The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-03-07
The Press Excursion
sugar-Bowl and Farm journal
LAKE CHARLES, La, Feb. 23, 'S5.

LAKE CHARLES, La, Feb. 29, 'S5.
| On Wednesday morning last, by
kind invitation of Mr.. j. B. Watkins,
General Manager Of the North Ameri-
can Land and Timber Company, we
joined press excursion of q persons,
to visit their million acre purchase in
Cacasien and Cameron parishes, and
there see the work of reclaiming the
swamp lands and preparing them for
cultivation.
On entering the car reserved for his
guests, Mr.. Watkins informed us that
we must make each others acquaint-
ance, as most of the party were strang-
ers to him. On exchanging cards, We
| found that
s OUR TRAVELLING COMPANIONS,
for the next few days, were as follows !:
Thomas Rees, Illinois State Register,
Springfield, ILL.,; f II. CaIkins, of the
Ha~keye, Burlington, Iowa; Edward
Rising, representing the Southern Cui-
ttoator, Atlanta, Ca; Gus. Nordstrom,
of the tSweedish american, Chicago,
ILL.,; A. 2. Sharpstein, of the Portland
| (Oregon) Standard, and United States
Commissioner for Washington Terri,
tory to the Exposition w. T. Man.
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POINTS OF INTEREST
along the route. At LAFAYETTE, we
were Joined bv Granville b. Shaw,
representing E. !. Addison, of the
AbbevlIIe Mertdtondt, and at Lake
Tharies tha' evening we were I0lhed
oy ana introduced TO- rfor' a. lhom-
SOU OF0'heF-lh1a" OF Mr' WalkihS,
VINO Is VnIeI engineer oL 'nG lasq I'M
'PIo'el"ent P, mere ms "'ie, MIS- NJ w,
inonlSon' ana 1aughIefS' MISS Zena ana
MISS Lime " Neal besides Ar' d. NJ
D"ahgis' Ine laIer from Lawrence,
n hanSaS; ana next morning Oeiore ieaV-
ing mere, me early tram Drousnt us
MIS- L. H. fawGelIr or the new ork
F"'@Ggrcp%'e "0@r"at' ana Mr. Ed
" @afd flelschei' lt, Gultof OF the A""'co'e'
ooatn chicago H.
Al'ef crossing 'lle IeFmen!au' ana
snort distance west OF jennings set
tied mostly by Northern people, we
soon entered We land OF Mr.. watkins
inns Poruon haVl9g been Do"sht ny
MN u, from the I, D Government at
sLz0 per acre FOR t"e next 3o mlles
we fode 90 tne same tFact' ana learned
1t extended hVe miles north OF the
railroad and to the Cult 30 miles
REACHING LAKE CHARLES
about 5 o'clock Monday evening, Our
car was switched to a side-track across
the lake, where we were soon trans
ferred to our quarters on the barge,
which had been especially and elabor.
ateIy fitted up for us. The interior
of the barge had been prepared like
the interior of steamboat. with long
dining table in the center and double
row Of bertbs on each side for gentle.
men, and a special cabin for ladies.
Our princeIy host had brought from
Lawrence, Kansas, most expert cate
rer in the person of Mr.. w. c. Harris,
and his store of supplies was soon
proven to be equal in quality to that !
of any first-cIass hotel or steamboat.
Besides this barge, he has second, to
carry horses, wagons, fuel, etc, to use
for hunting purposes, both being pro.
PEELED by the steamer Edna, Captain
Hawkins, an old steamboatman in
these waters. Aside from this, the
steam Yacht. Xantho, also owned by
Mr. Watkins had been detailed to ac-
company us for side excursions.
As soon as all we're aboard, steam
being nm. Mr., Watkins directed that
we be taken on short run through
the lake and up the Calcasieu river
few miles. This we all enioyed greatly,
and returning at dark, Law up for the
night on the east or town side of the
lake.
After breakfast, on Thursday morn
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