The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-31
In and About the Crescent
City. 90.
NOTES TAKEN BYA SALT LAKER
S;ebts and Scenes in the SAMMY South
Attractions AID Casie<1-:
ties Observed. u;
sAIr LAkEcIrr. Mayse. 1885,

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New Orleans, over very interesting
AMI fertile country. through Kansas
Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana, or
ron e over the Fort Scott d Gulf road
we are reminded very much of The
tropics, especially after leaving tht
Mammoth Spring. Entering the forest:
of Arkansas there is a great variety o.
foliage / never saw before, from The cy
press to the common cotton wood. There
IS no scenery in nature that can be more
solemn, we're it: not for the beautiful
effect that is. gieeni by birds of every
color. wbistIing ard chipping through
the trees. The wierd elects produced
frenl the great amount OF moss that is
hanging from bough to bough, and in
going through the swamps, more so by
the glimpse of the alligators, and now
and then mud turtle basking in tine
sun. It was great treat to me, car
assure you.
Leaving the swamps, the forests and
the yariegated sights in them, | pro-
ceeded to the southern metropolis, New
Orleans, or Crescent City, so called on
on account OF the river just in front OF
it curving gracefully in the shape of a
half moon.
Previous to visiting the Exposition
| was anxious to look through the city
and note its antiquities, novelties, etc.
So, turning down Royal street, toward
Canal, got view of the French quar-
tiers, which, to me, were quite a curl
osity, On account of their old-fashioned
appearance. In point of architecture,
noticed how fond the old school of ar
chitects were OF exterior decoration.
For instance, the cornices are, some of
them, very richly decorated, and yet
for want of knowledge they violate the
rules of architecture considerably by the
introduction of small windows, between
the first and third stories. And such
windows! | can never forget seeing
similar ones in old Wales, thirty years
ago. The little, tiny, diamond-shaped
pieces of stained glass; doors. half wood
and the rest glass. Well, Just about 100
years behind the times.
One can rent any of these places, say
two or three rooms, for So per week, so
the dangling sign says. Speaking of
signs, names of streets, etc.. person
needs TO be a inguist to read them l
realized this to my chagrin. 1t would
take more classical scholar than to
pronounce many of them. l suppose
tradition induces them to preserve the
memory of these old names.
a tour through any of these streets is
very interesting. So different from any
thing l had seen in any of the eastern
or northern cities, that had to halt and
peer into the open dOorways, or dark
entrances between the buildings where
the court yards are. In most of these
saw beautiful, large plants of fern, pal
mettoes, pomegranate trees, Towering
shrubs and great old earthen Jars with
orange and banana trees, in which they
must have been planted and bursted out
the bottom, for they seemed to be just
band encircling them. In passing along
noticed the walls of stone are prettily
painted with dadoes of pale brown, olive
tints. and red or cool greens, making
a delightful contrast with the
burning pavements beneath. Looking
through the gates l noticed on
each side of the walks how beautiful |
and plentiful the sweet flowers grew,
filling the air with delicious and frag- |
rant odors.
Now and then l noticed the old Vene- |
tan style of architecture, and wander
ing along l accosted a colored citizen |
with:
What are your chief attractions in
the shape of public buildings?'
He good naturally answered:
You see dat ar building in de dis
lance? Dat am de highest in de city, |
200 foot"
He meant the shot tower. 1 smiled
and told him that l had seen a monu-
ment in Washington over three times
as high.
For de good Lawdl" says he. "how
Five hundred and fifty-five feet" I (
informed him. You ought to have seen
him stare.
II For de Lawd's sake! dat beats de
Tower of Babelr'
thought, lies So"
Not finding this individual very
authentic babe him adieu and movaa
along, and getting permission to 90 to
the top of the Custom House / climbed
there, and had fine view of the CITY
the United States mint, CITY Hall
parish prisons, Cotton Exchange.
Plckwlck Club Rooms and many other
very line buildings in the modern styie.
AT tins stage of my rambling nv
inner strength began to dWindle, and
having heard so much OF the French
market, thought l had better take it
IN. Taking street car, with which I
think the town is as we'll
supplied as any in the Union
and on which you can travel eight
miles for &c: Arriving there was Sur
pnsed at the variety this market
1t has both fresh and salt
water fish, and game In abundance,
also fruits in unlimited quantities. In
tne vegetable line the prices vary con-
slderably. A pile, as it is called. of
sweet potatoes, enough for family of
slx, can be bought for &C.; peck Of
string beans for sc. A dinner. am
told that would cost 75c. block away
can be had here for 15c. noticed that
'heey were well patronized by all classes.
mere Is card hung up in one of the
II e 81 Tea and coffee, choco-
,a.e OF mllk, DC. Bread and doughnuts
i rus coffee and doughnuts alone Sc
/ lucy tell me there is no city
m the world where SUCH free
Inches are given as in the saloons of
view orleans. San Francisco can't come
~ 70 IL; one can get crabs six for a
,nnr. FOR 70 cents you can get red
5naPper. founder, bass. trout. perch