The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-19

broken all up and down hill. Mr.
Dean said that was nothing, as he
knew place across the Greek where
the people wanted twice as many
hills as they had. The Judge was
slow about biting, and suspectine
nothing took the bait like hungry
trout, by asking him what was their
idea in wanting more hills. He said
it was to I'll up the hollows so that
they would have level country, and
1 acknowledged the corn. I could
give you more of his jokes and par
ticularly one about terrible fight
lie saw, but I find my space growing
short aud have not said word
yet about
HEADS SPRING.
Head lives about three miles be.
low the ford of Clear Creek where
the Harrisonburg road crosses it,
and to get to his house one must
cross that ford, pass the house on
the hill and about half mile from
the ford he will find mile board
which says "Alexa. II miles," "Sul.
phur Springs IL miles" (Which is
all wrong and nearly the reverse Of
the truth. But never mind the sign
board if you want to go to Heads.
Take the. right hand road then and
let the Harrisonburg road take care
of itself, and if you are careful and
don't get lost, about two miles and a
half from there you will come to
Heads. You will find him rather
comfortably fixed, with quite a set,
Element around him, and you will
discover a wellto-do appearance
about everything around him. He
is himself an energetic, ard-working
man and with his family are hospita.
BILE people. He can and does fur
nish substantial accommodations for
man and beast, aud we are we'll pleas
ed in every respect with the day and
night we have spent with him. Eff
ty yards back Of his house runs Clear
Creek, and in the bed of the Creek is
bis spring. 1t had been raining for
more than week up to yesterday,
and we do not see the spring under
favorable conditions as it overflows
every time it rains enough to raise
the Creek. Still there was mineral
taste to the water which was very
plain and resembled the taste ofcop
peras, slightly mixed with the taste
of sulphur. We tried the silver test
and found the silver piece slightly
tiuged. He tells US that during this
Summer while it was dry Mr.. Sam
Fellows put a silver quarter in it and
it co]ored it very quickly. The con.
clusion We have come to is that there
is certainly some mineral taste and
that it is probable some sulphur is
present. How much or how little we
don't like to say under the unfavor
able circumstances that we see the
spring.
CLEAR CREEK FISHING.
Head tells US that up 10 the first
of August and shortly after proba
bly,, the fishing is better in Clea,
Creek than in Big Creek. After that
time Big Creek takes the lead, ano
we find that he is now fishing in Big
Creek. He tells me that he caugh,
ninety-six trout out Of one hole ir
Clear Creek this Summer just as fas,
as be could pull them out. That
beats my fifteen out Of one hole a,
one time in Trout Creek so bad tha
l hide my diminished head and &C
knowledge that Head has got aheat
of me, and I thought I was prett,
good at fish story myself. But jo
king aside, all the fishermen will
whom 1 have talked this Summe
yielded the palm to Clear Creek u
to three weeks ago. Now, however
the fishing is fine in Big Creek.
went over horseback with Head thi
morning and had fine sport. We hat
twenty five or thirty fine trout in hi
basket 10 show for an hours fishing
and they were biting sp1endidly a
live bait when I lett him. wen
over to try my troll as he and hi
partner had caught about hundre,
trout and bar fish the day befor
mostly with trolls, but it happene,
somehow this morning that the,
were not striking. I was going t,
tell you about seeing Head picklin!
a half barrel for one of our towns
men and to suggest that that nigh
be made a profitable industry, but
find that I have already overrun tn
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