The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-01
From Our Special CoRrespon.
dent.
CArAnouLA PAnisu. July ~, 1874.

CArAnouLA PARiss. July ~, 1874.
Editor u Cascasia.:-
Dean srR.-Thinking that perhaps IL
will not be Misunderstanding to some Of yonr
readers who knew this place In ante bsll.m
days whe" 1t was in it, glory, to hear
something about its present condition and
send yon this with the hope
that il will not intruds too mach upon
your valuable space.
THEIR SITUATION.
Al Won doubtless know, these Springs
arc situated IN the Fine Woods, about
three miles from Lacroix's Ferry on Little
River, nbout nine miles North Of atahon'a
Lake. and abont half . milo from Trout
Crock. The air 10 salubrions. and ia
freighted with tho scsnt If the pines all
around, both pleasant to inhals and invig.
Grating to the imp ,ired constitution.
r ,., f. MEANs OF AoCEss. t.t..
They are reached by trip through the
Pine Woola either from Harrisonburg on
Black River. a distance If thirty FIVE miles
IT from Alexandria. . distance Of twenty
five miles. The road from Alexandria
crosses Flag9on Clear Creek. Big Creek
and Little River making 1t easy staging
from one watercourse to another. The
roads themselves are good, and are plain
anil easily found. The bridges across
Flaggon ard Big Creek are In good repair.
Fine hacks and other modes of conveyance
are to he had at very reasonable rates in
Alexandria at all times. l believe that
there are no hacks in iIarrisonburg, and
persons c"'ning from that direction have
to rely upon private conveyances.
( THE HOTEL.
The Hotel is large airy building capa.
b'e Of providing sleeping apartments for
abont fifty pers"ns. Besides which there
is another .nildi"g. just across from the
Spring. formerly belonging to Mr.. Ward.
which ca" furnish accommodations for as
many moro. The hotel and grounds now
belong to DR. P. Z. H. Lovelace, who before
the war. was wealthy planter and prac.
tici"ner on Sicily Island. He is q gradm-
ate Of the University Of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia. il highly educated and we'll
informed gentleman, genial and pleasant
in his manners and most accomplished
performer upon the violin, to which instrm
ment his daughters, also accomplished
svnan osO inn p,vo
niment npon the piano. Mrs. Lovelace. a
most agreeable matronly lady, 'snperin
tends the cnlisary department herself and
Of a consequence, sets table which would
tempt the appetite Of the most fastidio"s.
The country ar"nnd supplies an abundance
ef excellent beef. mutton, venison, ponltry,
frnit &c, in addition to which source Of
supply the Doctor has always fine gar
den at home and gets his groceries from
New Orleans
THE SURROUNDINGS.
At q stones throw from the hotel is tho
store ofMessrs Welsh and Ringgold. which
il something in the store limo different
from anything ever before seen by the
denizens If these pine forests. The Senior
of the firm. Mr.. Michael Welsh. is a gen
tlenan we'll and favorablv known in yo"r
parish as man Of meana9n md n whole
souletl gentleman of the old school: hospi.
table Mt his honse. kind and obliging eve
rywhere. I need not tell you who nor
what are Messrs Tom and Jake Rnggolh
formerly IF Alexandria. They are too well
known there f.,r their enterprise, sohriet,
business tact and talent and many agreea-
ble social qualities to need any comment
at INV hands. Suffice it to say, that they
are doing y large business. that they ship
ped last Winter, after having started late
in tho Summer Of 1873, M less than One
Hundred and fifty bales Of cotton. besides
their cash sales. which were never less
than three or fonr hundred dollars per day,
and that they are making money They
deserve the snccess which is attending
their present enterprise.
THE VISITORS.
There are at present but few visitors
here. owing no donbt tn tho hard times
and the scarcity Of money in the country
Dr.. James s. Fish Of Alexandria, with his
wife and Misses Mollie and Nellie Fellows.
Mrs. Waters and tho wife and two children
If one Of yonr editors are the only visitors
at the hotel now. Others have been ont
and have gone back, among the number,
Mr. McCntcheon. who has been staying for
some months in Alexandria, Mr.. r. G.
Compton, Editor Of the Rapides Gazette is
staying at Mrs. Wards. DR.. Lovelace is
that q great many more visitors
intend t" VISIT the Springs this Summer
and he will most probably have his hands
full ere long The ladies' amuse them.
selves with music, croquet and pleasant
strolls to the neighboring branches and
places where varied rocks and other Curl
osities al,onnd. with an occasional fishing
EXPEDITION to Trout Creek.
THE B'HOYs.