Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-23
CAPT. EADS' JETTIES.
An Account Of Their Inception and Pro
gress, from the Captain Himself
He Hopes TO Complete iii> Great
Undertaking ikcfOrc the iirst
OF January, 1919.


Eads Yesterday to obtain the latest N
formation in regard to the condition ol /
the works at the mouth Of the South .
Pass of the Mississippi river. Il a'u
reminded" said Captain Ead-, that
this day is the anniversary of the he
ginning OF the work. Two wears agr,
on the lith OF June, the first worn "m .
the icttcs was begun. At that tiiHr .
there was only about eight tcet OF woIrr .
Oh the bar at the mouth uI TIA" south
Pass. This bar lay in the sct ii 4 dis
tance Oi two and Il quarter mics from
the mouth OF the river. Throughout
this distance parallel works ot irltir-
were constructed, | 900 feet apart. The
effect OF these works WAS To concentrate
the river discharge after II lett tn"
banks OF the Pass, and prevent II spread
ing out like a tan over a space Of 4 mile
wide on the crest OF the bar. lii" cur
| rent thus concentrated. CAUSED The r"-
muval of three or four millions OF cubic
yards Of deposit from between tine fol-
ties. and gave an outlet 10 tie sea a~t
October which was over twenty i"ct
| deep. \ Shva! DISTRACTED the entrance
| into the pass At ii, upper end. ten m.-c-
| above the letticS, where the pass leaves
the Mississippi river waN required
| by the concession from Congr,-- t.
secure depth ii ~ feet over this >nNH.
within thirty months from the pN~>UL"
OF the bill. Vessels drawing over four
teen iect OF water could not cross tni~
shoa. and enter the pa>, during the
season OF low water in the river. Last
July work was designed and thor
construction was begun III tn" upper IN"
OF this pass in order To- deepen The w.dcr
on the shoal These We're entirely com
plcted in October last. The rive! al
that time was extremely low AMI almost
entirely devoid OF current. These works.
therefore produced little or no chrc,
unit. the rise OF the river. which t"un
place about the iil-t OF February. par
ing this interval OF three ur four monlA :
dredging machines were put /" wUrh on
this ShOal. and Il rhanuc about twenty
feet deep but very narrow. WAS dredgeA
out. 1t was. however, tortuous and may
row tor vessels of twenty feet draft. "t
even for lhU>c drawing more than hour
teen tect. to avail themselves OF. Many
fears were expressed icst the purpo~,
: ior which they were Designed m4@lt u"
be ACCOMPLISHED About 16.u,u cHni,
, wards of earth We're taken uEt 10y G|,'-
ing machines. but during III" iirst L..
DAYS OF the flood the current removed ,
, laryer amount from the -hua. lAan ha'
n been removed during three months -,
the ircdgcS. \ channel -" icrt wid'
!, and in no place less than twenty Ice
;. deep was opened through the -huat III trl
dav> In til" course OF three mouths th'
:, chauue. cut through WAS Suti!rIcnti
e large 1" accompaniment ''c ,I',- 20 80 't'
= lhc effect vi t'l' ""'N' y. ''', 80
II me pass WIS l" "''l'0' az
large polii"n oi inc ''3'"''" "'" '"'
If the pass "i'" u '"n'ic' '''' ''i' ",'''
1. entering II 10 pass o''""'" I'''".
e works 91p ieel apart. AH"'Ar' ''''
/ was to disturb the natural c"h"Il'''i'>'
.e the How OF water through inc l">>' an
e to completely suspend lne er"NNt t A'''''
h between the l'tlIes' ne >'ll''''' 81
,c volume oil water entering '!l' PA>
lie the stacker .i'' Du.!el' ,'0 !, "'l"r', ,'.,,
the >e"iillc"' '"' ne" ~ '"' '".,I'
-, during li!> Pt'I''' "ou'" ""'"'"''> -
suit. An enlargement "' ''t ''''''i''
thronSh t'it sIo"'' NO" c'e'' va
" stoned by ''ie increase" 'o'tt ~ l'!t ="
a rent and the compression "l lle o' = 'I'
" volume Wlthsh lhc walls "l Nh' ~
'. ms enlargement became most ii''N'
~ about TWO months alter 'it neS ,h,''I-
the Hood an" manifested 'tSeu ~ u
e relhaThante en.a' a'S''h'"' o' t"e j''
e. chanhr' "hlch ncS"H III t"t upper q
u "i the lttiI">' ah" "iii'h ma "''" >lr''
ny ~ lhichlhS ON during me .'H' my
n SIXTY haE> """h |" '"c >tA.
he lho>t recent accounts 'S''l,'' ~ ''' u
en- station al 'ne 'i>> NG't !" ','' t'.,, ~, "a
n me - ice' "cP'i III" -'' i''l "',''"
'o thA''h'' require" " secure "a. .irN5 Pa
ne Li'eht upon Ine WI Il. ',',v'' IT,.
On lhl"uS!"uI ''''' i''t VI "'' J'''H ,''''
Il hc!. 'HiN ''V'' Ic'' H''ic i'i''',' ~
vs. cut thfouSn pti"lt IN" i''i"'''" Nv J.
IT. an" "'"'h are ""''l't'" ',''""-'
en- "h"i. 'chSth VI ti' l''n> |" '.'o
re large PVtt'"n u 'nc ''''I' 'c,t ''.''i'' ~,
Il chaiihei iliucI I"i Sci 'Ha" ~ 'r'I We
nj by 700 Wide Ill some P''''S u = .
Ter icct wide an" not ie>> IHHn i"cH't j"
'er icet deep IN any pace. F"i n'"-Hl
M the deepest part OF inc 'haiih'! WIZ
ch from forty tn SlNtN aA" even 10 >rN cii'
ISt eight feet. and TINS l. over Il part oI /
bar where there was originally p"' iu'
al teen le"t depth. ms u'"p 'la'h''
IN, proceeding steadl'y down |" lA' SCI
~, the rate OF about hitN ictt per "'
mr. SouhulhGs nave oeeii iii''ue H''iiic.''''''
H. IN front OF the lettles 10 determine !
i'm question oi the reformation "i tA' ID
,IJ An area OF 3l lI-l'" acres 'Ni
n.- Immediately oel"W INC o." '''
M OF the bar and extending man IN
Nv from it int" the Nra'haS 1Seh >'.et'eH
bn critical examination. Inc NoI"ihc
:, q water covering the sea oottoih VIII
,f this area, according Ia the report "l y
y, Mariuden. of the United States co
,n survey, in lS.j. was l,9.O.N49 Gu
'A- wards BY the survey made last NJ
the volume in this area was found TO
3.%S6. $40 cubic wards. showing =;
OF water III front of the old line OF /
bar and immediately in advance OF
.., ietties equal t" II. 900 cubic var
ina lhns 1t is r"nc1uslNeiy proved ''H' tn
II has been an average increase "' utI
-, OF " lu' teet over inc area invest;
oh, ted. In May "i iast year '''''.'a'
L", animation was made oi tiie same Io''''
,h. , aud the average IN deP'h AT that I'm
ho twelve months after the neS'h"i4%
IN the works, was 4'-i"o iee'. ih'9
ha one OF the most ehr"ufaS'ns iea'u
! developed IN connection with the y -
- OF lettles, ana II proves most r"nr."7i
| L., hat i'm, u La. =