The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-02-11

tt.p0s aUt impfrtfihrnH ui thf dts sHrfi
tfff iie stii IN Substance. that thc nslH
question Wts ih rttttW thu NpefntN N lHw
.unia anil 40 iu IrNprn iHe ciiannel oi ibo
M'HalaIrW Wttr a.. tn un1ef % rnralin Ni
podnuniuf tho hllH uhssluu sith wnloh "
ma thlfhd tAt u AHUd aeftu aHthr hiHtf
Wv IN ehth Aoilthe tJahspmini the ptu
vision 40 food ihp unliuns ui Tho world until
the Nallci pi The NlsAtplmi attained that n
tfiinn i0 vhl0h twas destined ne The Huaf
dinnei rieltAiln hhd tho arblicr. through
w. great tanlrcui " me pfosroiH ~ hu'
ihanily.
To- nfat oOpsldorod The comparative merits,
~ n i1ihtrH ahnse " TN vniinHa rlnns sug
HUatrd, 10 itkrlN tn accomplish this impufinnt
fesnii, The plnim NJ the MlsaiYsipid llNer
Commission ln said would require au cN.
t'ndndfe ot sou 1905 ono, ~ estimated Ny ths
iflcnds " The mena1tr ana advocated bY the
unmmisaiuu lie had no hostility a. rthihlt,
nor nd be feel Ruy against Tits Commission
~ lts proposed measure On the contrary,
there vRa mufh that hnd Ma warm hpprval
from the hlgh character NJ the onds sought to
De- obtained. and therefore ho felt no nnthg'
onisln nspiDsi u, ant iustrnd loli that those
united IN I'M efort 10 attain u common lur
pose should lnbol together IN the highest
spirit oi hnrmouy,
Ilo did not hesitate, however, 10 say that he
bel cycd and he hnd devoted years Of earnest
inlor white acquiring this briini tlint Am.
pier plhn thnn that OF the Mississippi River
Commission might be pursued by rosoding
to the outlet system, and this latter, Instead
OF requiring many years % complete and cost
hiS 'inO, ,mJO0O, codd be- perfected In vcry
sholl tiwe, and at an oypgnw not to exceed
| In hll three iouths ni si,0n,0o1
Before amy action WIS taken, tue first cs'
| srntlnl was thni the statesmen 10 whom was
| Cunudrd the determination ni his important
| liue.tibh should have clearly heiarc them the
tull history oi the Father of Waters once this
| e1Nht river whs an arm oi inc sct, when II eN'
tended ~ thn present mouth pt the uhio,lsiy-
pr. That thi. was the case N proven by the
| discoveries, hundreds oi icct beneath the sur
| IN g Oi the sou, ol ior'Hi trees which grew, In
| those ancient ihys IIa Apukr of n piece NJ
| cyprus taken bonn tile representative Of ono
| ot that speciCa of trees witch had bccn t1und
| $50 iort below the Huraio pt the cnrth. IRON
| NoN orleans 10 Cnito he said, You could hnh
the stumps OF trees stnnding IN the order In
which thl'y grew from high to low water
mark, ~ tile bricks are arranged ono above
tlc other IN bnildmR inndb by hands.
| The Mississippi river huH u fall from the
fity ot Cairo 10 the Gitlf ot Mexico ot $50 leet,
/ ufiWffn NHUu UNI NfiIlunlH " lHll VI NV l''t'
llelepa " 40 tcyt above the level OF the ,'nli
aud the lfoutlihi the Arkansas l6s feet. Vicks.
| bhfE Ia 100 Hud Maj chez ~ toet Tho month pl
tho Rcd hfycr ~ feet Baton Rouge (tbe capt
tai Qi lomsbinnl S feet, ilaqnelninos 80 ieel
DonhIdson,ille 2i feet New orleans " feet
and Lake liorgno n feet. ~ the head OF th'
pnssauo the riso and inii IL about AZ feet. W,
| have thus a fall IN l,liD miles, which Ia III,
distance from CAIRO 10 the Gulf, of $50 feet.
Tho lovec System pfosclibed by the Hoard NJ
~. alssxa laf
nj Cairo to the height of three feet, NJ Mem
phiH and Helena seven feet nt Island No, 4
Ten feet, at Lake Providence eleven feet, q
Nlcksburg and NntcAez six lort, at the nloutl
u R'-i lliser Voii ffant, ut baton RDugg Pla
qismines and Donaldsonyille i've ieet, u
New orleans four md a half feet. ThLwork I
proposed tn he done Rt a cost OF AODO,uA
The River Commission proposes to closr t
outlets. and II ihoy do they will ro.estnblisl
the leVcs system recommended n 1873.
The amount asl,ri for by the friends Of th
nntlot sy,t -,ni va taO ior d preliminary sur
,cy aud test, and on n successful shown
within nbrjoi and limiicd time, further NJ
prnprntiun ni NjNOGO to complete tho worl
, In ls5s tile lryeo system was perfected, an
IN that year Gen. Humphrey reports NV
, lnd another overflow, which lasted 100 day
J the longest period on record, ana by Nv
. cross sectional surveys across the valley, tll
. overflow averaged " feet deep and t1k mile
walo, from Cairo to near tide water"
, ltis cnnceedeh that our lsyeo system IN thu
year is tha best we have ayer had, aud u
The lyrc system finds friends nnd adv,
Gates among our scientific cngineer- IL.
b There II n practical Illustration ot the Walt
3 ot The outlet system IN the fact that, while III
outlcts of the sntsrslppi have kept the nv,
! | In IL banks, the river las dcnpcned iiA OM
bed from tlftce to four ttot IRON isreensi ilie
the mouth VI Rod River, distance Of y
, miles q IliY I. .H.--
; ton. Humphreys report In 1850 and ~
| gives the number of cfGsnsscs as eight eae
yrnr. This was when there was nD gencr
: icycc system. What wonld be the effect wit
seven ieot more piled ON top OF them, a.
In isis there WIRE q crrvasses, aegrcgntIn
| o v idth RS miles. In lSs0 there we're ~ ifol
D the mouth of tho -. Francis River ~ Bonn'
Care The report OF the Hoard Of Epgincel
In ISIS say that the crcvasses In irIt were n
! numerous to mention, but that their toll
widthiin Ark ansas and Missouri wa- ia0 milo
? In the same year IN Mitsissippl and I.Oul-ian
J there WIRE a bteals IN tIe lesens, aud NJ
report snys ihpi u the lcyrca hg1 not broke
the water would have lgfinr ovr the ton
them, and, also, that tho loyeog were unds
grade from Cairo tn New orleans. aycrngiu
from 10 feet. In 1875, the wHt y n to higf
, est pcrlo1oi thni year az Mempbe lacked b.
] 2 feet aud . Inches Of bigl swhtht mark. attl
I mouth OF " bite River II acked iqot and Il
Inches, at Yfeksburg ? feet aud inche- :
tlio tuOuth Of Itad lliker II lacked feet and
inches at Wv Orleans II lacked . feet;
is7i It lacked . le.t and inches ai MemphI
Ht the mouth Of the wifth River ioct and
inches, NJ vicksburR u feet inches, and .
Ao~ orlsans Bfoet md inchez, .tI -
. "NOw let me nsk what eansrd thia lowerfn
Of tho food lipcs In tls lowar. river. !
Caffei At Memphis IN Isl Il lacked fos
aud inches ~ belngt0 hlgll.waler marx, 1
the mouth of the White RIVER II lacked fos
and inches; at yioksburR 70 feet 81 Natohs
feet, at the mouth of Rcd River feet and
/ inches, at,Donald.onvilie font; Mt New Ol
lehns feet. Tilis zlIowstlh effect OF dainmln
the rivers mouth when they commence
J the work at the South Pass they contrarta
t9e l2.sI g s.d q ,hs pas. which caused Z
that pas7 dams we're placed across the hes
of the Southwest pn.s. which depth was =.
dnrcd from tveniyfone faat 10 twelve fee
and the Pass i'Outrc, which was red,iea
frum fourteen feet 10 seven feet. THIS backs
, ot the high. vntsr tnafk, which was four fci
fuoru than the ysar before, and previous
] the bnlidine NJ The dams.
1--WE leave the river ten miles below Nc
, Orleans With fall ~ about fbnrtr~n fect
' gUing 10 the lake, adisiance Of I've miles III
D lake Ia allont fDrty i've miles long, and has 4
arm pf some No nIuare mlies, and has COZ
. tim depth Of trn of tvclvr feet, and u pa
{ Of tho ilutl Of Mexico. To make thls out
I We propose fr.t 10 build two leyess about
mile apart, one above and one below the gu
ist ,runninE bsok from the baak Of the nv,
{ 20 the bank ot the lake, ~ prevent tue owe
/ f0s oipianiations, abovu and below, IN q
Tear. Then Ee have 20 clear oH tho timb'
: and do sonic exsasstinR, TINS can bs done
. about slxiy days. and u the apprapTisfis
a saai ba made IN tims. We nan maize the oail
! fhls spring. % A. to test u thoroughly ar
! satisly ths whole couniry and uonRrrss."
: passes al the mouth "a the nlsslsdppi. 4
, scribing them, and tho history Of this rcsis
, with IL aBuN ial aneIefigns. NtF
|. fie then considered n length the qnestioi
4 gryrinE oat Of the peculiar condition OF ~
kiser, Old itfNef aud the Nchhfaiaya, and a
!, ifom spanish Lake, witch vii probably n
. cost osef Jlrtoo, belbs thu Grand Cut OF ,tls.
put up low-waicr dam N lied River. NJ
. that VIII hold the vs,sr Of Iisd River and ks'
. GOOD low.-e.sr ehsapsl lhste.
. Here l. matter not general
? thought Of. and the Churchman calls |
tention 10 Il. "Seven executions In /
= United Stairs on the Feast Of the Epip
: any this year are CHASTITY commenta
: upon American disregard Of tradition
: ! No Judge would appoint an executi
7 for Christmas Day. though It should 4
= on q Friday. as Epiphany did this yei
: The Epiphany l. Christmas Day for
: The Sclayonlc race, and u Is a very
2 cred day for many other people.
~ Judge who can respect tradition 10
: extent Of remembering that Friday
i 'hangman's day should 20 little Il
n ther and consult his almanac In
choice of Fridays. AZ long a. Il l. pl
v taosl.sl that tbts n q Chr4efiar eauaf