The Arkansas advocate., 1830-11-24

eoduti tllHh, also, that the olive of Esu. rope would most assuredly succeed here Madder, indigo, pecoon 1t for dying red, the yellow tree, the gum tree, which nrn- ouces rich aromatic, the lemon tree, i.ieh produces an excellent iemon, o0c. ali flourish here with care and culture.
 cannot enumerate all the varieties oi the vine, among which are the prune grape, which the Indians call focco, the 1 ;.s . ::ss i;i ale, ripe in june, the red, the wblte, the black, the violet, &c. This, my dear SIT, as The past and natural nursery oj Bdcchus l have devised very simple and economical mode of speedily obtaining good grapes from the wild vines. 1t is to c.t ao'*a iii adjacent tree, on which I in- clIne the vine, taking care not to inurc It's stem, removing all unnecessary foliage from around It to free it from shade. and pruning It on the piostrate tree, which serves as prop for it. There are large districts Tn which almost every tree sup ports two or three enormous vines. Your northern country IS tine h rabia Petraa Of America, and your vegetation stunted when compared with thls. Here are many trees growing more than two hundred feet high.
 What beautiful country tire every one l meet with my questions, and every day learn something new and useful.- Ny zeal and ardor do not abate, too happy If my privations and exertions prove bene- flelal to my companions in misfortune. A manufactory of Shamois leather, and tan nery establishment here, would speedily insure independence. Fine buffaloe skins. whose hair would make excellent mattras- Ayp L ,l- cents each. A cruel war is carried on against the poor animals, solely for their fat. The flesh Is more delicate than that of our best oxen.
 Fish are caught, game killed and wild fruits procured without difficulty and ve- getahles of every kind succeed we'll.
 have never seen any rlver whose navigation IS equal to that of the Arkansas. 1t can be ascended in laden boat at the rate of three hundred miles in l2 days. With scarcely any other expense than that of horses, there might be relays established on the banks, by which means boats might be drawn up as fast as the mail travels. The sh allows are hard bottom, wide, and naturally kept clean by the cnrrent. There are neither rapids nor dangerous rocks. The river is as beautiful as the Seine, and only wants Rouen or Paris in miniature.
 < Five months have been wandering in the woods, and do not think shall have completed my researches before the mid die of May. II IS not enough merely to cast the eye over vast territory it is ne- cessary to explore and examine 1t, to com pare one part with another, and note all its advantages.
 l" The wise man who wishes to live in- dependent and tranquil. free from the shackies sophisticated society, may here enjoy full and complete satisfaction. Az rieulture, the chase, fishing, and the plea sure of a we'll provided table, will amply compensate him for the absence of the too often perfidous attentions of the shining cit. Those swhe have played distinguish cd part Tn life retain their greatness in solitude, but lose it on the pavements.
 There is scarcely any winter in this country. We are already in the midst of spring-frost IS seen but five or six times during winter, and the heet is sait not to be so great as at Philadelphia. The culti- yation of cotton, the manufacturing of oil and soap, and attention to the vine, are sure of obtaining independence here."