The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-28
THE FLOODED DISTRICTS.

Situation Is Now Beginning to Inn
prOve-Latest Levee Break.
Natchez, Miss, April 21.-A terrible
tale of woe comes from Bayou Videl, in
the lower portion of Madison parish.
The water from the Biggs crevasse
caught the people there unprepared and
unaware of danger. How many were
actually drowned is unknown, but
Thomas Blackman, his wife and infant
are known to have been drowned, and
Mr.. I. p. Kells came near losing his
life in attempting to save them.
st. Louis, April PA special to the
Post-Dispatch from Nashville, Tenn,
says: Five lives have been lost in the
flooded lands of Lake county. A skiff
was upset, causing the drowning Of
Jose Cans and his entire family-wife,
two sons and daughter.
Greenville, Miss, April 22.-There has
been another break in the levee on the
Mississippi side at Shipland, or the
Promised Land levee, 40 miles by rail,
south of Greenville. The break will
cover few Thousand acres of land not
already flooded, and will add to the
volume of water already covering most
of the lands in it's vicinity. The levee
is ten feet high, and the break is fully
300 feet wide. There was already more
than a foot of water on the inside of the
levee when it gave way.
Washington, April 22-The bureau Of
statistics of the treasury department
has made the following report on the
lay ocrrip,,If,,y>o1 sr,t
by the Mississippi river flood:
The total area submerged at this date
Is over 10000 square miles. 1t contained at
the last census 46, 935 farms, with total
area Of 1904, 1855 acres, nearly one-half Of
which was improved, and total popula-
zion, agricultural and other, of 462 041 II to
the value of the farms, farm buildings and
farm machinery, according to the CEN
sus of 1890, there be added the value Of its
live stock on January l, last, 9174, 636.
and Of it's products of last season still on
hand on March l. last, 81, 595, 179, the total
of $780, 1T will represent the approximate
value of the agricultural property Of the
submerged region. Among the products
of this region last year were 466, O56 bales
of cotton, worth s16,312060; 12,525,6 45 BUSH
els Of corn, worth $3,995,27S, and 9,033 B78
pounds of sugar, worth $27l, 016, the total
production, including minor crops, repre-
senting a value of $2l. $50 on the plan
tation.
Memphis, Tenn, April 24.-No new
crevasses have appeared in the levees,
but the CURRENT of the river is still beat
ing against the southern entertainments
with fury that causes the gravest ap.
prehension. The break at Delta has
inundated $4,000 acres of the finest
plantations in southern Louisiana and
the water continues to pour through
the opening and is rapidly spreading
over greater area. Reports from
Greenville are not encouraging. While
the water is slowly receding in the
overlooked portions of the Delta dis
trict it is almost certain that the plant
ing of this years crop will be 30 days
late.
The negro laborers are in fearful
! state of restitution throughout the
delta, although the government relief
work is being carried on theoretically.
The situation north OF Memphis and in
Arkansas, however, has greatly i'm
proved. Many people are returning to
their farms in Arkansas and the work
of planting will begin shortly.