The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-25

the M'6ihippi Territory, dated n Fort ST
Stephens, Auguh 18th. from which the follow,
ing Information is extracted -
me ftttlement on the Tombiehy, (or
E'ome-igabee. j. c. Box Maker, Riqer, 10 cal.
! led by the Indians, ai,era box-maker, who tor.
merly lived on ione its head watcrsl extend.
from the SpaniifI lin, about IA miles below
iort Stoddart, To the Indian boundary line A.
| bout Ii miles above Fort s.. St,phens, the two
| forts being about ~ miles from each other
| but II is 10 where, think, more than fix nile.
from The river, til! you get above Fort St. Ste.
phens, where there are fome plantations eight
orten miles from the river. There is likew;f;.
4 pretty good ie,tIenrnt ON the waters of the
Alabama and Teniaw, in the north ealleru end
of the county. What the number OF the inha.
Infants uay be, 10 not know. Some fate
them To be a''> ut 500 families there mutt ~.
that number at leaf.
q" was at wedding few days ago, feven
miles above this place,-and there were 1T leaf
so grown pe,ions there. In coming from fort
Stoddart to this place fort ST. Stephens) Won
generally pats through poor pine woods; but
thereis great deaf of good land in the river
bottoms, and It is very common for the fest!ers
to nave their plantations in the bottoms, but to
live on the high grounds,--fometimes in fight.
but often entirely out of fight of their crors.
But at this place the face of the country cha
es;-it becomes coniiicrably hiily, and iuftead
OF pine alone, you find pine intermixed with
white and black oak, and hickory, in fone
places no pine, but black oak, ain, walnut, Gu
cu'noer tree, bay tree, &c. Indeed have fren
tome tracts eClaal IN quality, think to .h-
lands on BearyraiS creek, which on accoun, of
the mixture OF iand, they more nearly rcfe,,hle
tran they do thote about Lexington. Sr,n
tracts, however. are neither numerous nor cy
lteni!ve,--hut there is plenty of good farming
lana, well watered and not unreaionably bro
ken. Tire whea. aied here is generally iupcri-
or 20 what is raiftd in Kcntnrky and have
iscn ievera' fpecimens of it and we have two
milk capable OF making very good fine -four.
MIC" t'''s place. the tonc is principally
tree ftone; M above. this there IL very COM
monty To be met with foft crumb,inp lime
itone, wherever there is 4 fin,ll hill of +,
you may he.ture OF finding rich, black foil, 70
tar round the hill is the wa!hings from it can ex
tend to. They plant corn from the beginning of
March to the middle OF July. We have new
Sorn meal at this time. Thty reap their wheat
| IN May, 70 thH they have new -four hv the time.
the Hour of tbs preceding year from Ke ,u,Ly
reaches Ncw.Orleans. 1t is Il remarkably fine
country tor pork and beef. No cxpence at
tends the railing ofeithrr, as to food: whiftpork
| ION the woods iti's at and dollars per 100,
ani beef at dollars. a neighbour of mine re-
'NH' 'f''NNs iiOD QCl!drS Tor Occf,
fIrnl'!ied NJ an Indian treaty here, which never
cot him one dollar. Treaties however, do NOT
taSe place every year. There were 27oo Indian,
mere. at that time. We fee enough of them r.
very day, but they behave wei.
" The u!ual market is Mobile and p-nf,co.
ia,--5nt unIels them places incre,fe in .he fane
proportion that the fettlements here will do w.
nun look 10 fome more difant market. Cot,
20" however, may he regarded as the ttapie ar
fg..l.. . :
'c'e ;--rut me Spani:n inpofition of l3 per
centum, IS great drawback on .he profits of
| the planter here: but we look forward with
confidence 70 the extinction ofthis claim. TIL.
| price Of corn is from a half dollar to , doII,r
per barrel OF one and a half bu.hels asd the
price OF wheat from one dollar to one an half
per bu'hel. Cows are nearly the fame price az
| IN hentucky, but II is Difficult, 10 buy any. AZ
people do not like to decrcafe their locks. tho'
they are frequently immenfely large. TIL.
price of land may be averaged at dollars
AID there will be Tome valuable traEfs to he f,Ii
this wIntc. BY the United States. However ,hr
quantity OF good LAID for f;lIe is not lsrge, and
c"'itquent'y one whiting to pu,chafc, onght 20
| lee the country and make his choice in rim.
Fhe dftance by land from Naihville. is about
| $50 mics. Very few tracts will fell for mo,t
| than dollars payable in four inftaments.
| - But when we have the free uayiyation &c
| he river, know nothing which fl,ouid rend. ~
tins land leis valuable than good land within az
| mics or Richmond, Virginia. We have nett.
4 tioned government TO purchafr fine traa NJ
Iaud from the Chat.aws on the other fide of the
river. We hope likewife to obtain about 40
| miles iauare from the Greeks. We want induf.
trous inhabitants. Our improvements are yery
bare Few orchards,--no brick or ftone houf.
es, and but few framed ones,--uo ihcep, and as
TO poultry, onlytne commou fowl. For man
that has ieyeral working hands, think no place
car Otter more advantages. Cheap lands, fine
navigation, and fome good foil. The river bot.
toms are M tly tor white people, but The up
per country IS healthy. My own family have
had io'De ihort liclnefs, but not more than fnme
years pat." paIL,Jiu,,