The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
OUR LEvEEs.

nTTR T.EVEEN
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The threatninR condition of the Mississippi.
na ,h .,,a,., r,.r. =, ~, r,,,,,, ,ha,, ,,,,,'
sedueflt upon the heavy and continuous rain
falls. have for some weeks created = feellns
nn,v too much reason to | fear Tint wa shall
10y w h.on lesson ~, 49,. W shAl
soon hear OF ereyasses that VIII cause serious
damage 70 our planners - an''e.pa..oh q
precisely this condition of affairs, the DEMO-
onAr on February n ed'torlally said:
DANuEn AHEAD.
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IN s. ah eneeT 9, tne H. oms. s. ,a1s ~ III
rivers q VIE country IA 9raef 70 ae.ermins Ine
y y which ss u e rsen
curately measured and ,ss13I s1a3lned ena tae data
sssaa rom ses cs ces q hs esi sse" o
ger M Ii lIae e. Of tie srpl al Nsw Orleans 7
threa Ieel eignI Inehes 9eow PIXIE XVI. WAFER lnafk M
poi,pt wss Teaehsa On the gauge q thls station,
and within ten dnys f0nr breaks were reportad
Active measures aud . comparatively rapid ialli
Ia the river prayentsd any serious oonss anenees
rom t9ese breaks. ,,a,.,,,.. 49,. aas.,,..,,..
undermined by tho high water and rapid our
rents. aud are III fit condition to be seriously
damaged should anolher stage q hagh watsr
river now u one loot ven inohes pelgw , the dan-
continue ioina 90 for about week longer, K
ysry heavy rise u, however. coming out q the
ernaaaiye rains In tha Allegheny and Dunbar.
land meup!ains. This rise. when Y reaches
rlvar un II ~ sbove the danrer ine iii alons
It's course from Memphis to the aulf This
wonan anaaMH, Hs., ,sn, Ana nis,sns s ana 2,
probably cause losses approaehlns. Ia estent.
,hose !roia .he Ereat oyea ~ NV. aad s.a.
several M states TO examine these structures and
repair deisgts: That these latter exist is wei
baeks of the Missleaippi. " ''e
In addition to the immediate danger from the
ths anira wnter. .shed ~ the Misslssinni river
and IT. tributaries has been greatly deficient
e 1as. E M - ~ IL ~ y.
thie dencienoy will probably b. made no by \
& ef9ess @ eSrinE tS tn9 eomshfig
hi1h during that period and Increase tho dan.
gers Ir9m ersvae,ssaai ,a =, ,.,. s.,,. ~,,,,. ...
Ia yet time to apply The remedy. HWhen the
horse has been stolen u u OF 70 use 70 look tho
"antionary ineas,,res il. thereiore. the nresent @
Y is less troublesome and expensive to
wait nntii Ina craxnasc % oee,, rs and thc nod has
done its deetr uotive work. II would be wise to
tcy di befra n ,h ,,n,,na N cra -" aopd
be obtained and administered.
This warning was unfortunately not
heetied. and the consequence Ia we stand
now IN the presence Of danger which
may bring a terrible calamity upon the
whole State. and a. yet not dollar has
been appropriated for levee purposes. We
are glad to learn, however, that there will be
presented to the House to-day bill making
m appropriation Of money for levee purposes
which. II passed quickly through both houses,
may enable the State Engineers to accom-
plish much good and per hape prevent q dis
astrous overflow. The levee and drainage
fund. from which the appropriation will be
made, has considerable sum to It's credit
which could not possibly be put to better
use, and which has been lying idle for long
time in the treasury. The region subject TO
overflow In this State comprises at lenst one-