Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-18
THE FRESHET.
Backwater Stationary at Greene
vile, Mississippi.
Bad Outlook for Cotton Growing.
The Situation In Some Parts Al
most Appalling.

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The backwater in this county is
about stationary, and it is presumed,
has fully found its level in this vicin-
ity. Hence, the extent of the over
flow can now be indicated. A
front of varying width is maintained
almost entire on the western bank
of Deer Creek. On the eastern bank
is generally a narrow fringe above
the water. Portions only, of the
Williams Bayou front, are above
water below here to the Lake. The
Lee front places, and the places on
Rattlesnake Bayou, except those on
the eastern bank of Black Bayou, are
not inundated.
In front of Lake Lee the places
are all above the water, and from
Lake Lee to the Assaenena planta-
ton on the river front, are entirely
free from water, as are also places on
the west side of Lake Washington;
those on the east side of that lake
are above water, except the back por-
tions of them. This is an accurate
statement of the condition of Wash
ington County, the largest cotton
growing county in the State. In
the south, about one half of the cul-
tlvated land is under water, and on
the most of the other, crop pepara-
hons are progressing.
The people think that the reports
sent from here and other points are
exaggerated. The situation, however,
is bad enough, almost appalling, in
fact, when literally stated The
counties above and opposite here
are more generally Inundated and the
distress and losses are greater than
they have been in Arkansas. There
is very little river land not overs
flowed, except on the circle of Lake
Chicot. This is high ground, and
its natural protection is exception
ally good.
Several of the plantations here
have been recently purchased. by
John G. Calhoun for his land COM
pany in which New York capital is
largely invested. This property and
other places on the circle of the lake
here, sustained little, if any, damage
from the overflow, and there also
ploughing is going ahead.
w. A. Pierc eand w. A. Pollock,
commissioners for this county, left
this morning for Washington, bear,
ing a memorial to Congress asking
aid to rebuild our levees.
NEW ORLEANS, March 16.-The |
clerk of the steamer j. NJ. White
says there are breaks in Hard Times
levee 20 miles above st. Joseph, in
Tensas parish, on the right bank of
the river-that the water from these
breaks floods all the country for
many miles back of the Mississippi
River, and have created great dis
aster to the farming interest of that
section. He further says that some
of the people of the regions back of
Greenvllle have left their homes.
But comparatively few homes on
the banks Of the Mississippi River
have been deserted.
A letter dated March IL, written
from Mississippi County, Ark,
which county has repeatedly been
reported inundated, says: We have
not suffered much from water, and if
it will 60 down within month from |
this, will not interfere with my max
ing crop; but our bend here is an
exception to the general rule.
New ORLEANS, March 16.-1Iil- |
iken's B. nd Levee remained in tact |
at last accounts, but the people are
working on it night and day The |
levee in rear of the delta gave way
yesterday afternoon, and the water
rushed through with such force that |
several small houses were carried |
away.
NEw ORLEANS, March ia break |
in the levee $50 feet wide and 5 feet |
deep is reported this morning at |
Storeys Place, on the left bank, s
miles below Canal street, The city |
surveyor has also received report |
that break had occurred at Live |
Oak Grove Plantation, on the right |
bank, about 25 miles below the city. !
These reports are not regarded at
City Hall as very reliable, especially
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