The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-03-09
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OF tlae eassagn bank q q pretty : shees Of
wafer IS there ia in the Unltad States ia Stu.
ated the city of Lako Charles. Tbs gt9una
on which stands this beautiful town g faliI
fifteen feet above the level oi the water, fli1
the teWn s therefore not only well aFelnea
but healthy and dry The lake e in realle " a
Widening of the Caieaeleu riyeF NAieh ilgNe
through the lake at its western snaHe, yiig
u oiannal IF lullg twenty-five seeei Ahe laiie
itaelf aYaFagas III depth about zen ftes @aa
N the sanamer the water y
Us oIH4H AZ cREsrAL
The bottom Is hard aud smpoths whiia fresh
water fish abound
on the shore ss we'll as on the bank % The
Caleasiea river "a the Vicinity ei Ehe laka are
located a number Of saw mills. fspen WAlen
up TO gear ago the prQs7eritf q inc tpNn
depended Ill0 tnWn then he'd pepai ets
Yafiauelg esitnated from 5000 tp 200 lahabiy
tantg, Whs rasidpd ID dwellings slastafaq
about the business portion 0t the tQ#n sp9WA
" mile alatant dFqm we railroad depot
Somewhat over q Year ag0 the inilHsz 81 NJ eafl
ein ana Aaf}haFH iGliHlgIanta commenced ana
laadsia tae vicinity were ea9sfiy h9ng,ls NP'
Thousands at acres nf rinn praifle iAhslas
which up ta that Tine had beep fslegated 10
scrub Of cattle which foanle1 g ui7
cared tor thropah 4he prailses and Haieti py
/ inbfeediag fof years had deggaegafaai ! ere
I purchased and with some slight aiiqAisg
ADDED r. ths natural dlalasgs fent'srsa
ft tqr eHltlFatiant
THR raAIRrE LAspa
ara undulatipg ana eYsH in tha qsepi
WhsR eepious Faias fall, aTe compare Feiy
1 div and noW WiGuefeT tae spada 81 dIedge
\ las beea applsed it IA thorQaghl araiaqa AID
much of Il eapfeltqd into lartnlne lends Rnd
orchards Of almost areff variety 81 ffui1.
I The soil IS 3 sandy loan. especially vel
adapted p the ealtafg al pa9ehes 3aile tne
genial climate throqghout the Yeag causes
/ fhe frait IA flpen much earlier thaa ll iba
rapia Ia araWths and tha fralts IS ~ ilolNiso
/ Anterior f9 THAT raised in tha N9rihWratl
n Hany sections tha sQl "a blaek nna
\ ieainE and equal ID every reapeea aH regards
fertilisF tp tho hnesl pfairie lands IN thn
/ Northwest THE Depth pf thia htaeh sou
underlying thla 10 clay Filteea sael belpT
the sIflaee Is strata 81 sand iFam which eK'
eelleu6 Water flf stpcf pr ter geAeret use eiii
I be obtained Experienced aud expert iArin-
ers from tie W@ss Feg that ~ tissf Is necesi
aaFy g make the aoll as
rRopucEfYr 40 AAX HS THe WaRLn
III tn tRrn 4 8Yer pnee 0F twice With the pioN
/ to take lhe siFiidHsssn aut ~ IT aHa "a bs
4 comes exceedingly prolific They assert con
81 NhaRti all that Is gneeeEsary being sQetnn
i of Tile drainage when tile dAnpneaa Whiel
4 causes 8 Fpeeies Of ruAt to wheat VIII be rs
moved. Several 0f these tarmaTs viii Inaks
the experiment
This IS the country which Is to eventually
support the large, populQ0s aud prosperon'
city Of Lake Charles. Within tic past Feql
tho city has extended noFLh towards the rail
Il road FUZZY half WilA, ana nnmeTgus new
II buildings sQlila large, hapdsoine Rn0 com
mnalaHs modeEn Feaidaness and spgera
j Istores-haYe becn aracted Town l0ta arl
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