows the extent of gauge records at present kept up by the Commission: |