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Left New Orleans 1 PM for Washington via Louisville and Cincinnati on Illinois Central Ry.

Through wonderful swamp lake and bayou country, along edge of Lake Ponchitrain, across Bayou La Bouef, 

Through great Cypress & palmetto swamps, extensive marshes few settlements, good fur and game country.

Good auto road alongside 
Good boat channels
Wonderful camp and fishing spots.

Great muskrat marshes with no muskrats in evid.

Dry ground and pines an hour out at [[underlined]] Ponchatula [[/underlined]].

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