Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . ained by driving down green willow stakes at close intervals overthe mattre-ss. A description of the rivei* work executed during the two years justpassed, follows: SACRAMENTO RIVER. CroucJi Lanfliiifj. This ])()int. known also as Howers Kanch, continuesto give concern to the landowners adjacent. Erosion of the bankaround a sharp bend of the river has moved that bank several hundredfeet iidand. washing away many acres of valuabb^ land. Several attempts have been made to ariest th
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . ained by driving down green willow stakes at close intervals overthe mattre-ss. A description of the rivei* work executed during the two years justpassed, follows: SACRAMENTO RIVER. CroucJi Lanfliiifj. This ])()int. known also as Howers Kanch, continuesto give concern to the landowners adjacent. Erosion of the bankaround a sharp bend of the river has moved that bank several hundredfeet iidand. washing away many acres of valuabb^ land. Several attempts have been made to ariest the erosion, but owing toa combination of circumstances—a high bank of friable earth underlaidl)y a stratum of loose gravel situated in th(^ ^Svhirl of a strong cur-rent—requires treatment that will cost more than the immediate bene-ficiaries care to incur. Should the erosion extend to a point wheredanger of a break forming a new channel to the injury of navigationand the destruction of a large area of valuable lands, no doubt coopera-tion can be effected for constructing adequate protective works. PLATE Bank Protection—Weaving the mat.
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