The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-04
A DELIGHTFUL SUMNER RESORT.
GALLON ISLAND, PARISH OF TERREBoNNE,
june 20, 1875.

| GALLON ISLAM, PARISH OF TERBEBoNNE, !
/ juno 29, 1875.
Editor New Orleans Bulletin:
| I have thought that letter from this quiet but
pleasant watering place would not be unwelcome
to the many readers of your valuable paper
Almost every edition of the daily Journals OF
your city contains letter from some one of our
local pleasure resorts. Mississippi City, Biloxi,
Pass Christian and Grand Isle all have their
friends and receive their ms ed of attention and
praise. But this hitherto secluded island, up to
| this time, has depended for custom as well as
glory on the citizens of Lafourche and Terre-
bonnie. Why this should be 30 Is mystery to
us who have visited this as well as the coast
towns Of Mississippi.
Gallon Island is situated near the mouth Of
the Bayou Terrebcnne, about mile from the
marsh.
It is four miles long and seven acres wide. The
east end OF the island il the highest land on the
gulf coast from the mouth OF the Mississippi to
the Sabine. 1t has been more or less frequented
by the peOI lie OF this section as watering place.
for the past twenty five years. No gale or storm
has ever been known to effect it. The sreat
storm OF 1856. which submerged every island on
the Coast and which, in its fury, wash d. the
streets of Galveston, was hardly felt here.
In that great tempest the visitors of Gallon
Island wers just rs safe as the people in The in
terror. In better times great many of the
own cottages here, and epent their entire sum-
mers with their families and servants.
The war with its ravages played sad havoc
with Gallon Island. Strangers and Federal
erected with 80 much taste, and used the mate
rial for fre-wood. At the close Of the war there
was not house standing on the island. The
former occupants Of the cottages we're too harsh
ly dealt with BY the war to allow them to build
up their favOrite summer resort.
The island, however, passed into the hands Of
man whose ambition seems o be to make it
the same old ante belum Cal lou Island. Mr..
F. Viguerie has had erected, on the highest point
of the island, large and conveniently arranged
hotel. A row OF cottages too have been put up
bv him for such as prefer a more quiet place
than hotel. We have beautiful surf hard
beach, delightful sea breeze and are entirely
free from mosquitoes.
their own sail boats but the majority prefer the
steamer. We expect next week cargo Of pas |
sengArs from your city, as they have already |
bespoken accommodations. The New Orleans peo- |
pie come out by Morgan's Railroad, leaving |
ton at II A. M, where DR.. Hackney, OF the main |
road, turns them over to that prince of conduc.
tors, G. NJ Salmon, Esq, in charge of the Houma
Branch Raj road, arriving at Houma at noon.
From there they come BY. the steamer Laura
! small, fleet, .stern-wheel boat, built ia this
parish expressly for the Gallon Island trade.
The route down is by the Bayou Terre-
,onne, beautiful stream lined on both
,'ides with the large and connections resi-:
,onces VI pianters, VINO IN Dygone Gays dispensed
heir Inequalities with q lavish hand. The
steamer generally reaches here at shutdown,
hough unfavorabie weather has sometimes kept
Ter as late as o'clock.
Mr. Editor, can't you run down and pay us
isit. even though flying one? II you come as
he BULLETIN man, I promise you, you will not
70 treated as stranger. Capt. J. P. Viguerie,
rho was chairman Of the campaign committee Of
in the lastielection, commands the
aura, and as be never brings us any papers e1-
ept the BULLETIN, I think he would like to
ring you. DU LARGE.