The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-31
Correspondence OF tho Crescent,
Shreveport, La.-HS prODeHeRtS-.4Jundancc of Ptr
WGte'-P PLANK ROadS-HCalth, etc.

Shreveport La.-Hs InproDelaents abundance of Pure
Water-P Plank ROadS-HCaItk etc.
SHREVEPORT, La, August 26, 1870.
GenHemeR-Severa causes have hitherto greatly tended Ia
retar the prosperity of Shreveport One OF these has bga
the want OF water for culinary and drinking PURPOSES
strange the fact appear the of our people have
heretofore heen compelled to buy all their water from spring
situated some distance IRON the main body of the town II
true have had cerns dug but these have furnished
very Inadequate supply for small fraction of the popu
auon. But this great drawback upon our prosperity i
about to be remeded Recently several wells have been dug
bo pubic and private and to the surprise of body
abundance of pure cold has been found and at n
depth below the surface only from twenty five to
feet This success has stned perfect water mania in
every part of the town. They digging and boring ior
water, and if they generally successful as doubt mt
they will he, we will, in short time, have abundant sup
ply OF water for every purpose In addition to this In,
enerpng of the spring have lately completed an
immense reservoir in the heart ofthe town. ant already have
the pipes beon laid to bring the from the spring.
Butnot only the of water, but the condition of our
Streets heretofore, has been immense drawback OH GU,
prosperity. man accustomed to walk the welLpayed
streets and baHanee5 OF our large towns have butt
idea OF the difficulty have heretofore had in getting abou,
from oithe Town another For two winters pass
our streets have been almost npHsabe it was common
sight every day TO wagons mined down in the middle al
the street, which could not be moved, even with double
teams attached, without dicLar ing the larger portion Of the
load In the mud Commerce street, that is, the prlunpa
business street the river was for portion Of the time
wholly impossible.
HutOur town authorities have gone work ia earnest and
before the beginning Of the winter will have all ouI
principal thorOughias paved with plank, so that wagons
win the heaviest loads pass without the slightest li
Guilty. On Commerce street plank road fifty wide la.
been already completed and Texas street, double track
one on each side OF the street, each enty feet WIDE will be
completed in short time from the river up to the head OF
the street. These improvements when completed will add
greatly to the prosperity of the town stranger hereto
FORE on visiting Shreveport during the winter spring. Ia,
fell reluctance settle in town where was 50
difficult through the The
Shreveport is situated what-lve enominale IN Mississippi
prairie sOa " its mixed with large portion Of lime and
hence the mud when rains has almost the tenacy of Ro.
mou cement,
But Shreveport has been supposed be sickya perfect
death hole An ea hRs gone abroad from cause that we
well understand here that Shreveport OF the sickest
towns in the whole South. This true as every one here
well knows. The writer OF ths has enjoy ed fair oppOfunt
o. comparing the health Of Shreveport with other towns m
the South, and declalss his conviction that diseases here
mder and manageable than he been accustomed
to see in other towns Of the here remark
ably healthy, and mostly all ievers are easy managed
The persons who have died here have been emigran pass
Ing through the place. Every boat that arrives during the
winter and spring brings up from one to three hundred pa
sensers deck who being greatly exposed the way mas
often take sick and die 1t supposed that sixty thousand
movers have passed through Shreveport within thea twelve
months, many Of whom compelled remain in camp
near The town for several weeks for of suitable con
to take them into Texes. Thus exposed during the
time. many OF them died and buried our public bury.
ing grOnnd and hence the impression that Shreveport mus
be scky place tTom the number Of bura that take pace
during portion OF the In next will speak of the
crops and other matters Of in'erest. Respectfully T.
kIsTr ne IaFe "a