Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-06-29


friendly and sociabie, no any equal nnmbe
o. people Ia be found in any Of the old State.
,"ey are all intent upon making money b
'he purchase OF government lands, and tn
words section, haT section and quarter sec
fio,i, are Terms as familiar here as scyihe {
sickle, IN Rockingham, during harvest an
hay making.
The farmers raise with great ease, sw inc
horned cattle, sheep, horses and mules. Wit
hut indifferent pioughing the land yield
grass, wheat, hemp, oats, Indian corn, rye
flax, tobacco, potatoes, pumpkins, and mel
ons of every description.
All sorts of acorns and nuts, except Ghost.
nut, abound hero the hickory and hazls
nut in great abundance on the uplands, ant
the delightful paccan in the bottoms On
these the swine subsist and become very fat
so that II is necessary TO feed them but little.
until within few weeks before ;hey are
! slaughtered
Hickory, blackberry, walnut, ash, elm,
locust, linden, cherry, cotton wood and the
various oaks, abound as the common growth
of The forest. In some places there are ex.
tensive beds of bituminous coal.
Indian corn is now worth S2,2 per bar
rcl, wheat 81 10 per busheI, oats % cents,
bacon IL IL, and heel cents per pound for
The long quarters. the hide and taliow being
We have but few tanners and curriers' in
this region, and scarcely any shoemaker
Our boots and shoes are nearly all brought
from the cast. The country is better sup
Piled nth saGdlers.-All workers in iron do
profitable business here, as you may Judge
from the fact that two dollars is the price FIR
shoeing horse all round and all other work
IN The same proportion.
Wagon and carriage makers are scarce
and their wages high they get S75 Tor the
Wood work efa large wagon, and $50 for
The wood work of horse cart. Good Jour-
neymen of this trade ge, $40 per month in
Palmyra. The carpenters and bricklayers
OF the country are unable 10 execute ali the
demands for work in their branches = Brick
are selling at from 10 s dollars from the
kiln, and they charge from SIS to 6 for lay
"g. Journeymen carpenters get So per day
anu found, at Marion city, few miles from
mere, end believe throughout the country
Common day laborers get one dollar per day
and found. Negro mep hired here at Christ
mas from $50 TO S270 per annum. Cabi.
net work aud household furniture Of every
description at propor,ionste high price " ith
every thing else
The older settled places are well supplied
with Interchangeable mercantile business is
nevertheless pursued here at much better
a
credit system embarrassed il not little
The farmers of this country are no, maxi
ing more money directly from their labor
'hnn the farmers Of your country-Iheir ne
cessary current expenses are considerable
higher. The Farmer OF the Valley, am
persuaded, more readily meets his necessary
current expenses from the products of his
farm than is done here. The profit of The
Missouri farmer is IN the increase of The ral.
ue ofhis lands
The reads Of this country are naturally
good, for the most part, but little or nothing
having been done TO improve them, there are
moi few bad places " hich severely test the
strength OF wheel carriages
OF common schools, this region of the
State, in country places, is laneniably dss-
tituie. Competent teachers of both sexes q re
generally found in tho villages. An iHcreas
eel number of this useful class OF citizens
would he promptly encouraged, at ampls
wages
Marion college, few miles from Palmy-
ra, is fOurishing ins,itItion-There are
now at the principal and preparatory depart
ments OF this seminary 100 students, MAJ
j"rity OF whom sre studying with view of
entering the gospel ministry.
Here, as in all new countries, there are
dissatisfied emigrants-some have doubtless
Judged badly IN breaking up good establish
mcnts to come here others have suffered in
their own, or in the health OF their families,
and are dissatisfied with The climate, while
not lew, with no special objection to the
country, are, with an amiabe amOr pafTiR.
signing for the home Of their youth The
tar greater part Of the community, however,
are satisfied with the country, and contsnted
with their new homes. Many persons visit
this country, and meeting with our rude
November blast, whirl about and return
without penetrating the country ten miles
from the NJ ississipp, and afterwards graveIy
sit in judgment upon tho vi hole State
The character Of the climate here is the
| objection most commonly, and perhaps most
justly, urged against the country. II mus,
be conceded to he harsh, as it certainly is
a most chaDgeabIe climate. IL will be found
! to differ from The climate OF The Valley of
Virginia more in the earlier appearance OF
cold in the fall, and its longer continuance
in the spring, than in lis positive degree of
cold during the winter. have kept g reg
ular calendar OF the weather during The " in
ter that has just passed, and am therefore n
bic iesPeak with confidence of ihs lempera-
ture during that period. The average tenn,
peralure OF the month Of january, at -
clock, A. NJ g, was 81 degrees ab0yo zero
Of February, 3l-March, SO.
The winter climate OF your Valley is sub.
ject 10 sudden variations from cold TO heat
and from heat 10 cold, but far less 80. con
Ceive, than the climate Of this country.
\ The most common diseases here are bill
ious, Temiitept and intermittent fevsTs aDr
bower complaints during the summer and fsl
with rheumatism and various pecloral sfec-
tons during the winter and spring. A.
might be expected in a climate harsh and