The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-22
DAMAGE FROM THE FLOOD FIG,
URED OUT BY THE FED
ERAL BUREAU.
NEW BREAK IN THE LEvEE
THE WATER NOW POURING INTO
YAZOO DELTA THROUGH SIX
CREVASSES.
NO ADDITIONAL Loss OF LIFE
Some DrOwnings May BE Reported
of the People Not Provided
With Small Boats.

MAYERSVILLE, Miss, April I'll
The break at ShipIand Landing will
entirely submerge Mayersville, a town
of 400 people. The town is situated
twelve miles north Of the break From
Mayersville, south to the Yazoo river
every plantation in Issaquena and two
thirds of those in Sharkey, besides a
number of others in Yazoo and War
rem counties, will be put under water
from ten to twenty feet deep. While
this section was in a large measure
already overlooked, there were hun
dreds of farm houses and cabins and
numerous ridges and mounds and has
tily erected scaffolds which still af-
forded protection to man and beast
These are now being rapidly aban-
doned, and terror reigns.
VICKSBURG, Miss, April 21-Re-
ports from the sixth Mississippi Gre
vase, on Promised Land plantation,
up to p. m. show that the flow Of
water through it is already slackening.
Unless closed before the river falls,
this break will protract the flood situa-
ton below, and it's effects may be Sc
yerely felt on Lower Deer creek. Fhg
flood situation - Madison parish is
daily growing worse, owing to the IN
expected spread of water from the
Biggs crevasse. This reached and over
flowed today the plantation of the
Ashley Land company, at Omaga, thir-
~ miles above this city and thirty-six
miles north Of Biggs crevasse. The
companys manager telegraphed here
tonight for a steamer to bring stock.
and the Ruth leaves at a. m.
WASHINGTON, April 21. The
bureau of statistics of the treasury
department has made the following
report on the damage caused agricui-
tufal interests by the Mississippi river
mood: Since the publication on April
II or statement relative to agricul-
turaI interests of the submerged dis
trlcts of the Mississippi valley south
Oh CAIRO. ILL.,, the area under water
mas peen considerably extended The
total value of the farms submerged
by the breaks in the levees that h9va
occurred since the tenth inst with the
Iarm implements, livestock and crops
on hand, is close upon $4,000 900 This
region produced last year nearly 100 OO0
paleS OF cotton, over 5000 900 mounds
OF sugar, over 100000 bushels Of corn.
ANO0 ANys pOIdIOeS, oats and other
minor products, the entire production
aggregating a value, even at the low
prices that have prevailed, of more
than four and One-quarter million dor-
lars. The total area submerged at this
cate IS over 10000 square miles. IT
contained at the last census 46. 935
farms, with total area of 1905 .466
acres, nearly one-half of which was
improved, and total population agr1-
cultural and other of 462, 041. If. to the
value of its farms, buildings ana
machinery, according to the census Of
1890, there be added the value Of it's
live stock on January 1, last ($9, ia, 636)
and of its products of last season still
on hand March 1, last, ga, 595, 179). the
total of $50, 1877 will represent the
approximate value Of the agricultural
property Of the submerged region.
Among the products Of this region LAST
year were 466,056 bales Of cotton. worth
$16,312.O60; 12.525,645 bushels Of corn
worth $3,995,278, and 9,033,878 pounds
of sugar worth $271 ,016 The total pro
duction, including minor crops. repre-
senting value of $21, 1872, 1870 on the
plantations"