Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-04-15


the banquette at Reid Biggs and tn
enlargement at Diamond Island
both in Madison parish.
II The large new levee at CabiI
Teele, which was under contract b.
the United States and district, hal
been completed, not any too soor
though, as the slope of the old leve,
has been reached by caving. Tn,
levee at Sycamore in Concordia par
ish has also been completed; cavine
here, too, is very near the toe Of
the old levee.
A new levee is under construction
by the State at Ingefeld, Tensas
parish, aggregating 315. 900 cubic
yards the date of completion, Feb
ruary 1, 1911; the danger there is
not imminent and the new levee
will be completed in time to meet
the necessity.
At Green Bend, Concordia par.
ish, very long stretch of levee has
been threatened by caving and it is
impossible to tell where the levee
will be preached; a new line aggre-
eating SOC, 900 cubic yards has oeea
adopted, and in conference with the
United States and states engineers,
it was decided to work in sections
and push to completion before the
1911 water, and to defer the build
ing of any temporary loops, but to
watch the caving banks and be gov
erned by developments. The caving
has continued very actively, the
nearest point being at Deer Park,
but it is not believed that the old
levee will be preached this season,
especially If there is not another
rise in the river; owing to the sea-
son being 30 extraordinarily fine aud
though greater portion Of the new
levee is through woods and low
ground, the work has been splen-
did, and it is the best covered line
l have ever seen, having force of
300 conviots and rs teams on the
states portion Of the contract, and
100 teams on the part being put up
the United States engineers, with
the usual weather from date it will
be completed by the 1911 water.
REvETMENT.
The revetment at Lake Providence
is in good condition, only small
amount was necessary for minor re-
pairs. In Reid Biggs Bend some
thing over $4,000 was spent in
bank protection, and there is press
ing necessity for an extension of
5000 feet up stream. Bondurant
Chute has a total length Of $3.50
feet which is in good condition, but
caving is active for about 1890 feet
below the revetment. The greatest
length Of revetment in the district
is in Kempe Bend, Tensas parish,
being more than 5000 feet and is
reported to be in good condition.
NEW LEvEES.
Within the next one or two years
the following new levees will have
to be built on twenty-year locations:
Anterior, East Carroll parish,
260, 900 cubic yards; Mascot, East
Carroll and Madison parishes, 400,
600 cubic yards; Morancy, Madison
parish, 100000 cubic yards; Duck
port, Madison parish, 225, 900 Gu
bic yards; Reid- Biggs, Madison par
ish, $50, 600 cubic yards; Sycamore,
Concordia parish, 300, 900 cubic
yards; Kinmore, Concordia parish,
175, 600 cubic yards.
Making a total of I $40, 900 cubic
yards.
ENLARGEMENT.
From the Arkansas state line t.
Bedford's Point in Madison parish,
there is needed to bring the levee
four (4) feet above the 1903 water,
1 $40. 900 cubic yards; and from
Bedford's Point to Red river it will
take / ,28O, 900 cubic yards to bring
the levees to Commission Grade.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.
The Mississippi river commission
will begin its annual high water in
spection trip, leaving St. Louis
April IL, 1910. and will give a
hearing to all interested in the inn
provement Of the Mississippi river
on this trip. If the rivers and har-
bors bill passed by the House is
passed by the senate and signed by
the president there will be more
funds to do bank protection and l
shall urge extension of revetments
at Reid Biggs Bend, Bondurant and
Kempe-to-Stockridge and ask that
revetment be undertaken at Ather-
ton, Duckport, Hard Times, Syca-
more and Natchez Island. If these
bends are reverted with the same
success which has been obtained at
points where it has been put in, a
great deal of new levee work would
not be necessary, and a highly i'm
| proved section of farming country
would be saved.
RICE.
There is quite an acreage OF rice
being planted in the district. and
some other money CROPS. and q con-