The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-01-24
River Intelligence.

; the past week IN spite of the dsaEreeabIe
aotber business he's been decidedly brisk on the
lcvee. me al as Al1 - 90 '''' 'P ~ VIZ
"fSS Prver rising at the rate of inch and half
ry twenty-four hours, and is now about nine feet
- the lowest water mark OF the season. There is
IN $40 feet of water in the channel TO the falls. The
i.i, Gossamer from White Oak shoals, reports
Email rise out of Little river, coming down.
me smaller class of packets bring ont full loads of
~, from Jefferson and Hurricane Bluffs.
rIa nrevaiug high winds have interiercd materially
Lit steamboat navigation particularly tile lakes
bare boats have had to lay up Tor TWO OF iArpe days
NJ ting for the wind TO lulI
an Iast report, which we're as follows: Up-treight,
IN, Tie city, $IMSl 50 u Dbl cotton. IS II bale ;
gsaga $40 Freight to Jefferson and Hurricane
RIufs from this point, Si@Sl 80 II Dbl: on cotton
from jefferson and Hurricane Bluffs to the city SIS u
boIa Most of the cotton IRON the latter ports Is re-
Tncd nj this point. The Cricket took out one hun
5red and ten head of cattle at $l2 80 q head.
Most of the regular packets brought up fair bargOes
and All went out drawing all the water in the river
Tie steamer GOssamer, from above the rGlt, came out
avinJ light Her officers estimate that there is not
over 600 bales Of cotton from Fulton down, ON which
the owners are only wiling to pay %lO IL bale freight
brorph to the city. Under the circumstances we think
the G0ssamcr acted wisely in coming out light.
The steamers Fanny Thornton, George and Blanton
have gone on wild goose chase above the raft From
ali accounts it is evident that there il not near the
amount Of cotton above the raft as was represented
some time ago The most Of what there Is, Is above
The White Oak shoals. We rather tank oar river
friends will find poor picking above the raft this
Hurricane Bluffs and Old river have furnished three
or four good trips within the last ten days
The following boats have arrived from the city since
onr last Alex Speer Cricket Enterprise, Lizzie Tate
Una, Fcta Anna T., Beuah, Carrie Poole and Alone.
The following boats have arrived from Jefferson :
Lizzie Hamilton Dillard and Powell. The Fanny Gil
bert has made two trips. gentleman who came pas
,enger the Fanny Gilbert reports having passed the
Texas in the lake. She will probably be III port to-day
He also counted boats in the lake. bound for JET
fcrsou.
The following are the departures for the city, with
the amount of their cargoe for the week ending last
evening: Lizzie Tate 743 bales cotton; Alley Speer
40 Cricket, 81 Countess, 1893; Mary Heipu 638 /;
IL. A. Homeyer, GIL; Lady Grace, $40; Live Oak,
5g7 Caddo 52i. Total, 5055 bales.
The steamer Dora Martin, Capt. John Martin, from
Hurricane Bluffs for New Orleans with about 200 bales
of cotton struck a snag near Bair's andng, and sunk
The boat will prove total loss; most Of the cotton will
be saved in a damaged state As the Anna n. passed
up, the Anna Perrt was lying alongside of the Martini
taking off her cotton
The steamer Gossamcr, while rounding the point
above Fulton, struck snag, and sunk over her deck
The leak was eventually stopped the hull pumped out
and she proceeded on her way, rejoicing. The GoSsa
mer is now undergoing repairs at this place.
Arrivals and Departures Of Mails.