New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-06
THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION.

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S Pass-vesseIs at Anchor-Hcw They
Get Over-SOundings on the Bar-ResO'
lution.. Speeches. etc.-River End of
the Canal-Fort JncksOn-GOOd Time
Generally.
, 91ast week a committee from the Chamber
of Commerce waited On Secretary Belknap
and explained to him the deplorable
condition of the bar at the entrance to the
river, and asked that lie 9isit the passes
and make az examination for the basis OF
yepor: to Congress on this subject aoits
next session. Mr.. Belknap stated bis in
ability TO attend, but referred the commit
tee 20 Captain Howell, the engineer at pres
ent in charge of the work now being PEI
5 formed at the mouth OF the river, giving
him power to charter a boat and make such
other arrangements as his judgment would
suggest In accordance with these instruc
tions invitations were given to a number OF
gentlemen representing the varions com
neroial interests of New Orleans.
The arrangements for the excursion were
Of the mos: complete Gescriptioro a lib
eral supply Of maps and glasses enabled
those who were unprepared to take all the
observations necessaryo While Captain
Hopkins, of the Creole; DEo Bonzano, of
the lighthouse board. and Major Howell
contributed to the information of the less
informed of the party, though thero were
many OTTER nautical and topographica5 ex
perts on board.
The commissarp depa,Aneu &as Sn
chargec,f John. the restaurant man Of Sour-
bon streeo Comment on the superb style
in which he run it is unnecessary, bur if the
opinion OF each member Of the party was
written out and framed he would have to
hire the Exposition building to hang them
up in. 1t may be we'll to state that the
manner in which Mr.. C. H. Mumford as
sisted in dispensing the hospitalities was
worthy of the vote Of thanks which he re
ceived.
The party represented az maay Of the
various interests and professions as it was
possible to collect. Captain Howell showed
the best of Judgment considering the OBJ
ject in view, in selecting the company
which asse bled on board the Creole. The
following list is nearly if not quite correct,
though the names Of many on board were
not on the register:
t General NJ. jeff Thompson, State engi-
neer; W. II. Bell city surveyor; &. W. K.
Bayley. civil engineer; Collector Casey.
Marshal Packard, Captains Silas Weeks,
Pegram, Trinidad, E. A. lorke, G. ii: kea,
Tom Mcclellan and G. L. Norton, Judge
J. II. Kennard. Colonel Febiger, DIR. Ban
zano, Messrs. J. II. Oglesby, Cyrus Bussey.
L. J. Highly, w. NJ. Burwell, d. G. Lobdeil,
II. and c. Tyler, Mr. Zerega w. Il. Budden-
dorf C. Seller, Walter l.. Bell, J. &. O'Fal-
Ion, $. II. Scranton, D. E. Conger, 3. +.
Glover, Thomas Hasam, L. Lacombe, and
a Rgular representative Of the So dou:s
G!obso she Picaynn0 anI5th oErUBIIcANo
She SparS avas enade Prom Che Ely SIAN
Tsselds etyeeS SSeross avHere sSie party Cook
she y. Is express SrsfS "p Friday ard
maze enc sss in Gle usual s:mes OnarSsrs
ing aS the Cake end che saames cysoee was
found waiting 20 receive the sastys esesssS
SDg OF some sixty in nunSero
The boat left her wharf ae go fe NJ,
Friday and arrived at the railroad bridge
over the Rigolets, where tie uninitiated
were able to see the peculiar benefit of a
narrow span draw bridge. From the Rigo-
lets we took the usua! route for 1sleau
Breton, arriving about 3 Ao Nc Saturday
mornintN Here we came b. On anchor for
"A few hours
At 10 "a Va we arrived az Sabse Wand,
the gulf end of the Fort So Philip canal,
where accurate scundinss mile from
shore were made by Captain G. L. Norton,
and thirty feet Of water found. A run OF
nnfr
where the entire party boarded the Es-
sayol@ to see her operatss The bell was
rung and the engineer ''let ont the digging
engines in such a manner as TO satisfy the
most stubborn tug captain that the dredge
boats can do some good o thfy are on J
allowed to worlS
Two weeks ago the Essayors was p,5 INTO
Pascal eutr@ At that tune there was
little over twelve feet OF water on the baxs
When the soundings were made Saturday
atteSnoon g was souns THAI sheSe was sixS
seea See: cs water n size shanneSs 5'h's
may 40: Seem ,n,:ci, 9; n gain sa hose 'v!lc
tlss:s.. 20 ses uS.! with .:ae:ees or twenty
!ee.. j,;: It Aees see,ls !fa: Il one boa; can
:mpro.e tie sianne: !. SO s.os: q ::,ne -Hats
w::sh little sissnteres.e: assistance p tn"
way Of being Jet alones Capitals Howell
VIII hasp sishsees seeS ~ ssss end q tSe
3nontiss
Sbe CteoseSeA Pass e.:s'His.ea ::i:'se see-
fore sundowA and case anchor as Pilot
Scwn at darse sIere a numceS Of fsfepalty
went ashore ana enjoyeS . 3ess peasant
houlS a9 aan shere in progress sc dass
light NOSE uninvYting panorama presented
stself to tho parssSs Inside 5ne bare Sound
QUE were seventeen sailing sesse9s enS one
steamship some es shera :.asYas Seen as
anchor swo weekse Ga Che iaP Stree
steamships And Srsg were Ease orc Of
sheme the s1nnesotae ia1 Ge.s g fixture
there for SwO weekse Outside :He ba.e
bound 3ns we're eve Sseamers snS ship ae
anchoS AZ she sessess waiting abo-'ses
below she bar were sage:ir watching Cor a
chance g. Cake sleiy susn q: seing stuck
and then fulles Sve. :: 'ra. estenatei
that property amounsis: - eves Ss,o00,soe
"as ysss Is,s sseses. ~ :i- ,.s.: sssl-.
sde.
i. ,...e s:'o.s eaHa7r ress.. . Har
pilot, came On boarde ana 80 :e:. Pic;
Town sos :ie eae. three IN e. .:istan:o .or
critical exansnatsore yriseng sherest s-as
founi .hae the channeee was most completely
blocked Gsshe vessels agrounSo The Ala
bama had lighter alongside and was TAX
iDgGuS railroad iron, which enabled nee 20
get off with Che assistance OF asouple of
tug@ The brig was put to sea while we
were present, end the Yazoe Sol sS Ssoon
of