The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-07-18
FROM our OWN CORRESPONDENT.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, LA.,l
July 15, 1877. {

Your special correspondent for the
Summer from this region of fish,
pine trees and sulphur water, reached
here without accident and after a
pleasant days journey, and finds
himself at this writing comfortably
camped for the sultry months on a
pine hill, fifty yards from the spring
and a short half mile from the
Creek. The trip out here can be
made pleasant one by several par
ties coming together, and as they
will find nice pinewoods water at
convenient distances on the road.
and as the road itself is fair one,
there is really nothing in the journey
of twenty-four miles to make it bug
bear. By crossing Red River early
in the morning it is very easy drive
TO get to Clear Creek, twelve miles
from Alexandria, Or to Big Greek,
three miles this side, in time for din
ner. Let me advise travelling parties
to do as we did, come on to Big
Greek, cross the bridge and stop for
dinner or lunch under the magnifi-
cent grove of gigantic oaks at the old
Casson house, a short distance this
side of the bridge. They will find
there beautiful, clear and ripping
branch of sweet pinewoods water,
and can spend two or three hours
there in the heat of the day most
luxuliously. A bath in that cool,
limpld water as it gently flows over
its pebbly bottom and murmurs it's
soft invitations to come in is of itself
worth the ride of fifteen miles to get
there. Fishing parties can find no
other place on Big Creek to camp
half so attractive as the old Casson
house, and the largest trout in the
Creek are to be caught up and down
within a few hundred yards of their
camp. just above the bridge, fifty
yards, is the largest and deepest
swimming hole in Big Creek, and it
is surprising to me that fishing par
ties will 60 anywhere else. We
found our genial Assessor and ener-
getic Parish Surveyor with their
families camped there as we came
out, and we wondered why more did
not come out as they had done at a
trifiing expense, to recuperate vast
ed energies and be invigorated by the
fine air and purer water of the pine
woods. If any of your readers swell
tering and steaming in Town would
WOO the gentle zephyrs and angle for
the inny tribe, they can take their
choice between Big Creek and the
Springs, but if they want the addi
tional attraction Of sulphur water
they must come on to the Spring ),
eight miles further. The road is
tolerably good, and makes up for
what it may lack in smoothness by
being so plain that it can not be mis-
taken. An usually good fiat boat
kept by a courteous ferryman will
put them across Little River, and a
short drive of three miles will bring
them to where I am writing on this
calm, balmy Sabbath morn. All /
ask for this information is to be re-
membered in their prayers of thank
iulness when any who avail them
selves of it find how pleasant it is to
exchange hot, dry and dusty life in
Town for cool, pleasant and agree
able one in the pinewoods.
After being told how to get here I
suppose your readers will want next
to know what accommodations thew
will find and what it will cost. Dr..
?. E. Fl. Loyelace, retired physi-
clan of high standing, a graduate of
the Philadelphia Medical College,
and before the war large and veal
thy planter on Sicily Island, is the
proprietor of the Hotel here, and his
agreeable and accomplished family
give their personal attention to the
cuisine. Music, croquet, fishing,
cards, s'eeet gum, bathing either in
sulphur water Or in Trout Creek, a
short distance off, parties at night,
fruit in abundance and lastly we'll
supplied table are some of the MANY
attractions of the place, and are
some of the means by which the long
and sultry days and evenings may be
whiled away. The nights are nearly
always cool, and the Doctors rooms
are comfortable and agreeable quar-
tiers. This can all be had for $4,000
per month, 5000 per week or $3.50
per day. Children and servants half
price. We will charge the Doctor q