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May 11, 1858
Worcester Daily Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
The Mississippi River flood damages cotton and sugar plantations but benefits the economy by floating millions of dollars worth of cut timber from Yazoo valley swamps to market, as reported in Memphis papers.
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Benefit of the Mississippi Flood.
The overflow of the Mississippi, though it has damaged many cotton and sugar plantations, has not been all evil. The Memphis papers say that millions of dollars' worth of timber—much of which has been cut for several years, is laying in the swamps of the Yazoo valley, waiting for water to float it out. This rise has afforded an opportunity for bringing into market that mine of wealth; persons familiar with the quantities of timber now cut in the swamps of the Yazoo and its tributaries, say that at a low estimate at least five million dollars will be saved and brought into market by this rise in the river.
The overflow of the Mississippi, though it has damaged many cotton and sugar plantations, has not been all evil. The Memphis papers say that millions of dollars' worth of timber—much of which has been cut for several years, is laying in the swamps of the Yazoo valley, waiting for water to float it out. This rise has afforded an opportunity for bringing into market that mine of wealth; persons familiar with the quantities of timber now cut in the swamps of the Yazoo and its tributaries, say that at a low estimate at least five million dollars will be saved and brought into market by this rise in the river.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Fortune Reversal
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Mississippi Flood
Yazoo Valley Timber
Economic Benefit
River Overflow
Where did it happen?
Mississippi River, Yazoo Valley, Memphis
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Mississippi River, Yazoo Valley, Memphis
Story Details
The Mississippi flood damages plantations but floats valuable timber from swamps to market, yielding at least five million dollars in economic benefit.