The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-03-24
JOURNAL CORRESPOND NCE.
WEST franklin. Ind. }
Posey County, March 10Th, 1851. I

rosey county, March Sutii, 1901.
MIR. A. II. SANDERS:
Sir: --Knowing your disposition to publish !
statistical and other information, such as is
Calculated to develop the resources Of Indi-
ana, more particularly that portion of it
known as the Pocket" have undertaken
to give You, and through the Journal, your
readers birds eye view Of this village 1t
stands on the bank OF the Ohio river, at the
foot of high bluff one mile above Diamond
Island, and twenty-iour below Evansville,
by the river. The bluff contains quarries Of
the best lime and sand stone rock, and il is
supposed vast beds of coal. The landing is
the best, (known to the writer.) OH the Ohio;
The channel Of the river being wide and deem.
and the bank "a gentle grade, besides pro-
jecIing point OF rock just above causes an
eddy IN front OF The village, consequently it is
also an excellent ice harbor.
The lands adjoining and back of town are
owned by Nonresident landlords, which has
hitherto retarded the growth oil the place !;
out these lands are now offered for sale. and
will soon be III The hand OF industrious far
mers.
The location offers good facilities Tor
large flour mill, having free access to The
country at all times by roads never shut up
by Water, ana can he reached {. ON Kentucky
long after all communication is cut Uff from
Evansville and Mount Vernon by high water.
Timber of any and all kinds pleuly-the sup
ply Of white oak aud black walnut being
abundant.
Considerable shipments OF corn, oats, po-
latOes; apples. eggs and live stock are annu-
ally made. So much for natural advantages,
and the half is not told
Our community is equal to any one in al
most every substantial quality; being social,
hospital. kind and gencrous-and in morals
not surpassed by that ofany town on or of
the river. A rogue would be quite natural
curiosity here-such thing us pifcring be-
ing being unknown, and drunkenness almost
as rare; our villagers never being disgraced
with bloaied wrelches staggering along the
street. The race Of topers is extinct" Un-
Gus, the last OF the Mohicans" having died.
There is here neat NJ E. Church, with
regular preaching, which. if not so learned or
eloquent, nor fashionable as in some places
is perhaps better calculated TO inform the
mind, purify the heart, and reform the lives
of those who hear. We have also a good
school house in which there is district
school taught by a candidate Tor the bar
There is here Decor, an embryo lawyer. d
post Office three dry goods and grocery stores
one boot and shoe store, with several firs'
rate mechanics; steam saw mill has beer
lately put into operation, and several private
and business houses are being built Messrs
Newman g. Barnett have nearly completed a
very good store room for young Mr.. Deckrl
Of your place and Messrs. Sweeien e. Hei
are about building large and commodiou
warehouse. More mechanics would do wei
here-a good brick maker and n,ason; tail
or, sawyer, saddler. wagon maker. and Oh,
or two carpenters, would find this good 10
cation. Indeed, labor of almost any kind i
well paid for here. And | had almost f5r
. gotten 10 say that at least 5O00 cords of WOOD
are annually sold TO steamboats,
The place is remarkable for good he;:th-
, other places not larger. supporting two an(
three doctors. while ours Is not cmploye,
half his time In short, sir, we have here al
active, sober, industrious. honest and peace
able community. undisurbed by the iroi
horse and his attendants. or the vain irvolI
. lies of fashionable life, and we will adj,
, wrlcome such as will come to US :, ekillg sucl
society. Ever yours 4
DIAMOND.
NSThe editor of the Democrat |, hnrs ha nd