New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-29

NUMBER sIxTY-FouB.


In the history of tbe campaigu Of Gen. Jackson
in the Years 1914 and IL mention is often made Of
second line Of defense fine frst one being AZ the
well known hattie Ground of the stb of January
1915. in the vicinity Of Chalmettes sugar planta.
+ion. This second line. called also Camp Dnpre
was situated in or about the present site of the
Louisiana sugar refinery. at which place, as we
have already stated in a previous number. NAV
still be seen the relies of one of the Oldest planters
building, dating from the time of the French colo
NAL possession, 1t NAV be that before long this
relic win pass from its present dilapidated ex
istence for unless the actual owners of whom
we do MT know the names bring sneediIv to "
relief some annie renovation. II cannot mnct
1orgar hold ont under the weiobt and bnrtben ii
tbis more than centenary resistance. Nov Il NAV
IL intarastin u nota tbat from III citv nropar i
Nov OrIeons v,e MEAN The oId oblonr ganore
starting from tba nraspnt Pontcbartrain RAILROAD
5onot and nrncaedinr H. straon, dovnvyards q
tbe Tinted states tt,era wac in 1915 n,
;rr,odiotel,, oftor n 1ror With freot britain
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az EraoI, u. a. 70 GOV, +,a
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lot 1ne country laLls
y " pial'ets ~ .llose carry Times +he
e .lus spaiI po!nl o'' IS le man
son mouse " 'iie hOnoFaDLe Harigny Lanly' stand
~ iiolue = a. lioosFe N Iron5 q heVee street.
oqI slo hanueFilie ssreeeS' IN the
~ ln1fe' opposite 10 TO" oforlck
llolsins ~ shipping Will pc seen Inns
s.asey S@p-s'ol5 nsnSion' surrounded win a
VI Di'eA piiArS' running all around
'nT ssi uo'u'e
= oluen tuies' %len ~ sia'es oouia pe pro
oGie as now RON liie Nottn OF Europe sne TOOLS
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af oit,a Dl-'I'lis
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n win III saan II, 40 VARIOUS al t,,it5
mos in tba itv az Now Orleans +bot +Joro EN-
a number of ancient bonses to he seer that have
the old fashioned. heavy brick tyIe for a coverng
1t aDpears thatabout 1904 or II there was then and
for some years later. tyle making or bal5np
in the vicinity az some Of the aid
brick wards, and although we cannot state IL mos.
stiveIy, vet we think that establishment must
have been somewhere near old Alexander Milne,s
for it is in that neighborhood that we have met
with some debris Of an ancient kiln that no doubt
was used for the purpose Of burning these heavy
coverings. Another locality where we also fonnd
piles of broken or half fashioned tyleg was in the
yard Of one Mr. John Moger, who lived near the
present cockpit in Kerlerec street. behind Good
children street, at the entrance of the Thru Dfs.
trict from Esplanade avenue.
But when, in 1916. after the war. business tonk
an unwonted start. and a great many vessels ar
rived from Europe. often with ballast II then was
found more economical to employ the flat French
tytes, which were received from Hayre and Nantes.
and Immediately after, the Scotch states became
the house roof covering almost exclusively, In
the country. however. and for the plantatiop
buildings. the ordinary cypress single continued
to be used for the roofing Of tba bonses n3t,lnS
to the former Maesrtv or Iotterly oid STannai
Anarvrs Mace Tho visitor viii e,d 1gifl, uar,,
slight disyenoe tbo same st,ie ~ bniIding M
already nointad INV in +g,a IA 1r,ror1 Tna,oo,,
The fact is. there oa.no+ wall be more convent.
ent or more arreeab1e strnot1ro invanted Far
plantation residence than fbat with tbe onen
piazza all around: for with the lower starv for
The coolest MART Of the 5veIlinr in tba dav Tina
the upper, airy story viii equally answer for the
most agreeable night apartments Both these
5'hiet s paU.e1eu y sa.,li,ei aoniuss'
ences which such constructed residences afford
are quite self evident.
a s,,rar,,5oI ~ @
sary outhouses, the buildings for the domestos or
servants, the kitchen, the stable, ETC., etc,
After which would be seen the flower parteTe Il
the vegetable gardens, the orchard, orang G,
hedges, and further off the field hands camp 70
negro quarters. In the close vicinity of the & d,
where the raising of staple crops such as 81 at