The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-08-16

RHIsKTOHITTO, AUgustrs, 1884.
To ahe Lake Ciz-les Echo.

To the Lake Charles Echo:
This IS leap year, and everything is
on extremes. First, too much rain
then TOO little. In the spring We com
planned of wet weather, but now of
dry in consequence of which crops in
this section will rot be as good as
usual, corn especially, has been cut
short by the vet Of spring and drought
of summer, but the cotton still looks
well and bids fair to make an average
crop. Health of the eountry generally,
good.
We have three public schools on
this creek within a radius Of fya miles.
Que taught by Will Sigler, near the
Tyler bridge, the other by a. SIEVE
rance, two miles further down the
creek. nj Union Springs, and the third
by David Hamilton, three miles fur
ther Down at Palestine church house.
There are from fUrty 10 fifty scholars
I-enroiled in each school. The teach
ers are apparently trying 10 do their
best, and the patrons are sBcOndiRg
their efforts, and as "A consequence stll
the schools are doing we'll, and will
prove - blessing 10 the children.
/ see by the Echo thai. opr parish
JatLers have granted a public road
from Swilley,s to Gae,nest' FERRY, asY-
ing Us a direct route and shoflening
the distance to the Lake, aud ae. hope
the sons will be equalIy as prompt IN
laying il out and putting il 10 good
order for travel. i notice also that
they have granted road from Lake
Charles to Irving Perkins ferry All
Of which we are glad IN see. And nsyg
the POLICE Jary gonld place this whole
country under renewed obligations il
| il soald grants road an this side Of
the river from Perkins ferry doc
north, 70 intersect the Carts ferry
road somewhere below .EHterprise /:
Thus giving rs a direct route from
Sugariown TO the Lake, at least Eve
Qr six miles nearer thRn any other,
and making a Saving Of ten 81 twelve
miles travel for the sronnd trip, and
also q saving Of ono feFriage- | am
aWaTe that there are difficulties in the
way, a cypress swamp inieryenes,
which wonld require considerable out
lay TO trussel and make passabIe, but
this obstacle can be overcome, and the
public demands beiisrFoads aud more
direct routes 70 the great business
centers This route, IS il runs now,
is at least two miles nearer than any
other, and only one ferry 10 cross.
Your correspondent passed over this
read about moHth ago for the first
time, and was agreeably surprised
10 End ii.so good and pleasant, a roate
THE road leaves The old Sagartosn
road at Parker's feFry, and goes down
on ilae nerth bank of the West Fork,
a high and dry road, denseiy hhaded
by oak, beech and iAagnolia trees, and
Al lie rode aiong on one Of Tie hottest
days of last month, beneath tlle
spreading hFanehes Of shese beautiful
trees, which enifrely shut out the ID
tense heat Of the knn, lie wondsfsd
why Il WAS that some entsrpFieine per-
s0n had not thought Of shat foate
years ago When within short dis
taApo n The ferry there il prong gf
ths swamp which Ar Perkins has
bildged ii itll fials, 40 as n he nasaa
PIE n high water. Oh the other I'D 8
tie rqad i high, and distant only Is q
And ene-hals Ipilas. MT deserves
credit for bis perseverance,, amid tue
aisEenlties NTH Whieh lie aas been
suFsbpndAd Speeess n siA eBierpfiac
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