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Show 48 EMIGRANT'S GUIDE. No. 15. From New Orleans to New Iberia and St. Martinsville ~y wate~. Mt les. Entrance of Plaquemine into the Atchafalayaquemine river. (See No. 14.) : - Outlet into lake Chettmaches Lake Chet.imaches Fausse Point landing Neville de Clouet's St. Martinsville New Iberia No. 16. 132 , 11 143 b 148 16 164 2 i66 IC 176 9 85 New Orleans to New lb.eria and S• , Martinsville, Iaya and Teche rivers. by the Atchafa· Mouth of Plaquemine. (See No. 7 & 14.) Bayou into lake Natchez Lake Natchez Re-enter Atchafalaya L~1 ke Clwtirnachei - Mouth of Teche Itenthlop's - - Outlet to Jake Chetimaches Court-house of parish of St. Mary's Smith's fl; rJin 's Sorrel's Olivier's New Iberia Madame St. Maur's t. Martinsville No. 17. • M ilcs. 1 182 10 142 ~ 1 144 10 t54 211175 5 180 ] 1181 10 )91 1 b •206 13 d9 ] 0 2'29 14 ~ 43 1 ~~ 266 6 182 2f. I :)U8 b 314 From New Orleans to Fort Miro, by Natchez anu lake Providence. Miles. N~tchez. (See No. 8.) l'·airchilJ's creek Villa Gayosa Hunt!:; ton Grir1dstone ford Gi bs0n, s port :Big-black river Warren Walnut hills - Y a~oo river Providence lake, west side of Mississippi Efllux of Tensaw river from ProYidtmce lake Mac;un river 'Breuf river Bavou Bon Idee Pr~irie Jefferson :Bayou 13reuf Fort Miro .I. ( .. .. .. 151 156 171 ~~ 176 .8£ ) ~ 198 (...'. 107 }(; 117 12 129 14 J43 7 150 301 !81 10 190 121 202 20 222 A Z36 2 l 23 7 ( 35 22 ] '>7 11MIGRANT'S GUIDE. . No, 18. From New Orleans to Fort Miro by Opelousas, Alexandria, and Ocatahoo]a. Pine Prairie in Opelousas. Bayou Crocodile Mulho1lan's Ferry over.Bayou Breuf Alexandria Eayou Flaggon Big creek Ocatahoola, or Little river Bushly creek Bayou Calumet Prairie du Cote Ouachitt~ river Prairie du Lait Fort Miro .. - (See No. 9.) - • - .. .. - No. 19. -I ..: .. , From Natchez to Natchitoches, by Alexandria. Bushly. (See No. 11.) Ocatahoola prairie Hemphill's creek Little, or Ocatahoola river ALEXANDRIA Welsh's saw mill Gilliard's Narcissus Prudhommes Madame Monet's Bayou Pier~e Bayou Derbane Olu Red riYer Natchitoches ~ -. - .• .. .. Miles~ 27~ 10 28.3 12 294 2 296 15 311 11 322 6 328 3 331 28 359 15 374 3 37'1 7 384 2 886 36 422 M1'les. 50 3 53 8 61 2~ 83 2 J I 04 1 : I 15 14 129 8 137 5 142 3 145 8 153 5 158 12 170 The list of roads given in this treatise, embraces many routes that have never before been published; and as new stations are daily forming, some important places are no doubt omitted ; but the general distance will in most instanceC3 be found correct. The nature of the ,soil over which these various roads traverse, will be noticed in the sequel. The country west of the delta of the Mississippi, offers an infinity of very interesting views to the traveller and emigrant. Only a few years have elapsed since this region was opened to the inspection of civilized man. The immense length of Red and Arkansaw rivers, the fertility and variety of the lands from which their streams are derived. the extraordinary featufes and productions of the great natural rneadows of Louisiana and Texas, have at length arrested the attention of man· kind ; and will, no doubt, in a few revolTing years, ex~ibit, on tt~ . 7 |