The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-18
THE JETTIEs.
The Ead- Party on Board the Great
Republic.
A New Orleans Times Reporter Interviews
the Party.

We clip the following account of the
meeting of the Eads party on the Great
Republic from the New Orleans Time..
The communication speaks definitely of
the commencement of the work, and
also speaks very ilatteringly of two of
Cairo, prominent ladies, Mr.. {. NJ.
Howe aud Mrs. c. W. Bradley, who ac-
companlcd the party from this port:
II j. now the custom of the great dali
lie, to -cnd.cXpcditions to solve such qucs-
tions ~ are Of great public interest. The
New York Herald discovered Living
stone. aud has dispatched the great
American interviewer and correspondent
on similar mission 10 ilnd the sources
OF the Nile, or never darken the doors Of
the New York "HlrraR' office again.
so the Times cannot take out "A patent
for the original eXpeditionary idea. but
thinks the original idea has been i'm
proved upon. On saturday. May ;, this
writer received the following laconic
order Take the Natchez or any other
boat you like, and go up the river till
you find the Great Republic aud Captain
Eads. Learn all you can about the jetty
business"
This was short and to the point. The
business of the Times does not allow OF
any longwinded talk.
Therefore. at five o'clock, the writer
was OH board the NatchcZ, aud about y.
IN. on Sunday found the Great Republic
at Blackhawk. The splendid steamer
wss loaded down to her guards. A two
thousand ton trip was about the figure.
Capt. Thorwegan was unfortunately de-
tanned Unexpectedly at Cairo. but had
left n hi, representative Capt. j. Z.
Young, 10 whose careful management
and personal popularity the success, OF
the Great Republic j. 10 a great degree
due. May his shadow never grow less !.
We found Capt Eads and his party, a,
we began to say, aud most charming
party it was. 1t appeared TO the dazed
vision OF the Times man-who is always
overwhelmed by the presence of lowell
Mississippi Valley had delegated Its
choicest representatives to do duty as u
guard to the great Western engineer.
Mrs. William Hyde. the accomplished
wife of that lucky fellow. Hyde. of the
st. Louis Republican; Mrs. Thorwegan.
who matronized right gracefully the
beauticsswhO were her guests; Mrs. G.
NJ. Howe. of Cairo. a charming and pr
9RdHts brunette. with eyes like Long
fellows Evangeline, and smile to re-
member lifetime Mrs. c. W. Bradley.
who contributed so greatly by her social
qualities to make the trip Il pleasant one !;
Mrs. Page. of Washington to all these
does the writer make his best bow for the
ciyilities they extended, with the ease of
manner which is the heritage of wcll.bred
women, and cordially which was its
own chief charm.
OF the young laidies-unmaried. we
meant to write-we can only say that GER
tain sensations 10 which we had sup
posed We were Il stranger. took posses
sion of the battered organ called heart.
and for moment We were young again,
and with the light that never gleems on
land or sea In sweet eyes, memories came
trooping like fairies, of the past and hap
py days of twenty golden years ago. II
these were our sensations, can il be Won
dcred that a younger and more suscepti-
bic friend was SO affected that he mani
tested such evident symptoms of n centre
shot nom Cupid's bow rs excited the AS
constituent of those who were not used
to see him In the melting mood: 4 pair
OF lovely brown eyes did it.. "rhe rest is
silence
From Colonel Andrews the contractor
we received much valuable Information.
He has taken the contract for the whole
work, and will sublot il in small lots,
thus permitting persons OF limited means
10 take sub-contracts. Cash will be
promptly paid for all work done. I'M
mense quantities of materials will be re-
quired; of stone alone not less than ljO,-
900 tons.
The work at the Pass will be done by
persons acclimatcd, which will give EN-
ployment To very great numbers of our
unemployed laborers. lie will begin
practical operations as soon rs the engi-
necrs making survey have completed
their work, which viii be probably by
Friday next. The timber contracts will
be let at once, and the work will be
pushed with that rapidity which ample
means and enterprise will permit.
So far as the progress of the great
work is concerned, there were no great
discoveries to be made. Both Captain
Eads and Col. Andrews, are very san
guinc of success, and that in much
shorter time than the contract allows.
They expect to make thorough and eX-
| tended preparations before commencing
and after that will push the work for
ward, day and night. Agreat number OF
barges will be brought, probably from
Pittsburg, for the transportation OF stone,
and u large supply accumulated at the
head of the pass, us sort of reserve, SO
that there may be no delay by any accident
In transportation, or possible failures OF
sub-contractOrs. The preparation OF
tascines will 20 forward in great num-
Der of different localities. The willow
bundles will be made into RATS and
flowed directly To tha snOt whore they are