Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-11-14
The Mississippi a. d It's vrtbu.ari.s

( me htgOnerY UIGH Thus dlScOursS on this sub
Jec The head waters Of the Missouri river gusb out
OF the Rocky Mountains 3O96 miles from whore it
enters the Mississippi, and within mile Of the head
waters OF the Columbia river which runs 10 contrary
direction to the PacGc It enters the Mississippi eph
teen miles above St Louis, by a mouth much wider
than the Upper Mississippi.
The Gates of the Rocky Mountains ag th.y are called
are AL miles below the extreme point OF navigation on
that RIVER The banks walls OF the river at this point
rise perpendiculary nearly quarter OF mile high and
e1tend up The river six miles For the first three miles
the water is compressed and solid walls into breadth
OF 100 yards and there is but one spot and that for on
y few rods, on which man can stand between the
water and wall.
here are nearly hundred rivers whose waters flow
down the channel OF the Mississippi besides FIVE times
as many creeks
Forty-6 rivers and iunumerabe creeks enter the
Mississippi between the St. Anthony Falls aud New
ORLEANS The distance from the Falls to the mouth of
the river being 1871 miles.
1birty-two rivers and eighty formidable creeks enter
the OHIO river between Pittsburg and Cairo. The dis
tanee bet ween the two points being 1907 miles.
bctween the mouth Of the Missouri and Cairo The
water hardly ever rises % feet but below the
month OF the Ohio the Mississippi rises from 80 to 60
teH. bout Nachez the water begins to decline. At
Baton Rouge it seldom exceeds 30 feet and at New Or
leans II feet
At least 200 rivers Ia majority of them large
the AlaOams) end thousand creeks discharge their
waters into the Gulf Of Mexico, through the channel of
the Mississippi river
Six Southern States TO wit Mississippi, Arkansas
Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri, border
on the Mississippi, while only four free States do the
same to wit: Illinois, Iowa. Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Waters flow from eleven Southern States into the
Mississippi, to witt Virginia, North Carolina Georgia
Alabama Mississippi Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Missouri while only nine of the
Northern States contribute anything to the mighty
ters to wit: New York, Pennsylvania Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas " isconsin, and Minnesota.
Mrs. Gen. FIRE mon. IN Camp-A pen-and-ink Sketch
Of Her.
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont is becoming as much an
object OF newspaper gossip as she was during the famous
campaigl of So A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gazette writing from Jefferson City, Mo, says that
"Je8se is tasting the sweets OF camp life along with
her husband, and gives the folio wing sketch of her
He writes:
! There is one individual in this camp whom neither
rain, nor mud, nor cold, heat, suppress, and
that the irrepressbe "Jessie" AS stopped before
fire ia front of the Generals tent, who should | see
but the inevitable jessie inside seated at table op-
poste her husband and earnest consultation over the
affairs of the "Western Department while by her side
sat her daughter, Miss Lille F. patient and attentive
| listener.
Mrs. Fremont strikes rather masculine in ap-
pearance but this first impression very and en-
trey dsspated in conversation with her There is not
classical feature about it, and yet her face becomes
interesting from the gentle, benevolent and pleasing
expression which it assumes in conversation. When
igh ed up it is full sprghtiness vivacity and inteli
gance. Her is soft, persuasive and nsnuatng,
and her voice nncommonly musical. But her chief
outward attraction is her eyes, and she knows how to
use them most women do. | said in my last
thought they were gray, bat in this | Mistaken
They brown Eyes expressive of every emotion
are rarely met with. They lend warmth and fervor
to and adOrn aud Illustrate whatever she says. Indeed
the play of her eyes and features the glow of ber Iuddy
complexion, and the melody of her voice give the same
effect to her conversation that " variations do to a
piece Of music and all this despite her really being
" plain looking woman VIXEN her countenance is in
repose.
She has great tact and selfposeessUn is ready fluent
and unembarrsssed in Speech and without the least
rdce OF dignity is perfectly free from any sort of
ventlOnallty. he extent OF her knowledge upon pO-
tca and governmental affairs eutitles her he con-
sldered a StGteStgOmGn OF no ordinary caibre. She
would make pretty formidable antagonist in political
discussion, and tenant Of the White House, coud
dispense politics and hospitaes. aud preside at State
dinners to better advantage, imugine, than any lady
who has figured therein daring day. She enters
very ety, earnestly, und unrCserVcy into an expana-
t0n Of, and vindcaton OF, her husband against the
numerous charges ard allegations Of which be is the
subject. She is Virgnian by bnth, and has the
Southern hrogUe if may express it, in gnoater per-
ect0n, and renders it more pleasing than have ever
observed in any before. She is probably about 40
Years OF age
LINCOLN AND LOYAL" NORTH CARoLINIANs
special to the New York Herald. dated Oct 25, says
Rev T w. Conway, chaplain OF the 9th regiment
OF New Ork volunteers. now at Hateras Inlet, has
been sent to Gen. Wool with information to the Gov
ernmeu in reference to the loyal people Of Hyde
ty, \. G. He brings with him declaration of indie.
pendence adopted by the leading citizens Of that county
at Hatteras church. in which they declare themselves
tree and Independent OF the Southern Confederacy. 1t
is part OF Mir CouwayS miesion to solicit arms for
these Union men, who only wait for and oppor
unity strike dea h-blow to the despotlsm by which
h4Vn hppp he has niSnC
to hs best Efforts to protect them and prC vide them
with weapons Mr.. Conway brings the information
that these people actually starving for of TODD
and suffering fer want of clothing
A RECEIPT FOR PUTTING Up BEEF.-A gentleman
who has tried the following recipe warmly recommend:
lit:
Cut the beef into pieces OF the proper size for pack
ing, sprinkle them with salt lightly, and let them be "a
hours afer which shake of the salt and pack them 10
ba1reI. In ten gallons Of water, put four GALLONS salt
one ponnd salt peter. hat-pOund black pepper, half
pound ailspce and half gallon Of sugar. Place tht
mixture in vessel over slow fire, aud bring it to
boil then take it of and when it has cooled pour
on the beet sufficient to cover it and f the barrel
After the lapse Of three four days turn the barrel
side down be that the beet all covered by th
brine. If the feet is good it will make it fit to set be
fore king. The beef will keep good for long time
During the scarcity and exhorbitant price OF Bacon
readers might try the recipe, and test its virtues
1HE PROVISIONAL GoVERNMENT IN hENTUCKY--Ih h
fact that the Convention OF Kentucky recently in
: sion at Russenvle had passed ordinance of seces
sion from the Lincoln Government has already been
nounced The following synopsis of its proceedings
copy from the Louisville Bowling Green) Courier,
the lst inst.
On Monday last number of prominent citizens G
Southern Kentucky met at Russellvle for the purpos
of consulting together relative to the future feeling
that duty to themselves and their posterty the proec
toa OF their constitutional rights their lives and ibert
demanded that they should resist the oppressive egsla
ton of the State Legislature and the tyranny Of To
Lincoln dynasty. They remained in conference for
eral days, with closed doors. On Wednesday befor