The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-29

been built from the Lafourche down to below the
city, but we have no record Of the changes TAKEN
place. The whole subject Is lndeuhl1e- vague
for re lance Some sections OF leyee may nave been
unite nprmanpni but others have been rebuilt seve
raj times 1t would be desirable to ascertain how
much the natural deposit from overflow has eieVa-
ted the surface of the shores IN certain gwen
fine With this view, our mind has been IN search
of some section of permanent levee for which might
he foupd sure record OF the time Of its construc.
ton.
Mr. Fletcher copous extracts from Du Patz Du-
mont and GayGne which our limits will allow rs to pub.
ish From them learn that the resdence of Du Praz
from l7l9 1885, evCe extended thirty miles below the
city and twenty miles above. We insert one or two extracs
"' AS an Illustration Of the rapid growth of land
by the fostering hand of the rivers deposit-at the
entrance of the South East Pass says he, a fort
was constructed called tho Baze upon an Island
tgith0Ut the mouth of the river This was its stu
alton in 1874, but | am told that now, G75S) it is
a mile and half in the river. The land in twenty
years has gained much from the sea-"
"On the 18th of November 1927, Governor Pc
nier announced to the minister that the levee at
New Orleans was finished"
"' | have caused said he, "a levee to be con-
structed in front of NewO rleans ffty-four hundred
feet in length and eighteen feet wide upon the top
Within this year. evee will be constructed
eighteen miles above and below the city, which,
though not strong that at the city, will an
swer tie purpose OF preventing overflow. |
| design to commence a ditch to surround the city
about September next, which is the best time for
Such work, and it is a period when the inhabi-
tants are least engaged in business. After this is
done shall a canal from the city to the bayou
| St. John, which emptes into Lake Pontchartrain.
| We sha! thus enjoy communication With the sea
through the lake as we'll as the river, which will
much facilitate commerce and Intercourse.
| The Levee in front of NewOfIeans was finished
| on the fifth OF November, 1727-l23 years ago.
| We now propose 4 section of that Levee perna-
nent-trOm the upper end OF the old Market, in a
| direct line to the Eastern sidewalk at the foot of
IchoupltOulas street. We propose point on that
line front Of the Cathedral that a shaft be sunk
| with care, for the purpose Of ascertaining the
| present depth Of what the natural surface 1913
years ago. There can be scarcity of men in
NewOrleans whose eve will instantly distinguish
between the artificial accumulation of earth and
the natural strata OF the river deposit. May not
the data thus furnished lead to the establishment OF
truths important to the city and the whole country
| In l75l, Manlredi announced the doctrine that
the bottom Of the Adriatic constantly rising"
| His argument thought to contain force and
the fact considered Of much irnpOr tance to
Etveuua where the announcem was made, that
the city readily undertook the expense Of expert
| mental proof The relative elevation between the
| bottom oil that and the founIahons of some Cd
castles at the time they laid, was matter Of
| record. The necessary excavations were made,
| and the fact established.
| In CuntcmI Iaiyn Of the excavations prOp0ep1 At
| Naw Orleans, it may BE- proper TO remark that in
| the bends Of the Miss ssippI during high water il
! l. not uuusual to find accumulation Of water
above the level Of Other portions Of the river iDl-
lowed b. corresponding deposit, Ollcn giving them
| the appearance in low water Of being relatively
| high.
! This fact, no doubt, Influenced the choice Of the
! travellers from Illinois, aud of De Ia Tour in The
| selection OF the site Of the present city, and ac-
counts for The fact also that lhey were able 10 live
! IEFp Vag u bTlt | is