Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-05
ExTRseTFR0R SPEECH or COL. TOWNSEND,
u. s. Engineer, President of Mississippi River Conn
mission, Before Levee Convention,
at New Orleans.
Mork Of the Ri,er commission.

work OF the River Commission.
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no 7" III e I i'.,',ei 800 t o' 70
-, -, - "a l',,', ~ : ! ~ = ice
an '' 49, 49, IL '' 49, p,.r,'.',.'s 70
oL,.,,,a - p.;1 "S III - We !, .
Iom NJ ~ H. IL - ~ 49, &c
1912 feet went aground during tbe
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of over 275 miles from its mouth
there was a channel Of over 30 feet
depth, which was buoyed and light
ed SO that steamships loaded above
Baton Rouge to the draft they could
carry over the bar at the mouth
For a further distance of 800 miles
there was a depth of not less than 9
feet, which vessels could navigate
night and day, unless stopped by
fog; and for the 100 miles between
Cairo and St. Louis there was "A
channel of not less than Z feet, not
only shown by lights and day bea-
cons, hut wherever the channel was
narrow, further marked by buoys.
Moreover, the depth Of z feet only ex-
isted for few days on two bars,
which were deepened to the project
depth of s feet, as soon as dredges
could be towed to the locality.
How the Flood Discharge Has Been
increased.
Wbao Tho Nr;ss;,,i,,,,; piror ~,
,,;ss;ay a , - &c - 80.
. al bov;no : disohor coof1 1oo
600 saoand foat orooted -.
- 81 - nj I ~.
- - - 80 - -, ~
,;nn..h;ab - 80 ,,a1o,of Ill -. 80
al - 2zo 600 80 So So. - - -
tha LooJ 8 - 80 9G - 49, ~
ono g oror I ioo'oo0 sooo',,i 60 80 :,
NJ orlooos 0 ~ 60
Tho noav;n,,no d;sohor,o oftho
aoa5s of1o1o and 100 Sc ohom.
, 0001n0o sacoad faot o;no,,lo
Dict so1,,t;on e H. nroLIon. = ta
;ncroaso tba s;,o 90 H. Ionao, ,,nt;I
,hor 90, sosoI, 49, oso 900 oooa,sa
faet p,ora thon a. a. ~ ,,s so.eo
Tbo ost;,aa@d5 o 100 Sc 80 - 80 a,. ~
laroonoant 81 ho 1ayoo s,,sto,,, !; ,,' abo,t
ESQ 900 600 ioso 49, 81 fo - 60, go.
80 , % III ,,,o.ootad W. Ia,,o,',
90 tboSo d;n,enS;o,,s orc o,es,rrotod
,ro oonnot aForJ 80 nor,,,;t 49, 80
bo das.ro,,ad go = LII 49, , ~
~ $500 =. 80 a.etoat ~ 80.
boni,s mho,orar p po,,ioa. thron ,t,o
thor destruct;on For his nnrnose
an onnronr;ot;on of frono 60 6onl0oo
- si oo0 600 onnnarv iii ho No.
ossorv Tho royat,nant o. tba banks
,r;lI bowaro, roootlon tl,o r;,or 49,
nal tond;no e. nro,,ant tha ;n,,,anso
Janooite which ora NOW formed
fran, The oIswb;eh : nroo;n;
to}ad into = as ;ts hanLs 60 IA
win tbns orad1oilv nrenaro tbe r;ya,.
for ;ncreosed dentbs sbo',Id tbov ba
roa,,irad as tba non,,Iat;on ;naroasas
or comn,erce deyelons This sol,,
tion involves NO new theories Of r;ver
bvdronI;cs and bos the odyantooo
tbot Il hos hoen tboronobl, tasted
ON foreien streams and hos boon snc-
cassfrl
Rnt Iob,s oonfor,or onnaors o,d
bamoans tho fact that q Ievoa tbat
,vos bn;It 20 ros;ot q diocoorco &c I
500 600 socord foot i oye,to,,,,ad
when Hood Of 3 600 600 occnrs
This is to him amplel proof that a
ievee system IS a failure, and that
further lnve 'rgalon IS necessary so
that the subject can be treated IN a