, 1880-03-02
. Glance at the Results OF Eads'
Labors at the Jetties.
MIA Current DeAeotions in the Chan.
- mel Neccssitating Constant
Dredging
=, Order to Keep tho Wnter-
Way Of Nearly Uniform
Depth.
uow the Grain Trade Of New
Orleans Has Recently
Increased.

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jtties arc HOW ssa.s ; ta,, .e u9". H. p'A"s
Of CAPT. E."s n"'u ".s' .,'' ,"onis" ', u. 's
particulars " e'tA !" ,r'' W. '.nuo .n'et
BY ypHrl'eu' eapetu's: o ..'.y e'ap'.,A ~.
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building "'.k""'a !I.."h W. Nv .'tns NV
anses lto,' ln,' n, ~, t,a .'so
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,t,' W. tnl loo ",'a,,a, -" .'o
MIoIJ"'s' 1o0t tM''1'ls"oie ieeh"i'llei ~ t"esi,
ty'slS feee III depth WIS obthlnea NJ the tleai
u the Tusses, In many respects the most dill
cult tart or tho work. This cnnlpIctcs Tho
ronuc"tion hctwreu thc tlrrn watnr nf fse
Mississippi River ntd tho Gulf Of Mexico
through IL ehanacl hnvlns +" minimum aepth
Mt~ehty-stX feet' anu VI snilhleiit Width
1or practical navigation.
TIE GRAIN TRADE or NEW ORLEANS
has shown Il considerable increase during
~ NV p4eSgA. seasut. ~ sr'te y, NV !oW "M.er
~ te Upper Allsstssippi mud OHIO during
last fall anu tic curly winter, preventing tho
shipments Of grain from above, the exports
tLaso - ,u.o ~ ~ '"sa..h mt.,. .s.e'sso o'.A
,ns ,..sc o1 Is,s-.u mus, from sept ],
ls'o' to Feb. IL, 1s1o, tho total export
i. ISL to F,h n ~ 1ssI, ' "o,f RIA n h.nts ,Iu'
ts.a ~, ,'e'cnse VI osl,.o o'ishes. FROM sept. !,
i1o's 10 rep. ~. is'V, the total export of corn
Tas En isS', - 3sro bushels; me 81; FROM Sept lsn to
I"tlS he present season. OF 2 1ss lo5 bushels.
T.; ~ "a teasonnole 10 suppose tllnt tlss Increase
n exports Ut Erul'i Is purity mt 'east due to
tor.tm, "u a,.1 ut'ct VI lAo tiyeE' doubtless the
grentor ts ,nnra WI. wv" n",o oecM nlncn
ag, aaa3,t ii, Il al!oFo fsog graim co'!ld hayG been
nod - 3ho ~ A5t t1'U VA
potts u Wlent Si1lfa tic LIST Of last Sel'tefi- |
I'LL w. Mie A!rGauF larger thnt for tic entire
so!llinerclnl year 1T 1s7s-10, Willie tho TX ]
SEt Ft6 q corn during the same pertul IL only
1vy rs W O1's'els less tAn for tlo entire yeRr Ut
1870 ".
THE CHANNEL AT THE JErr1Es, |
Is above stated. il Of annie ,lenth for nnv
vessel a,lOnt tn i,ass firtrl',, XIX ,,,vt,,~ ~
tho ,lrlertiUn nf tia r,lrrnt 1T vu"inna stns,uo
o[ higher Or inwrr wnter f,"rs fnr,m s,ifaI'
harrow lie chnn,lcl nj ,jI,rrrrmt md vcrvnr mM
rolIts, In order tn nvni,l 'tilIr,itias ~ rn, Xxx
this source I!rnllrcs ort I,a,t ~ Tnrlr r. Ian,
tho cEuunel NJ n ,,"arv ,ii,ffnrn, ,vtt4h hNc'ip
i sprobabu lint tllo eSte,sln,, nf III" tvRcs ~ ~
tie scaI of tia assrs ih,ls strnIrtpW';Imv ~ ~ tha e
~ time remove this difficulty, aud lis CHANNEL
eeak w. kEpt entirely open by virtue OF its own
0euGur1ns uoWcr.
,s ss91ais,erahle 1i:l, alarm las been occasioned by
os !llgll Stnge of water III tho river ut tllJs |
tMtiy t3ti aate, Immediately following Which IL I
tIe the nav naeavy rise ut present cn,nlns down from
ea9 Me o!ilo md Its tributaries. Attention wns
en;'ed e;,! TO this source OF danger III one OF the
EEHy Ey lapcrs n few days ngo, but the Stato
Engineer ~ declares thorU ii no tlanger,
y r. ti'e river Is nut unusually high ana
Ma,, Me lovrss III good condition. THis