The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-16

NEW 0RLgANs. November 49, 1892
Eas creseeltsince Immigration crowding even more
rapidly % Texas this fall than ever have thought that some
account Of the county in which live and with which
am familiar might not undressing to persons look
ing 70 Texas with view 10 settlement select Rush
county, without any feeling Of Hvidouness but because
live in IT, and being intimately acquainted with m position
and resources this information may be relied on Mateov
description Of county viii serve as truthful account
Of nearly all others in that region of country.
husk county es west Of and adjoining the Sabine river
IN latnde ~ TO- Its soil is of light gray color occasion
ally varied by patches Of chocolate oolo rorons ~ !,
have been cultivated for several years and has established
character for durability Upon this soil cotton Is grown in
great pefeoon and OF q1aity that has been highly ap.
poVed-the average amount per acre lie abOnt tbousand
pounds OF seed cotton Corn is raised also in great abund
ance, yielding about forty bushels Der acre Wheat oats
rye and potatoes have been cultivated to some extent and
The result has proved highly satisfactory This county ad
maby well wateed in every portion of it. and no drought
has mus la reduced the Of wafer below the
OF the population. OF the population can truly say that
no county new or old surpass it for industry enterprise
aud general intelligence The morals of this people, in
new country, are rulysuTprsng little than year
ago the OTder Of the Sons of Temperance introduced
and its benefcent effects have been most gratifying To be
sugmauzed as drunkad there to be dsgraced Upon
the whole considering the religious and benevolent societies
That abound hghtone Of morals has been established in
an Incredibly short Of time. The heah Of this county
is provebia and perhaps in the whole Southwest there
cannot be found free from local causes Of dis.
ease, or where better health enjoyed Of the truth of this
the Tnddy oountenanees Of the people would satisfy the most
| increduOUs
This county being filed with manufactures of diff
ieen kinds. and when few years OF industry shall have
developed its resources it will be found contain mine OF
wealth That which will Tend bring Eastern Texas
into notice is the opening of The Sabine river for Ravgabe
purposes. Th il heing DONE and in twelve months
we shall open country which has within itself all the ee
ments Of wealth, and which as yet obscure and unknown
The valley Of the Sabine abou1ds almost every specie;
and variety Of timber which being sawed ino plank will
find market the whole coast of the Gulf Of Mexico
aud when is considered that all the coast Of the Sa
bine Pass is destitute almost wholly Of timber doubt il
felt that from that alone amount Of wealth
may be acquied No county upon earth offers to the oap
alst greater inducements for the investment of money than
this valley of the Sabine considered alone in reference "a
the lumber sade The navigation Of the river is longer
problem but demonstrated fact and nothing but the be-
stowal of labor wanting insure rich reward. The
lands in the valley of the Sabine considered apart from the
lumber, unsurpassed. and well adapted emnenty
tOtbe culture Of great Southern staples cotton
and sugar
will enorOsoh patience further at present Al
future tmeI should be pleased views thai
n0Ue as connected with this subject but at the
time practical Respectfully, F. A. ".