, 1879-08-05

Rel Ivrr n1ul tts ttIt1snrfcs carry onc-nlnsh NJ
much watcF ns the MISSISSIPPI. nu1 The value q!
lhis outlet fs npparHnt. 1llr llfvGsAui at GraMtt
I.cvce, wt'erc tr fall Ia very great, carrfea 81
largo p0rs,tnl by Ii route still ncnrcr: NH! tho
iioltuet Cure crcvnsset llHrty-ifye intes nl'ovo
Nuw Orleans, carries nnoter larEG portion ~
TIM tinlflerOl, fn distance 0f}slx miles, lnatcoo
OF t50
THE ErrEcr or rnsss OUTLETS
Is TO lower the flood Edns tn sucll an extent tint
tho necessity Df sirunE levers nlong The lower
coast Is superseded, the effect of the diversion
betng felt III Increased proportion as lli9lI as
v'cksburg.. What rrma'o. 4: to make The Like
lmsgnt outlet, tc. nn''gs below New Orleans,
In distance Of tlvu hnt half miles, The en-
EInccrs. IN tic report to whsc, alusfon llas been
mntc, in treating The 1ncstson OF outlnts, say:
''hu conclusion I. inevitable that 50 far as the
utility; few practical prs.fems admit OF 40 pos
1.-Two solt.nu u: nn tl.seliss!nE the feasibility
md advantage of tl!c Lalc Rorgne outlet IN par
ttcu!ar, Il adds: "1t outlets nro to bo tried at
Tic facts in regard to lowering Of tho
wn,ers ut ioul-t!lcs, 4, tlIc result Of cxiatlnK
outlets, arr, that At New Of1cans the nnnual
avc,nge lowering stnce ttc outlets wero made,
At vicksb,'rc 1t has t,een nine feet two inches.
WHEN Mt the mouth Ut Whltc River, hoyo,ld the
influenza Of the existing outlet. the lowering Go-
low high water Ia un1y one foot md four Inches,
BnnHlliE tIlL tttEs HALET NUS III tllE glFGF lHE
Iast-t,aincd paint. Congress has been nslsed to
appropriate $s9;a}lN1 tn mike This outlet, the
money to bo expended under The engineers al
The War Department. Tic work could doubt
loss
nE DONE FOR THIS on LEas,
ana .llc outlet theory would thus be fully
tested. Judging from the results hitherto.
and according to tim opinion, OF practical
mon, tho ultimate end will 10 tile rccla-
nation OF the alnvsal lands Without the sx-
pcnsiye lcyce Rystetn; the deepening Of tho
clannel by the arllDn Of the current ccnhued 10
IL; nnl lastly, a material assistance To ihc ac-
cump|tshnlcnt Of deep and permanent O,ltlot
At tie mouth Of the river. Tic tnta't reports
from tic lctttcs indicate the succoss Of that
work, on which depends such valcable results
to liz comtncrco and trade of tie whole valley,
antt outlets bear fayosably on tie jctties. 1t Is
clear that whatever promotes ncyeteratcd
velocity in thc current ot tfM r[ycr will benefit
the 1ettics BY promoting scolir In tic fettv
is only necessary to mako one more a1lustnn.
The same report so oftcn alluded to tn speak
fng Of tho
EFrKCT OF THE noNNRT CARRIE
cregnssc In Increasing the action OF tlc current,
says: '1'rhe mean discharge OF the river above
sand 100 000) c1lh!c feet per second, while tho
inca,l velocity Of tho river was 5.45 feat PR sec
1ni AbOyc. when below the cTevussc the velocity
was .c' feet per second, while the rorresnon.l,
~. sc'ot's5 ~ ta n"tt on or ~ t "A' -: -
ahoso tlie Gresassc anu 4.so neow. ne
velocity OF INC current pe'oW t,'e nseaR uc-
iiic more tt'n1 one loot per second greater tnRtl
atAose. nu actually an !, oncfeascd Vcioclty ot U
per rent IN tlc r:ver." lhe cait1'atson q III.
creased veIoclty' tllen, " neans ol LAKE tofgne
outlet call be casilv n,adc. THU reduction Of the
water at Ecw Orleans. given Mt Jour feet rs
claiined, giving aa increased yetocity u per
cent tllr lhrtneF fenletioh q III ts'tGen iaet, 20
which EXTENT II u c!als1lsu the Lake hofE1g out.
lct Wonld lower tne Aooa.tlae a;lGs' n" YOU'D Eive
IN Increased Volie'tY Of tho!e LINN ~ pei cent,
n1id tlle ELECT would oc maternity Rsiu nanst
bcneuelasly ie!t at i',e 1ett'es' LUIS upon tue
theory ot sco!lr IN tnc leltles: