Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-08-06
From the Washington Union.
Texas Lands.

A gentleman who has recently visited
Texas, has promised us a description Of
its luxur,ant lands. We should be happy
to receive it. Another gentleman, who.
is now in that county, has written an,
account Of it, in which he says, that few
persons could form conception of it's;
capacities, who had not seen them; that
the sugar lands alone are much greater
in extent than all the sugar land in the
rest of the Union. 1t would seem as it.
Texas was destined to be great sugar
az well as cotton country. The cane
has sometimes % or % joints; but in.
Louisiana, it is said, on an. average, to,
be not more than l6. .sy,
TIE .New York Morning News"
states, that at meeting Of the Farmers,
Club, which was held at the Repository
Of the American Institute in the Park,
on the 18th. ,Dr. Page il the chair, j
Or. Branch Il. Arches who has for many
years resided in Texas, was called upon
10 give his impressions in regard to that
inter esting portion Of the Union:" s1'a5'
"I'he doctor said he was unprepared
to respond to the call, but he happened
to have some notes on the eonauy by
him, and he would read extracts from
them, or allow any one else to do SO.
He commenced by saying, that few psf.
sons were aware Of the maSnuMde and
Importance Of that beautiful country; il
was TOO miles 10 length from north to.
south, and 400 in breadth from east to.
west. Il contained surface Of 65D, ,00Q
square miles, and was as large as the
southern part Of the United States. II,
was divided into three districts, and PER-
sans entering into the country by eiiher
of those Districts would be likely to give
totally different account OF it. He
continued to give an interesting and
graphic dosc,iptiea Of each district. The
first district comprised the seacoast and
a large back country, consisting OF
prairie and timbered land, interspersed
with cane brakes ar great extent; the
soil, rich alIuvial. The second dis.
tr!ct, he said, was highly beautiful
country; the soil. rich alluyial. fit for
the planter and farmer. 1T produces
cotton, rice, sugar, and tobacco, and all
the small grain and frults that . farmer
or planter may require. This portion Of
Texas extended 70 the 42d parallel of
north latitude, and the climate was about
the same as that of New England. He
particularly dwelt upon the advantages
held out by Texas to persons desirous of
emigrating, as the emigrant was not ex~
posed there to the danger Of fever and
ague, as was the case in the Sestera
country. He then went on to describe
the prairies and wood lands--the pros
fusion Of flowers which were spread out
on their bosoms; the groves and wood.
lands that we're 10 be seen in every di-
rection, as if laid out by the hand Of ma
ture; and, lastly. the innumerable herds
ofwild cattle that roamed about, in the
full enjoyment of unrestrained liberty.
Nothing, he said, could exceed tho
beauty ofthe prairies in the spring and
beginning ofsummer. The eastern Soc
tion contained, some Of The finest timber
in the world especially its cedars. He
would add, that the timber 10 this region
was almost inexhaustible Ths indigen-
ops indigo that grows ii this sectian 10
superior to that planted and grown iR
the United States. The land grows two
crops Of Indian corn ia the year--Pro.
ducing. on an averages per, acre, Us
bushels. Barley and other small grains
are produced in like proportion. Hemp,
fax, and silk, Of the best quality, are
also produced in abundance. h Cantha.
rides. or Spanish aiea. were also found
10 great auantisies. issg.s sb34,.
..The country also abounds in mineftl
weahh. Mines OF gold, silver. iron and
copper. { (soine Of which had been form
asiv rvori nd ~ croat 49, z. y4 ~. ~