NUMBER 41 UNITED STATES ARMY A RESUME OF THE OPERATIONS IN THE FIRST AND SECOND DISTRICTS MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1882-1901 WITH SUPPLEMENT CONTAINING PLATES I To LXXIII BY E. EVELETH WINSLOW 'United States Army WASHINGTON BARRACKS, D. C. CONTENTS Brief Description of the Mississippi River and Its Forces. List of Officers in charge of First and Second Districts. Formation of the Mississippi River Commission, Plans and Policy. Contraction Works, Dikes in Plum Point Reach, 1881-1884. Contraction Works, Dikes in Plum Point Reach, 1885-1892. Contraction Works, Gold Dust Dam, 1893-1900.... Contraction Works, Experimental Triangular Frame Dikes, 1898-1901 Bank Revetment, Early Work at Memphis, 1878-1882... Bank Revetment, Work in Plum Point Reach, 1881-1884. Bank Revetment, Spur Dikes at Memphis, Columbus, Helena, and Bank Revetment, Introduction of Fascine Mattress, 1892. Bank Revetment, General Results and Conclusions.. Bank Revetment, Construction of the present Standard Type of Work; 239-262 263-265 PART IV Levees 266-296 No. 1. Shows caving bank near Caruthersville, April, 1899, looking up- No. 2. Shows caving bank at Caruthersville, 1898, looking downstream. No. 3. Shows caving bank at Caruthersville, 1898, looking downstream No. 4. Shows caving bank at Caruthersville, 1898, looking upstream. No. 5. Shows caving bank at Caruthersville, 1898; view taken near water No. 6. Shows caving bank near Caruthersville, April, 1899. No. 7. Shows cave behind the upper end of the revetment of 1889 at Daniels Point. Taken at low water of 1893. No. 8. Shows different stages of the upper bank revetment... No. 9. Shows construction of fascine mattress at Ashport Bend in 1893.. 139 No. 10. An overhang is made on the mat barge to lap the mat on the No. 11. Shows construction of fascine mattress at Caruthersville, 1898.. No. 12. Shows ballasted mattress built at Osceola Bar, 1900, to repair No. 13. Shows sinking mat at Fletchers Bend in 1899. vs caving bank at Caruthersville, 1898, looking downstream. n's caving bank at Caruthersville, 1898, looking downstream 7 B caving bank at Caruthersville, 1898, looking upstream..... caving bank at Caruthersville, 1898; view taken near water caving bank near Caruthersville, April, 1899..... + cave behind the upper end of the revetment of 1889 at pint. Taken at low water of 1893.. different stages of the upper bank revetment. 141 ballasted mattress built at Osceola Bar, 1900, to repair fascine mattress at Memphis, 1898. 33 137 LIST OF PLATES 1.--Formation of Eddies. (See page 79.) (See page 36.) IV.-Map of Plum Point Reach, 1874. (See pages 39 and 42.) V.-Map of Plum Point Reach, 1880. (See page 48.) VI.-Map of Plum Point Reach, 1881, Showing Project for Contraction Works. (See page 50.) VII.-- Types of Dike Work, Plum Point Reach, 1881 and 1882. (See pages 50 to 52.) VIII.-Dike in Gold Dust Chute, 1882. (See page 53.) IX.--Type of Dike Work, Plum Point Reach, 1883, First Half. (See page 55.) X.-Type of Dike Work, Plum Point Reach, 1883, Second Half. (See page 58.) XI.-Dike in Gold Dust Chute, 1883. (See page 59.) XII.-Dike in Gold Dust Chute, 1884. (See page 61.) XIII.-Type of Dike Work, Plum Point Reach, 1884. (See page 63.) XIV.-Details of Gold Dust Dam. (See page 82.) XV.-Settlement of Gold Dust Dam. (See page 83.) XVI.--Map of Gold Dust Chute, 1900. (See page 88.) XVII.-Map of Gold Dust Dam, 1899 and 1900. (See pages 85 and 88.) XVIII.—Details of Triangular Frame Dikes. (See page 90.) XIX.-Map near Point Pleasant, Mo., 1898. (See page 94.) XX.--Map of Point Pleasant Dikes, 1899 and 1900. (See pages 95 and 96.) XXI.-Dikes at Cherokee. (See pages 60, 97, and 98.) XXII.---Dikes at Ashport Bar, 1900. (See pages 98 and 99.) XXIII.-Dikes at Elmot Bar, 1901. (See pages 99 and 100.) XXIV.-Revetment at Memphis, 1878-1882. (See pages 52, 110, and 116.) XXV.-Screen Dikes at Memphis, 1880. (See page 116.) XXVI.- Details of Mat Construction, Plum Point Reach, 1882-1884. (See pages 118 and 121.) XXVII.-Map of Plum Point Reach, 1883. (See pages 35, 60, and 123.) XXVIII.-Work at Upper Osceola Bar, 1882. (See pages 51, 52, and 123.) XXIX.-Work at Bullerton Bar, 1882. (See page 123.) XXX.-Work at Upper Osceola Bar, 1883, First Half. (See pages 56, 57, and 124.) XXXI.-Work at Upper Osceola Bar, 1883, Second Half. (See pages 60 and 124.) XXXII.- Work at Bullerton Bar, 1883, First Half. (See pages 57 and 124.) XXXIII.--Work at Bullerton Bar, 1883, Second Half. (See pages 60 and 125.) XXXIV.-Work at Osceola Bar, 1884. (See pages 62, 125, and 126.) XXXV.-Work at Bullerton Bar and Plum Point, 1884, (See pages 60, 62, 63, 65, 126, and 127.) XXXVI.-Work at Fletchers Bend, 1884. (See page 128.) XXXVII.-Sketches Showing Growth of Memphis Sand Bar. (See page 162.) XXXVIII.-Details of Memphis Dikes. (See page 179.) |