The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-03-25
y THE FAR SOUTH.
Missionary Takes a Brief
d Relaxation
IN SEES THE CRESCENT CITY
interest in the sunny South
Pisces oi E~nosition-Cities of the
Dead-Etc., ETC.
cu.,7.sooGA, TENNESSEE
CHAi- March 18th, 1885.

MarCl 1OIu, 1901
,,dence of THE HERALD.
V0l ;.tinr a letter from one OF the
Inil LIN boys might be of interest to
noun 'onle, and understanding they are
Oul pSo with patience, l make the at
temp; the need of a little recreation,
fs' iaboripg in the ministry for some
sl's, l three Of us elders wendell our way
ans, -5s New Orleans, not by the old
i Ds4 way of locomotion (walkingl,
l's ..Eor did we travel without purse or
ls INIT on the contrary, took The
s.i-p' Tennessee and Virginia Railway,
~; ,a the meagre sum of $40 per
P .5a. FIR the round trip. On our way
ll. I.id off at Atlanta, Ga, Montgom-
Nc AM and Mobile, Ala, taking in all the
- .h+s worthy of attention. The most
5'asort mart OF the trip is from Mobile
Vow orleans, al miles. The track is
,aostI level and very fast time is made.
H. abroad runs in close proximity to
Nv emf of Mexico. A view OF this
+-5,of water almost repaid US for the
I'm TIN All along the coast, fronting the
sb6re. are houses and beauuful lawns OF
SaT Bermuda grass, ornamented
ritb f the orange, lemon, banana, pome-
VIII no t white and red oliander and
5tfer tropical trees, slope towards the
ha .siam March LIST, the train, which
- 4bo nav was crammed full, halted
|! ~. in head of Canal Street, the princi-
al :. ' venue OF the city. We at once put
- nse instructions received from a
i.iou nd and rented two well-furnished
,l.1r for $40 per week. We made ar
,Snpements for board, at 50 per week,
ata private house.
Stories related to us, before reaching
New orleans, of the exorbitant prices
Maid for entertainment caused US to use
ggraat caution, for we well understood if
Re cot caught in one of those snares,
o1r return would be by the old mode.
The CITY of New Orleans, sometimes
raTed the Crescent City," from the
frescent-shaped curves of its river front,
Vas founded by Bienville, in 17lS, ON
the east bank of the Mississippi River.
The total area OF the city is about los
SQUARE miles, with front OF over twelve
niles on the east bank of the river. The
City has many miles of streets, of which
twenty-five are paved with square
block stone. The greater part of the
streets are narrow, the object, they say,
being to secure shade. The streets of
the civ are several feet below the level
Of the river Owing to the marshy soil
Of theCity, underground sewerage is not
in use, and surface drainage carries off
all the sewerage, except that of the
house sinks, the contents of which has
to be carted off and dumped into the
river They claim that the climate is
conducive to health, but to judge from
the Stagnant pools of water, and the
accumulation of filth in some of the
streets, am of the opinion that New
grleanSls productive of a good deal Of
disease.
According to the census of 1880, the
otal population is 216,090 of which
lN,55l are white, and 57.617 colored.
miscellaneous 1867. Being an I'M
sophisticated youth of doubtful age. 1
may not understand the term miscel-
aleous and in consequence, may not
l9ge righteous judgment. However,
ilesl safe In saying, you can find all
sl4les from coal black down to the
g1rest white.
/ well remember witnessing. in our
Isaue, the play of the 0c.v.0on, and
% w thought would like to see one of
Ia9S beautiful women, but it was a vain
eoT' In my MIND, they are all dead,
~. q saw none o. them.
me ExpOsiuoniS located in the upper
HaI' o. the city, in what is known as
nil. upper City Park, distant four
4 , ,,.S. nom the centre Of the city. The
81 f S0S9 comprise 249 acres. The main
TI5' s covers about thirty-three acres.
T ar IOsl interesting feature, to me,
hay, -s lave been the live stock. but un-
bs5;IIlaely the greater part of them
H.. Usn awarded prizes and had been
mn nome. The Exposition is simply
= si :. and to fully appreciate it, is to
n,1 Ul yourselves. The tourist finds
r 1l4y places Of interest throughout the
ny ana surrounding countrv. To
81 t srsSt 6 several OF them might be of in
i9Ior;,'un e day was occupied in the
Ia st ~ manner: At $50 a. m. took
gse sealaer at the head of Canal
asftss c gong down the river to Chal-
g11nS ellleery, situated on the battle
Gpita5i 81 s.A miles below the CITY. The
pl,tion o ~ government purchased a
nlT5 u me old battle ground where.
nd C onvaeison defeated the English,
IN nv ,ei n 1t into a national ceme-
IN in III ~ ule upper side of the ceme-
grsrt s sne distance, is The battle mon
la,ksOp's near 1t, among the trees, Is
Sitoot headquarters. Returned,
laas,'s~, . Jug out to the man-of-war
,reigne,,,s manned by 500 men, mostly
io,Red 81 "A very good idea was
saalinoSs,,en e terrorS of war. We
l,ftnor y. agreed that we desired no
al0ei ON W. ~ ~ me matter. Again we
adlga5 the head of Canal street
o0k Inc N a wholesome dinner. and
Nest RTd. Steam train for the
io1ld TIM TN l. distance five miles: fare
elaaks oi i ! % cents. West End is on The
looai 6o l,9Ke Pontchartrain. Here we we
sp1ac p1s,s houses, of different clubs,
he s snmrn, where every evening dur
TiS5aeerts are ai,a. months, electric light
ScIsatie, salaeo ,,eh near by are summer
M ,rs5e delicate e. ana large restaurants,
R1ag, nres, .sn dinners are given,
!oad the NSfSume, good round prices
r,e eItends u Is!S, flaza the Reyetment
5. 5IS' io1n ts with its gardens, flowers
Sc!sattul p r,1rls ana hosks, forming !
,S-.oie for dEv,oOslhenade, along the lake
IS n.y. We visited a mile; Returning part
M. are offer number of cemeteries
Tst vrita s.'en called, so saws ena E.