The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-07-28
News from Our Friends.
ERNON.
PARISH or NE:":NON. }
July 18th, lc77. !
DCnT ! UNitU'oi :

DcnT inNltU'oi:
In my last gave You Il short hi>turi.
ca! sketch OF Vernon parish. and now lnl
tn" want Of 4 more interesting tnrl''
Will tell YOU something. about The streams.
OF Vernon.
Beginning in the EorthrH,tcr portion.
ne first stream "' any size is The Devils
Swamp. which has its rise in the North
eastern portion of the parish. aud lun
| ming Il lit ]r east of south, is III part the
boundary line between this and RapidrS
parish, and is a dirty, sluggish Strcnlp.
and l'a- no land on it of any Importance :
it affords Il GOOD winter range for cattle.
! Though il has little mast liml.rr>. and its
principal not"rirty consists in the bar
rlrr which It offers to the progress Of
Wagons in The Winter and Spring. often
, OBTAINING them two or three dnyS ut Il
time. The next stream coming IL Il
westerly direction which would attract
tn" notice Of Il tourist. is the (um,r;,d,.,
a very long stream which rises in the
northern portion Of the parish and flows
| s"ut'ra>trriy and Nll;trS with tn. Devils
Swamp, a'.l together with !, 2ft"r uv-
ING Vernon 'ours its turl!d l!.r> into
Bayou Cypress. (nr trr'r rs il is pro-
nonn"rd) and through the CrHrr into Tie
cast prong OF the H,trH>irn river, which
is the next STREAM Of amy impo taucc in
that portion of the parish, and takes it's
rjS" i'll the northern portion ofthr parish,
and running sonjl"astr:| y drains a larger
portion Of Vernon in connection with its
numerous tributaries that rise in ,hr
>otl! and southeast IN portions. t',a%
any "thrr"t the many. large creeks that
Use within thcir houi'%rirs.
Til" tal"aSiru is 1hi"klv Srttlr,, OH
10th sides throughout It's whole course
tl'r"nyh The parish; its swamp is w;I"
and contains 4 great deal Of good land.
though snni'rt, as AL other streams arr,
to frequent inrndationS in the winter.
The ta'ro>i,,u affords a good Winter
rang" for stock. is hN,nm being cover
rd with m,H t;',l1"". aft rds q good
raH-" fer ht"~. I'm :'' t;,|ra<i"u y 8
trr,n";iy ice. -, w., -. W :.
where - h. ;'l'.' '.':i .tnr N:' I
1h,. uur,, al; - e" ,',,ut ",;'.t I,..;,...
"!rA''!". II = 10. i 5r :,r> at Hh;lnm ::
III, t. y ..,r> 60 1...;,.1. ir". with tn,
h'.r:r";;lioH> OF .'av.n~ k,'r- Nhr result
81 tie :or> L.>lI":,'! this !;nr property.
TIL" Ca|rA>h'l "as t!'r retreat and hiding
plar, Of numerous bands Of .]nvhnwkrrS
that committed untold destruction on
the stock Of the country. From TIE fast
n"SS of the Ialra>'u Sailed forth the
renowned ,jaylawrr Chief, \" Dudley.
when h" mn'le his attack on - W. War.
tin> h"u>r on Ailaroco lrH;I;... aud from
his lair IL the CAlra>jcl Was hr finally
hunted 10y that terror to iavhawkrr.,
Captain u. G. Paul; Alternating linn -
allies Paul and some Of his lt:rn over
tnoH Dudley and one Of his nirN at q
house ahon' daylight, and after raptur-
inc them melted ont to them that justice
W hirh will sooner or later ovcrtakr al
evil dnrrs.
Mr.. Editor, did yoU ever attempt writ
!nT wien it W;is raining, and 4 half dozen
little hyatS were raSny the very devil
around you' You have, YOU will ap-
prrciatr my situation with half dozen
little correspondents raising very bed
lam in the house. And excise my short
letter and myself for signing,
Yours in !vl,aln,
VERNON