RECLAMATION OF LOUISIANA WET PRAIKIE LANDS. 



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The map (fig. 6), shows the reservoir canals which are 40 feet wide 

 and 6 to 8 feet deep, and the collecting ditches, which have a bottom 

 width of 2^ to 3 feet and a depth of 4 feet. The laterals are spaced 

 210 feet apart, and are made 3 feet deep with bottom widths of 1^ 

 to 2 feet. The pumping equipment consists of two 30-inch Law- 



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Fig. C- Map of Drainage District No. 3, noar Racrland, La Fourche Parish, La., outlining arrangement 



of ditchns and levees. 



rence centrifugal ])um{)s discharging under water, so that the lift 

 varies between 2^ and 5 feet, acconling to the stage of water in 

 Bayou False, which takes the discharge. Direct-connected to the 

 pumps are two lOO-horsepower vertical engmes, steam being supplied 

 by two locomotive-type boilers. 



