New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-13
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have been made to test the purity of this
salt. and the result shows 99.6S parts IN 100
to be pure. One examiner OF great expe-
rience declared the trace of impurity to be
SO slight as to be scarcely perceptible, and
that for all practical purposes 1t might be
pronounced pure. Nothing is wanted but
cheap TRANSPORTATION to drive Liverpool,
Turks island and all other salt out of the
principal markets OF the South aud West,
and supply them all from Averys island.
But we must take leave OF this interest
ing subject. and return TO the party whom
We left in the mine
After what seemed n very short timeo
though our watches generally insisted upon
recording good half hour against us. We
repaired TO the shaft and were brought up
to the surface and daylight, each with
small stalactit6 of pure salt, which was
found suspended from the ceiling, the re-
suit of crystalizing by the agency ct hu-
mdity. The horses were brought round
and we returned to Judge Avery's house,
where most sumptuous and magnificent
lunch had been prepared The Judge and
his hospitahle wife bade US welcome back.
and invited the guests to partake OF the
good things provided.
We met. as visitors at Ayery's. Mrs. Col
onel Latham isister Of Senator Sprague, OF
Rhode 1slaudI, and the accomplished Miss
Carpenter, who Joined with Mrs. Avery and
her daughters, Mrs. Leeds and Miss Minnie
Avery, in dispensing the bounteous hos'
pitalty of the house. Nothing could have
been more surprisingly agreeable to every
member of the party than the visit to
Avery's island from frat to last. and it Was
with regrets that both the entertainers and
their visitors heard the suggestion that it
was time to return. The hours sped all the
mere rapidly from the delights of the situ'
alton. Having finally said the last good
| bye, the horses heads were turned toward
| the steamer, where We arrived without any
| striking incident. and with as much dis
| patch as a country road which might be
better, would permit. The Iberia had
steam up ready for a start, and smme-
diately backed out for the return trip
/ We left Colonel Penn at his plantation
| near Centreville. Messrs. Price and Upper
| accepted, in behalf of the excursionists,
! the polite invitation of Mr. Rene Macready.
agent at Brashear City of the Morgan line.
| to breakfast on board the City OF Norfolk.
| Mr.. Morgan's affable and efficient repre-
sentative introduced Us TO = most elegant
deieuner, TO which full Justice was done.
At the close Coone! Price rendered the
thanks of the company for the pleasant
hospitality.
Senator Cameron embraced the oppor.
tunity to thank Messrs. Price and Tupper,
on behalf Of himself and friends. for the
great pleasure afforded them by this trip
up the Teche. Said the venerable Senator:
1t has been my fortune during a long life
TO travel very extensively, both for busI'
ness and pleasure, in Americas nd in Europe,
but have never had such detg ghtful ex-
perience as that of tbs past three days.
| We have passed through a portion of your
beautiful State, which surpasses Ia lOVell-
ness all that had ever conceived OF 1t. q NJ
abode for angels. if such ever dwell Oh this
earth.
The Senator paid a special compliment to
Colonel Price FOR his successful efforts to
render the trip pleasant ones aud closed
by expressing hope that some of the gen.
tIemeu. at least by whom he was sur
rounded. would pay him visit in his Own
State. in which case he assured them il ad
vance of hearty welcome.
After breakfast tie party tock a special
train, which had been placed at their dis
posal by Mr.. Macready, and steamed into
the city at express rate Of speed In the
afternoon Senators Cameron and Howe
and General CresweIi and their ladies
visited the races.
We have one or two suggestions to make
in connection with this trip. Without
going into the process OF reasoning by
which we arrived at the conclusion, We
submit, that there should be an increase O
mail service on the Teche, by extending
the daily trips to st. MartinsVlle. twenty
miles above New Iberia. One of the At
takapas Mail Transportation Company
steamers, the Minnie Avery, now makes
trips weekly up to st. Martinsville. but VIZ
believe there is no regular contract 10
carrying tho mail. There should also be
daily mail from New Iberia, across by LAX
Charles and the sulphur mines. in Calcasia'
parish to Orange, in Texas. Such arrange
ments would greatly facilitate the settle
ment Of this region OF country, which only
needs moro population OK the right sort, Of
men who read newspapers and find mai
service necessity; to increase the beauty
and productive capacity of the who'll
| Attakapas region. 1t is capable OF sustain
ing population ten times more numerou
and a hundred fold more wealthy and pros
porous tapn that which it now has. Bu
people are reluctant to settle in countr.
where the nearest postotfice is from ten Z
fifteen miles away, and the service no
mere frequent than once week.
Beneit of John w. Norton.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. John w. Norton
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