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

here. he sent down seventeen hands
the other day per Nat Green's boat, and
when they got out there only twelve
could be found, which is accounted for
on the theory Of evaporation. Judge
Archibald Wright, Attorney General
Luke e. Wright and other well known
citizens have places here and all in fine
condition. The crops have not suffered
except outside of the levees. Major
George Collins, of North Carolina, has
a splendid place in the neighborhood in
charge of Mr.. Nat Chears. The crop is
said to be the finest in Tunica county.
Shelby McPeake, a native of the bottom
TO the manner BORN and known every
where as the old bear hunter of TUNES"
lives near by and has as fine a crop as
anybody. Ed Stone, whose father (Col.
John A. Stone) is manager Of Mr..
Thomas H. Allens's Yoncopon place on
the Arkansas river, also has a 6rst-rate
crop here. No damage has been done
in Tunica county except outside of the
levee, which is a good one and affords
ample protection.
CoAHoMA COUNTY.
This is the only county on the Missis
sippi side which has suffered seriously
by the overflow, and this only in the
southern and southeast corner. | spent
several hours al Friar's Point, the county
seat, and through the active assistance
of Mr.. George R. AIeorn, Clerk of the
Chancery and Circuit Court, as we'll
as Mr.. N. C. Priddy, Judge Reid
and others, gathered quite an array OF
facts, figures and estimates. This is a
county in the Yazoo delta, that magnif-
cent stretch of %alluvial country lying
between the Mississippi river and the
hills, at some places forty or fifty miles
back, extending north to the Tennessee
line and south to Vicksburg. Coahoua
has a river front of about sixty miles.
The Pass levee which protects it and
efcctually closes the famous Yazoo
Pass, is the pride Of the county, and is
the best levee on the Mississippi river,
though only about thirty.6ve miles long
from the northern border. At some points
it is forty or fifty feet through at the
base. 1t is the key to the whole Yazoo
country. The water formerly poured
through the Pass, ran into Moon Lake
above and back Of Friar's Point, thence
into Tallahatchie and Yszoo rivers and
flooded Coahoma, Bolivar, Sunfower
and portions of Washington, Issaquena
and other counties. Since closed, the
people realize as never before the bless
ing Of a good levee. 1t has been ascer-
tanned by actual survey that the land
next to the river is several feet higher
than many miles back, hence an over
flow is more to be dreaded in the interior
than on the banks of the river.
H BREAKS.
There are two breaks in Coahoms
county. The FIRST is Garth's break, five
miles, and the other, McLoud's break,
fifteen miles south of Friar's Point.
Both breaks occurred last year, and we're
not repaired. So the water ran through
this year without opposition. The suf-
ferers in that part Of the county, which
is in a bend Of the river somewhat like
a horse. shoe, are the Carson place, partly
overhowed, the McLoud and Fontaine
Drisdale, Harris, Mcmahon,
Hunton, McGhee, Josh. Jefferson, of
Memphis. who has eleven hundred acres
well destroyed; Robinson, Webb.
Henry Wall, Garland, e. Richardson,
whose son is Of Ely, Harvey & Richardson,
and the Walnut Grove place, is entirely
under water. The principal places south
of Friar's Point are unprotected, except
by private levees. Most of them are
one.balf or two-thirds damaged. All the
places north and east are safe and the
crops as fine as could be wished. All
classes, white and black, have worked
well for the last two years especially.
McNeilrs Dogwood place and the VIM
bush place are partly under water. All
the damage lie done through two breaks
in the Horseshoe bend. The MeLoud
break is opposite Island So. The waters
from both unite and escape through
Howe's bayou, and thence to the Yazoo.
HuGhpuckana bayou, thirty miles below
Friar's Point, connects the main river
and the Yazoo, and receives much Of the
overflow from above, as just described.
In the Horseshoe there are at least
1000 acres of land in cotton, and the
greater part Of it is overhowed. 1t is
proper to state that the most of these are
not rich places. The Webb place of 600
acres is another in the list Of damaged.
Jeffersons place is very low. 1t was
formerly known as the Halbert ana
Reeves place, and in their day they
spent $1,000 to build a levee for its pro.