The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-11-17

vegetation furnished Sucn Iuel IOF the
flames as resulted in big fires that |
travelled fast. In some instances much |
fencing was lost. The old practise or
fighting the encroachments Of the
woods fires with fire was freely resort
ed to. There has been some complaint
about the locomotives of logging trains
being operated without screens over
their smokestacks, but we are not sure
all the forest fires so originated.
Prospecting for oil in the Bellevue
is still under way, and inquiry
developed that all land for some miles
around that may be leased is now
under lease, and many of the land
owners have also disposed Of a half
interest in their mineral rights. The
Chambers are putting down second
well. Their present location is on
acreage belonging to DR.. ]. w. Mobley,
Of Vivian, about mile to the north OF
Bellevue and about a half mile north
west Of their first location. MIR. r. O.
Roy is still plugging away in territory
to the south of Bellevue-near the CEN
ter Of township 10, range IL. Doubt
less there will yet be something good
to report as result of his operations.
The campers still come and 60.
Some come in only to fish for day;
many remain for several days and
nights. Bodcau is still a favorite fish
ing resort and most people who know
the game and fish with view of catch
ing fish get them. Camp houses, COM
monty referred to as club houses. are
plentiful. At Inabinet's Bluff there are
three, two of exceptional pretensiOns,
at the Jack Blade Hole another, that
cost several thousands dollars (owned
by a Mr.. Blower, of Shreveport and
at the west end Of the Bellevue Bridge
there are several others. There is one
other further down the stream and
perhaps others not known Of to the
writer. DIR. Mobley has had the Mob
ley old residence at Bellevue repaired
and often he and Mrs. Mobley come
over from Vivian for "a short stay.
Sometimes they are accompanied by
crowd Of young people who give to the
old town suggestion Of that accustom-
ed life formerly boosted.
To the north Of Bellevue, say three
miles and within Bodcau bottom, there
is the only artesian flow of water We
have ever seen in BOssier Parish and
the second we have ever heard of. 1t
is good free-stone water and flows in
exceptional volume. A number Of res
idents of the section haul 1t out for use
at their homes and some OF them say
their Doctors bills have vanished since
the members of their families began
drinking the water. There is enough
good water right there, going to waste
(except that 1t helps to keep up
B0dcau) to supply every town in Bos-
sier Parish. It seems pity it is not
SO utilized, and you would SO conclude
IL you should on a hot August day
plunge your arms and head under the
magnificent flow Of the well and also
drink Of 1t. The well as it stands is
the result of an abandoned prospect Oil
well. Don't you wish you had one like
1t in your back yard? We do.
The mast crop over In the Bellevue
section was poor this season, but We
noted that Mayor Lewis Biggs has in
some way managed to keep his usual
bunch Of fat porkers on the range. 1--WE
are going to keep close eye on those
same shOats as the open season for
sausage and spare-ribs approaches) ].
His cattle, all fat, and numbering per-
haps 200 or more, are to be seen every
where. For some years past the herd
has been headed by Red Polled bulls
and some fine grade cattle have thus
resulted.
About six miles to the south of Belle
vue a pipe line crew is now operating.
This means that workmen for the
Standard Oil Company have progressed
that far. The company has two pipe
lines from the Homer, Ell Dorado and
Haynesville oil fields that connect with
Its trunk line twenty miles south OF
Shreveport and is now paralleling these
lines with third line. Eight-inch
piping Is being used from the fields up
to Princeton and from that point on 10
inch piping is being made use OF. The
ditching crew is working east and is
no doubt by this time working on the
east side of Red Chute. This work is
made necessary in carrying out the
Standard Oil Company's plans to ir.
crease its pipe lines In North Louis
lana, South Arkansas and Oklahoma
to such capacity as will afford daily
supply Of 10000 instead of 10000 bar.
rels OF oil to its refinery at Baton
Rouge.
Billy Faircloth, old friend and long
render Of the Banner, remains faith
full to his old love, which is to say that
he still lives on the very banks of Bod.
eau, where he is free to fish and hunt
at will. We trust, Billy, we may live
to take advantage Of your late offer
and drive over to the bridge some foggy
morning and help you bag few ducks.
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