Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-16
Prom the ThihoAanx Minerva.
4 Vasae - Lever LaN0aRehe,


M. EDrroa -Sises my fnt visit below Lock.
port, on the 4th Of March, l again paid another
visit On the 10Th Instant On my way down
found, on arriving At Lockport. below Thibodsux.
that the water had fallen, and On passing down
shout two miles above Lockpost, discovered a
large erevasse ON the West, q Terfebonne side,
on the plantation Of MI. w. Hunter. From ap-
Peannces ono would suppose that the whole Of
the Lafoarchs passed through it. On proceeding
hve Or nix miles further down, i came to another
crsvaase, and It appeared to me that nearly the
same 9santity of water passed through it On
proceeding sill further down came to many
more erevases, which II united in one. would
make 4 crevase several arpents in width. was
Informed that there was = number Of crevasses
below this point
All Of the breaches above spoken Of, are on the
lght or West bank Of the Lafourchs, and from
appearances thought they were Of sufficient
capacity to take off all tho waters of the Bayou
but it seems that portion Of the water was still
passing down the channel gently or slowly.
l vas informed that since my first visit, the
channel of the Lafourche, below Lockpert, . not
msse than one fourth deep or wide, for Is o. 80
miles, o. - the Gulf Of Mexico, q it Is from that
paint to it, junction with the Mississippi, at Dom
aldsonville by the surveys Of Engineers Bayley.
Phelps, Vance and others; and am informed that
the water in the channel below the crevzase ID
very gentle. and passes off slow, and causes a
deposit Of mud in the bottom and sides Of the
bayou. Tho Laourche . continually growing
ap with willow trees, driR logs and deposits. This
has been the ease. in Ill probability for centuries
~; and II ID thoasht thatin few yean that the
channel will be completely closed. Some give it
- their epinion. that in few yean they will cul
6vats and make corn On land winch . now the
sayoa: g.. .... d.,
tie nunsroas erevaases into tho psairies, lakes.
Field, and Long. again finds it, way int The La
foarche some twenty OF thirty miles below, and
passes out into the Gulf clear water. The cham
mel below LoekPst being soly one quarter n wide
- Il from that point T. DqQaldsonville, il can
lat Of eeuFss, Be expected to take of the quaint.
y Of water that . forced down; and the Levees
bslew Loekpost being on lew and sandy lands, are
bsund u succsmb, and the waters naturally find
their vay into the psaries and lakes On either side
d ths eayes, vhsFs il has been running for years
past
The land On the East Il the LaIsurcbe, u the
mas valuable, and owned BY pessons II respecta-
bilisy; and > thought thsy have great interests
Il sake in keeping up The levess, ard the water
of their laDdA 1t seems 70 b the opinien Of the
inhabaaaas Of the Western hank, that their levees
have bses CIT BY thsss AZ the Eastsm hank
Ihe Dsvsss - IL Wsa ids appear to the eye, To
y noeh higher than those on the East; and one
wssA @pPsse thaf thses hadbeea seine foaI play
heaad uaeh talk and suspsions Of cuttiny L.
vsss. &e., and was told that the Levee on the
Eek was waaehsd slightly with guna
seems that the EaA and Wet are playing
the II fse tt game. l sndssstssd that the 'ifst
sssvaae below Loekpoft, was On Capt. Dalfeers
iAnd, and & waa cut, - the marks Il the made
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