At the end of July 1877, Steamboat Captain and Missouri River pilot, John Harris of Missouri, passed away in Bismarck. At his death, the author of his obituary acknowledged his fondness for drinking, commenting that the passed soul “was master of a very lucrative profession,” and that he “might have enjoyed a happy home …” and that he “Might have been able to breathe out his last moments surrounded by loving, sympathizing friends,” if he hadn’t given in to “intemperance.” The author ended this article by stating, “Truly, virtue brings its own reward.”
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for them there, people obviously have been living with water in the delta for as long as they have been down there. it s obviously things are getting worse down there. how do they think about whether they can stay? you know, i ve talked to a number of people. the steamboat captain, a number of farmers who are generations into this lifestyle and this likelihood. they say they re not urging their sons and daughters to go into this business. it s not just about money, it s not just about business, it s about their livelihoods, their traditions. the mississippi delta, the land is so rich and fertile, but it is a former wetland, so conservationists say in order to restore what s lost, we have to restore the wetlands. but this is home, people are living out of this ground. now they re hoping something will disrupt the current course of things, chris. correspondent trymaine lee live for us in mississippi. that was fantastic. thank you very much. some 2,000 miles to the north of mississi
unusable land. this probably has been the worst one i had in 30 years of farming. reporter: 30 years of farming and this is the worst? the worst. reporter: does it give you concern what might happen next year or the year after that? i wish i was old enough for retirement. reporter: normally when the mississippi river floods, the army corps of engineers tries to protect surrounding communities by eliminating excess waters from swellways but this year it was so swollen, they opened the spillway longer than it ever had, dumping an estimated 010 billion gallons of water into lake pontchartrain, increasing the water volume seven fold. the water ended up off the mississippi gulf coast, causing extraordinary harm to wildlife. we had the largest number of dolphins die, we had about 143 dolphins and 195 sea turtles, which are the most endangered in the world. reporter: what s killing the