The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-06-06
Letter from darlington EArai-
rie.
HARRINGTON PRAIRIE, TEXAS,
Nav 2S 1876

HARRINGTON PRAIRIE, TEXAS,
May 2S, 1885.
Editor Lake Charles Echo:
Since we come within the bounds
Of the Echo, and even much nearer
you than large part of Louisiana, we
will venture to take the privilege of
our contemporaries and report our
country, the more especially as this
country has never been heard from.
Not to he little or local we will speak
of this, our country liberty, 1t lies
in the Southeast of the Lone Star
State; only two counties TO the west
of Calcasien parish, La; from Liberty,
the county seat, to the Gulf, on a line,
is about 40 miles, and to the city of
Galveston about 50 miles. From north
to south the county extends As miles,
and from east to west 35 miles; but
as the line is irregular, it would square
perhaps but little over 80 miles, Civ
ing All area of something more than
800 square miles. The Both parallel
of latitude passes eight miles north of
our southern boundary, and the 95th
degree of longitude passes eight miles
east of our extreme western bonn
dairy; so the most of the country lies
north of 800 latitude and east of
s. c longitude. Giving ga Of de-
gree north and south, and / 2 of de-
gree east and west. When La Sale
landed in Texas, 18th of last Febru-
airy, 200 years ago, there were but
four tribes of Indians in the country.
OF these the Gents, living on Buffalo
bayou, San Jacinto and Trinity, were
by far the most powerful and wealthy;
raising large quantities OF corn and
trading as far off as New Mexico.
The Indian, as a family, has passed
away, only a few individuals are left
in the northern part of the county
who appear TO bide their time for the
happy hunting ground. The Indian
is gone, but the corn is still grown by
other hands; many of them from.
Louisiana. The wealth of this county
now, however, seems to consist more
in stock than farm products; and 10
the opinion of your writer naturally
shonld. Not that there is the want
of good, cheap farm lands, but that
there is superabundanee Of fine mast
and grasses. The river bottom is
grown up in switch-eane and when
the rigors of winter come on, stock
can retire from the prairie and still
''lie down in green pastures and feed
beside the still waters"
Facing the south we enjoy the tGnlf
breeze during the summer, and having
the timber to the north we are pro-
tected in winter. Water courses all are
heavily tinbered, and in the north Of
the county commences the pinery.
This comfy alone could furnish at
least As Of all the varieties of timber
sent 10 the Exposition from Texas.
The very finest of white oak and other
varieties found in the bottom.
If yonr 'Glsicllern will show MP his
papers for the fertilizer we will 60 into
business under this sign, 'ssawdast and
sand; r sawdnst alone would be loo
rich. Without any peroration, let
me say, any man that can make four
acres of corn may enjoy an average
living for himself and family Hogs
are almost spontaneous. Lands and
stock of all kind cheap. Climate tenn
perale. FFnits, flowers and vegeta-
lbles prolific. Health generally good.
Money scarce and times as hard as
--; well, you know how tits.
Y0nrs trniy, &c. N. SMITH.