The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-10-26
MONROE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 26 1889.

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acacia, the cotton wood the willow, th,
!, Wild pecan, the Wild olive. the Hidden
ihe bsscb, the birch, the holly, the ar
row tree, which Aas the exact appear
ancs OF the Peruv isn bark, lho elder
1.-The beam tree, the pesslmmon, tht
plum aud the sumach trees are com
mou there. There are regions OF wal
trees In the high lands which produces
them. Toward the Mi0oari apple
trees are found, Whose fruit y very
good, and there are meuy cedar0 above
the Falls. The Wild grapevine Is
abundant, and higher up there ore
grapes which compare fAvorably with
those which are imported. W. 8
In the woods there arc the tiger, the
tiger cat, the bush cat, the wolf, the
fox, the feld rat, the Wild cat, the pole
cat, the rabbit aud tho squirrel. Bsans
are numerous. aDDo the hu0Alo aud
deer. Tue buffalo 10 not common In
the low lands, 40 It has been, 10, much
hunted there, butIt abouuds above the
FAlls. There are otters and beavers 10
the swamps, and along the whole
length Of the hayo0a aud Of ehe river.
There would be more beaves killed II
the hunters could make more. use OF
their flssh. Turkeys are. plentiful, ~
are also sWaus, cranes, goeso, bustards
and ducks .dariog elk months Of the
year. Wild pagsous pass In docks aud
do great damage to tho acorns. Ali
the water fowls known ~, this region
are found there Ia thelr different sea.
The cypress swamps do not connect
with each other ~ they do near the
main (St. Lou!s) river, but are far
apart 10 the low grounds whore the
water collects. There are few Of them
which do not empty into the river
through the oayous. They are every
where, % far % the Bayou dc Ecu
Froide, which is alittle higher tnsn
the Missouri, and they can Be found
near all the haoitsble lands.
The mountains which commence
west OF the lower Ouschtta, continue
without Interruption and .vraduAily
gov larger until they become very
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