Washington telegraph., 1855-11-21
We returned, few days since, from

and we are gratifed to state, that personal
examination of the work fully satisfied us
| OF what the communications of Col. j. B.
GILMER, and the surveys of Col. FULLER,
hsd before convinced us: that the improve
ment. now rapidly progressing, will secure
to the people Of upper Red river. certain.
safe and permanent navigation We spen:
few days at the residence of Col GILMER,
whose hospitality is as generous and ge-
NAL. as his public spirit is enlarged. enlight
ened and well directed. and in company
with him. we visited that portion of the
work upon which the hands are nov en-
ployed. Living above the raft, and in CON-
mon with the citizens Of this portion Of Ar
kansas. dependent for navigation upon the
success of the present Improvement, we ex-
amined the work with al the care and anx-
iety the deep interest we felt in its success
could beget. and from that examination We
are entirely satisfied ;l.at the plan so long
and so zea.ously urged By Colonel GrL-
NEE. and adopted, and now being carried
out by Col FULLER. viii be completely sue
eessful
The Bayou, through which it is designed
TO make navigation. where it leaves the riv-
| CT. snd for some distance, is as wide, if net
wider than the river above. and the perpen
d;cular banks, from which the timber has
been removed. are washing and caving con-
tinually, still enlas::ing lie channel. Across
| the points, where II has been found necessa-
~ to s:raighten the channel, canals have
| been cut, and all obstruciions that would
pre~cnt the caving Of the banks. have been
removed The head Of the bayou and the
river opposite has a depth of about twenty
feet Of water. while bar has been formed
entirely across the river Immediately below.
upon which there is not exceeding SIX or Sc
ven fe, t water. showing clearly tina: early tie
whole bcdy of water passes through the
Bayou. and that the cd bed of the river is
rapidly EIEing up
Adore the Bayou there is about mile of
/ floating raft. which has been cut and sawed
up, in readiness 10 be passed off as soon as
| the snag- boats can be got to work. Two
boats. built for the purpose. were already in
the river. and the recent rise will doubtless
enable them to reach the point where they
are needed. and In short time we may cx-
pect to learn that the only obstruction yet
remaining. has been removed. AS soon as
this is accomplished. the largest class boats
that run 10 Shreveport. can. without difficult
ty. oome 10 Fulton. Upon the whole, We
regard navigation around the raft as fixed
fact, and the people of upper Red river owe
Col. GH.MER a debt of gratitude for his un-
tiring and indefa.ig gable labors in their be-
half. To him alone is due the credit of
originating the plan and urging it upon the
attention Of the government. until survey
was ordered, when science vindieated fully
the wisdom Of his suggestions
We sosgra.ulatc the people Of UPPER Red
river upon the bright and cheering prospects
| they now have for speedy navigation. and
rejoice with them that the greatest OBJ
s:acle to their prosperity is about to be re-
moved
Although the principal obstacle to the
navigation Of upper Red river will shortly
have been removed. other and further i'm
proyements are needed to render it as safe
and certain as it is capable of being made,
and as the General Government, as we'll as
three States of tie eenfederaey have deep
interest III Its navigation. We weul3 suggest
10 the Congressional delegations from Lou
| isisna, Texas and Arkansas. that they could
not better subserve the public good, or pro-
mote to greater extent The interests of
their constituents, than to make combined
and vigorous effort to obtain an additional
appropriation for its further Improvement
A few hundred thousanl dollars, placed at
The proper time in the hands of tue Govern
asent's esscient agent. Col FULLER. and ju-
dieiously expended. as i: would be, by him,
would make Red rive the best navigable
stream of It's length in the South West
The fertility of the soil os the valley of Red
river IS surpassed by that of 10 other river
in the Union. and no country that we know
OF is more capable Of sustaining dense
population.
PRESIDENTIAL NoxINArIoNs IN GEoeo..
The Cherokee Geosgiaa runs to It's head
the name of DANIEI. S. Dickinson as its
candidate for the Presidency. and CHARLES
X JENKINS, for the ice Presidency. The