Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-17
TENsAs PARISH.
A C. Il. Reporter Takes a Tour
Around Lake St. joseph.

A c. n. Reporter Takes a Toul
Around Lake st. Joseph.
Your reporter took passage on the
steamer G. E. Hooker for a visit tC
Tensas. We left the wharf at / pm
and after a delightful ride Of thirty
miles, arrived at Buck Ridge, where
we We're most Hospitality received by
that genial gentleman Mr.. A. Bland
After refreshments Mr.. Bland holding
the ribbons, we took in the crops in
and around Buck Ridge. W. found
the cotton well grown, fruiting well,
stand a good average, corn fine, and
the gardens just simply immense. At
ter paying our respects to Mr.. Lucien
Bland, we returned hto Buck Ridge.
After a refreshing sleep and hearty
BREAKFAST we started for Hell Town.
En- route we passed the Hulseville race
track, which we found in excellent
condition, that affable little gentle
man DR.. Guthrie giving US an interest
ing sketch of the opening day on the
fourth and obtaining a promise from
US to be on hand on the seventeenth to
take part in the races. More refresh
ments and away for Hell Town.
This little village, which we reached
after a pleasant ride of an hour, has
put on her coating Of whitewash and
situated as it is upon the banks Of
Lake st. Joseph. presents quite a pleast-
ing picture. We noticed marked i'm
provement in the stores of Messrs.
Jacoby, Strauss & Solomon. Hon.
Louis Buckner was busily engaged
experimenting the erection Of a temple
OF justice. Mr.. John Murdoch, who has
lately purchased a lot, was receiving
bids for his proposed building. The
pleasant smile and hearty hand shake
from all we met, made us feel, that
"there is no place like home" We &C
cepted the kind invitation of Mr..
Bridewell for the night and left by
times next day for st. Joseph, skirting
the banks Of that beautiful Lake
where the plot Of the novel
Dead Mems Shoes is laid. We could
but long to take a plunge in
its blue depths, but not being
able to swim we hung our
clothes on the willow limb but didn't
go near the water. (Some people in
Tensas say too much water is no good
w arrived in st. Joseph at early
found the little village quietly
sleeping, not even the bay of the faith
watch dog to disturb the stiffness;
next day being Sunday, we
III time in mutual associations.
If there ever were people with bright
prospect Tensas can certainly claim
her share. After a hearty dinner, we
accepted the kind invitation of Messrs.
Curry and Snyder. drove down to the
beautiful home of Capt. Ed. Whitney,
where we were most agreeably enter
tanned until Jul labors for the next
day prompted us to leave. On Mon
day morning bright and early we took
in the town, leaving there at 10 sharp
for Hard Times landing, to catch the
Corona. Arriving at Hard Times
we were made the guests of ye
generous Dan Morris, who, though we
waited until midnight for the Corona,
made us so comfortable by his gener-
GUS hospitality that the usual monot-
Ony of waiting for a steamboat, was
done away with. At last the Corona
came and boarding her we reached
home at 9 am. Throughout the Whole
route the trip was one continuous
round of pleasure that made the hot
weather bearable. The crops are finer
than for many years and it made one
feel he would like to be a planter. Ye
reporter will return to the races on the
18th. ti~ 'a
Messrs. James s. Co., lesses of the
Louisiana State penitentiasy, have
purchased the Marydal planta-
ton in Tensas parish, where they pro-
pose to work convict labor.
Mr.. d. Morris hastbought the Ever
green plantation on Lake ST.. Joseph,
parish. This shows that the
demand for land has already com
menced.