The Cecil Whig., 1852-01-24
VOL. XI.---No 81
lsttrr from tI)r Greot lllrst.
Correspondence ofThe Cecil Whis.1


Mg-Somehing atom LnHds, anI Laud rite,
Character CfNe Men ofMe Il'ey'-7he a.
rnniages Of The Te'egraph &c.
Mn. EDITOR III you received my letter from
Independence. you have my views upon the az
ricullural advantages OF North Mi suuri, having
visited most Of the counties in that part of tn,
State. The Southern portion is sail To bc abun-
dainty rich in mineral wealth; iron ore, coal.
and lead is said to abound, the veins or beds o
which are in iuNtapoSilGn; Offering 10 the mincl
and manufacturer iucAhauStablc sources o
wealth. The manners and customs ufihc west
are strhngly different from, those in your yarl
Of our common country. | was lochly impress
ell with thc notices some months since in The
Wing, torwarning Sportsmcn from s'irrsspaSsne
on the premises Of the undersigned with tilhcr
dog or gum do not censurc in tic slightest
degree the said posscssors the soil; they deem
ed it prerequisite for the safety of pcrson or
property, but | wuul in view Of these facts cor
daily invite all who deli ghl in Ills many Sport
10 pay our prairie lans a visit There is scarce
farmer in his hospilable State hut would find
pleasure in accompanying them 10 The iicEg, or
the chase, al which time they would have !air
opportunity, in the drire. ul testing the Arctness
Of their stccdS. II they would rank in the first
ga le Of hunters, the following, amongst nurncr-
ons other rules must be ubrycd. The bound
ing deer, or fleeing w0lfmus, be ovcrakcn by the
fearless rider, an! killed. in his tracks. with rifle
ball or back shot; (Ioubc barrel guns one ri
Il Il, a.
vogue.) In no instance can 4 turkey be fiji cd
on when derr-huniiug; for such Il inisdemlanor,
the oflcn;cr would be driven home.
The young sportsman would be puzzled to
know what to bang away at first. Let him i'm
a@nc himself stealing softly through the under
wood ofa forest which surrounds some sylvan
stream, in which acluatc fowls are feeding.
''Whr'-thcrc Goes a pheasant; looking in thc
direction the ailrahted bird has Hcwu, he be-
holl bali dozen squirrels rlayiully lcaping
from limb to limb Of The lofty oak Pressing
his way still nearer, TO the bank oflhe creck raus-
ing he surveys with mathematical care the dis
tance, an mentally concludes, ga few rods near
Grand i'll give ii to em.'' Again he moves
noSclesSy on, scarce rustling the leaves. or
breaking the lifelcSs twiys that hcsircw the
ground. fIark! what means the sound oftLosc
Hapil unmcasurcd footsteps; quick as thought
his hca! is turned to catch glimpse Of WAT
goes there; bcholi u>lerng from the thiclct
the startled deer. The hunter springs to his
feet, levels his gun, fires, the curling smoke
rolls away and reveal: the inanimatc form ofhs
I.
gun, throws away his powder horn and runs as for
n wager, towards his prize. Jumping, rompin9,
he rXclaimS, ''good luck for lliS morning, con-
found shcns geese and ducks they may 90 to
Rel River; or wherever else their wings anil
will may take them, venison is goo cnou h
for me-" Unraslnc his pouch knife he goes
awkwarlly to work, but finally succeeds in
hanging his game up tree, and then hastcns
home fora horse TO pack il on. All ye who love
such sport, but are at loss for unlrammcled
RANGES come west: we offer YOU millions oracrcs
for hdnling feel Is, over which YOU NAV fearless
ly loain, none beng compelled to protest against
g&nr inyasions; anI no charge for camp grounds
or fuel
wnnId advise no one 10 buy lands in the
West, unless they can be settled on. Waste
aands don't advance in value-unlcss contcm-
TIalte internal Improvements, bring them into
notice. recently convcrsed with gentleman
near Glasgow. in this State, Mr.. s. Donahoc;
lie informed me owned forty thousand acres Of
land, bought ofGovcrnmcnt in 1917, any unm-
proved part Q! which he would willingly take
/ r. /
he is!ll, for Us goo! ian,S as his can be houck
for .25 per acre. The same gentleman fur
thcr added: that he would give any industrious
man, as much good land to till as he could cult
waite for five years, for the toia! sum ct five dol
lars. If the emigrant has money to buy land
it is better for him to do so, in that time he would
have snug home; but if he las not, Mr.. DIS is
good offer.
There are two kinds of Land titles in this
State and elsewhere in the west; that are ohjcc-
tonable. The Bounty Land and Tax Titles.
The former when genuine arc we'll known to be
as valid as statues can make them; but there has
been so many lorgeries and frauds practscd
with these warrants, that it is almost impossible
TO determine between the genuine and illegal
ones. The tax titles arise from neglect of
nonresident land holders 10 pay their annual
Taxes. The law allows the original owner,
from whom it was sold, a specified period to re-
possess it again. 1t also provides that widows
and minorhcirs shall not be debarred FROM setting
up their claim al any subsequent period from
the date Of sale. But in all cases those who
may purchase under the tax law, are allowed
pay for such improvements as they may put
thereon; together with heavy interest on the
purchase money | would not in either case
buy land for homestead; whoever does, runs a
RISK of being ouSted; or else places himself in
dru ma which may De marked by repeated