The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-18
The Great Eood-The river attained i,s geates,

The Great Flood.-The river attained its geatest
elevation at P. M. of Tuesday. 1t remained sra
tionary during the night and in the fore part the
next day a slight decline was perceptble. Al
p M. it had fallen. about one inch. According to
the measurements of Mr.. Coote, of the City En-
gneer's Department, the highest altitude still
short of the great flood of 1884, four feet nine and
a half inches. The Missouri did not attain the
same elevation in 1874 by several feet, but the
Upper Mississippi and its tributaries overstepped
that limit several feet and were really insru-
mental in producing the great mischief which the
| food has brought upon the country. We are in
cned to think that the damage upon the Missouri
will be less than was caused by the flood of 1874,
| although the lowands have been greatly improved
since that time by industrious planters, and the
| number of farms have been much increased. Sill,
it has not covered SO great an extent of land-the
| stock, OF every description, have had places OF
refuge left to them-which not the case in 1874
and the people have been better prepared for the
visitation. As il is we fear that it is bad enough
1t is probable, that the State of Iowa will suffer
more than either of the other States visited by the
| flood. Its ravages have not been confined TO the
border of the Mississippi but the Des Mones, and
all the streams which water the Stale 80 bounti.
fully, have been out of their banks-bridges have
been swept away, mills destroyed in every direc.
| iion, towns inundated and houses washed off, and
valuable farms submerged. The loss will be very
vanced, it may be that the crops will be deficient
An industrious and vigorous people will, however,
| soon recover from these disasters, and this, we
| have no doubt, will be the case in Iowa.
The State Of Illinois has also been greatly injured
by the visitation. This has been particularly the
| case along the Illinois river where many towns
and farms have been submerged, and great destruc-
lion of property has followed. In the upper part Of
our own State bordering upon the Mississippi,
great damage has been sustained, and the low
lands both sides Of the river, to the south Of us,
have Also suffered very serious injury. As, how
ever ths food below US covered much less space Of
granna than in 1914, we may hope that many places
may have been spared from its injurious effects.
OGr ci,izens should at once prepare for the fall
of the water. and to cleanse their cellars and
stores from all Of sickness. Unless this shall
be done rs fast The water falls, the condition OF
many Of them must produce disease. They should
be thoroughly clsa,s.d and ventilated, SO far as
this can b. send we'll lined. With these pre-
cautions, thee is ,ls to apprehend an unu-
sual amountof s,.k,.ess The city authorities we
have no donbt, viii take cae that the Levee is put
in good order ia-ias Tie vaIer leaves it. Thus,
in little whlr, all ,fatps OF This calamity will
rapidly disappear IS. L9uis Republican, 18th.
From Lake Superior From the Lake Superior
Journal, of NAV 2s, We CLEAN tie following items
of mining intelligence:
The Iron Mines 81 The iron mines are doing well.
Messrs Eaton a. CO.. oi The Jicksdn Iron Compa-
ny, have made about sixty pns Of blooms since
December. They are navy n.Ina fnnr ifes, and
are making about twenty inns Of hlonm ", n per
week. They have on hand, re4siy for The fnre.s
from 1900 to 1000 iuns of ORE, 5000 bushels Of coal
and a large amount Of wood aud iinber frr carry.
ing forward their works Af,er lew weeks thev
mean to have two more fires gong, and make ahnu'
thirty tuns per week. Contrary 10 ihsir expects.
tons they have gone '-pp-r INTO the iron bed
or lodges, the iron has been lfss easily qnafrie,
and the quality has improved. and bot, as 10 quan
tty and quality this deposit If truly aston.
ishng.
The Marquette Iron Company hsve ready for
shipment about $50 tuns Of bl,um., agd a ilrse
stock Of materials on hand.
The Copper Mines.-The news frnr, the copper
mines is equally favorable. The Journal ,taiss
a,tan mat several era not, sts ct OF MeopPe, cam on IN @ MN
tuns from the North American, AID lj ,n1s .r n
the North West mines. Among the masses were
several from the Cliff weighing 1000 pounds.
and all the copper looks very clear froIl rock and
uncommony pure.
The Northwest Company, during tie Pas. win.
ter, has sunk three shafts, each 66 feet in t'enh
and have extended the drift on the vein $50 feet ,
which has connected the three Shafts and has well
ventilated the mine for working this sa.on They
have to drive the bottom drift 100 feet fifthsr in
order to intersect the northern shaft wh hich Will
take about three months work This hting con
peted, they will have piece of ground f3G stopne
$50 feet long and 60 feet deep. The appear alce of
rne VEN .hroush .ne art Is very salisiac'ory and
,o - 10 us ,atge amoun. ol copper .'S season
me average number OF men employed by ,i,s'c1m-
pany curing the past winter mas been ~ me
nufnpel Oh luhs oi copper Iaken out OF 1he 'e'ne,
up 'po 10 me Isl OF Nay, Is about I2o They have
Ivy .ulis reaov 10, shlpmeht-copper al the mine
"". stamp "oih ao'u' ~ tui's'
party, consisting of Messrs. Joseph Balloon,
R. Parker and son, and two Indian packers, start.
ed from the Ontonapon on the 10Th of March and
commenced ,bs;r snnu,.shoa ;or,n01, ,h.aah a'
o"s'l., ,a ,,o' Joui"es' through tne
per,ecny "ho ana IracKiess region between the
settled portions of Wisconsin and Lake Superior.