The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-09

Having keCFntt9 mace 9 s4tt ~
The parish of galeasien. solne &c !
count % the condition and pros
poets Of that section Of our State
may prove of interest To oar read
ers. The route from Opalousas
10 Lake Charles, the county seat
Of Calcasieu, srayerses an open
prairie country, crossing 1t inter-
vnis the several branches Of the
AEermentan river.
These streams, The Bayou Mall
Ist, Bayou Des Cannes and Bayou
Nez- Pique, are sluggish and uu
slightly III appearance. Their
banks are low, and the waters
afford q congenial element for the
ohoupiqne, goujon, loggerhead,
water mocasin, alligator aud other
| kindred aquatic animals. III many
places, however. the approaches
| to the timber bordering these wa
| ter courses present to the eve long
stretches of open prairies On which
Wild cattle and horses roam III un-
disturbed freedom. a traveller,
| possessing an eve to the pictu-
turesqne, and on the lookout for
| something to relieve the dreary
| monotony Of The journey, will not
fail, now and then, To get Il glimpse
of landscape quite as pleasing az
| anything to be found ID southwest
orn Louisiana,
| These spots, however, are too
few and far between to compen-
safe for the dnllness of this over
land trip, If Que 30 ID the mere
pursuit Of pleasure BY the way.
side. The arrival Ut tile neatlittle
village of Lake Charles, and a view
Of the beautiful circular lake on
which it is situated, il an ample
reward for the Inconvenience and
discomforts If the trip. No spot
lin Louisiana il more eligible for
the location Of thriving town,
and mono has better prospect of
rapid growth and permanent pros
perity. On every hand are to be
seen signs Of enterprise, in the
form Of new buildings in process
81 erection. A very neat and sub
stantial courthouse aud two we'll
built Protestant churchep have ju Il
been completed, adding very much
to the appearance Of the town
Near at hand are several saw-mills
, constantly at work, and filing the
ears with tho hum Of industry.
Sail boats, steanl-tugs, or lumber
schooners are to he seen on the
lake at all hours.
A ride, Mr.. Editor, on the Wash.
ineton road, behind your sorre
, mare, ia good weather, is pleppan
r enough; but il you want to oxpe
: rience something exciting, some
thing really exhilerating, take !
, LIGHT sail-hoat at Lefrsnc's wharf
! get 4 clever sailor like Jinmi,
2 Gray at the helm, and then le
9 your boat drive at the rate of eigh
. miles m hour, before stiff breeze
over tie two miles of clear, deer
water TINT separates the town from
3 the green shore on the other side
or, If You prefer y larger craft t,
90 apleasuring IN, and happen t
> find Capt. Rayon with his stauncl
schooner ii port, be will hoist sa
. aud give yon 4 free ride round iii
1 lake, il you find him in as cleye
a mood as be was, when, ct hi
invitation, We boarded his craft.
The waters Of the lake and rive
: abound with all kinds OF ires
! water fish, and are OCCASIONAL
/ visited by crabs and shrimp frol
i below. Trout Of large size an
I delicious flavor are caught in larg
numbers During our Stay we ha
= gaspsrgoo (speliod according |
pronunciation with sauce blanche
. II was quite as delicate and paIa
i able as shepherd or reddish, an
might have pissed for either wit
your correspondent, had he d,
been trained during the lental SCI
son at Opelousas, to recognii
y him IS sight
! The business az getting aaw-loj