Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-18
River news.

The Virginia and Lizzie Gill col
Nded near Rodney Island, Thurs
day night. The Gii's guard. was
cut through to the hull and would
have been sunk but for the boats
having backed their engines just
before coming together. Both
boats misto0k the signal. Some
eight or ten barrels Of Whiskey ly-
ing on tho guard Of the Gill we're
destroyed. The Virginia sustained
no Injuries.
The Powell, We learn, Is 10 run
between. VicksbuFg and Natchez
A circular with the following In
formation IN regard 10 the tributa-
rias Of the Mississippi 10 published
IN New Orleans; "White river is
navigable for 600 miles-ls always
open to Duvall's Bluff, $50 miles
from It's mouth ; the cotton planta-
toms are principally above Du.
valPs BlufE. In It's entire length
thls stream is generally, ii not inva-
riably, In good boating order about
the end OF December. Shipments
o. cotton 10 Memphis and New Or
leans from this tributary begin to
appear the 1rst week in January.
Arkansas river is navigabie for 625
milca. II is nearly always open for
small boats to Pine Bluff, l50 miles
from Its mouth. The largest plan
tatiOn and richest cotton lands are
On the lowest portion of the river,
from Pine Bluff to the mouth.
Small Shipments on light draft
boats are constantly being made
from Pine Bluff aud below, but the
main crops are held back tor lower
freights, which are generally OBJ
tanned In January, as the stream,
In tie entire length, Is almost al
ways naVigable about the end Of
December. Above Pine Bluff and
Little Rock, for $50 miles, all the
way to Fort Smith, are good cotton
lands, but the plantations are small
Ter than below, aud the produce Is
later in reaching market. 1t Is
sometimes as late as April before
the upper portion Of this river
reaches the sea- board.
Ouachita river IL navlgable for
&0 miles. Il is open always for
light DRAFT boats to Columbia, 100
miles from It's mouth. Cotton is
grown on this river all the way to
Arkadeiphia, the head Of naViga-
ton. When It rises It generally re-
mains navlgable for the entire
season. Shipments almost invaria.
bly, reach New Orleans the first
week In January, the river seldom
falling 10 be in good boating order
about the END Of December. Red
river Il navigable for about 1900
miles. Ills always open to Alex
ndFia, l50 miles from lie mouth,
and nearly always for light-draft
aboats for Shreveport, the principal
shipping point on the river. 1t sell
dem fails 10 be navigable in its en-
tire length abOut the middle Of
January. Shipments, however,
from above the raft rarely reach
New Orleans before the 1st Of
March to the 1st Of April. YazoO
river Is only navigable for about
40 miles. It is always open TO
Yszoo City, 100 miles from its
mouth. Receipts Of cotton at New
Orleans are always affected by q
rise IN Arkansas, White, Ouachita
and Red Rivers. Heading as they
do In the same latitude, they are all
nagigsble much about the same
date. The experience Of q great
many years shows that the cotton
product Of these respective rivers,
and the smaller streams and bay
Oas tributary to them, commences
to arrive here the first week in
January. Unusual seasons Of
course make exceptions to this rule,
Hnchas In 1856, when Red river was
navigable during the entire season.
The latest shipments we receive are
hauled hundreds Of miles to Jefer-
son, and other points on upper
Red river, and continue dropping
"a during the months Of April, May
and june.
The Cincinnati Gazette says
Can't John P. Scott, Of the towboat
Hero, was indicted in the United
States Court here for employing an
engineer who had no license. Jadg-
msnt BIZ default was rendered
aaainst him yesterday. There was
AGITATION issued by tho same court
yesterday, requiring the captain Of
ne Wananila 10 appeaF and show
Captain Hicks King iS in Che
city. -,
Ths rise Of the river has compelled
aim 20 suspend operations on the
wreck Of The Cora s. All Of her
machinery has been taken Of, but