The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-03-20
What a Visitor From This City
Saw and Heard On a Pleasure
Trip to that Lovely Cline.
Delightfully."- Told for the Benefit
of Her Friends and the
Readers of the News.
INCIDENTS or THE TRIP.

CALIFORNIA On the morning Of Feb.
4th, '95, my little Ray and took our
leave OF home and friends for a trip to
the far west. We reached Louisville,
KY, at l o'clock, remained in the city
until in the afternoon OF the next day at
3 o'clock. We took the Southern Pacific
at Tenth and Broadway for New Orleans
in company with Mrs. Wigington, who
was so full OF life and jokes that l soon
got rid of spell Of the "blues" that came
over me about noon that day. The train
stopped about ten minutes at Elizabeth
town, where we had pleasant chat with
Mr.. and Mrs. Amet and little Nolte.
We p used through Tennessee at night.
was anxious to see Galiton as ! had
heard my step-mother speak SO often of
a sister of hers who lived there. Moth
ing occurred OF interest until we reached
Birmingham, Ala, there we could see
roller Touring mills, steam laundry and
bakeries all lighted up and at work.
Looked as if the city was on fire. Twas
there that we left the snow and cold, the
next day as We passed through the
country we could see for miles the beau
tiful grey moss hanging from the tops Of
the trees almost touching the ground,
also the magnolia trees, olives, live oak
and permeda bush. The permeda is
very much like the palm leaf. We cross
ed Tennt ssee and Alabama rivers, pass
ed through many nice towns, such as
Mississippi City, Pass Christian, Bay st.
Louis, etc We reached Mobile the 9th
inst. at noon. We were there quite a
little while where the train stopped for
dinner. We saw three hundred or more
sailboats on Mobile bay. We had to
cross great deal OF water, in fact you
could see nothing but water for several
miles We were enjoying the scenery
and our trip very much when the con-
ductor threw gloom over US by saying
that we had to separate at New Orleans.
That my ticket was over the Southern
Pacific and Mrs. Wigington's over the
Texas Pacific, that being the case we de-
cided to remain over night in the city.
We asked at the depot for a first-class
hotel. We went as directed, soon found
that we had made a mistake, but con-
cluded to make the best Of bad situa-
ton and enjoyed our stay very much
under the circumstances.
The next morning both train and peo-
Pile were transferred on boat across the
Mississippi river. After the train had
started, began to feel somewhat lonely.
About that time Mr.. Baird, one Of our
drummers, recognized Ray and ], and
came over to where we were. He travel
ed quite little distance with us, was
very kind, ate lunch with us just before
he reached his stopping place. Wishing
US a pleasant, safe trip, he bid us good
bye We we're now in the Cotton Beltin
Louisiana. began TO notice the cotton
plantations. We saw all kinds OF early
vegetables; noticed that the dirt was
thrown up in hills around tracts Of land.
asked an old gentleman who sat in
front OF me why that was done. He said
they used what was called push pillow
to throw up the dirt around the rice,
that it required very wetsoil. The water
was pumped from Mean Tower river and
Acadia Parrish. Cane ground was fixed
the same way except the water was
pumped out instead. The sugar cane re-
quired dry soil and there was great
deal Of it raised. The cane made into
sugar and molasses and shipped West,
where they bought all Of their eatables
and feed for their horses and cattle.
You see but little timber in Louisiana.
We reached New Ibera late in the
afternoon OF the 9TH. New Ibera is a
nice little city with fifteen thousand in
habitants You can see the beautiful
cemetery from the car window; seven
miles from the town is a salt mine that
has no end. We can also see Spanish
Lake. When the water is high the lake
fish get into the bayou, what we call a
creek as the water falls, people kill the
FISH with sticks, the fish come in from
the Gulf OF Mexico. This gentleman
showed me his farm containing three
hundred and sixty acres, aud said he
sold eighteen hundred dollars worth OF
rice last year, besides cane and cotton.
His two sons did the farming; he lived