The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-08-27
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It's Snags and stumps.

tne "aIef tnht flows into BayOa
Latonrci,e annually at Donaldson
vile.
Whether + Is 10 continue year
Is to be prevented. by obstruc
tlona ii; the bayou, from reaching
; the tide water of the Gulf of Mex
leo az rapidly AS it enters, or, by
those distractions, damned and
held back until it bursts the lie.
Tees, and
ITUNDGTE5 TIE COUNTRY
IS a problem that must be solved
aud that .ery soon.
At a late session Of the Police
Jury that body authorised ii com
Rj.'ee, composed OF its President,
and tive citizens Of the Parish to
conttr With the United States
Engineer Department at New Or.
leans Gil this subject.
Circumstances prevented that
committee 20 go in a body to visit
the office OF Tie Chief Engineer.
bat the President OF the Police
Jury had Il conference on the sub
,iect matter with Major C.. ".
Howei Chief Engineer which re
suited i'll d promise from that Of
Ger to send an Engineer TO III
>pecc the Eayoa Latourcilc in low
water with a view of as~c+itailinp
what would be considered the
most practicable course to adopt
III removing such distractions AS
were considered Detrimental! 10
the tree passage Of the waters
down that STREAM, aud dangers
to boats navigating it.
Hence Oh August IS 1881 Mr..
Hoffman. sent out By the United
States Engineer Department, was
met II Racelarl. byihe President
CT 'ha Police Jury. who together
proceeded down the stream. for
the purpose Of examination and
INSPECTION OF LOWER 2AEuU
LAFOURcHE-
The first subject which thew in
WAS that of tie rrsnor
/! ct in.$, s'rags, stumps &C.. IN
he main channel Of the Bayou.
Fer two years Il s,lag boat has
'erh working under the direction
the Government in removing
similar distractions in the Bayou.
commencing at Donaldsonyi.lt
'nd working down to ii point
'onc six or eight miles below
4ocl:port. This snag boat was
ound working in front OF the Ha
ang plantation.
Several hours were rassel on
Watching the rea.oval OF
'nags. The Bayou here was
ouil 20 be full CT them. Either
hey We're projecting their heads
ooye the water. oceap3lnSa per
'radIcnlar position, or were ex
ending ont OF the banks or lie
on The sides of the stream.
! a horizontal position.
In Tue first place batture was
>rmed below them, extending
~ some distance, which was. ~
NV tide, either ahave The leyr, of
Water or very near to il. thus
it%crttrlng with navigation. in
Nv water and materially obsfrnc:
* the Passage OF water when :
le Bayou is full. F.;
These snngs are conlnoSed OF
:tr}t!ilng imaginable from a
'cket to tlre. One snag was
'awh out, whilst The visitors
ere on board, Is feet long, 20 {
lcheS III diameter that was i'm
feet III The earth, alo,b
: one Was drawn cat so feet
ng and ~ inches in diameter
tn roots attached. But the
raagest thing drawn up was an q
'tIre I'ane! ct picket teucc. al :
ost entirely imoed,!cd in the ,
ud, AID standing upright. :,
II Was certainly part of +
ice made years ago. The posts !,
ERE round and the pIanks or ;,
chc's were fastened thereto +
tia wooden pegs. 1t was in the :,
iddie OF the channel. When il :"
made, where it was construct :.
ant how it got III the position ;,
Which it was found, the reader !:
ay conjecture. II
The removal OF these snacs &c. =,
nM' IN the low wafcr channel :,
ii, doubtless, have the eifec, Of :.
moving the bas:LIes formed y
them, hy the elevation Of q
Q cnFtent when the next hich
tier occurs. The removal OF
ose projecting from the depos-
a!on. the banks viii loosen !,
oso sand heaps and. in all ROB r,
liity cause them to tumble into =.
= stream during high water, l..
u wash away.
Ihe snag boat is doing very eff \
rave work, and operates lanid. q
under a good discipline and ".
: alfection Of one whom long ~.
has rendered CONNIE, ~,
#. The snags after BEING
s"n out, are sawed into shor,
'ces aud placed upon the banks
ere they Will become sufficient n,
dry 10 float away, when Tho i,