JOHN BOWERS NOTES Plaquemines Parish Louisnana
Submitted by Gladys Stovall Armstrong
Typed by Darnell Marie Brunner Beck
Published by "The Deep Delta"


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Extracted from microfilm of "The Protector" by Gladys Stovall Armstrong

 					"2 July, 1887

 "A disastrous cave occured in the front of Mr John
BOWERS place in upper Buras which is now about two arpents in
length. All of the land immediately in front of the levee
for that distance and about sixty or seventy feet wide
suddenly sunk to a death of from fourty to fifty feet below
the river. Large trees that were growing on the river bank
sank entirely out of sight, to one of those trees, Mr. Bowers
skiff was tied and it too took the plunge, but about one week
later it rose to the top . . a levee will have tobe built
further back, taking a portion of Mr. BOWERS' orange orchard.
This bank had not caved any in fifteen years."
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A CARD published in "Plaquemines Protector" 5 November 1887
         
"To the Public:
	"As I have seen my name published in the 'Observer' of 
October twentieth in the list of MC ENERY Committee Men of
the tenth ward, I wish to state that it was without my
knowledge or ... I shall use my best effort to secure the
nomination of General NICHOLLS as the next Governor of
Louisiana and object to the unwarented liberty of using my
name without my being consulted.
         
 					"John BOWES"
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 "In November 1887 John BOWES was awarded a contract to
repair the "John BOWES" levee at $0.15 per cubic yard."
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"PROTECTOR," 2 April 1887
 
	"Mr. Jno. BOWERS of Empire Post Office paid us a visit on Monday 
morning. As one of the most successful orange farmers and nurserymen in 
this section, his opinions are valuable.
	Mr. BOWERS has sold this season 4,260 young trees, a third of which 
he was personally employed to set out. Amoung other engagements this season
he laid out an orchard for Mr. B. HASPEL of New Orleans. He speaks very 
encourageinly of the prospect for profitable orange culture in this parish."
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(There was a hurricane October 16 of 1887 and ruined the orange crop.)