The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-07
Important project. Levees on the
Mississippi and YazOO Rivers.

Mississippi and YazO0 RIVERS
We have been much interested in the
: perusal Of several articles which have re-
Gently appeared in the MississiPPian' advo
eating the policy Of retaining that portion
= of country situated between the MississiP'
pi and YazOo Rivers, and generally known
4 as the " YazOo bottom lands" To enable
our readers to understand more accurately
the extent of the district thus designated
we will quote the following brief extract
from an interesting letter on this subject
addressed to the editors Of the MississiP-
plan by Col. James Seawell Of Memphis,
Tennessee.
"The boundaries of the district embrace
the lands situated between the Mississippi
and YazoO rivers, and extend from the mouth
ofthe latter river to where the late Chick
aSasc and chOctaW boundary line interSecting
the Mississippi riUeT, a few miles above
Noon Lake Pass. Its length is about $50
miles, ana DTeaum 90 miles,
1t is known that these lands are subject
every winter and spring to inundatiOn by
the rise of the rivers principally the
Mississippi between which they are lOca.
ted, and are thereby rendered unsaleable
and valueless. They belong to the United
States and the State of Mississippi, (the
former owning the larger portiOn,) and
their interests urgently demand that effec.
tive measures should be adopted for imme-
diately retaining them. In their present
condition, subject to overflow, and covered
with lakes, marshes &C., they are of no
benefit but, possessing soil Of unbound
ded fertility and durability, they might be
made source of revenue TO the govern.
nent, and ere long comprise the wealth..
st and most desirable portion of our State.
There is no doubt but if the cOntempla.
I'd project were carried into execution, and
hese lands reclaimed, they would soon be
and populated by industrious,
TX paying citizens. They possess ad-
antages, and offer inducements which
yould render their sale easy and rapid
lot only would their fertility Of soil and
alubrity of climate render them desirable,
ut their contiguity to the Mississippi riv-
r afording such great advantages fer the
hipment of produce at all seasons, would
immensely, their value.
Col. James SeaweA, a gentleman Of
tactical information and great enterprise,
ye are informed in the Mississippian, in.
ends making proposition to the Legisla-
IRE for the retaining of this vast scope of
ountrY. An outline of his plan is PROM.
sed to be published in succeeding num-
er Of that journal.
We hope our Legislature viii act speed.
" and effectively on this important subject,
md that Congress will bestOw upon it the
which its importance merits
That the grand object can and will be eff:
ected by individual enterprise there is no
lOubt, if encouraged by the action of those
'Odies. Let them act Immediately, and
nth effect on this measure, already too long
neglected. Let the latent resources of a
ich and fertile territory be developed, and
he prosperity and wealth of our State in.
reased. ,
In our next number we will publish the
SITTER Of Col. Seawell from which the ex.
ract above quoted is taken-the crowded .
tate of our columns has preCluded It's pub. 4,
cation in our present issue.