The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-16

emergency ruIl-dIOuIIu - Soou oIlu 'iiA'
run-around should give ample protec-
ton. Of course it will be well, at some
time in the future when the money is
available, to put the levee at this point
in thoroughly proper condition.
At Rush Point caving has reached to
within Us feet of the lower end of the
Rush Point levee built in 1905. The
caving here is slow, though steady, and
new levee may be required there with
ing the next year or two.
At the upper end of the Rush Point
levee. the river has caved to within $50
feet of the center of the levee, but
sandbar is forming just above the close
place and it looks as though the cav
ing, if any, will be slow, and the sltua-
ton is safe for year or two.
found that the upper half of the
Wood place levee, built last year, is
grown up in weeds 10 or IL feet high,
and should be cleared off in order to
permit the Bermuda grass to grow.
Someone has planted crop of pea vines
on the Wood place levee of 1907, and
as the pea vines are more than apt to
kill off the grass, such proceedings
should be stopped.
Just above the upper end of the
small Wood place levee of 1907 cavlng
has reached to within 90 feet of the
center of the levee, and new leVee IS
needed, although the present levee may
last another season.
The Cedar Buff, Crescent and Wild
Lucia levee are covered with weeds,
and few small saplings, AT one point
on the Crescent place there is margin
of only 90 feet between the center OF
the levee and the river bank, and new
| levee is urgent as caving seems to be
rapid here.
The Glycerine bayou levee is in Sc
| rious condition, as caving has reached
to within so feet of the center of the
levee, and new levee must be con-
structed there without delay.
About 5000 feet above Glycerine
bayou, on the West Egypt place, there
| is margin of only I85 feet, but caVing
at this point seems to be gradual and
no new levee will be necessary for per
haps several years to come.
Then comes long stretch of small
llevee, well located and in good condi-
ton, extending as far up as the Elmer
tlevee, built last year The Elmer levee
Twas found TO be covered with a heavy
Igrowth of weeds, and IS badly in need
lof clearing.
| No work has been done on the Rat
Itling Slough levee, which proved to bS
too low during the 1908 overflow, ane
the lower end of which is ieopardizee
Iby caving, which has already reached tt
| within I75 feet of the center of th'
llevee. Posten bayou debouches jus
labove and opposite this point, and it i
no doubt the return waters from th'
Arkansas Levee District crevasses tha
caused the rapid caving at Rafting
Slough. / do not think, however, tha
| any emergency exists for the reasol
that in case of necessity short run
around, say 400 feet long, could be con
structed. This levee should be en-
. larged and repaired at the first oppor
tunity.
! The O'Rourge Canal levee still ha
34o feet of margin, but is apparently Il
an ugly, sharp bend of the river. ! d
! mot consider, however, that there is an
: immediate danger, and the constructio
t of levee at this point can be post
i Iponed until further developments tax
e Iplace.
, lust below the lower end of the Mis-
sionary levee built in 1906, there. re
: tmains but US feet of margin, but Gavin
r progresses but slowly here, and no ne
+ lfevee will be necessary for the present
' At the upper end of the Missionar
, plantation caving has reached to with
I3o feet of the center of the levee, an
leaving here is quite rapid, and it
necessary to construct new levee will
6 out delay.
Il The system below Shreveport do
= mot call for any work at this immedia
e time, though caving is threatening
several places, and several new leve
e should be built when the opportuni
e presents itself.
fef Commencing at the lower end,
% Lower Cross Keys, the levee has a
e itually caved isto the river for di
L tance of from Goo to 800 feet. | W
report however, that no new levee
Y urgent there at this time, for the reas'
THAT this is an extremely high bank
the river, and even during the hight
as water of June 1908 only a few inch
lyIo water would have passed over t
in bank, and very small embankme
in could be thrown up there at any I'll