The Lake Charles echo., 1893-04-28
NEAR TEKE GsIlI1F EE GsOUHS.
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LAKE CHABLHsi La MEEeh n, l6s3. 4
4 AFeleit Lake Chafles 81 l. % Wsanes-
/ day 5olnd for Caieasisu Pass Il the mouih
cl the river, on the steamer Hazel, ~ upper
and lower deck Fassel win deuhle hun. Our
pHgty WAS eemposed Of ahirtE48Fe RgEtheFn-
eFs representing sas duii0WiRg Rlales; Llii-
BOts, Michigan &FIsg0Rsiu, AinBesOta, aud
! Ibe largest HumbsF fFam Ne yiGiRily Of
4 Nintaps Iowa. The day MAS eiszr HBd cool
/ We ran one uiis through Lake GhazleB ard
SheH entered Gbe GaleRaisn river, which
maintains an average Eidth Of 600 yards aud
q aepth ei - feEt- We passed many millE,
1 eQttageE and orange groves on The bahks.
The river q very crooked, some bEnls bBiRg
4euE uilss Ground ana only one ha1 mile
seFOss. The aisgaRee % shs gulf bF the zlRef
/ i % miles, By AZ alE-iiBe 80 InilsB.
We passed tbs manth ui GgntEaaAnd
baFeu, 20 named from bAEiHg bren one 81
/ the hiding places sf ahe Pirate LAik1e When
iHnaggiiag and r0h6spg along ths guif egRst
about tlie year lslo, Rua0E has 4 that anseh
! buried treasure Il keefeted An that 30e6lityt
bBt 81 has been sought RfIsT Hithout enessss
Ten milss from b0sn abe bsau1tful home
and plhEkatiau ef Captain LOEk WAS passed
Tbs house is geFg large one, viii pexebes
aud bAle0Biea around u an heth stories, and
covered with she Cherokee rose 1nd her
Funning planGs A4 stands on an elevation
about - feet ab0Fe thsTFsr and &c shores
are covered With white aheiis The sE0ps
raised are sugar caEe, cotton. tobacco, sNeet
Il ppi&tses and Eiee. The fruits are sraBgrHs
Ags. psAEs, JsRanese ElpHs ard ne FsFieaa
covered with sud and hla8n and are Terg
beaufilui.
DO tEees along tho river bAnl. are abe live
1ak and .eypress covered With the long 4sEl-
ing kpeniah moRs Ash peGsn, BellaE and
ioaioily pans magnolia and gan aFeess siiG
plum and dpgWoud, come 4n 10 81 up the
gafietles, The Eeii0E pine and cypress ass
ninEily shipped a0Wn tie river aE1 Rgeuud
fhe gulf e Galveston asd MeKiean peEts IN
sehooneFs and Sleeps, Ehieh are 8Fsqurutly
nneefing and pastAug on their way up y tha
mtiis A. Lake lbaz5es, and Ehenee ont on
thesT iaf9s aefsss khe guif Al tinles The
bapAs q taa fiser sEtain 80 elevation 81 ~
fee1s sad then Aga4a are l0s1 naarnBes covered
with raak gf8Hah OF graes end gasTsh eRHt
fiaeeu feel ID hpigbt, The Ehesokse climb
| ing rose ahoanaa All hloHg aAe river and y
Erry frseFant
/ ny asiRRd ml4l als white Raeil beaeA aal
plauiatign- Is % ppg right. We passes
) thEaugh Big Lake ~ tWo hpnrs and af 81
asoufh entered the eanEi betNsan $50 rsN
of EdiiHg two miles in 1eugzh- Ihis va
detne hi tbs gageFn1aent M secure aeepe
Maaer We get through Withgat 5ifEe1lgl
and noW ar ai9ppt mise teiles lfoni thegul
~ kise mnHih 81 xlaa PRss We HsFiFrd She
0 81 she toNn 81 i.essburg the eoahty Beat =
CEmfEon parish, q z U ~. ADe fE1p aakini
seven DHafh We ~ ~ Ssh W. autsli avf AtN
: uer and fauna that 1hey could 5eed as Is tb
Z hettl, hus epnld only ro0gn sneshaaf nf gh
: party, hui by tElgmiehiag aFound We 500
: aeeafel quaELerA Ter AL
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VIZ gnlf AuG she iigAt house The iiFlies 3
seat opt on The beach Es4befiEg Haeilfs A.
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