The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-11

The PARISH OF C0mcOr01as
A writer in De Bows Riview, Of this month,
gives an interesting article upon the parish of Con-
ccrdia in reply to the questions which Mr. De Bow
Ehad sent to his friends throughout the State.
Much valuable information is in the article, but
there are many mistakes made which might have
been avoded with a little care. We have only
time now to notice one or two Of the most impor-
liant. He says:
The earliest settlements made in the western
border Of he parish were in 1878, although pre-.
viously, evsn during the early part Of the century
there was road leading through the country,
with Alexandra and Monroe,
Washitta Post: the Indians and Spanish traders
from Red River, Texas, and Upper Washitta,
crossing the. Black River at or near the mouth of
Little River, where ferry was kept by man
named Hebrard."
The first settlements in the western part of the
parish were as early as 1902 and 1903 on the
Tensas River. Several claims for lands in the
parish, under Spanish Requets, were presented to
the Commissioners to adjudicate upon land titles
flor the Western District Of the Orleans Territory
lin 1911 and 1919, and there were several residents
lon the Tensas River at that time The high
waters Of 1918 and 1915, which entirely submerged
Jail those lands, drove away the occupants except
lat one point near the mouth of the Little Tensas
(which has been continuously occupied for at least
forty years. At this point the principal road which
crossed the swamp from Natchez to Harrisonburp.
Alexandra, etc., struck the Tensas River 1t wasj
|by this road the mail was carried until within al
Jew years, and by which Toledo and those under]
|him went to Texas
The oiher road which is spoken of by the wri,erI
in this No. Of the Review was used before 1900
In 1902. a grant was made by the Spanish Gov.
|ernor to one Thomas Thompson of Ferry fromI
the tract of land he owned near the port of Concor
|da, tnow Vdala) TO Matches, upon condition thatl
he would open this road 40 feet wide to the Bayou
|Cocodra. similar grant was made to d. Juan|
IIebrara, for ferry across Black River, at the'
point where Trinity stands, and in considera.
ron he opened the road from his ferry to the Con.
cobra. Before this, the way was what in back.
woods parlance is called Bridlepah. Most of
ese facts developed by the evidence of Gen
Walker, our esent Governor,Mr. Francis Hendar.
son Of Rapides, and others, in suit decided moi /
long since by the Supreme Court of the United
States, of J. Davis, VS.. Parish of Concordia The1
writer has fallen into another error in relation to
the Bringer claim. The District Court Of the |
Uni ell States decided in favor of the grant an ap
peal was taken by the Government and dismissed III
is not therefore " now in dispute between the claim
ants and the Uniel States.' Indian mounds are h
as being numerous all over the parish
50 from one side to the uther." 1t is remarkables
fact that there are no mounds on the Mississippi
river. Why are they on the smaller streams The
most extensive series are at the present sits of
Trinity, where the Tensas, Washa, and Little /
rivers unite Under the head of " education and re
gion" there is another mistake. "My own library