The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-03-28
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/, New ORLEANS, MAR Is, 1872
EDS. TRIBUNE:
: Never have / witnessed 8 change
so sudden, or more complete, from
winter to summer than in coming
from our city to this. But little -Ofin-
terest presented itself until leaving
CovingtOn, Kentucky, upon the Short
Line Railroad, and plunging into a
long tunnel through one Of those hills
that might, without any great stretch
Of the Imagination, be called noun
tains, and following the winding
course Of the streams that water that
portion of the State. I was somewhat
startled by a remark Of a feIlOw-pas-
senger, directing my attention to the
debris in the stream below Us. We
were then directly on the spot where
the Inflated train had gone down a
few days before, resulting in the death
of two and the manning Of nearly fif-
ty more.
The country Is q Succession OF hills
and valleys, and If there was a level
spot failed to see it, and for rugged
ness it is quite success.
From the plentiful supply of stones
on the hillsides, one would naturally
suppose that the prospects of a large
yield Of corn, tobacco or hemp would
not be of a very fiattering character,
and yet I was informed that the
yield was abundant
Passing rapidly to Louisville, you
are transferred to splendid palace cars
in which, without change, you are
landed in New Orleans. had to re-
gret that night prevented us from
such g view of the country as is per-
mitted by a swiftly passing train Of
cars by daylight. Morning found us
in Humboldt, Tenn, regarded by the
few Inhabitants as a place, prospee-
lively, at least, of great Importance.
Here the cotton country appears,
and is rapidly opening up, as the
railroad passes through portion Of
the country, mostly new, the building
and repairing of fences, ditching and
plOughing are seen along the entire
line.
At Jackson, Miss, I first discover
ed indications of the late war, in the
form of extensive earth works, but
by whom constructed I failed to
learn, although I made dillgent in
quiry of the conductor as well as Of
others, among whom was an officer Of
the q. S. Army. The nearest L came
to a solution of the difficulty was that
they were constructed by the Rebs or
Union men, my informant did not
know which.
The country from Humboldt to Grand
Junction, and even TO the northern
portion of Louisiana, is beautifully
rolling, and, without being broken, is
far from level, and never have I passed
through one presenting a more
pleasing appearance to the eye. I was
informed by a gentleman who had
resided in this part Of the country for
! thirty years, that many of the farms
: could be bought for from three to IF.
teen dollars an acre.
, At one point there was an unOb-
: structed view for miles, and yet ]
doubt If the depression exceeded two
hundred feet. The soil is a yellow OF
reddish fine clay, and so light that
hazard nothing in saying that I saw
thousands of acres destroyed By
gulleys, some of which were at least
twenty feet deep.
At all the small stations you viii
see from ten to twenty mules, with
an equalp nber Of men, who seem
to be wit..olt any especial business,
other than to witness the passing
train, and, perhaps, to sample Cinein-
natl spirits.
Holly Springs is pretty place of
/ five or six thousand inhabitants, and
is as finely located as one could wish.
Jackson, Miss, the Capital of the
State, was passed in the night, so 1
contented myself WITH making in
quiries of my fellow passengers, but 1
learned but little further than tat l..
contained from Eve 20 eight
thousand Inhabitants. With morning
came the music of the robin and blue
birds, and the perfume Of the peach
blossoms, and-nOrthern Louisiana.
From this point the railroad passes
through the most dismal region one
can well imagine, being for many
miles one unbrOken swamp, infested
with alligatOrs and serpents, the
former of furnishing convenient
marks for many OF the passengers, who
amused themselves by discharging
the contents of their revOlvers from
the cars.
A whistle, a scream, asudden grind
ing of the wheels, stop, and the
brakesman announces New Orleans.
To one from the north, the first
emotion excited upon visiting this
city is one of surprise at its cIeanli-
ness and beauty. I had been from
my youth led to believe that all there
is in this Western Hemisphere Of
moral or physical filth had, for wise
purposes, been eentered in that city
Instead Of such state Of things as I
have indicated. I have found as order
ly a city as Philadelphia, aud a more
cleanly city than New York and
. more beautiful city than either. Not
that the buildings are as costly as
some in either, but that there exists
here that which one does not often
: find, homelike look that is truly in
viting.
The city is built upon a plain, and
is few feet lower than the surface Of
the river, but which is kept within
its limits by huge embankments upon
either side, from twelve to fifteen feet
in height. Drainage, under such cir
cumstances would seem to be impOs-
sible, and yet the city is well drained.
This is done by digging canals into
which the surface water passes, and
from which it is raised into the lake
which also is prevented from re-
turning its waters into the city by SINH
lar embankments to those along the
river.
It is summer, or at least, "full
blown" spring here, and one naturally
seeks the shady side Of the street
Tue buildings used as residences
usually stand some distance from
the street, and are shaded as vel
as ornamented by the Orange anC
Magnolia. The fruit upon the first /,
as common here as the apple is with
US, and ones mouth waters at sight oi
the bending limbs with sweet, luscious,
golden fruit.
ST. CHARLES HOTEL
is one Of the landmarks Of the city,
aud in ifs VnanaOsroent leaves nofh-