The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-03-25
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE SouTH- WESTERN.
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pleasant adding materially to the prospects the grow
ing crops and improving the condition of the roads
Considering the high stage of the water in the
opposite this point the rise during the past week ha
no precedent i'll the annals of Red river reports. Las
night it only lacked inches of the high water of las
year. having risen nearly 10feet since our last issue
This is something did not anticipate week ago
From above the raft we have nothing but distressing
accounts as far up heard from, and thai Is Lanes
port the plantations the river, with very few e2cep
TONS under water and mere less injured oy cut
offs soughs, &c. to say nothing of the destruction OIL
the growing crops. Fences, cabins, dead STOCK, DC
could be floating down the river IN almost
every bend. The rise out of Little RIVER which was
foot gher than before known, was followed
by very heavy one from the Upper iTer and its other
tributaries We infer that it was head rise from the
fact that tie steamer George, Capt Crooks which was
.. the head of the hollow with load waiting for
water is reported on her way down. Tie George has
been absent from this port nearly twelve months and
has seized the first opportunity to make her way out.
and nothing short ola head rise would let her out At
time the water in the warehouses At Fulton a
high point the river. The raft has filled I'D nearly
half mile, and now extends short distance above the
honns canal As yet the boats have not had much
trouble in getting through but another Use will efec
tnay close it. The Aban canal on the other side of
the river, some distance above the kouns canal, is
pretty much in the condition that the workmen
left 1t III last summer In opening this route ditch was
dug each side eff the canal and the middle left for
the current to wash out For the water failed to
40 ITS part, and OF course the canal is useless for nayi
gaoe purposes before this route (Poten bayou can
oe made available the canal will have to be cut out en-
orey by hand the current not being sufficiently strong
TO wash any. Black bayou represented as being in
worse stage for navigation than ever before known Tn
10 last Saturday night the river had fallen three inches
at the head Of the canal Many of the plantations in
tls vicinity and below here partially under water
though to what extent they are injured we are not adj
'lsed Some we know are wholly under water while
many others have nothing but light evees to save them
from destruction This is the third year we have been
"FefnoWed III succession, and it will hardly have the
effect to raise the price of Red river lands though thew
are the best in the country There is still time enouob
get TO raise good crop these lands should the water
snbside in any reasonable time provided we are not
again visited with another deluge this season On tbis
is useless TO speculate for we know not what is in
4nre H." u.s. Last year we had three of these over |
aows the last Of which made its appearance in June,
soo late IN rento,, Tie this year nearly did the
work Of ti,oaarce last yesrs, int in better time for
planting again.
was rising slowly, and was thought the rise had ne~r
Is exhausted itself.
Although The arrivals and departures have been MI
mcrous bushes not very brisk on the evee during
the past week There is still altogether too much tun
mage on the river for the business offered The follow
ng are our memoranda for the past week:
WEDNESDAY. March Is-The New Orleans and JEFF
lrrson packet Lulu D, Capt. Grace touched at this
point to-day en- route to Dallas street. nearly six days
uut from the Crescent city, with her guards fat in the
water But little of her freight for this point which
she discharged in an hours time, and then put out for
Dallas street. The bulk of her cargo was salt We
lre Indebted to the clerk for files Of New Orleans pa
pGrs.
: The lightning express weekly Kouns-Li packet
atourche, Capt John kouns, got off to-day about 10
clock for Gen. Reynolds headquarters, with 700 bales
ot'On IS head Texas bulls and Is cabin passen gers
It was a fair trip for the new enterprise.
The kounslAne rings and whistles on the pioneer
FRA, Capt. kouns left to-day on another voyage for
he Indian territory above the raft with malice aore-
bought to enchre the natives out of load of cotton
ier officers know the ropes and will be apt to SUCCEED
Though she had no merchandise to barter OIL
The New Orleans and Jefferson express packet liz
lie Hopkins Capt, John 7. Roots, Sam Lanlson clerk
rrTed from the head-centre camp route to Dallas
tree camp, four days out with the brag trip of the
cagoa but little of which for this point She only
taid with US an hour So to her politeness be-
ore sailing for the burnt district Among other things
amiy look happy and they talk much about spending
he fly time" at some fashionable springs. Capt John
AXIS about visiting Paris if Napoleon will get up .
mother exposition. Thanks to Sam Lawson for late
Rpers ~
The sidewheel accommodation packet Fourth of Ju
y Capt Tom Jacobs, sailed to-day for the plantations
N Old river, with good fret ght on board and the
prospects Of a better next time. The latter
lot considered dead thing.
The large sidewhee line packet National Capt Dick
nnOtt arrived to-day from the city, three days and
lXecn hours out from the city, with fair ght and
good list of cabin passengers. We are indebted to I
florence Fndren, the clerk, for late papers ;;
m
dewheel packet Ezra Porter, Capt IT, l.. Lee arrived
rom Jefferson with 43S bales cotton thirty of
'hich were consigned to this point She spent the
ay in taking on $50 bales cotton and 50 head Texas
us. She sailed for the city after dark with
llr trip for the season of the year + r~f ~
The KounsLne packet Era No s. Capt. isaac Kouns Il
rived to-day from Cooks Landing, upper Red riv-
+, with $40 bales cotton, forty of which consigned Is
this point. Thinking she had good thing of it she
'nnped on her way to the city much to the regret of
apt Lee of the Ezra Porter and Capt Dick of the :
ational, who talked mighty sweet about the adyan-
ges and profits of reshipping. 1t was talking,
# the old coon held on to the trip like grim death to
ing whistles intact, much to the disappointment of L
he injins who had become greatly attached to them
takes the long whistles and white rings to get the S
ns cotton and koun skins The No. S left Cooks :;
anding on Sunday the 18th, at which time the river
as bank full and rising. She lay at Fulton Sunday u
ght, when the river fell three inches. From White
ak Shoals out all the plantations were under water h
be water en- Monday night had commenced falling as
W down as Long Prairie. -g-..-~~~-r~a.,=4.,,
FRIDAY. March 20-Eary this morning the sidewhee a
lcket j. NJ. Sharp. Capt. Julius Long Jasper Russ q
crb arrived here from Dallas street. with 80 bales of
ton. She continued on her way to the city after A
ending an hour with very unproitably. She did "
vt get thing at this point, although the captain jab 81
red French, Irish and Yahoo k house On fire.
Capt C. H. Stindc's large fine sdewheel packet Mon II
on in day from Dallas street, with only 100 tr
lies tolerable fair cotton. After looking around =
while the captain liked the appearances of thriv-
city well that he concluded to put his nag up and
ay all night with I. I
Soon after respectable dinner time the upper Red
Ier packet Right Way, Capt. Noah Scovell, J. W. -
arren, clerk, arrived from White Cliff, on Little riv
, and White Oak Shoals, on the main river, with Sll
lies Of the staple, lot Of hides and few cabin pas
myers 1t the best trip of the from above
&c raft. 1t will be recolected that prophesied
lod trip for the captain account of his speaking
min so huently. He talks it like native, \
alch, considering his youthful appearance, is truly
ushing. He was successful the first trip that he
included to reship at this point and try the upper
yer natives another turn. -
The large sdewheel line packet National Capt. Dick
nnott Florence Fndren, clerk left to-day schedule S
NE for Gen. Reynolds headquarters, with 600 bales :
tton, 200 Texas quadrupeds and few cabin passen r,
rs. Rather slim trip tor of the line packets. N
) tTrRDAY, March 21.-Early this morning the New
rleans and Jefferson packet Rose Franks Capt. Har
y Heth, touched at this point on her way to Jeier
m, to leave few late papers. She had good
eight for the Austin street merchants but not thing
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