The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-10-10
Number A.

luNe HotnlHg 10 conteHu against Dut Tue allu-
; vial soil, held together against the force of the
F.; current by roots and trunks Of trees that have
, embedded and grown under The surface Of the
: earth, and the rapidly with which the bed Of
: the river can be made to fill up. Had we rocks
and hard clay TO contend against, then the I'M
dertaking would be much more to be drcadcd
but such is not the case; we have every ad-
vantage that we could wish. Let the reader
, take down his map, for moment, and examine
the extent of country through which Pearl rv-
er passes, from its TO its mouth, and see,
also, the number of rivers that empty in to it,
Of themselves, nayigable for a considerable
9 distance; and will he not at once see, that
! there must be an immense body of water fow-
ing down the current of this river. From the
! junction of the Nonniwoiya and Bogue Cbitto,
which form the Pearl proper, to the Lake, tho
distance, by wafer, is supposed to be between
f eight and nine hundred miles. From the Juno
ton If the rivers mentioned above, to Jackson;
, Pearl receives the waters Of the Yellow But
cha Yockanokany and Tuscalametah; TWO, if
not all, of which have been declared navga-
BILE; besides numbers of large creeks which l
Pearl receives the addition of Strong river, Sill
yer creek, Bogue Chitto river, besides great
number Of large creeks, as above Jackson. 1t
is not necessary for me to farther multiply
words, to show that Pearl river is not that sim
~ significant stream that il has been asserted by
some to be- The impression has got into tho
Il minds Of persons at distance, as well as some
mo- hat fayp al
III and condemned steamboats, have been sunk in
Pearl, that ali boats that attempt to navigate it
& must meet with the same fate, but such is not
"a the case. The steamboat Denmark made her
$ regular ps fGon, New Orleans 10 Jackson. and
"a above, Tor two or three years, without meeting
III with any serious accident, and realized hand
n some profit 10 her owners She was new
boat when she came to the river. 1t is q well
kknown fact that several steamboats, were run
lining on this river before the rail road was com
Ipleted to Jackson. A fter that was accomplish
ed, what was the resultl The result is, that it
drove the steamboats, fom the river, which, if
they had continued to run, it would doubtless
have been cleaned out, and steamers seen al
most daily, during boating seasons, making
their way from and to New Orleans, freighted
r with supplies for our country, and, also, with
our cotton. Will any man suppose, that the
freights would at this time have been half as
much as they now are from New Orleans to
jackson? True, the rail road is temporary
advantage to the immediate neighborhood
through which it passes; but what advantage
has it been to the country above and below
Jackson! The advantage is this: that by stop
ping the navigation of the river, instead of
hourishing towns that would meet the eye of
the passer-by, you now behold, with few ex-
ceptons, nothing save an old rickety cotton
shed, that has not been used, probably, since
steamboats, left the river, and thousands of
acres of fertile land, that now would have been
producing its hundreds Of bales of cotton, and
worth from five to six dollars per acre, now
scarce bringing government money, when sold,
which is seldom the case. Were you to travel
on the river, you would think the country thro'
r which you passed was almost entire wilder
ness, and. in fact, such is mostly the case, inn
mediately on the river, from the fact, that it
has generally been supposed the liver could
, not be naygated, the settlers prefcrring to make
farms where the timber was not go heavy.
viii beg leave, Mr.. Editor to suggest, If it
r meet the appreciation of the public, that in or
der to cause this great measure to commence
that time be set apart to hold public meetings
at the most conspic points on the river, say
| Philadelphia, Carthage, Jackson, Georgetown'
, Monticello, Columbia, and Pennington, when
the people can be called together, and fully
III
suit to them, should the undertaking be accom-
plishcd--lorm committees of correspondence,
cause an accurate survey of the meanderings of
the river, and the most practicable cuto1s TO be
made i n order to sraighten the river, sc. &c.
/ all of which, TO be reported at general meet
/ ing in your city; at which time and place, 9TH
/ er actions could be had. would also say that
/ if we can avail ourselves of anything by the
alternate sections of land set apart, BY Con-
/ gress, Cor the purpose Of improving the Pearl,
we should seize upon the golden moment
/ We night work the river as we do our roads
| Big Black having been much improved in this
way; in fact, there are many ways to bring a.
bout this desirable object; all tat is necessa-
~ is prompt and immediate action, without
whichit will never be accomplished.
1 hope that you will still persist in making
| the improy cmeHt at the ''IIorse Shoe Lake.,
as, It's general utility must be evident to every
man not Influenced by sef-interest. After
ProPoundiug the following questions to your
citizens, shall bring my remarks TO a close
for the prcsent:--ls there any place on the NV
er that would be more benefited by the increas-
ed trade than jackson, should the necessary
Improvements be made Would it not bring
great portion of trade to your city that now
goes to New Orleans, from below your town, if
they had the necessary facilities to get then
cotton there! If the Railroad is completed to
Brandon, which many SUPPOSE would take
great deal Of trade to the above named place,
that now goes TO Jackson, would il not be obvi-