The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-06-14
BONNET CARRE CREElSSE

tudu IHOSc vi SeW All
as an effort is now being made
raise money for this purpose by til
people Of Louisiana, we think on
citizens would subscribe LIBERAL
should the matter be prcsente'
to them in the proper manner. TIL
vast flood of water flowing througI
this crevasse from the Mississippi
riverintol lake Pontchartrain theme,
through the Rigolcts into the Mis-
sissippi sound, will, if not 500,
stopped, ruin Our waters for oys
tiers, salt fishing and bathing, ant
thereby destroy to u great ex
tent the value of our coast town,
as summer resorts. Should TIL,
waters of Mississippi sound be
come fresh (Which will necessarily
be the case should not Bonnet
Carrie crevasse be closely, visi.
tors would desert our towns, bust,
ness languish and property depre.
ciate in value, and our people
would lose many thousands of dol,
lars which are annually spent
with them by those who flock to
our towns every summer.
Major Hardee informs us that it
will require 100000 to close the
crevasse; $4,000 of which will
be furnished by the State of Loui-
and by an act of the legisla-
ture New Orleans is required to
one-fourth the amount
S15,000-when the remaining three.
fourths shall have been subscribed,
leaving % balance of $25,000 to be
by the planters of Mis-
and Louisiana living along
the bank of the Mississippi river,
New Orleans, st. Louis and
Chicago railroad company, and citi.
items along our coast. Let this be
divided between the three interests,
md it will be seen our people
would have to raise but a little1
over $4,000, which they could well
lfford to do and save their proper.
j. from being washed by the muddy
waters of the Mississippi river.
We would suggest that the citizens
long the coast who feel interested
D this very important matter (and
very. one should feel deeply con-.
hold meetings in every
own and appoint committees to
aise money for the purpose; and
hat is done let it be done right
way, that work may be cOmmen-
I'd on the crevasse this fall that it
be closed before the spring
Sc. We will gladly publish calls
+ meetings in every town if the
will notify us.
We make the following extracts )
ON Major Hardee's letter.
NEW ORLEANS, May 90. 1873
DEMOCRAT-STsR-I send Won nv |
a copy of our new levee law. and +
Ilch contains p section in reference to '
closing of the Bonnet Care erevasse. c
'rlte TO know from you what are the n
for getting some aid from the
sea coast places tor the pur-
Sc. The State Will be able to furnish
nut $4,000 toward it and the remainder n
lst be raised by the four interests men 7
ned, viz $4,000 cash by the Louisiana u
.nters, tho city of New Orleans, the Y
'kson railroad and the property holders
Your ~seacoaSt, making in all $50, 900
its closing.
I arrangements can he made before the
t of September, the work can be let out
5 fall, which will ensure the needed re- ,
and protect you from the inflow of n
water for the next season.
Very truly, THOMAS S. HARDEE.
The following is the section al.
led to:
cotton II, Be it further enacted, etc, NJ
1t whenever three-quarterS (4) of the \
required to close the Bonnet Care :
vase, as estimated by the board of :"
te engineers, shall have been subscrib- n
Or appropriated by parties or corpora t,
interested in its closing, other than "
city of New Orleans, and including the =,
lers of lands overlooked thereby, the :"
lers of riparian counties in Mississippi, IL
the New Orleans, st. Louis and Chi. "
o railroad company, that the common n
neil of the city Of New Orleans shall =
and are hereby authorized to appro- q,
'te the remaining quarter, and all of s
fund shall he deposited in the hands is
he State treasurer, 10 be expended by IL
board of State engineers in closing ;,
| crevasse. d
Mr.. III. ID. Coleman, a well known !:
reliant of New Orleans, but who n
ides at Bay st. Louis, writes us n
follows with reference to this II
81
New ORLEANS, June 3, 1873. 81
,DIToR DEMoCRAT-STAR-I own prop OIL
!, at Bay st. Louis where | have been
ng for nearly two years, and | think l n,
rebate the necessity of a united effort -,
he part of those who are interested in y"
of tho crcvasse at Bonnet Care. al
rite to start the matter. My impress W
is that many property owners on the RI
coast would subscribe literally if they !.
Id feel assured that their subscriptions ~
I'D be properly used, and l think that 81
necessary amount can be raised to til
the %crevasse, which result would M
lily benefit property situated on the =,
coast. III
Yours, etc, Fl. DUDLEY COLEMAN. be
PRESS CONVENTION -,