Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-09
RED RIVER

KED ktNER.
\ gegiieman I'M immediately from explor-
luz The lands on the waters of Red River,
Snes us Ike following sketch extracted
from letter written 10 d friend, wiIo re-
qucSttd information of him:
g regret that cannot comply gene
rally with your request. From the cur
sorry view have l.. EN- able 10 make of The
country, have satisfied my self, that loo
much cannot be said in favour of the soil,
climate, situation and natural advantages
OF the district on Red river, and lis iri-
buiary streams between the latitude OF
Sd, and 36. II affords soil aud climate
tina! embraces all The staples OF the union
leNceri sugar TO The greatest perfection.
II contains more real first rate cultivated
land than any one OF The western states
Tue bottoms, and what may be termed
low grounds for $40 miles above The
grea, raii on Red river. are OH all average
ten miles wide, and have seen fiw Spots
with any traces of an overfow. This
tract al land, is in places covered with
valuable t!mber with very little under
growth, and III 9th r places, the mos,
beautiful prairie. as far as have seen,
either on Ike Ohio or Mississippi.- The
lands back from these bottoms afford Il
variety Of soil Ter tHany miles, IA great pro-
portion very good and inicrspcrsei uiih
beanliiu; rich rralries, and especially on
"e oi main river, aud Oh the south OF
sulphur fox. This branch e.npiies in Z.
short distance above The great rat, and
has tor about 500 miles, as good land H.
there Is III the United States.
No section OF the Union ofan equa! ex-
tent, can boast of as many advantages -
AS 10 the grand raft, ii is more bug bear
than Il reality, as il is "a fact that large ,es-
sels passed il every month last year and
with very small expense, il can be rem
l!crc.i navigab!e at all times. The cou,.-
Try is settling fast. * the prospects of
gain are such that emigration cannot be
stopped. Last year there were only a.
bout 100 families on Red river, above The
raft, now there arc more than 500, and,
from The best information eau obtain,
there are l0,O0O acres planted in corn,
which viii, M al! probability, produce
four hundred thousand bushels ot grain
this OF itself, will ensure al abundant sup
ply t"emigram!s ; aud pori> Ia any amount
may he engaged at > d a cwt. Persons
eDl9.ai,ng WAC can conveniently drive
hnrSPs and cattle, are advised 10 do So, aS
most Of lie Cmigrants come byWajer, and
have 10 supply themselves rem lie stock
III The cGUuify. \ better stock country
there's not in the universe, | cXpe,i. IL
is generally well vatered, and IA many
places, there arc valuable nili scaiS-ile
general course of Red river H. Il lille
,outh of caHi--ihai oi the SuIn.nr fork
east Little river Cmptyin. Into HE E,ain
river about $50 miles above the raft. a
bout ihrce hundred mil ua,igalk course
souiil OF west, heads in Tie Arkansas
mountains.
iave no doubt but Red river aud iis
branches, will be capable Of allordiag III
ten ycafa, more strength. and wealth, liian
All lie Aiissis~Ippl and Missouri country
ahovc The 33d decree of latitude. Nerv
valuable salncS and beds OF Iron ore
are found III abundance, and | have no
doubt but Copperaud lle precious metals
will be found. AS 10 The ii!iabiianis. they
are not such as generally settle mpw coun-
tries they are moral a;id industrious, and
mostly brl0ng 10 The methodist church ::
the preachers OF which society, six in mum
bCr are OF uIlmpeachabic characi.r-no
section OF Ike uuiOp can boast OF more
order.
lis commercial point Of view, his
country will have more advantages tiIar
any other wcsl of The Msslssippi 4. iherc
will be trade with The Spaniards IN Tie
ueighbonrIiood 1flhe M,nrs Of saufa Fee,
&c. The distance Is muc- less than is gene
rails imagined, and lhc c0unlrl 4 lc,cidry
l,ialn--d"Wn Red river there wiii AT all
tunes br good market, and il lIle supply
BE- sgcairr,lian the demand on thai ,ffcani:
New Orleans may be furnished AT sea-
sou of The year whoa Tie Ohio AID Mis-
slssippl arc frozen np, and that Is tie sea-
son too wben produce generally bears the
best price bPiD0 li,c 1tnSt faVnurabIe &C.,
ship produce Ia ite islands. Tnere can
be no doubt bot The government w,l fos-
Ter tins scllItncni--ll Is al present uGai-
ihortSed, and The settlers without n.le (:
but !. IS understood that he Indian lille
viii be distinguished this fall by Gov.
Clark, aud the idHd as soon as il can be
brought lBl0 market. Interest and policy
require this Il l'r ionr--tlie settlement is
on an exposed frontier, where the United
States u 40 vulnerable as any where else,