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The Greenville Times
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi
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In response to Senator Jonas's resolution, the Secretary of War submitted estimates totaling $1,673,000 to the Senate for Mississippi River Commission projects, including narrowing channels, protecting banks in six reaches below Cairo, improving harbors at Vicksburg, Natchez, and New Orleans, building a lock at Bayou Plaquemine, rectifying Red and Atchafalaya rivers, and closing crevasses.
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In reply to the resolution of Senator Jonas, calling upon the Secretary of War for estimates of the Mississippi River Commission they have been sent to the Senate. They aggregate $1,673,000. This is proposed to be expended in narrowing the channel and protecting caving banks on six reaches below Cairo, as follows:
New Madrid reach, 40 miles:
Plum Point reach, 30 miles: Memphis reach, 16 miles; Helena reach 30 miles; Choctaw Bend reach, 35 miles: Lake Providence reach, 30 miles; and for improving the harbors at Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans: for making a lock at Bayou Plaquemine; for the rectification of Red and Atchafalaya rivers, and for closing crevasses and outlets as auxiliary to the channel improvements.
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Mississippi River Below Cairo
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estimates aggregate $1,673,000 for proposed expenditures on channel narrowing, bank protection, harbor improvements, lock construction, river rectification, and crevasse closure.
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Reply to resolution of Senator Jonas calling for estimates from Secretary of War on Mississippi River Commission; estimates sent to Senate, totaling $1,673,000 for narrowing channel and protecting caving banks on six reaches below Cairo (New Madrid 40 miles, Plum Point 30 miles, Memphis 16 miles, Helena 30 miles, Choctaw Bend 35 miles, Lake Providence 30 miles), improving harbors at Vicksburg, Natchez, New Orleans, making lock at Bayou Plaquemine, rectifying Red and Atchafalaya rivers, closing crevasses and outlets auxiliary to channel improvements.