Taking in the whole of Mississippi Valley proper, from Memphis down.
Q.Has there been any computation or reasonable estimate that you know of the value of those lands affected by the overflow?
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I have never heard of it; but I will say that those lands which are liable to overflow now, if brought into cultivation, are just as valuable as any we are cultivating; probably more so, because they have the alluvial deposits upon them.

There is a deposit there from 3 to 4 inches.
Q.You have no idea of the extent of those lands?
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I cannot give you the proportion.

I will simply say it is a very large proportion.
Q.A third, or a half, or a quarter?
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