Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-22

cent; the Red Fork bayou country, say
forty per cent above this and on to
South Bend, the Newcomb, or better
known, the front and back Branch places,
6fry per cent. damage; LenBOx all right;
Shsrrod, Mitchell, GOOdlos and Foster
places, sixty per cent front and back
OF Clay places nearly all lost; South
Bend, about ten per cent. injury.
From South Bend to McKenzie's, a
distance Of ffty.three miles, 90 the south
side Of the Arkansas, all safe, with the
exception Of Mrs. Samples, a small isld
near Douglass's Landing, part Of John
Simpsons, and some small lots nea
Sarassa, altogether say 500 acres. Ia
thi, stretch of unirjursd territory are
thu very large farms belonging to Geo.
Smith, Kay Smith, Don Douglass, DR..
Peu5lstou, Captain ]. W. Jones, f. NJ.
Apperson, Cummins, Hecatoo, B and j.
Kimbrougb, Trotter, General Garrett,
Milt Garrettson, Howson, Mckenzie and
a number Of smaller tracts.
Richlaad is under water. Clayton 30
per cent b. D. Williams 10; King
White c~ultiyating the Truloek, Victoria
and McCrary places, 10 per cent. dam
age; Gabe Myers, COrinue, Bertrand
aud Fish places, all safe; Pitts, Mrs
jenkins, Colonel Cockrell, and on to
Pine Bluff, river froct places 10 per cent
damage; plantations in the rear--Cock-
rane and Matthews, and others, greater
loss.
The above takes the south side of the
river from the mouth to Pine Bluff, and
by a~ggregaiiug the loss or damage, | do
not think it will reach 30 per cent
Now for the north side, going down, a.
N. Boyd, but little damaged; Fergas,
none at all; S. L Nury, not ever 80 per
cent. loss; Carson, Roam, Rob Roy,
Greenfield and the great scope OF lands
for twenty miles b ok. and on down the
river to New Gsscony, including such
valuable plantations as Golfers, Dr..
Jones's, Thomas Il. Aliens, Nichols
GillilaDd's, Jack Halls, Colonel Bass g,
Sbepard's Island, and many others,
which embrace as fle aud as large
farms as there are in the State, are, it
may be said, without mentionsble loss.
Just below New Gasconuy the levee
broke and seriously damaged many large
places; few, very few, however, entirely.
DR.. Bronson, McWilliams, Colonel Creed
Taylor, Captain Senate, Ben Richardson
and Henry Young, while losing heavily,
saved enough for good shipments in the
fall. G%reenbsck, Shelby Richardson,
Mrs. Slythe, aud the best part Of the
oouatry TO Swan Lake and Coopess
Landing are under water; Hsmp Nc
Kenzie and Dr.. Norton's DeBose place
are safe; DR.. Treadwell partly damaged;
Coopers home aud island place, Racine
and Dudly Dann's, all uuder water; Col.
J. R. Williams, entirely safe; Peasants.
! Williamett, Mod Lake aud surrounding
country is damaged to a greater or less
extent by seep or back water; Jones and
Turner, and all the Bayou Mitre country
very heavily damaged; Colonel Cros.
aud Mrs. Flournoy are one.half safe
Aggregating the loss on the north sidt
from Pine Bluff TO Arkausas Post,
should say that forty per cent. will cove
IL aud, taking the entire valley, boil
sides, from Pine Bluff down, it will 30
exceed thirty.dye per cent and ! believ,
less.
From Little Rock to Pine Bluff thl
general average Of loss is less than low
er down the river. Thirty per cent vii
cover it-or, estimating the entire val
ley, from the capital to Terrene, one
third, as | first said, will embrace ID
damage TO growing crops, much Of whicI
will be regained by the iRdomitable pluc.
Of the planters, many Of whom are nov
going ahead. with their faithful colore.
people following barefoot the reeedin
water, pressing cotton seed and cor.
into The soft ridges, and by the time tb
field is suitable for a pillow or hoe
plant will be ready for work. Let th
merchants only sustain their friends o
the Arkansas, and a crop will yet be scr
forward this season equalling, If not su
9 passing. that Of last year.
(, ! will participants q lew large place
between Little Rock aud Pine BLU
!, Geo Rczzell has only a bare field, q yer
email part Of bis farm. under vate
Sam Tate Rusts place is but little DAT
e aged. Terry, Ashly Mill, Pemberto.
Tom Scott, Tom Steele, Bob Little at
the large farms around Old River lal
'e are but little injured. Keats, nine mil
70 below the city, has 300 acres undI
q water. Aalor Adams saved 100 acres
r FOuch and 400 acres NJ Workman piac
Is Major Brodie. Colonel King, Mrs. Cal
ie well, Captain Hinsly, Jim Core, Wstkir
Mocks and Mccoy are very little daI
aged. Blasdel aud Dean and Mejor Ha