The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-02
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PAR1sn PLAqrxmxEs. Jsly .. $50
Having know ledge Of Hydros,scs beyond
&1@e1sn y ue usual eoAefafe edneaton may nn Be
q sse yon tne nicsnHssu soagT in The ntefxatonss
e % ms y your ceusF. bot viii chsssfay nar to
you sach views have snrrsrtrd thsrsIvs- q me- u r
ng spS1 tiia subject Rasrsne he pruuoou 10 cerv.us
ne isRain'e = Ineasurs which probably unneceasasy
- = must entail upou ths STATE eoasderabis
e1pensss 40 winch - By drmonatrable win hy
any .es ainrd he Htais paral mnnsy from ss eva
"nsh they mest to eondeF wi prsceed % cou.ter he
u9,eee proposed n yoar circular OF ts seyer plans pro
posed foF obsinins psesezlne ogeroy ths mos srf
nent, and evidently The Simplest and fe<s in its -,s .a
prove paeca1 increasing and expanding the ouges3of
the river In ihs advantage usr B. taken Of position
49, .n.e nzafa isizsnez Of the waieu ssca5e, for
no means we posses sucenr cct work entr.ly Of
art adequate % the elux a. de eunfanf wasers q he MI
si2ipp Tracing The river night bank durur 4. uen
derinss thronsh Louisians ihs t outIst observed
the Atehaiaaya river Thonah Ibis channel doabties
formerly deboucbed the wstsrs of he Red iyer ard 4 4
possible, and probsble that through s avenue ,i
sreaier quantity Of the waters Of s asssaid rrsr szsu
might be foFced In doing this, however iajafy mnst
Inevitably result to the residents fe banks Of he Ashn
ia.5s and Of those living the banks Of the Streams i
~hen communicates. who have eveed their lands and
M.ns ahsn improvemsnfs calculations based upun the
esaei neist q tee high water The sugre.iou
q - sa.1. kagiaeer regard establishing an outIss by
q sne izdaache bayou with the Mississippi Liable
~ - va = tarz greater objection, snee the snanan
7. - .-s-n Rendering ucent carry of the exess Of
"Ast Noa'a cau eeat 1esaf extension of f body and
consequent Alusgne of enrsest which vvoud rnrvsr ~
formation Of ehahnei I,wer dovvu vs ;,, ,h.s
.ns ,aqnemme and Aafonlsha are aready swollen
torrents the latter straight IA eeas and Isvsa 20 an sIti
tuda both onero1s and daaearuus "a ts ..,- -
banks Below Laourehs thers are ID srshl . - ~,
banks where Communication could b. e,t h ~
ga. nnnl you psss te eavaisd perons Of Parish and
AZ this point the level Of the lard neas tat q ~
that high water fows 0verit with faciiy rsndez s,c.I
outlets unnecessary.
Ia reply 70 the 9th query do not think thse d. n,
spp waters coald be introduced Lakes Alsmsni, ri
w aala. he
e bank OF the Laourehe thass Bayou Bsr7ntaa ~,
even to the planters Of tbm Parhthe rputs ID ths - 4
wndngthe banks Of the Lakes and Basous which would
Fve as partial conductors the wsfer are low and fs
banks heng overowed the water would fnu8v sxs.pa
over the low pEaes to The Of the panaons and Il not
destying their By immediate nundafon OF their lands
yet Dy impeding the passage Of rain through the usuei
avenues would thus interrupt the drainage Of the cus led
1sds, and entaii them of the evils Of overflow
The termination Of this channel being ino Baafara Bay
the narrow outlst OF which being between Grands Tes
Grande se, scarcely sufficient at times to rorye ts
accumulated volume Of rain which poured into its
baan, would swell its contents a to greatly endarzr
NOT destroy, the sugar plantations government work. and
other settlements situated the islands The lower end Of
the Bay S8h suggests Mr. John McDonoxh : plan
cutting four feet bitches every four hundred yards from tie
The river.
said that novelty pleasing. Il certainly the ouly
recommendation % this plan. Suppozng that ts planters
were willing TO submerge their back and (which hey are now
to the utmost Of their ability STRIVING dfaJ and By thar
means destroy The possibility Of efficient drainage their eul-
hvated fields What would beenme Of the aceumulstei
water in their rear? And by what could il seek te
sea Would not the natural oatef the various b1ysus and
rivers which ssadded with ealtvafed feIds pxpen-
sive sugar hoasez. and costly would ma
these be the channels through which the wnald End
Level And in thus eouns would not Involve IN terrible
RAIN the residents the banks Of these Streams The asa4
et gamer in s would be be who had the xyeutssr
aounf u fog laHdI but he would rsise his sra5p aersl
on the sunken fortunes of ha ieIiow-menI
The distance 70 The the night bank from any poir,
between Bayou Sara and New Orleans il also very osisr
ble embracing large districts of eavable and eulgsed
lands and hum the extent and the country oud
occasion tofuous and slow current 70 any ehap
| formed through this section Of the State
Regarding however the left side Of the river several 3,
the oestac existing the right side greatly DIMINISHED
Taking the level of Lakes MAufepas and Poutchssin s
approximAtng the level Of the Guf il will B. seen tat II.
distance from point the nver oa the left side below
Baton Rouge 10 the level will be short counare IN the
ngnt SIDE nd line drawn between these points viii
mostly pass over dismal swamp unoccapied and uncui-
vaed save with the costly appliances of an The
Bayou Manchac has been generally the point xe upon al
which this division could be adyaniageousy made Its con
uguy TO the river, rapid descent and termination in
Manrepas by the Amite river (Which was formerly r ~
the termln Of the FveT,1 besides the spaFey seste ep
OF the banks all seem favor The plan OF s adoption m M
purpose above menfloned. To this obected however
by men OF education and experience that the quantity o
water carried off by this stream would not proDnce sensible
effect on the main That such would be the eas
snono the water be confined its narrow bounds
cond not be deuied But may be readily conceived that
sueleny capacious channel wond be soOn formed bv n
triton against the banks caused BY the great vel ey Of M
waters Of river, tn head Of which would he o e
waited, and with short dsaHce Of the levsl tbev WERE
seeking 10 obtain The detrment, too, done settlers On
those nveRs from the fewne Of numbers might be refunded
from the public treasury, without seraas embarrassment 10
the State Should il be deemed inexpedeut however 10
Try the Manehae, By looking the map il will Be sen
tnat there are several places between the latter manoned
place and New Orleans which apparently present favorable
loci for operation The at Bonnet Care
although rather low down. affords most favorable oppor
tunity to additional debouchment Nature has al
ready effected Of the work. The wassr itself points to
t as spot at which the much eesaif sboVee con-
uguous gr0und thus furnishing desirable velocity. Bv
constructing two leyees, half three-quares Of mile
apart proceeding from the river the lake and of sufficient
height, c0nrain turbulent waters within narrow
bounds. causing the already rapid cuut to rush with such
mpeuous force along its bed that will soon create
channel with which work of could ve The fears
and objections expressed concefning the deposition in Lake
Ponschaan and elevation Of in the rear of the CITY
and the adjacent country have been already sufficiently ~
fued BY Professor Ridde second plan embrace the
shortening, and consequently srag ghtsnn the cotss of The
river BY aseres OF euto In the lower and cHyaed por
tons Of the Staes this plan preended by the impeu NJ
tendan expense and the consequences Of forming these
above and not below is unfortunately too well known 10 IS
repeated thd suggestion placing all of the Iesees al 4
consuefanle distance from the river, and thus increasing in
capacity would DO very well for time, bat the Rreat value
OF lands on the borders OF the stream arising from the limited
strip OF arabic aud, foEbds The execution of this design
fourthy: II proposed deepen the mouths Of The river
50 a. 70 enable 10 deliver larger quantity Of water in a
given time than does present But this advantage IS
more apparent than real The fac that there il little Or no
difference IN the height Of the water al the mouths of the
nvef whether at high low water would show that no i'm,
pedment y afforded by the bars It's eluxsince the Ger
tam effect OF an obstruction would be to accumulate the
waters IN the rver and consequently increase their heghth
Inc level OF the land o0 for m above the mon of shs
hver 50 near that of the that low water ii Is f
quenuy ovefowed BY tides, and high water Is its over
oy the river with perfect facility. To exeapy the inuty
Of deepening the mouth Of the river to facilitate The a
charge Of Its tents will suppose that vertical &c
ton OF the rser from It's surface It's bottom exhihed A.
empues itself into the with horizontal line drawn n
pesentng the level Of the Now, it apparen, dat
channel were dug 1900 feet bs0 this ine that hi coud
not increase the quantity Of delivered since the wafer
on the outside Of perpendicular erected om the bo,tom
OF this channel, would be equsl in quantity WEIGHT ard
pressure, TO the water the inside For the purpos ~
naSganon however heartily in the proposition 10
usspea uie ra'Ae-- - LConcesion to O-EnoHow.l
mAHoMET's PRRAcHIRss- definition Of
charity embraced the wide circle of Kindness
Every good act he would say, sis charity.
Your smiling in your brothers face is charity an
sxhortaiion 70 your fellow man to virtunus deeds,
4 e eYuai 70 aimsglvlngi your putting wapderer ia
.le fgn3 road Is charlsy your assisting the blind is
cuarhy your removing stones and ihorns and other
oosfacuons iron the road is charity your giving
water % the hrsty is charity. mans true wealth
hereafter y The good N does IN this world 10 his
fellow man. When he dies, poor people will say,
what properly has he eft behind him 20 But
ihs angels who examine him az the grave will ash,