Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-05-11

considered above overflow bat
extreme high stages Of the Arkan.
sss river. when not retained by
leveea along the Arkansas, have
evidently oftea overlooked this
ridge. In 1892 and 1898. % above
noted. a. well 40 10 1890, large
volumes Of water flowed across the
ridge and added 10 the over dow.
The Tensaa Basin District has nov
under construction 40 extention Of
the levea systen up tho ridge on
the northeast bank Of Amos Bayou
about ak and half miles, which,
with the repairs recently made to
the levees on the banks OF the
Arkansas aRd their extension
southwark, now under contract BY
the United States, It 10 hoped and
expected will afford protection
against OverflO~s from this direc-
ton. unless from greater foods
than have yet beeu known. The
Tensas Baaiu Lever District has
contributed o5OOO towards the con.
struction Of . new levee closing the
Auburn crevssse on Arkansas river.
which crevasss has been open for .
numSer Of pears past. and from
which . large part of the water
flowing across Amos Bayou ridge
escap~d from the A,kansas.
Tho work Of the Ua,ted States
and of the Teusas Basin District
daring the past year has greatly
improved the levees 10 Deshx aod
Chicot counties, aud while the line
is uOt vet entirely satisfactory.
there 10 u better prospect than ever
before that such foods Ne have thus
tar been experienced may b r
strained and every teason to hope
aud brlieve that Within q few years
more, wben the work nov con.
templatei hy the general govern.
mput, and to q considerable extent
already contracted tor. can I've con.
plsted, the system Of levees along
the upper Tensas front will be "a
high aud strong ~ that of any dis.
trlct IN Arkansas. Miesissippi or
Louisiana.
To appendix A will be found
tsbulated statements showing de.
tails Of the levee work OF the past
two years IN this district.
FIFTH LOUISIANA LEvEE DISTRICT.
This district-comprising the
parishes of East Carroll, Madison,
Tensss and Coneotdis-was. orga-
n,zed in 1886. The banks OF the
river for u distance OF about 100
miles. from the upper end Of the
district to tho lower end Of the
parish Of Tensas, have cavod more
extensively aud rapidly for = NUN.
brr Of years than those OF any
similar length on the entire Miasis.
sippi river, whIcn is probably In .
large degree y consequence Of the
four "cut Ods" which have occurred
in this stretcb Of river during the
ast twenty~ight years. This OK
cessivc. erosiOn Of the banks has
required the frequent construction
h new lines Of lrvee. generally on
lower gronnd than those they te
placed. aud has made thia . distGict
10 which the maintenance Of az
adequate system Of levees aud its
inproveu~nt to the standard deem
ed necessary for security have
always been 40 ardoous and costly
undertaking. The district 10 Sub.
jo..t to oveifiow not only from Gre
vxasss along i,s Uw0 'front.' bot also
to y considerable extent from sny
that may occur in Desba aud Chicot
counties, IN Ark.
Bot not Notwithstanding the di6jcal-
ties Of the situation, the commis
si0ners Of the district, by taking
advantage Of oil the resOurces foi
obtaining revenue sad credit per.
mitted hy the laws. have thus fa.
sucrrrtled Ia IN siGt aiming sHd io.
DrO> ing their leVee line 20 m "a