New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-26
CONDITION OF THE LEVEEs
REPORT Of THE Chief STATE ENGINEER

REPORT OF THE CHIEF STATE ENGINEER
| OprcE Board OF STATs ExslNkrRs,
| New Orleans. April Is, 1871. 5
| WALLIS CREvAssE.
This morning received official informa-
ton, and the assurance of several planters
interested, that the Wallis crevasse, in St.
James parish, was effectuaVy closed. The
/ following extract conveys the facts:
Thanks to the skill and energy of Victor
Chopin, Clement Millaudon, ably as
sisted by L. s. LeBourgeois, Mr.. z. +. Tru-
deau, and other planters, who sent their
hands, teams, etc., promptly to the rescue,
and with the materials sent by you in due
time, am happy to inform you that the
crevasse is now effectually stopped, and no
that quarter. +. P. POCHE.
BONNET CARRE CREvAssE.
By some unfortunate misconception of
or'lers in regard to establishing line of
couriers from kennerville to Bonnet Carrc
crevasse, nothing official has been heard up
to this hour from that point. This is sure
evidence that no great change for the worse
has occurred, for bad news travels fast"
Early tomorrow morning party, consist
ing Of the Governor, Mayor, General Nc
Comb, Of the jackson railroad, and other
officials, will start to visit the crevasse, and
on our return hope to give you something
interesting "from the front" Colonel Wal
ton, engineer of the Mexican Gulf Canal,
and Captain w. j. Hatch, assistant State
engineer, went up this evening on the 4. E.
Lee.
KENNERvILLE.
l hear from kennerville that the people
have turned out to build themselves a pro-
lection levee in the rear and around their
town. The front levees have been repaired
and strengthened by Mr.. A. Hodges, under
my authority, and the new levee on the
Trudeau place is rapidly approaching CON-
pletion.
MARERo cREvAssE.
have heard this afternoon from my
superintendent at the. Marero crevasse, just
below the Barracks. He says:
am happy to tell you that we are getting
along very WELL l think by tomorrow l
will have the whole work accomplished
The WIND and rain yesterday was very
unfavOrable to our work.
POVERTY POINT CREvAssE.
No direct news from Poverty Point Gre
vase has been received today, which was
favorable for yesterday. Captain Smith
said he had plenty Of material, and expected
soon to complete the work.
M'DONOGH CREvAssE.
From the McDonogh crevasse, in
Plaquemines parish, right bank, 1 have
heard as late as 5 P. NJ. MI. Tom j.
Decker, the gentleman IN charge, tele-
graphs
Just came from the crevasse on DR..
Parlnlee's place: find it can be convent
emily closed with the following bill of ma:
terials.
These materials were sent this morning
on the San Nicolas.
POINT MANOIR CREvAssE.
From a long official letter from Engineer
Van Pelt, dated half-past twelve o'clock
yesterday, he says:
Grand and Morganza levees' are safe.
Mr.. John Lombard and l came down by
land from New Texas to Hermitage. The
season. The crevasse at Point Manor is
now between 200 and $50 feet vide; about
four feet water on the bottom ip front.
MIR. Martin Glyn commenced working on
the levee on the thirteenth, and the
crevasse broke ON the sixteenth. 1t has
taken all his force and energy to keep the |
levee from breaking in other places; = no
one was willing to cooperate with him. :
have just passed Evergreen levee. 1t |
WI 10 MIA hov 1on
by hard work. Tom O'Mally is working
away behind the old levee at Canty's, oppO- |
site Donaldsonville.
vIcKsBURG.
James NJ. Searles, chief engineer, tele-
graphs to-day that the river at Vicksburg |
is eight feet and four-tenths below the high |
water of 1867. Why do not your river |
give the height of the river each
day7 1t can be seen at the head. of Canal
street, and is kept at the barbor police
stations.
BLUE STORE AND BAYOU SARA.
Rumors were afloat to day that there were
crevasses at Blue Store, in Pointe Coupee
and at Bayou Sara. As soon as l heard |
them telegraphed to Bayou Sara, and at
seven o'clock P. NJ, NJ. J; D. Austen, the
operator, says:
The rumOr of break in the levee at this
point is unfounded. The steamer Katie has
Just passed down, and friends Of mine, who
got on at Red river, report the levee intact
from that point down, including Blue Store,
and river falling. Have heard of no reports
of any new breaks.
j. D. AUSTEN, Operator.
If more news comes before midnight l
will send it to you.
Your Obedient servant, ..
M. JEFF THOMPSON,
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