The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-03

By thus confining the waters a scour
has been produced on the osr, wh ich
Captain Eads calculates will in time
wash out to the depth stipulated in his
contract. That bis most sanCuine ex-
peetatioHs have thus far been realized.
Is fact well known to every reader Of
the daily newspapers.
VIEWING A PROSPECT THAT BECAME GLOOMY
ENOUGH.
At noon We recrossed the river, and
after dinner made application to the
foreman on that side, where the work
of coUstructing mattresses was also in
progress. We met with the same re-
ply, and, therefore, had ample time
to admire the beautiful scenery, the
lighthouse, the fstbosts; the quarter
OF mile of marshy land, covered with
cane brakes; the broad expanse of wa.
ter, the white-capped waves of the
Gulf, some four miles distant, and 10
form an intimacy with the mosquitoes
and sand-fiies, which were very nu-
merous and very vicious. 1 also
became acquainted with two unfortu-
nate Germans, one q cook aud the
other clerk, who bad been driven by
poverty TO seek manual labor. They
Afterwards became my constant CON-
panioDs while on the works.
The ground about Port Eads is OF
such marsby nature that 1, will not
bear the weight of n man. The houses
are all built on spiles, some three feet
In height, and elevated sidewalks ex.
tend throughout the whole town. In
this respect II somewhat resembles
Cairo, Illinois.
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each mans wages for the maintenance
oil doctor. who receives quite lib.
tral compensation for his services.
there being at the time Of my visit
probably three hundred men employed
on the works, which number ba.
doubtless been much increased since.
The prevalent type of sickness i
msiarial fever. and generally proves
fatal. Many ptor fellow stricken
has been placed on the boat and sent
to New Orleans, only TO die before
reaching the city.
THE LOCAL orrIoS QUESTION.
Two lines of steamers ply between
Port Eads and New Orleans, each
making one trip per week. Tue fare.
cabin passage, Is sbout six dollars; on
deck land l never had occasion to
travel It any other wsyl, one dollar
and half.
No liquor is allowed to be cold. -or
IL any issued To the men. a. - cu-tn,n-
ary ON other rublis iulprsrusi4 sf,is iu
the South > s.tcer is q sse.m bocf a.
lowed 10 anchor over Eight s. the
landing, as the men bxve on severa
0ceasions paifeniaed thse bs,fs 10
freely. The local option question =
not likely 70 aRitAis ths >ofamuHitY OF
Ports Esds for some siale q co,neS iAst
When IL does, yco nssy bsst that the
snti-lteerrs advocates Will beroa, sdo
tooth so5 roe nsll. .
SsZx1sxyT % Lsssafzs
DuriBg t'9s iEit 81 Is75 great many
highiy-coiofee seD3ngt8 . eIe pu bli-h b.
cd in tFe Eev Orleans papers Of The
shameful trestment 20 which the niea
employ ed on the works were subjected.
These accounts In the main were false.
True, the work Was none of the
easiest and the fare none Of tho best;
Jet / can say from experiences that IL
was better than that generally received
by lAborers ON the levees and railroads.
The tr0ubls yAs not % much In the
trsakDsot rUeeive1 - In the class Of
Dsn Who akssmpted 70 do the work.
The Iaboeep Who had hsen accustom-
"a 70 work on faiIroadB and canals
we're satisfied, and considered IL one of
the bese jobs they ever had AT ssrbe
Jump thines were different There
the men were compelled to work hard.
wsding In mud and water up to their
knees, poorly fed, their diet consisting
wholly of sols meal, rye bssad and