The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1893-05-12
NO ii.
FACTS AND FIGURES, NOT
FANCIES.
AN About south western
Louisiana.

I
the people from other sections hogan
to come here ia large numbers, the
Ecno has every week been the reeipi-
ent Of letters from people who have
heard something in regard 70 this
country and desire to learn more, We
have answered many But bot All of
these letters ana ii TIE following aFti-
clo from The pen of one Of our citizens
best qualified to give the Information,
we propose to set forth The claims Of
this section to the consideration Of
people desiFoua Of changing their
place u residence:
SouTHwHsTERN LOUISIANA, ii term
commonly applied 70 a portion of The
state about one hundred miles square,
bounded on the west BY Texas aDd on
the south BY The great Mexican sea,
This region possesses the greatest
variety Of natural resources, genial
aud heallhful conditions IF apy por-
tiQn of The United States Of eqnal area.
Beautiful and productive praiTies bor-
der the gulf, extending back from
thirtyGye to sixty miles, joining one
Of the greatest bodies Of valuable for
est land known, The whole Of this ID
we'll aatered BY naylgable rivera that
challenge the admiratioa Of All famil
iar with them Several small aud
charming lakes are here found neslled
near the rivers. The soil Of this
region is generally rich 10 the essen
tian qualities Of production,
CLIMATE
The climate il exceedingly delight
.fpl the temperature sanging from
forty 70 seventy degrees ID winter and
from eighty to ninety six IN the sum
mer, rarely going higher than ninety
degrees. The rapid evaporation from
the gulf eools the atmosphere to about
eighty degrees. AT this temperature
il is driven over the land BY the at-
mospheric currents, becomming slight-
" elevated BY The higher temperature
of the earth. II is thus always cool
aud delightful 10 the shade, even ia
the warmest weather. NortherH men
can work on the farm alt summer as
safely as in The north.
THE RAINFALL,
The rainfall is about sixty inches,
distributed pretty evenly throughout
the year with, perhaps, greater moist
nre during the winter. Farm work is
seldom interrupted by the rains, as ia
the summer the showers are generally
Of short duration,
HEALTHFULsEss,
The general excellent heallhfulness
of this country is upguestioned BY the
northern settlers, many Of whom have
been hero for a number Of years. 10
families where ordinary sanitary con-
dltions are observed, sickness seldom
enters, and were the same general san
itRry conditions observed as in the
north the general healthfulness of tho
place would be better than ia most
northern localities, There ID very
little malaria here and that readily
yields to treatment The air from
the pine forests is laden with proper
ties exceedingly beneficial TO persons
suffering from weak lungs etc, while
rheumatism, oaiarrh, aud nervous pros,
tration are scarcely known Yellow
fever has been almost unknown in
Louisiana since effective quarantine
has been established, none IN the rural
districts We have had nc cases for
seventeen years,
THE VAST WEALTH OF FoREsl
Lying north Of Lake Charles, the
metropolis Of this region, Is com
posed Of the lannon's long leaf yellow
pine, Cypress, oak, gum, magnolia,
hickory etc, aud extends noTthward
several hundred miles,
SOIL,
In the eastern portion of tho prai-
rio belt the soil ID d deep rich black,
pr brown clay loan, quite similar 70
The river bottoms 81 Illinois. III the
western portion the snbaoi aud the
bottom lands are the Same as Ia the
eastern prairie parishes, bat the ridges
have considerably mare sand enough
ID be elassed sandy loan soil, about
light fpF fFuit and vegetables,
rRopVcTs.
Nearly all farm aud garden crops
and vegetables do well here, and
many Of them do far better than in
the north. Onions, heels, cabbagea,
Tomatoes, lettuce, tuFnips, ETC., ds
splendidlY, and eau be gFown proiuss-
lg Strawberries grow hnelY Mere,
ana once planted are hard to kill, 81
well are the soil aud climate adapted
70 their enlinge, Many small traits
grow Wild, blackberfies and deWbel
ries ~ theiF season are abundant.
Peaches dp veil 10 most laealltleg,
While peers ere nsnallg asraFg healtAy
and stEauE gFpWllh nfadaalsig apqaAi
aItlF 1 Fefy hna qnalst9 Alen9 tAe
water courses, lakes and aalA oranges
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oelieHt qHal.Y which ind feady mar-
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f1a44f8.i|l1 u lS. alt II 1868