, 1875-08-28
C>hh. AMI otlors. Ohlda' spesoh vas decidedly
Communicate III some OF ita Ienlltnenta.


TIL; MISSISSIPPI Jl"rrIES.
Tho Plans ut Cnrs. Eads Lnld noforo
SIR Charles Hartley nnA l.nr9n
Number al EnGineers-rha Work
Proceeding knccesstuliy-'lne DcptlA
OF tiic Chtlssstcf Already DuiibicA.
.Stn Fork 7r,banr.
Tho arrival of Capt. James Il. Eads. who haa
undertaken tbs tmprovamement Of tho mouth
OF tho NfipHitsippi 1liver, enables tho
Tribune to presens soms inpoEtan. infor-
tnaton 1T regard 10 the progress of that wosk
Ard the caro- taken by tho ongnoer in charge to
insure tts success. A. the request OF Capt. Eads
Sir Charles 4. Hartley, tho elnnrps British en-
rinecr. WHO WAS kn1Rhtod by Queen Victoria for
tho I'anute, and .ho has also hson highly hon
orcl for that aervics by other European powers.
hns como 10 lll1a country, arriving OH Saturday
in tho BaItlc. capt. Eads dea.res to place llIa
tile tenett OF such adv!co as lila aroa. o1per,-
cnce in similar undertaking may etablo him
to giye AZ to tho progress OF tho work. Moro
aver, = number OF distinguished on
Etteesa Of lhls oonntry also met hero ycBtor-
by hm weso tion. J. @. BaruAsd, President OF
the noaid by Which tue problem nf The improve.
mcnt uf tho mouth OF tlle Mississippi wa. lnves-
tlEnteu IN 1878. md who was the only officer Of
ttut Board who reported in favor Of tho lofty In
preference to Tho canal plan, and tho following,
who composed tho n,ata Of 1871. by uhum the
whole subject wAs thoroughly examined under
direction Of thc Govern'nout: 4ou. II. G.
Wright, i. y. t., President; Gen. q. D. COM
stock, U. =. f.: Gen. u. y. Alexander. u. 8. L.;
Prof. Henry Mitchell, US. CoAst Survey; Col ".
MiIner 1lobertH, Z. L. D. II. Wh!comb, t. e. and
Con. I. l.. acxIos. q. +. ThIs Board sPont
mouths IN an elaborate investigation Of the
examining the mort important works OF s1n-
ilar character III tho Old World, and u was upon
the recommendation Of this nosttl that tue plau
IT Ctpt. Eads ~aa finally adopsod By Congress.
himself and tho Government sga'nst failure and
delay IN this great work, Capt. Eaia addressed a
letter To tho l'tcalt!ont requesting tint tic
mcn'bors Of this board Baould bo author
anon vhtrh tho work il being con.
struoted, and 10 aivs him the advieo which their
thorough investigation OF tlls subject might
suggest. Tho pfeaident. pleased with sugges-
tton showing 10 earnest desire 10 Insure tho
success Of the undertaking, warmly appEoycd It,
and authorized lilo engineers in tho Unlted
Atatos serylce TO asae.nbie, ~ proponeds At ths
oIpenso Of Cnpt. Eads. Some IT tlem sltl not
10 able to accept the invitation, but others met
At ths Fifth Aycnuc Notol yesterday, and will
hold other sess1ona In iutute
Ito proposal OF Capt. Eads raa 70
undertake this work at the Bola risk Of
himself aud Ma asHoc,ases, receiving
TO payment whatever from tho Government
have boBn secured aud mhiutained. Tho act OF
CongEesa provided that a certain sum ahouli DO
paid whon depth Of 20 feet bad been secured,
AL additional aun when depth Of "a feet had
boen secured. and 10 on up to 30 feet that
tNolve months after each prescribed depth had
boen secured / furthor sum should DO paid II
that deLtll had during tlat time bceh mnii.-
tained. md tnat 7l000Uu year should bs paid
NO extending them II necessary II to presosvo
tIle channel Of the regut cd dopth. Thus Capt.
EalA takes the y hole rlek hiMHolf, aud &n officer
las boon appointed, Gen. G. i. Coustcct. U. :.
E., to measure and rapport from t'mo to tida tue
depth attained.
lilo work was begun by Capt. Eade on tho 14th
Of Juno. aud liz W0grosR already Rivea such
tokens Of SUCCESS TINT le believes that tuo
Ia. gest sips sailing ont Of tho llarbor Of Nav
York will 10 able tu onter the mouth OF the Mis-.
ends. Yet tho Huuth PAsa, upon which tho work
OF improvement l8 undertaken. formerly had oBH
than feet Of water ca the bar. Little mora
than two months have elapsod, hnd mach Of
ing materials. building houses for *orkmon, and
perfeoting othsr prenasationa. But telo1rams
received by Capt. Easia yesterday state that t!ls
wosa las air. adv had tho effect Of deepsnfug
tho channel fully fect II the head OF tho 1orAR.
Ths plan adopted ia remarkable for ta him,
phctty. The general aim, Al fa sell known. ID
to cou1ne tho watera OF the mouth within
straight rarallet walls, 40 proportional in
"soth 10 Tue quaoI'tf Q. water escaping ~ 10
proaueo certain stloc1t! o. current, a,!d i'foe
tue stream To scous g. o"s ehanneI 1or hse,t OF
required depth. Ihe kfeas d'aicuIsies OF no
!rontsm "ele onl5 10 aeyis.ng means o. great
ing these sEaticta' WI D. ana MAKING thcm e.
euro ana @ @rotmanens apon Ine sn1seealpgas
uhr!apio ioanuht.on snolqsa. Ing ol!s.
rlst1pN hiseF empaea ltaest over eea!ment
many icot u netsn, oopotAea ns ,tsei,
afo through "alla o1 aaeu soolmans 10
by lts current. III eject. fouuaattoa aud walls
arc Q! eolt mua; into sl'ou Any "osas Q! atoho
Hpu'a speoa'ly slaK ana sa}'peaf' !ues alone' Or
eil1- "ois, however nEm!5 pIacoo: "onlo soon na
ni'oetm'nta 9G ana s"ept AHaJ os tas sconr ot tno
onsfeht. 10 mee9 tneso oit'lonttles which nave
see1nea 70 eono enBs1oeH st!nost 'hAupe!ao,a,
capt. Gaae h1's1s tho aftthetst Naila OF tne
fivef wsa ololu. na. uis''les1sa Q. WHO. piash'
securely Iasaau toso,nsr' Ann Ancnoloo 70 4h IN ~
le.!oa row Of pslea: lae p-eI'alnafy "ofE ~ ~ the
astY1nR oI tl!es s!os,R snu lnslae o. tue lno
pfol'osou Ios tne at'.no'a, s sIaoture' MeanNanc