Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-08-03
supplementary Report Of the
Committee Of Englneers-The
Pressing Necessity Of Prevent
Ing Further Gazing Of the
Delta Peninsula.


Ing Further Gazing Of the
Delta Peninsula.
NIcKsBURG, July g, 1877.
Mr. j. +. Baum, Chairman Citizens, Com.
mittee;
DEAR SIR-The undersigned Com.
mittee of Engineers, appointed by YOU
III connection with the subject of the
"cut.oH," respectfully submit the fol.
lowing supplementary report:
You will remember that the primary
object in the appointment of this COM
mittee, was that 1t should, after invesli-
CATION OF the subject, recommend q
plan TO arrest the encroachment Of the
river upon the Delta peninsula, with
the view TO prevent the further removal
of the channel from the Vicksburg
landing.
You will also remember that after
fully examining the matter, we did
recommend a plan for that object,
which at a moderate cost, we supposed
would prove efficacious, and while you
we're considering the expediency of
adopting our recommendation, the as.
sembling Of the Board OF United States
Engineers here interviewed, which di.
verted attention from the matter In
hand.
The Investigations of the Govern.
ment Engineers will have q more di.
rect bearing upon the ultimate solution
OF the whole question Of providing
| Vicksburg with q harbor, and the &C.
tion Of the City Council in acceding to
their request for more extended sur.
veYs OF the Mississippi aud Y Yazoo riv.
ers, we commend as eminently proper,
and embracing 3 just appreciation oil
the importance of the subject, since
the Information thus to be acquired, Is
essential ii the aid Of the General Gov.
ernment Is 10 be invoked,
We are also most favorably impress.
ed with the promptness with which
citizens have come forward and ad.
vanced the necessary funds to defray
the cost Of the surveys.
The object Of this report is to recall
attention to the pressing necessity OF
present action In the matter first re.
ferred to; that is, the prevention OF
further caving along the upper bank
Of the peninsula, and the point at its
extremity.
This work constitutes but q small
part OF the whole, and Is just the part
which will not admit OF delay without
greatly jeopardz'ug tue Interests OF
this community
The d thcultle- t. be encountered in
restoring deep wa'er 10 Vicksburg's
harbor' have already become sufficient
ly formidable the further recession OF
the "poinr will greatly increase them,
il 1t should ROt render them insur.
mouulable.
7 TiclJcl;iun Ot the terminus Of the
| Nlcksburg, Shrtvtport aud Texas Rsil-
road, ami ultimately thot OF the Texas
Pacillc, In the near vicinity of Yicks-
bury, Is also very important consid-
GRAFTON.
lfyou rely solely upon the aid which
may be extended by tie United States
Government, In this belief, the certain.
/ ~ Of at least one years further delay,
coupled with he uncertainty that Con-
gress will give prompt attention 10 our
needs, where no delay Is admissible,
/ induces the belief that non.aclion IN this
particular al the present. time will
place the interests OF Vicksburg at
great hazard, aud in view of the small
outlay which We deem sufficient for
This purpose, as compared to the large
Interests involved, we feel constrained
TO urge upon you the necessity Of an
early effort to apply the remedy, the
importance OF which, in our estimation,
We cannot too strongly express.
Respectfully,
J.w w.GREEN.
4. +. RAWORTH,
r.G. DADNEl,