The Arkansas advocate., 1834-02-21
777--7777'777l7 NO. .46.


 humber 10 Dc 24l. In this part of the riy- CT, the steam boat Spy struck a snag, about the first of April last. and was lost. From Tort Smlth 10 Little Rock, the number oi snags is 502. and from Little Rock to the mouth of White river, 1856. Tn fhe Ar- kansas, below the cut-oa. lhe number k 50, making the whole numbof, 2, 46, which at eigllt dollars a-piece, would amount 10
 sslz,l92 na;; ;;;ss..aa ;;;ss.a ts tis ulsluIFt for coF- tingeneios. 2,soS co, and We have fer the
 whole cost ot removing lllo snags, %2o.- 0G0,oe0.
 hfsse marked sii iiie sketches thrco oe I four piaees where cypress stunips occur ii the ciiannei; they arc considered lnore dan.
 gefous than sfaaes. and lIs.. t, their removal is included ill tlio proceeding estj.
 mate. If the snag boats should be Grd,I- ecd to the Arkansas, 1 would reco.ornend that the usual channel to Little Rock should
 first be cleared out, and ilai, of that pars. the worst bends should be first ronleslied.
 In fhis way ihe navigationw in tho short est tnnc receive the greatest benefit, and afterwards the othef paEts of the river sea.. be cleared insreguiar succession.
 II Hili he perceived that III this estimate have made no provision fer cutting inc timber from the falIing banks. Should this De thought advisable siyi tss,e department, is might require, to do ii ihoroifah,v from Cantonment Gibson te tho i1nililf. fhs.t cbon- ping should be done over surface of,,,iv- 1 alent to one, say 2oo miles in length I'y 50 yards in breadth, or 3,636 acres, which for falling the trees from the river. and detaeh- Ing the principal branches from tho trunk. to prevent ihe tree from lodging on the bot. tom when foated of by high water, mich. cost SIX dollars per acre, or for the whole, l $2l,slo 0o. Atpresent, however, should not recommend this measure, unless the question ot It's efficacy Is considered as. hasng been sufficiently settled by the ex penence on the Mississippi. Jhe obiec- tons winch are argued against ii there, ap- l ply with still more farce efi t;iiis silaitower l waters of the Arkansas. have made care. tal inquiries on the subject, and have found q decided feeling against the plan. in the
 mlnd of every steam boat captain and pilot
 with whom have consersed. II is ale. s that the stllnps of tI.s s,sst < rrs,s,s ssass fsaaltnss essss ssAtassssh sst
 t,,s' s ss "s % asissca ny inc force q lhs Q current down to the shallow bars below, n when, sitting flat on the bottom of the riv-
 CT, and solidly embedtledin the mud, with D the stump partltp, they become much mora [, dangerous than sDugs, because they yield Q less to the force of blow from a steam 6 boat, and because they arc concealed uH.s : der the water. Ihe pilots generally say e that, as choice of evils, they prefer that v the trees should fall into the river arheie, e in order that the small portion of then, e which become snags may be seen, and a. e voiled, until the snaS boats in their regular F trips can pull them uRssand remove them l. out of the way. This is question which my own observation does not enable me to 7 decide, but at least ii seems certain that, F from the rapid cncroachments which tho $ Arkansas makes ill its falling banks, clenr- $ ing off the timber for width of 50 yards d would be but a partial remedy, and itsiDight D not be worth what il would cost.
 Y As the general result of my examination Is would respectfully recommend 10 the ds- to partment to issue instructions to the super y intendent of the improvements on the Chic r. and Mississippi rivers to commence tht in improvement of the Arkansas, by the re ill raoyal of the snags, sawyers, suhlscn log r- and cypress stufnps, and to progress wit l. if, at such times, and with such force ant e, machinery, as he shall judge. fiji. conslstent of iy with the terms of the law making th in present appropriation, mil the .fll.ele sAa4 l. be completed, or tho appropriation exhaust le cd. at In conclusion, l beg to express my olt H. gations to tbe many gentlemen who have
 with so much readiness, furnished me vii " most of the information embraced Ill thl IT, report and inc accompanying sketches. have the honor to Ie, very
 = Respectfully. your obedient servant, nv T. $. BROWN, T. I.nuE II Goaa1s of ELi Lio.inceIa.