Telegram-herald., 1890-06-05

FrorgsassE So So eHzLLEz -
N4thllz shat 49, scearr4d "a half .
ss-.4ry --s 4straess,1 go l4ret4l 4-tan-
slea a4l cons. lsfsglsa ~ salsati1e al
srosrs all1s tArslEa.4t tAs lllted
-.-lss ,s 80 Essag "a sE-alt 4s tAs tlo1s
- t-s A-sslss. ~ river t4lu-
.s slg l-srs e-e -ass Macs tls
Gres aAa Lls trl94I4rl=s lifelong
l4F a. $40 l4Fs saL-Lsd as laa
.aAa.-s lt a-4la=- sFs nov t.rning
s-slr aia-s -.ors ssE-94sly tlaA ever
&. tsis Ers-l sl1 PeEp-sEily Question.
a.a O. eon4IsF t1s Alssissippi aud
aFsrt tas sla lA-lg 60 uErllg ealamlty
f-1L i-s sssr1l9s Las become national
problem e paramount Importance -
very larss al yzlaaols ssetlon u ia
tllon.
Fros B Johnsoa. q the Washing-
taa CaiFsrs Sc. louis, No, and
formerly engineer uatsF ths Mississippi
Eifsr Commission, sriJes - follows
Great foods % the losex Mississippi
River. tlsE IS to say below Cairo, arc
o. ths laeFeass IA volume and ire
auslrv lLs ealss Of tAis is the re-
u.oral q forests which formerly pre-
vs1te4 Che sudden melting OF the snow,
ana tha increased facilities for COM
rls.s sd rapid drainage which always
aeeouDauy the formation Of
far-ass ald pralrlss vita cultivated
feds Since Llsre agencies are still az
work their elects have not yet reached
tlslr msEla.ln. And IL the end their
,..-.f ,..4f-f,, rba- 20 sav Hood,
j. tE.....4 .,.b-r American river, viii
sg.-.n..s 70 .rsa.s FOR many years 10
...,- v.l.h LIS lr...s-l.a " their ever
.-, .f..I..-nef I-i.now acknowl-
,.f rv rrs-- Ia position 10 kuow.
4. 81 rs I..r.bIs rel4l.on is known 10
-ll -r,H-s- forest sro"sA 4H4 ram
a.. "a .t. f-.-.- wissts.i,-,i
rs.-.. .-.. .r-...- .a. volume b. I'd
.-- .t.rt.o,.t than euv other
r- since er while. wa htv. any
r.tf.- o.. f.. .,-...l
tlhpt 4+f ')l-.--' Tt "@1 NFe par
t-es on. oa-.t meas 'lt -iS t-e o-'' AAI &c
t-fpAsa tA7 c-@-ur4 proper tAro-S -o1t
t4s hole period OF tris Hood, and
other parties were sent out during tho
h.llLEof th- H1od % measure the out
f.vr rh-or-h rrsva-ees and the south-
800 49,. tf,,,,.,b tr.. s,,.a,-.-,. bat,vaan
r- .4 ~. 1...., oeht-sFs TL.
'-'
~A'A o--A At--" III '-.a -'..' - -"7'7LO40
V-rY coA sl7tr' anu 10 l7 SHOWN 10 %
reliable from tne FrinAFAaulo agree
msuts between the several sets OF Ob-
.-rr.ti9ns II. writer had charg. Of
,,.-.,,.ff, yf.f..d aud measured tba
- - - -. b-o,L.;, -.
-. -. S.-~,,;s o,d ~ r,o,tb
- -. .,.,-..
'17
s1o g -i as s'*~t - HAS
EoFsr been mans oetS4o o. sluSe-
49, 90, ~l,r, NJ, m, feG1
When thts data al came 70 De worked
up the following facts appeared:
4tCgt.,th,., Kf. lust below cairo. th,r- was
ec, o0Orubic feet pe- second passing through
a.. channel aad 100000 cubic feet per sec
er.l uas-ic,s through the -. francis swamp
ft tr.---bf. I'm .here Wa 1 40 600 IN hir
,,-t 90 ..copa passing ia lie channel and
- r1o -uhfe feet paxsinx throurh the -
P-,,..is .vauno
=, sr.,.., - s,,.. horo,- .bs r,,,,,h - d.
s,. u--- 80 -. ,fl -. :, E-.-.i,
swamp water : forced oecA into tne channel
5y tae ridge oi hhs oVn..lS sh'o tne river az
E-e-eua =, -, ~, o.,
- - - ~. - -, -, ,bs 80,
- ~ ne rfver The.. Two s,vannps The
:, Francis on the wet and TIE Yazoo on the
est. overlap sach other between Memphis and
Helena. a distance 0f some forty miles, and
when The food water returns from The west
osnk . lnInedistely oFer'ops nc !eVees and
Ia''es ous "a 20 80 10 -. 80 80
..- -. .-. 49, = =, y'~tstnrg
r-.-....... D.. s,., IL. 49,.
80 ~, 90 - - -. 80