The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-09
CALCAsIEU PARISH.


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/ The EuHo is IN Teciept of a lette
from \. A. PATTERSON, dated LcvyT7lle
Levy county, Florida, August rs, 1852
in which many inquiries regarding th,
resources and iadastrAi interests d
southwest Bouisisna, and more sspe
cihlly Of Galcasieu parrish. are pro
pounded, and detailed and early re
plyFequessed. Toanswer Mr.. RatteF
SONS lefier intelIigently will0oonsams
considerable Of our time and space
rand 1hile We could net make a praeticC
of answering the Numerous letters of =
similar character received from iime &c
time insso exhaustive a manner as wt
shall endeaFor. 10 answer this one, We
nevertheless feel that The present OPP
Portunity TO make known some of tbs
resources Of our cOantry shOOldnot be
allowed 10 20 BY defanlt. Atshc be
ginning Of bis letter, Mr.. Patterson
says:
'iINwislIi 10 move and locate for life
in southwest Louisiana, as Lam favor
ably impressed with your section, from
reports / had Of it during thewar. 4
was then resident Of Natehitoehes
parish, and returned here with my
father against my own wishes as | was
but a lad. i fancy Caleasien parish,
and write toaak you to send me a copy
of the Echo. 4 will visit your parish
with the view Of locating there next
spring. i have "A large circle Of ac-
rqnaintanees and friends who would
migrate there If i could only give
them reliable data in regard 10 Your
parish. Please forward TO me a pam-
phlet 1er circular giFing detailed IN
formation respecting the parish, If you
have anything Of the kind. | am get
ting Up colony TO move ont and wish
all the light yourssn afford TO give me. 7
Unfortaaately for the writer, and
for The gentleman an question, we have
nothing in the shape offs pamphlet or
circular that would furnish hin the
desired observation-disclosures for
US as weeeuld avoid deYoiing 50 mach
time 10 the mstter, and unfortunate
for Mr.. Patterson as such a work as
he speaks of would give bim'fnller IN
formation than we can crowd into one
article. Our people seem to never have
understood the vital Importance of
Publishing TO the outside world sueli
information regarding this section as
would tend TO attract the attention of
The great multitudes in the northern,
eastern andwesteFn states who are con-
stsntly seeking homes in the South
and Southwest. In,conseqaenee Of this
fact, our immediate section, Rith the
many and varied inducements it offers
TO the imnigranti is comparatively mn
known. But we live in hopes Of a
different order of things in the near
future.
Mr. Patterson prepouads q number
Of questions 10 which be requests am
sweFs. First, q distance By rail and
fare 10 New Orleans" Lake Charles,
The parish seat of Caleasieu parish, is
distant from New Orleans 32l6 miles,
and the fare $3.50. Seeond, !" Amy
vacant U. s. government land in your
parish, and is there any prairie land |
hat is vacant U. S. land" Had this
question been asked twelve months
ago we could have given an answer
hat would have been more satisfactory
han at this time. During the past
year northern spectators have located /
of acres throughout the
parish. There still remains, however,
thousands Of acres subject TO location,
10Th prairie and timber laIds, which
lresfoI sale at the I. S. Land office At
New Orleans, at Sl.95 per acre, aud
ne also subject to homestead entry in
racts not exceeding 100 acres At I'D i
ieHts per acre.
Third, z Give average yield per acre
p corn, il cetten, and profit per acre
n sagar-cane.p Corn will yield an
yeEage TO the acre of from twenty
veto thirty bushels. Cotton, sayttEo
'ales to three acres. These estimstes
re based upon what Is accomplished,
iotwhst might be accomplished. Su-
arcane will yield on an average from
welye to eighteen huudred pounds per 1
ore, bptaas forithe profits we are not
amiliar enough with the subject to
i've positive figures, bat we belieycit
general estimated At about 20 per ct +
lice eultuFe is more extensively en- Z
aged II in this parish than any If the
boye products, though it issnetItoibe 4
sfsred that portions Of orr parish
re not As well adapted TO the raising
{ c0tton, corn and sugaF-eape as Others
re to the culture Of rice, Fencing 1.
IA preparing Land for rice culture, I
ossA about dgedcllaE per acre. Ono
lap, without any labor saving machln-