Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-05-26

every objection, and thus becoming great CITY
In fact Doetown has already one-Slory church,
part of school-house, and an elegant pond.
Nobody can see Dogtown without being remIn-
ded Of that celebrated town IN France named
Grandyile. Of which We have The following des-
/ crpuon:
Gran villc great Grandviile,
] Has Westinghouse and mill:
/ Nothing clse IN all Grandyile.
Dogown is finely and alvantSgeousy situated.
Ii stands on Eel nyer, stream OF water which
runs into another stream, and that INTO third,
which runs into Connecticut river, which running
into Long Island Sound, finally resuhes the Al
hnuc who does no, see, therefore, that Dog
town mny become great seaport The teu',o
~ IN the ncighbofhood OF DogtoNu Is remarkable
for its fertility batting that part Of It which is GOV
cred with rocks, that salt meadow, the pine
woods, the claypouds aud the sNamps. II IS
past doubt therefore, that the territory, If well
cleared, drained, peopled and cultivated, would
become a perfect garden, Astounding with the
richest productions of nature, and utlordlng n
mine of wealth to the country. As to tho tacilis
ties of communication with the great Atlantic CT
ties aud commercial mayts. they are admirable
Doatown has Boston on one side aud New York
on the other Montreal aud Quebec are in the
north, while IN The east Is the rich and thriving
State of Maine, with Bangor and Owls head TO
boot Railroads can be made TO connect Dog.
town with all these places, and thcy will certainly
form such a connection, 'ciea tktg are bull.
That The place wi. 5e a great focus OF trade when
this is done, nobody | think will deny. The
nciuhbohood of Dogtown has all the advantages
that can be desired in young comhy,--Thcre
will be as many large towns within thirty miles
Of the pace, as people choose to build. The pop
ulaon cannot fail ia increase rapidly, for mar
can gel married tor seyentyfyo cents, towr
clerks fees included. The attraction for settlers
must therefore be considered very great. Tit
Dog,owners are remarkably industrious for the,
get living, although constantly grumblng 0
hard times They are moreover ingenious, 70
they manufacture axe handles, wooden bowls
birch brooms, and white oak cheese, and inyen
mouse traps and washing machines. Last of al
the inhabitants of Dogtown are literary and into
ectual, for they talk great deal of the march {
improvement, and the minister and the lawyC
take the Penny Magazine between them
All these attractions together form combIn
uon truly wonderful. But the reader will be a
onished when inform him that the uhabltan
Of this favored spot lived a great many years wit
out the smallest suspicion OF what have bee
describing. They thought very little Of thel
selves or of the town they lived IN, and continue
to vegetate from year to year without lmagln
they were better oil than other folks. Ia fact t
world might have continued to this day IN ut
ignorance that Dogtown was such wondor
place, but for an uccident--an accident call
:, "A
years without opening their eyes, the fact that tn
did open them ofa sudden, on certain day
the year 0i grace 1891, must be considered pur
~ accidental. Some people are inclined 10 q
crbe il TO the approach Of the comet, which had
powerful influence in opening peoples eyes
say nothing Of its effect IN driving them sta
mad. But that is neither here nor there. /
- people Of Dogtown opened their eyes ard sal
that was enough-they saw in an instant th
immense Advantages and were astonlshed Il
they never had seen them before They 81
their advantages say and were determined
turn them to account.
Straightway Dogtown was all alive; eve
body was confident that Dogtown must become
y. great place and as every body told every DO
else so, there was no doubt about the matte
Every man went TO buying hand who could ?
m for il aud those who could not pay, bought /
on credit sure Of selling it at ten times he CO
within year. Nothing was talked Of but
immense advantages Of the place. The riches
Doatown we've indeed immense and how ti
could have been overlooked 50 long was NJ,
terry that no one could understand. The la
within the limits Of the town was computed
10000, 600 square feet, which at only one G
per square foot, which Is cheap enough IN
conscience, would amount to 100000 dolla
ca What a sum But this was not all. Hall
this land was covered with trees at tic rate
one tree 70 every five square feet or quadran
Of twenty-hy feet this gave computation
l0,4O0, 900 trees, and as each tree on an aver
contained seveniy-tiye cubic feet Of timber, II
lowed that there was actually IN the town IS
900, goo feet Of timber, worth on tie lowest {
culatlon five cents per foot, which would amo
to 39,000,000 dollars. This added to the va
Of the land as above, made grand total Of 10
Sir millions iic0 hundred thousand dollars.
The mention Of these sums almost drove
good people Of Dogtown distracted with i
they could hardly believe their eyes OF ears,
there it was in black and white figures could
lie They were amazed to think Of their q
- stupidity and that Of their ancestors IN letting
ty-sIx millions two hundred thousand dollars
totally useless and unproductivc but they v
determined not to allow their wealth to be Il
Iected any longer. A grand scheme Of spec
ton and Improvement was started, aud all rus
headlong TO it. Every man in Dogtown
now rich, or, what was the same thing, was s
of belag so before long. Immense tracts v
laid out in building lots, and spectators foe
in from all quarters from Cattsvle and "
zIetown, and Buzzards-borough, and Ganderf
and Crow Corner, and Upper Bugbury and +
Punkington and Black Swamp, and the BottC
less Boys. Such busy time as the Dogiowr
ish land hn,ld;ng houses. layinp out roads. sire