Mississippi Railroad Bridge Report

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 22, 1862.

DATE	Stage of Water Above l. w. mark.	Mercury Above & Below
		6 A.M	12 M.	6 P.M
March 16	7 feet 0 inches	26	34	38
March 17	7 feet 3 inches	40	43	40
March 18	7 feet 6 inches	28	41	40
March 19	7 feet 10 inches	35	37	35
March 20	8 feet 4 inches	34	35	34
March 21	8 feet 9 inches	39	38	40
March 22	9 feet 0 inches	22	29	35

The number of footmen that crossed the bridge during the week was 2405.

J. H. THORINGTON, Bridge Master.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, March 25, 1862, p. 4