Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-07-28

Tue iiS:ndIge over 'ht pdHhN W.
tween lrvrrs, Sc . it is difficult To
combat Captain Towusrnd's reason
Ing. 1t is certainly worthy of ~
trntive consideration, anl the qTrs-
ton deserves much mole thorough
examination than il has yet re-.
ceIvpd.
The most important modification
oi thp Icg!inru of the river, how
ever, so far as We are concerned. Is
simply the thorough chasing 0f The
Upper TcnSaS front, dnrcIiy nppo>
site Ia us. When the last Ol the
rllUtmpntS Of, 1892 is expended.
namrly, that g! !S9JsG, the Arkhn-
Sds aud Louisiana Ipvpps will b.. IN
"A condition approximately the same
AS ours. as regards hriS!4I AMI
probably as regards strength.
Heretofore, long before ANY great
food has atia;Hed lis rxtrcIie
height, important breaks nave Oc
Cured on one side or lh" other or
bo'h. The next great iin0d VIII
no doubt he LrId TIL 1t reaches il
much greater height than any
hitherto recorded. How great viii
that bel eht De. aud how much viii
ouI ltvrrS nuld!
The total discharge of the Hood
OF 1890, al it's highest. at 1Aykau>
sas City, WAS estimated at about
.iu0,i00 cnbIc feet Vrr second.
This luciu'ies not Uuly what passed
in the channel at the ri>cr, bat
What escaped over the banks in
cipvdsSes and outlets aud was
carried iu the swabp>. Our Stan,l~
ard grade Is Intended To carry all!
th!s discharge aud leave a foot ni
margin. II m.y be doubted wbeth
er IL Will do This. There has been
carried, in!er,l. since 1890, dis
charge Of !, ,GDO, ,0Jo :ret ar more. hnt
This was Tog al cAtrr.nr nigh watr.
taaNf f.. - la. 1.
greatest disrhatg" cdIrirh At high
water with !,,vc.S on both SiIes fn-
tact, was about | .jOG.tUD, at stage
,yprnxI.naiing 30 irct at Arkansas
City. eQnal To about 4J feet OF the.
GieenviIie GauGr.
The flood OF 1888! had II maximum
dlSciIai - wh:ch has been tdnly
rSIim l;pd AT 3.O0U. 400 cdjic feet
per srcnnd. II has neen thought
spmrtImeS that THIS estimate Was
excessive. hut il agrees we'll wiIh
thC OtSt' ' NftsObS 20 PAbti HphhN.
For instance, ia lS9G, She highest
| gaugr-rradluI 3t Caro- MAS 43S.
/ la 1852 il jl.I-uearly 3 feet Insh-
rr, In the Latter year, the Ark an =
sas aud White Rivers were at Il
point very little below extreme
ilond AT the very tine OF the cuIm.-
nation OF The main Mississippi rise
| Ii is clear Therefore that 1882 WAS
a much greater tl1rd than 1890.
| We see therefore that our lrl trr
are yet i'y no means sufficient tu
cairy another hIOi like lSS2
taoush We NIGH, hoi,I an0I her 1880
There has been added Ia the
heights of our irvreS, since 1882,
abDu, 6 irri, aud 1t Is apparent that
We shall have at least 3 feet more
10 add To them before We hold
another lSS2. IL will thus appeal
that TIE sagsGinr aniicIpations "t
Mr.. Elis have not been realized
aud that General ComStock'S esiI
male in 1892 of s feet. adlItona
hrish for intimate safety has been
very nedr The tiuii.
TnIS has been decided s los
water ypdt. Judging by prev ION
experience. II srenS reaS"ndhlr t'
hope that We may have "a sa"ceSsioI
uf such. From the eyrlencr Il
present a.crSSIt!r there appears !
trn,.ercy To lO@-Water anh hgh
water cycles. Thus, from 1875 Il
1851 inclusive WAS Il hgh-watP