Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-19

met Mr.. A. L. Gaines, an old citizen oil
New Orleans, who owns three or more
places in Chicot county, which are safe.
but bis neighbors about Gaines Land
ing, which is some two hundred and fifty
miles below Memphis, have suffered
heavily. Colonel Sappington's loss will
not be less than one hundred bales; the
Arkansas City place, with a capacity Of
FIVE hundred bales, will lose over one
hundred; the Campbell place, at Gaines
Landing, will lose FIVE or six hundred
bales; Ben I. Gaines, one hundred and
fifty or two hundred bales; W. B. Street,
on the Linwood place, five or six hun
dred bales; Bellevue place, cultivated by
Mr.. Smith, FIVE or six hundred bales;
Brinkley, one hundred bales; Pastoral
place, one hundred bales; Luna place,
loss light and a large force at work on
the levee; johnson Chapman, n hun
dred bales; James 7. Robinson, one
hundred and fifty or two hundred bales.
At Bernard, some fifteen miles below,
the Peakes have lost four or FIVE hun
dred bales, and lower down the river
other places are yet to hear from.
Mr.. Gaines is an old planter of expert
ence and good judgment. He estimates
the loss between the mouth of the Ar
river and V~icksburg at twenty
FIVE thousand bales. Mr.. G. M. Branch,
a young man Of fine intelligence, travel
ing for Goodbar & Gilliland, has been
over this country generally, and he
thinks fifteen thousand bales an outside
estimate. Doctors will differ, you know.
Mr.. Branch gives me some estimates of
individual losses on old Arkansas river,
IN the vicinity Of Napoleon, as follows:
Murphy, n hundred and fifty
and much corn; Mr.. Grace, one
hundred and fifty bales; Mr.. Davidson,
bales; Mr.. Mayors, fifty bales; Mr..
Green Cumby, seventy.ive bales and
considerable corn; Thomas Il. Allen,
Torty or fifty bales; W. B. Galbreath, on
The Gender place, thirty or forty bales;
Mrs. Murphy, forty bales; Clint Smith,
thirty or forty bales; Calvin Strand,
bales; and several others will suffer
mailer losses, making additional in the
Iame neighborhood some one hundred
)ales or more.
OLD TOWN.
This place is about twenty-five miles
Yellow Helena by water. The country
,etween is rather low, but there is a good
evee in front. Last year this section
up with back water which remained
.fter the river went down. The people,
y common consent, cut the levee at
I'D Town to let the water out, and neg.
ected to repair it. This year they are
offering ne penalty. The water has
un in at the cut and gone back of all
hese fine places nearly as far up as
submerging the most Of them.
he crops on General Pillows place,
Ipperson's, Maney's, Deputy's Craig's,
His, Casteels and other places are in
ured beyond hope for this year. In the
.~eighborhood known as Old Town Island
FRS. Roberts place is partly under water,
ir. Henry Smiths two places are two
under water, the Hildreth place is
early all under, Mrs. Quarles has $50
cres all under. Colonel Williams has
ne hundred and fifty acres, Of which
ne.half is under water. From here up
D Helena the damage is slight.
ROUGH GUESS.
OF course it is impossible to approx.
iate the loss Of any particular locality
in general. But it is the opinion of
hose who have been over the ground, as
as the water, that the loss in Goa
anna county will not be less than TIVE
thousand bales; in Chicot county, Ar
ansas, eight thousand; Deshea county,
our. thousand, and Phillips county, four
thousand bales. Somehow think, ex
ept for Coahama county. that these are
Inside figures. Individual losses have
cen heavy in some localities, but the
eneral loss, l think, has been over
tated. l have no idea hat Memphis
ill lose more than fifteen thousand
ales by the overflow.
ABOVE HELENA.
/ could not hear Of any general dam
ge in Arkansas from Helena to Mem
his. The banks are full and the water
as oozed through Of various places, but
uot to an alarming extent. All the harm
one has been already stated in the
and in most instances consider
bly, m~agni6ed. Cotton is not always
.estroyed by running water; it is the
backwater that scalds it out.
iany places partly submerged will yet
make a fair yield. It should be borne
n mind, however, that cotton has been
somewhat by continued rains,
wen when not overaowed. This has not