New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-26
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Deepening the Mouths OF Rivers.

The Washington Union of recent date contains
an article which relates to matters of deep interest
70 the 'onth-W estern public. We append it below.
II describes new invention which, if it aeconpisbeg
all IL promises viii prove an unreasonable advantage
60 The country at large. If it can open The mouths
OF our Southern rivers and keep them open the value
OF the invention is absolutely incacuable Tie mat
fer 5 soon to be tested, and we trust the confident
anticplton5 Of the inventors will be fully realized
With this preliminary submit in full the editorial
from the Union, although our readers have already
been advised Of the contract with which tie com.
mencenent starts out
Contracts with the United States Government fov
TINS purpose were executed yesterday by Messrs. W.
e; e Cralg and ". r. Fighter, Of Newport, Kentucky
Ihey are to give depth of twenty feet below low
wafer, ana width not less than three hundred feet
TO the Sonth-Wes Pass and Pass aIoutre for the
sum OF sl35 900 each the time limited to ten months
for the second. n -,
They furthermore agree to maintain said depth
and width to said passes for the term Of four and q
nall years thereafter for the further sum Of 72 0o
Ihls contract possesses more than ordinary inter
est, aside from the gigantic work it proposes to ac
colnplish from the fact that entire new principle
n u mechanics is to be applied and developed ; and
eminent success. "a = = ssE7f
The unphilosophical and exploded system DC
seraping and dredging out the channel Of river, on
oeio VI ieaSlDllty and economy, is by these
fpTslng inventors demonstrated to be unworthy the
preseh1 age Ct progressive science and we especially
commend this valuable invention to the consideration
OF parties interested in deepening the outlets Of rivers
and harbors on the Gulf coast assured az we are
whenever sufficient volume Of flowing water can be
centralized the desired result can be speedily
It's gratifying TO US to record the fact that tie ex
elusive right to this principle ii secured I'd the
Ipysnt6rs by patent dated Jtry s, 1856, s
The main features of this novels Invention consist
in peculiar shape and point given TO sawed sifel
50 that after the first one, styled g beginner
driven to ts proper bearings, and secured toa suF
stantia and continuous beam, the remaining ones.
unlike the first, styled " followers are one after
another placed to the edge of its predecessor and
snccessively driven down. Obeyng this new eclani-
cal law. these followers, in their descent maintain
close contact and true line, forming complete dam or
oreakTater as the work progresses, each being also
fastened to the continuous beam. 5ssSr14a1--
Aside from the magnificent results promised to the
commerce Of the South by the opening Of her rivers
to vessels of the largest class this invention assures
speedy and efectual stopping Of all creyasses and
breaks to the levees that line the margin of her great
rivers. f7& ts
We hardly think the invention can be made appIi-
cable to creyasses, as far as the Mississippi
eerned In the first place the expense would be too
great to be borne by individuals or parishes; and
then, the Mississippi has sway of its own land
will not allow itself to be restricted to anyregularly
| specified limits. We may be wrong We hope we
are But, it Should be kept in mind that the Father
of Rivers possesses pecuarites unknown to any
river earth.