The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-04-02

OF the richness ot Tho country which
God has given 10 The Africans, and TO
which lhcir cxiled brethren wcro invi.
ted by SO many powerful considerations.
| measured several trees, and nv
journal, kcp, at the time with scfGpiilous
cxactncss, records twenty three, TWEEN.
ly-four, and twenty. y.Gve feet, as the
circumference Of many Of them within
six fec, Of The ground. Let me remark
that the variety and superior quality Of
the wood found in these forests, and in.
deed all along the borders aud around
the settlement of Libcriu, from Grand
Cape Mount 10 Cape Pal,nns, or Mnry.
land, cannot bc cXccllcd anywhere
within The ,orrid zone. From species
Of pouar, soft and adapted 10 al the
purposes for whicI, The white pine is
used III America, up to The leu, n variety
Of mahogany, beautiful species Of
hickory, very abundant Il, Cape Pulmns,
The iron wool, The birthstone, suscrpli.
bic Of polish for furniture Of surpns.
Sing beauty, and many others, al almost
endless supply may be found.
81, is an exceedingly fertile soil. The
immense underground OF shrub and vine
interviewer around the giants Of the
forest, SO thick, So impcnclrablc, with
ont m"ch effort and through Which n
iooiralh only conducts The traveller. is
The best proof Of this. But the grains,
roots, fruits, vines Of the tropics all con
ccn,,c h.rc, and may he raised with II
II 4
Of growth, and an abundance almost in.
credible. have stood erect under The
| branches OF cotton tree in Gouluh
/ village. as they spread inriI, from the
main trunk, laden with bolls and sup
! ported by !o,kcd sticks Ia prevent their
being broken down by their own weight,
and found, on measuring, that The tree
/ covered II space often fec, in diameter.
, On Namining The staple, rs The ripcncd
+ b"lIo bur,, inlo maturity, it was found
/ rs good and equal IN ;ln. iirinncss Of lis
I fibre 10 the cotton Of any county. AS
/ To coffee, will only barrow the words
. ot the rcror, ms II comment on ricln-
selves: Coffee ofn quality superior 10
( lie hes, Java or Mocha is raised in
/ l.ih,ria, and can he cultivated with
! @rca, case TO amy extent 1t is country
/ where tobacco, that grcal article OF
comnc rec muy be cultivated, in any
/ quantity.
"Bu, the region in the vicinity ol
! Liberia is one OF great mineral wealth.
TAiS remains Gr science fully 10
develop, hu, NC may confidently arrive
! at this COZ cluSo,, from what has been
/ discovered. OF the Gold Coast your
/ committee say ri.hl when they nsscl,
/ that 'l;nyland has received altogether
+ 5000, 100000 Of gold from Afrcn.' u
( Liberia is ad accent 10 The Gold Coast.
( But would speak Of wha, is better than
gold--iron. And such is The purity OF
;'on ore obtained by The natives oi
Africa Immediately in tho vicinity oi
Llbcrin, which they describe us being
I nhundan,, that they have 10 furnaces;
they me- none, vfssjlG,lSsp; IA; t,,uIc n"ri.
T>G..!."z a. So l~'Ipag..Ne InS;rG5&ScDiS arc
made by ;lnm ofor., so pure !hnt wi:cl
heated, II becomes nj once suilicicnlll '
nalIcablc TO admit Of being wrouuh
into any shape or form. They max,
knives, hi!.hooLS, war culasscs, spears
axes, hoes, &c. Out Of this ore wuhuu
Smcl,iny.'