The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-03-28
rHc PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

Some attention is due by every commu-
nity to the geography of the country in
which they reside; and, as a natural Sc
~ouence of such knowledge. this kind of in
tnrmatioh should embrace IA somewhat mi
mute aruu,intance with the face Of the coun-
try, the climate, the character OF the soil,
the quality of the timbe the advantages
for water, both for man and beast, the PR
ductions and the means Of transporting
them to market, and, last b 1t not It as d"
t,ir a.d I'M atrial Statement 81 It's tree''''
from or subsection to disease.
In view Of the fact. that but little Is
known Of tits section of Louisiana, We p"r
nose to lay before our readers from 'l'i'e {"
time, as complete a history of the points
above enumerated rs Oar o"h personal
knowledge will afford.
We shall then, in this preliminary articles
give an outline of the boundaries ct thus
Parish, and such general information as will
naturally follow.
The PARISH of St. Landry is bounded On
the North by the Parishes of kaIit's ant
AvovellcS, on tie East by the last 1i"nn",i
Parish aud the Atchatalaya River, on the
South by the Bayou Turtle Tall-whlcti
separates it from the Parishes Of Eermilllon
and St. Martin-and the Bayou Carron, and
on the West by the Mermen on River and
Bayou Nezpi4ue. These limits embrace
about sixty five Town>hips-equai to 400.
600 acres. 1t VII be seen that The Parish
is mostly surrounded by water, giving 1t
somewhat the character of an island. This
fact will undoubtedly have great weight
with men of practical sense, especially the
farmer and stoch-raiser, with whom water
is of prime importance. Besides its value
for the purposes of stock raising, there is
the greater one, if possible, of aifording the
means of transportation On the East are
the Bayou Courtableau and tn: Atchaialaya
River, connecting with the Mississippi River
and thence 10 New Orleans and on the
West the Merlnentou River opens 10 US the
Ports of Galveston and New Orleans, via
the Gulf OF Mexico.
Perhaps no inland Parish is more bounti-
fully provided with the means and facilities
required by the farmer, stock raiser, and
mechanic, than the Parish of St. Landry
when it's area, ard the diversity Of its natu-
raj wealth are taken into consideration.
Our sister Parishes (may they prosper and
grow, ST. Mary, St. Martin, and Vermilll"n,
possess as rich Il soil, and have also great
advantages for transportation but the
quantity of land within Their bd lers SUBJ
ject to owe flow, and embraced Within the
limits of the sea marsh, compriseR the lary.
est portion Of their area, leaving rom ara
lively a small portion for cultivate /.
The diversity which our Parish PRESENTS,
form The hill to the gently undul; ing prai-
RE, from the dense forest to the and nat.
ural meadow, gives full scope for she many
tastes and pursuits of man. There are To-
~calities too, where the scenery is 10th pleas
ing and picturesque, and where the tired
den zen of The city may find rest and peace,
and even solitude, should they desire it.
Within the limits thus inperfertly dcscrib-
ed, there is room for thousands of families,
possessing intelligence and versed in all the
later improvements in agriculture, endowed
with high purposes Of progress. and who
desire to Elevate their own condition by
veil direc d and skillful farming operations.
We will elcome all such with open arms.
We inf lid giving a full and prerisr DIES.
cription our Parish in future numbers of
our papd. /
" ne snow was Two feet deep in Bal
timore d the 21St list.