The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-18
OVER THE COUNTRY.

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Agriculture, Industrial Progress.
Immigration and General
Information.
ny MARSHALL wINN, ,
10 whom IN communications for this department
should bs addressed ~ the Office OF Che N. o.
DHMocaAT. No. 100 aravier street.
Catahouia- Continued.
Seven miles below Mr.. Boyer's on the
eastern shore OF the lake, OF the mouth
power and one OF the best mill sites in
the parish, II not in the State. Where
the creek descends into tho lake there
Ii clear fall Of 20 feet, with abundance
Of water for milling and manufacturing
PURPOSES, and good facilities for obtain
Ing sawlogs from Little river and SUR
rounding country. Timber consists Of
pine. cypress, poplar, ash etc, OF the
best kind, which can be landed ut tho
spot during the spring freshets.
This valuable mill site Ia situated on
d 700-aere tract, lying on both sides OF
tho creek, which can be bought for
about one fourth of what the bare Ian d
Ia worth for agricultural purposes.
About coo out OF the 700 acres are tilla-
BILE. There 10 good comfortable dwell
ling-house, peach and plum orchard,
and some 10 acres In cultivation; the
balance. except an old field OF 10 acres.
ID In woods-the heaviest and best tim
Der having been taken off for lumber
before the war;, The land 10 part bot
tom and part hills--the very best quail
ty of their respective kinds-muoh Of 1t
will bring u hogshead Of sugar to the
mere, besides molasses, which usually
averages three barrels to the hogshead.
Thia Ia the most profitable crop that
has ever been tried In Catahoula perish,
although there Ii but little cane Guilt
waited there now. Hemp's creek, we are
told, ID well stocked with tish tho year
round. The place can be bought for
about $500. II any OF our readers
the subject, they may obtain 1t by up.
plying to Mrs. Ann A. Tidwell. on the
premises, or by addressing her ut White
Sulphur Springs Postofflce.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS Are situated
about aeven miles above the head OF
Catahoula Lake. two miles east Of Lit
Ito river. half q mile east OF Trout
creek, twenty-four miles from Alexan.
dria and thirty-tlve from Harrisonburg.
DIR. 2. u. Fl. Loveaoe bought the prop
erty some years after the war, and sub
Enwright, and these gentlemen, In con-
nection with the doctors accomplished
family. now carry on the hotel. These
springs are pleasantly located In the
piny woods, and are highly recon-
mended for their medicinal qualities.
The country Ia healthy, and It seems
that Trout creek, which seems to have
been APPLY named, furnishes the best
fishing waters to be found In the State
IL ID a bold, running stream, alternating
in deep pools and shallow runs. where
4 "A w falg Tn IN
October. One gentleman informed us
that he has seen the fish 80 thick that h
harpoon thrown at random among them
would be sure to strike at least one.
DIR. Lovelaee informs us that about
seven miles above the springs there ID u
bed OF gypsum, which will no doubt, in
future, be turned to good account for
fertilizIng purposes.
In the vicinity, In the second strata
of sandstone, impressions are found
which correspond exactly to the deer
stone, which Is found In many Of the
Catahoula hills, furnishes IL good arti-
Gle OF building material, now used to
some extent for chimneys and under
pinnings. The "chalk hills are 80
named from deposit OF white rock
found la the neighborhood, but which
Professor Loeket informs us bears no
resemblance to chalk, except In color.
The hills OF this and Caldwell parishes
in some places jut up to the western
bank Of the Ouachita, but generally
there Is low fat bottom running from
few hundred yards to two miles In
width from the hills to the river.
HARRIsoNBuRa- The parish site stands
on plateau OF two or three hundred
yards with high sand hills in the rear.
The village contains four or five stores
and thirty to forty houses, with but
few signs OF enterprise to be seen any
where In the vicinity.
SICILY IsLAND.-The forest portion OF
tCatahouia parish lies east OF the Qua
chita river. It contains the only high
piny hills to be found on this side of
the 0uachita, within this State. At the
foot OF these hills. to the east, southeast
and northeast, commences what Is call
ed the bluff lands OF the parish level
table OF very productive yellow soil,
easily cultivated, about twenty feet
above overflow. and being on nearly a
dead level, is calculated to withstand
great deal Of hard usage.
This table contains the plantations Of
some twenty OF, thirty well-todo plan
tiers and farmers, who, as we were in
formed by one Of their number, are anx-
ious for an influx OF aU0rktng farmers,
to whom they will offer good induce
ments, either as laborers for wages,
on shares, renters or pur-
chasers OF surplus lands. These lands
seem to be particularly adapted to the
culture Of cotton, but that is no excuse
for planter to raise cotton for the pur-
pose OF importing corn at a cost Of 80
cents to 81 per bushel, when he could
produce it with hired labor for 80 or 40
Co.operntion.
QUESTIONS FOR FARMERS TO ANSWER.
The farmers and planters Of this
country are certainly not less intelli-
gent, and should not be less shrewd.
than those Of Europe and other coun
tries. Why Is IL that our farmers cannot |
control their own affairs as other farm
ers do? Why Is 1t that an agricultural