New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-08
The Passes of the Mississippi.

We are informed by Major Howell, of the
| the engineer corps. United States army, in
| charge of the works at the bar, that during
| the month of March, 1875, the depth OF
| channel at Pass-a 4 'Outre, at extreme low
| tide. ranged from 81 xteen to seventeen feet
| with least width for that depth rang ing
from fifty to 100 fett.
High tides range above extreme low
| tide from one and a half TO three feet. and
| served during the day time, making the
| depth of channel ut high tide range from
eighteen to twenty feet. The bottom of
| the channel remak ned soft The dredge
| boat Essayons wd rked on the bar during
| the month III hours and ten minutes.
The following is Ia list of vessels drawing
over eighteen feet, that crossed the bar
during the month:
March 2, steams hip Western Metropolis,
| Is feet 3 inches.
March H. bark Aurora, Is feet inches.
March 10, ship Advice. Is feet inches.
March ii, steamship Vicksburg, Is feet;
| steamship st. Louis. IS teet inches.
March IL, ship Arran, Is feet 2 inches.
March IL, ship Princeton, Is feet . inches.
March i9, steamship State of Alabama.
| 10 feet.
March g, United States steamer Worces-
| ter, I8 feet.
March "a, ship Sanspariel, IS feet inches.
March 81, ship Minnie II. GerOw, Is feet 6
inches; bark Agnes, lS feet.
March %, steamship New Orleans, IS feet
3 inches.
March 90. bark Emily Augusta, IS feet.
March 80, steamship Memphis, Is feet 6
inches.
The following is statement regarding all
vessels detained by grounding during the
month, and the amount of time delayed:
March. 3-Bark Aurora, IS feet 6 inches,
Higgins, pilot: bound out with towboat
Philip at 6 2. NJ: sailed during the night of
fourth and fifth.
March 4-Schooner Jefferson Borden, IS
feet inches, Falconer, pilot: bound out at
3 z. M. with toYbOat Rio Grande: was
current; sailed during the night.
March 6-Ship Advice, Is feet inches.
John NJ. Laughlin, pilot; bound out at F.
M. with towboats Rochester and Chamber
lain; sailed next morning at 9:45.
March l0-Ship Harry Morse, II feet 6
inches, George Falconi. pilot; bound out at
p. NJ. with towboats Rochester and Cham
berlain; sailed next morning at iO;3O. :.
March ll-Steamer Nicksburg lS feet,
Richard Francis pilot; bound in at lis A.
NJ: passed in at 1885 P. NJ, March IA.
March 23-Steaner COrtes, II feet 6
inches, Richard Francis, pilot, bound in at
A. NJ; passed in at A. NJ.
March 23-United States steamer Worces-
cester, Is feet, Sherman, pilot: bound out;
grounded at l0:30 A. NJ: sailed 2:l0 P. M.
March 23-Steamer iazOo, Il feet, Bob
Wilson, pilot: bound in at P. NJ; passed
in next morning at 1910.
March 2i-Steamer Royal Standard, Il
feet, Gus Gursdt If pilot; bound out at
T. NJ: sailed March %, at ! A. M.
March 29-Steamer Memphis. Is feet 6
inches. Joseph Kedman, pilot; bound in;
during the night ran ashore outside the
bar: passed in March 80, at z. M.
The detentions occurred either from
getting out of the channel, from fog. or
from not waiting for high tide.
The following named pilots sounded the
channel during the month:
From small boats - Richard Francis
about 10 times: Joseph Redman. 10; w.
Higgins, l: H. Shuman, 4; John McLaugh-
lin, l.: Z. Cox, i: Robert Wilson, 4; Il. j.
Wilson, |; George Osgood. 3: Joe Smith. :;
Thomas Wilson, /.
From pilot bOats-GeOrge talconI, about
3 times; William Pendleton, ).
From uowboats-H. Follet, about time,
Ben Ames, /.
This list may not be complete, and as it IS
desirable to have complete information tor
each month hereafter. Major Howell re-
quests that pilots, after sounding. report the
tact to the officer IN command of the
dredgeboat.
On the third of April the depth over the
bar at Southwest Pass was twelve feet at
mean low tide, with hard bottom. Mean
low tide is about eigLt-tenths Of q foot above
extreme low tide.