The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-03-07

learned that there were thirteen say
and shingle-mills in the immediat
vicinity. We landed just below town
and from an elevated position had
fine view of the surroundings; gath
cred shells at a bank in front Of Mr.
G. Barbe's residence, and our North
ern friends were enthusiastic over the
beauties of the scene.
After we entered the river, all were
surprised to see how crooked it was
For short distance the eastern bani
was high, but soon low marsh lay OF
both sides. There were several points
where miles were consumed in passing
bends, when few hundred yards cut
across would give direct route-sav'
ing in the aggregate, ten miles in dis
tance. If the Government does moi
soon do this, Mr.. Watkins will have it
done for his own convenience,
Locks LAKE,
about ten miles below Lake Charles,
is a beautiful body of water, some
three miles long, on the southern bank
of which stands that gentleman's hand
some residence. On one side Is Indian
Bay, and below Locks Lake on the
east bank is a high body of timbered
land.
A ROOT 100 FEET LONG
was pointed out by Mr.. Watkins. 1t
grew from cypress tree, and had
been laid bare by cave in the bank.
MOSS LAKE,
,ro,bor hoo,tifrl hodyof wo,erin tho
aan,ao af tLo CaIoosia,, r;vor LoJ m
w. aboros ono ~ ,ho G,ost nf nranon
,.raros
n,,nno,,., ,,,,noo,. n,o,su
-
'l'oI uTrN % anu Ha,',ns a1 'no S'o'
"herc Tue "orA ot lal'o re''".I,1'tolI .
DeS""' we were unao'e 70 10 sec a'} 'n',I9
t"t'' n'N' ~. morning !, DSto!e re-. oIe"N, a.,
"'' our ""SI ''"u 10 al o''' - aes '''o
ol his
TRACTION ENGINES,
with heavy steel cables the
rame to which the harrows and cult
'ators will be attached. An engine
s located at each end Of the cable, on
,oats in canals a half a mile apart.
Lhe ground was still IN It's natural
narohy condition, excepting the canals
which surrounded It had pretty well
trained the water from the surface.
The machinery was on THIS occasion
un simply to illustrate the method of
working, and when the. frame hove in
Ight, with two men mounted on It to
tnlde the lever, two OF our party (l)r,
icCoy and Mr.. Sweeney concluded
hey would like to take trip on II.
he'l "'S" was very reso,'y Sr"''iloo,
Ill ,,oysh mrass rcncb r. tho odfg
ation nF ali snoototorS Tbair rotnrn
~" ' htoli, a,,Uaino M Cwoonou
'aJ oLtsin,I L """Sare aat.oS atoauS
aon ,ni,h 6n MoCau si,,ino at tha
nIom. I IT, aniJoJ H. naaohiaa isto
~ Io" nIi;oo,nr m S"i" "u and I1 t6a,,s.Sant ~ dowW
"oJ " Jo' fs"ounoat ~ thn N - rnsL;n"
ro"nd tha noctor Enoe'doon an5
'Lon b. oar,a Uo' wv bo ,nas cn,nnlotaiu %
asnnt'orod "r" =" % wi'F |P Nv nnJ W." Fam haaI
oot lo''' "''D "' ''' ~
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'as next shown US at work, and 1t
'orked so smoothly and each hour so
asiIy threw million gallons of water
our feet high, that we only wonder
nat they are not universally employed
n rice and sugar plantations for both
and drainage purposes. IL
lrows water to a greater height in
he same proportion-say eight feet
Ugh at the rate of half million gal
ms per hour.
Ne HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
DoLLARs IN MAcH1sERY
e'hPl1yeu oy MI W , W"'k'hs, lnoIuu
y eIsp' engines tnfee pie'sl"s
laclllnes, t"p s'eTlh W Pio@S' Que