Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-10-12

November, we had small snow, which was gon.
in three days: In December, we had very little
snow, and what fell melted as Il fell. la Janua.
ry we had good doa! of snow. all Of which melt
ed as it fell except one snow about six inches deem
which lay three days. The ground has scarcely '
been frozen an inch deep this winter. The rains
here are always very light. mostly drizzinn
rain, and they are very warm. and not like The
cold fall and spring rains in Missouri would
rather have weeks rains than two days SNOW
believe a man do twice the wor' here in the
winter than in Missouri; and if he is mechanic
he can work every day. The rains are now past
and the grass Is growing finely. Flowers a re oper
ing, and have been informed by Fillia m O'Nea
and others, the best OF agthori,r. that s,raw-he-
res have been in bloom all the winter. | know
saw them IN lst December last. havo lived
since the 5th January. in log cabin. floor Of
loose plank. laid on sIeepers high from the ground
with only boards nailed on the cracks and have
burned much less wood, and O, suffered bolf the
cold as would have done in Missouri They
never daub the cracks Of the houses here.
American Cows are worth here from so TO s75.
American horses from so to S75 Oxen. from 75
to Sl25, per yoke. Tins is tho fines, country far
raising stock Won ever saw. They keep fat all
winter. Butter sells q, 30 to 25 cts. And wbo,
did not expect to find, this is good country for
hogs. At all events you have plenty of prass 81
root they call Wnppato. and also plenty of white.
oak mast. first rate market ca n be had here fo-
any md every Ihing. and you have never seen
business more b'lsk. Times IRE first rate and
every body busy The manufacturing power
here is unsurpassed in this world There is more
hne Mill sites than Won ever saw. Sucb w,,.r
power as thu at the falls of Platte. can be- fornd
any where The timber of this country is fir
white cedar. oak ash. maple cherry, cotton wood
and some others yon never saw. Great plenty Of
wNd fruit here. The hczIe and elder grows here
zen times as large as IN tn" States. We make
hoop poles. and scrub brooms Of the hazle. yo,
" u hnd trees here evea moro then 300 feet higb
us ifI' iimber ls at the mouth Of Columbia. and
N th' 'aschd" mountains. But even here !, il
-.o = 250 feet high.--rbe oIher DAY NO Gu, !.
o~ar.s cooPer's house not dreaming i, von,d !.
each II; Bot whenit fell ii knocked bis roofsoyere.
. !, and some OF the u:bs wen, over the house. IL
ooh Cooper al 6ss-'o repair bis house. =
~ wiz no, Porsuldo YOU nor WI. "a; cny 81 ri
fs'eods- % come 10 thscoun,rv; b, .wereI in the
Sia'osaspin shoui certainly come mysc,r For
$500, sou cous gnlchsss 100 young heirers;
md 'Hdnvos ib's Aepe, you might lose from, 3 10
II" hen you Reached here. they would be worth
S4'ooo. and in loHc;Ns without labor or expense,
would make YOU a sPkndid fortune. You can
move here with less eN2.se than YOU could to
Tenn. or. Ky. Your provisions. teams &c. you
have. Your oxen and wagons. and especially
your fine American horses and mares wouid be
worth double much as they wout cost YOU there.
There are very few American hors.s here. The
Indian horses are not $ "enilc "a IN, American
nor so fine blooded. The American, cattle are
greatly superior to tho Spanish for mix. as they
give more milk and nre more gentle; but ;ae Spanish
cattle are larger. Cows have calves hero from
ID to 20 months od, and s,rcu nave lambs twice
a lcar, in some parts oi the T'crrierg. The
reason they aiw. " tat and get their growth
rnu ch sooner. II is my deliberate oprnrn that no
conntr, in the world affords so fair al. opportunity
TO acquire l,iug this can see no objection
10 II. except it b. by man who loves liquor, for
he can get none hore.
PETER Il, BURNETT.