Congressional Serial Set Volume 6202 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ... 1548. Bceuf River.--From mouth to Arkansas State line, 1881, page 1424. Three outlets near Point Jefferson, La., 1885, page 1545; 1891, page 1986; 1893, page 2016, and 1896, page 1608. Above Wallace Landing, La., 1895, page 1969. Tensas River.--From mouth to headwaters near Lake Providence, La., 1881, page 1457. Bayou Magon.--From mouth to headwaters in Desha County, Ark., 1881, page 1462. Above Floyd, La., 1895, page 1974. Bayous D Arbonne and Corney.--Examination and survey from the mouth of D'Arbonne to Stein Bluff, on the Corney, 1884, pages 1372 and 1376. There is no record of freight rates on Bayou Bartholomew and the works consolidated with it available for making a comparison of the effect of the improvement. In a general way it may be stated that the rates have been greatly reduced; that traffic is no longer sufficiently lucrative to support the class of boats formerly plying in these streams, but it is now carried by smaller boats. This is largely due to competition of railroads, and boats now ply only where the rivers are the only shipping routes. CONSOLIDATED. July 1, 1910, balance unexpended $24,617.13 June 30, 1911, amount expended during fiscal year, for maintenance of improvement 13, 817.65 Inly 1, 1911, balance unexpended 10, 799.48 Jnly 1, 1911, outstanding liabilities 637. 63 July 1,1911, balance available 10,161. 85 Amount required for expenditure In fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, tor maintenance of improvement 12,000.00 (See Appendix V 5.) 1 See consolidated money statement on this page. 'Exclusive of the balance unexpended July 1, 1911. 6. Mouth of Yazoo River and Harbor at Vicksburg, Miss.--The shifting bar at the former mouth of the Yazoo was the most serious obstruction to navigation of that river and its tributaries, a system c...