Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-02-16
R!CHL.iND PARISH. IT'S RESCCRSES
IND .fDr.fNT.3GES.


portions of Morehouse. Ouachita.
Franklin ana Carroll. having for its
natural boundary lines the streams
hereinafter described. 1t was so
called from IT. fertility OF soil, being
as j q, one Of the most productive
parishes, no; only in the State Of
Louisiana, but in the wide world.
Before tie la:e war, such was the
l.th OF the people, that very nearly
every gore Of public land WAS entered.
While tie levees on the Mississippi
front were up and the Postum Fork
ievec IN tect our people were stran-
gars 10 lie mighty floods that have
devastated our section since the war.
Many causes may be ascribed to the
condition of affairs. The general
wear and tear and want of attention
to the repairing Of the levees incident
upon the war left this beautiful sec
ton almost a barren waste. The
people though, with that determine
ton they were so noted for in time of
war, struggled as only brave people
could do under such adverse circum-
stances to build up their waste places.
\ ear after year the overhows came.
getting worse and bringing with it
all the dreadful pests that could lie
thought of, the most destructive of
which are the buffalo gnat coupled !
with Charlton. Our people notwith-
standing all Of these troubles con-
tinued to labor for relief.
We have as fine lands as can be
found in the world, and for the aual-
lty Of the soil,
THE CHEAPEST.
Stop the water out of this section Of
country and there IL not a more in
1ltlng field on the globe for tillers of
he soil. Already our Levee Board
nave done good work and still doing
md the apPortionment recently made
~ the United States Levee Commits
toners, if judiciously expended, will !
protect and reclaim a large part of t
'ur rich, alluvial and fertile parish. !
We have not an acre of arabic land
nut that can be made to produce one
r more bales of cotton and from
lxty to seventy-fve bushels Of corn I
nd as for potatoes and vegetables of
IL kinds this section Of country can
OF be excelled. We have been told
hat five hundred bushels of sweet
otatoes have been made here to the
ere without fertillzing. Surely then
Or parish was appropriately named =
liichland.' Our parish is composed II :,
five hundred and eighty-two square L
lies, or about 81 $50 acres. II
The boundary lines as established "
tie act creating the parish are as I"
llows: Commencing on the town y
ip line between 10 and 20, range 8 u
here BGuf river crosses said town u
ip line, thence down Beuf river in "a
e center of the channel TO where
'fourche Bayou makes out from the In
yer, thence down the center of the L.
annel Of Lafourche Bayou to the OF
le OF Caldwell parish, thence east to "
bank of Bauf river, thence down ia
main channel of the river to where tic
g Greek runs into the river, thence toI
the center of the channel of Big mi
eek to the township line between foi
and IL, thence east on said line to 20
you Macon, thence up the main Id
annel of Bayou Macon to the town OF
p line between Is and 10 in range ms
thence west on said line to the
'ge line between s and 9, thence pie
tn to the township line between Nh
7nships 10 and 90, thence west to col
uf river, to place of beginning. Ra
The above description and bound
es named embraces the territory of too
parish, and is formed by natural anC
lndary lines nearly all around. Nh
Vow Is the time to secure homes in Wis
parish. Lands can be purchased que
rom 81 to S. per acre in the ,
ids; from So to S15 with ordinary b..
rovements. Our parish is well =
bered, with A.,
RED GUM, HICKORY, ASH, 90,
every variety of oak, and timbers NJ
numerous to mention. :. .
ur creeks, rivers, lakes and boyous WI
ind with fine fish. Our soil is of :
kind, and climate so mild, that !
planted in February will never SV 81
to make an average crop. Horses, wv W.
lie and hogs are raised without "e'
except the mast, cane and grass
get in the woods. Almost evor,, plos
the hogs are sufficiently, fot - dyn