Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-05-13
THE ALABAMA TERRITORY.

10 the Editors Cfthe HiultsriHe ReDuJiieqn
GenHemeH AS every item of news from
the South seeTas 10 have become very in
teresting to the people in this quarter, especi-
ally az Il regards the situation ct the country.
ageneraiview, lying between among the wa
tiers otthe ronbigbee ~ Mobile Rivers, have
Hastily stated such observations as have made
at the several times AZ WHICH have traYersed
the country
In the winter Of 1916, - descended the Ala
hanna river from fort Jackson to Mobile. DC.
casiohaHy leaving the river TO view the land
aud nave since taken the same route and re-
turned on horse back through tile woods aIonr
an Indlan trail, for the purpose of uforminrg
myseit fully as 10 the situation of the countrv
ana ire qnaDtiiy of good land lying near aud
oii the waters of the Alabama. "a Iish n,' as
Fort Jackson il is navigable for barnes az ~
tons at all seasons The TaIapoOsa is uavira.
BILE for boats Of II tonstO the distance of IN
mics above the fort but the navigation If
CO9sa river, although larger tIIan fhe 'i'aIanoo
81, IS much interrupted BY falls about six mile.
'ahoyc The junction. Ii is remarkably shoalIv
aiia IS hardly susceptible of Improvement. The
ian1s on this river (the Coosa) between tie
eli Islands and fort Jack son( i2O miles, are We
~ broker, aud nine tenths poor; lands of the
pest quality lie on the ALAMEDA between
forts Jackson and Claiborne their Situation
Is level, aud the planter eau object only TO The
scarcity OF "aterinthe summer season. The
last crops OF cotton made Oh the river. in line
neighbouihoOd of fort Claiborne. were verv
good, Notwithstanding the bad season. can.
not describe the cotton fields unless cunpare
thein 10 anegIected peach orchard with branch.
es proceeding from bottom to top, With step
about tie SIZE OF mans wrist, from eiplt In
zen, eleven and twelve feet high. The Caham
TIA river, which Hnitcs with the Alabama 0bout
~ miles below fort Jack son is scarcely navira
bic Tor boats of much burtben one Olive tons
could reach a few miles above its nnnt
The country near this river is broksu md
watered, well and the soil NOT verv oonJ
except the fiat land On the Tombi~.
bee the soil very fertile, and like the Ala,5
ma, IS intirated almost every Vear m
SLACK warrior river holds out 10 the adren.
lnrer many advantages il empties into tbe
1o11bigbee about 90 miles below tbe f,lls 4,
scouts milcsabove St.Stephens the land here
oeFs mO' appear to be so fertile as on tie Alaba-
ma. The solin general, as far as have beeo ab,e
- Mdgc rom several visits at diGerentscaso5s
OF tlie year, Is light aud sandy the growth bic
k0ry and oak, and would snit tho emltivat,0r
u cotton from 10 Co - miles from the river
~ NoHudy dDonnds lwiihnever falling springs
Oi(res 6'3Hc Wdtcr, and the hills and niotnt,;,,s
alinJd TIC best Of range for cattle 10 tho faiIs
OF Black War.i0r.is about 500 miles sbcvc NJ
pie by water. and 800 by land boats fiat ia
not uIdW more than Two feet water, may pass
az any season. ' P'''
The country between Tennessee rivoe & tic
3alis meas lie r0adis tolcrablc eond The road
suns though vdllcy, that will al all ti,ues suu
ply travellers Win provision. Gram is AZ
lhis TINE. eAt'emciy scarce IN ihe former Creek
di@ 'hcctdW countries, bOtif OgwIdch are ,yell
SCI ed. I left Mobile on tLeGfb ,nst ~ .s.
va thCu scilinQ at two dollars and Cfiv csnt,
ftfhushciffOm the schooner n0nf twenty doi.
1s corn meal ten dollars per barrel at 'Fort
S'naVot"e, luO miles above, corn sold icadilv
81 uoiiffs pes busliel between Fort (ioi.
yofne andFt. Jackson 40 niiesj a man can cft
nothinE los hiWself or horse. The qvyaup. nj
branches abound with cane and reed. and nor.
teS tDat are accustomed 10 such food can do
"e"' En'Sfa'ion 10 that Part oftbs country