New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-27
Crops, Prospects, NC. In Ckautnuque %.

Editorial Correspondence.
CBAUTAUeUs Co n Y. June 90 1912.
The season has been much the same here as
throughout this and the Northern States. MAY
and the early part of June were remarkably cold,
with little rain. There frosts through all
this region on Monday evening, June 6th (heavy,)
the next evening, (lighter) and sharp cold on the
following Friday evening, l0th.) On all the low
ground, Indian corn, potatoes and other vegetables
were cut down 10y it, though most will recover
There are some field. of corn, however, which
were killed outright, and have been poughcd up;
and have seen even fields of Whea, utterly de-
stroycd. Is not this extraordinary | learn from
traveller who lately came through from Ithaca
that the Counties of S,eubcn, Alegany and
Cattaraugus have suffered still more severely, and
that not merely onc-foulth of the growing Corn
and Wheat, bit in some places the very foiage of
the hickory and other trees has been frost-killed
and is as black and crisp as in October.
The weather is now warm and genial, with fire.
qucnt showers. Vegetation has at last taken
start, and is now going ahead rapidly. Still, Hay
will be short and late, Corn backward and consid-
orably injured by frost. Whea, promises well, and
but little OF il has been injured. Ga the high
ground nothing has been hurt.
--Chautauque County, forming the extremcWcst
end Of the State bounded east by Cat,araugus,
south and west BY Pennsylvania and north b!
Lake Erie, only began to be settled, Except on ITS
northern borccr and 10y iumbcrmen along ITS prin-
cipal strcarns) after the completion ot the trie
Canal. Twenty ycarsaso, its poPuia'ioh was some
10 or $4,000; now it exceeds JO,0OO. IL was
covered with very heavy growth OF beech, ma
pie, white pine ION the sireams,) hemlock, elm,
&c. &c. which yields but slowly to the axe OF the
pioneer. 1t is made to give way, however, and
| think the amount of cleared and cultivated land
in the County is now quite double what it was in
1890 Daring this time many OF the original and
least valuable portion of settlers were hoated of
10 the Far West, while "A sieadier class has taken
their places; SO that the actual valuation OF the
County has more than doubled The high price
at which the soil has been held by the Holland
Company and its successors has probably some
what retarded settlements drawback which the
long and easy credits of the proprietors by mean,
counterbalanccs.
Hard Times are q very common complaint :.
the times are seldom other than hand TO many,
especially in new country, which i, struggling
with the difficulties of paying for land and RAPIDLY
rcoeeming il from wilderness at the same time.
Inns year, however tho low price of Cattle and
Lumeer-thc two chief exports Of this region
makes them unusually So This cannot last. with
ePresen' industrious and economical habits OF the
people. There Is a heavy stock of Young Cattle
hercabocts' and those who are in the way of buy.
ing may purchase on favorable terms.
10 We long ago published in full the inrcr,na.
ton Many desire. We have not room TO rcp,a,
it, when reference to our files will prove equal,
satisfactory.
10 The Pittsburgh Advocate contains call for
great mass meeting. without distinction Of par
ties in .,vsr of tariff. Ii i, signed by fifteen hun
drcd citizens.
VIRGINIA STATE DtBr-rhc Richmond In
qurer gives us the gratifying assurance that the
interest on the Virginia State debt will be pune
tuslly paid On the FIRST Of July proximo.
MIR. SoUrHARp.-A letter from the physician
OF this gentleman dated on the els, saws Mr.
Southland is hardly well. He has been more
lethargc for the last ~ hours. bu, there has no.
thing occurred which is by any means decisive"
tins gentleman is dangerously i'll at Jefferson Bar
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