New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-08
CHEAP LANDS FOR EMIGRANTS

We are able to ndone all that the writer Of the
letter says Of the cheapness of lands the Delaware
Peninsula and Of their capsbty of improvement and
convenience Of location upon near navgablc streams
and within convenient distance by land or water Of New
York Philadelphia There is also another peninsula Of
similar cheap lands the other eide Of tho Chesapeake
Bay either Of which ii is probable that an immigrant
farmer arriving in New York could reach chesper and
quicker and buy land for less money and grow rich faster
by improving these old out lands than in any other
direction from this City And yet they will not 90 there
Does our correspondent led TO be told the reon Does
be not know what has cursed that region and rendered H.
in measure barren and unnhabltable' Wipe out that
one psguespot and you shall not be any longer at aoss
ito account for what tempts men TO go to the West
WILMINGTON. Del. Friday, Feb. "a. 1854.
noticed your remarks In to number Of letters
iDquring about the and proprety Of emigrang 20
the and you certainly right In setting Before the
quersts the difficulties they will have to encounter In
country.
have been often surprised and at loss 10 account for
the feeling which tempts the young and Inexperienced
farmers and mechanics Of the North and East % leave
muny and than all the facility Of communicating
with the world to which they have been accustomed for
ness leaving behind without thought the rch end cheap
locations shores Of the Chesapeake and Delaware
where If they but knew it, they might secure almost IL
facts need but to be known to create current
Of immigration SouhEavd as well a. Wsstpayd.
The peninsula lying between the Chesapeake and Del
down and impoverished by the unhry habits Of tho cul-
tvstor but kindly and easily recovered BY good farm
ing large portion Of the fand Is covered By timber,
Delaware white oak and all Of Il offering rich reward
enterprise and industry In the markets Of the neighbor
Ing cities IL Is within knowledge thst farms lying In
this region have than twice paid the cost Of their
purchase from the sale Of the wood leaving, when this
accomplished land ola superior quality Tor truck ami
waes, is%ng The whole he r%.ss Of ID: Pen.us
there probably scarcely point In the whole that has
not landing within Is 90 miles water immsdi
atey communicating with Phadelpbis Baltimore Tho
land mostly held BY old residents who have neither tho
the energy farm II to the best advantage and
Ike all the country 70 the south Of Mason and Dxon has
ton Of natural energy; their position socially q
wen as being remote from the channels of business
and travel, has contributed b this result. This
state of things has continued until recently grow
ing wore instead Of better although Newcastle
and Kent Counties have gradually been brought into con
necon by means Of steamboats, with the Philadelphia
and in the habits Of the people has been the result YET
in Sussex, Delaware and In most Of the Maryland Couu
tie. h: cause not having operated the syl has :ggrs
prospect to be opening for this neglected dstr IT,
from the Immigration Of Pennsylvana and New Jersey
farmers, and from the OF lime on the land now fur
the line Of the Schuyk and delivered ct cheap rates
me many nsvgabe stresms emPtyng into the Delaware
and through the Delaware and Chesapeake Csna 70 the
cSdieto oCCcSSotc Ifcm INC w eW. lue nost imPVSoA
means for improving this highly capable country howsy,
Ell destined to be the Delaware Rsrosd, connecting
Wilmington with Seaford. the Nsntieoks River
gable arm Of the Chesapeake, and passing the Dover
Smyrna end most Of the other towns and villages Of i'm
porance in the central part Of the State This enterprise
s in such state Of forwsrdness, to warrant the
belief that the enerpzng who 1t the head OF
its Affairs viii succeed in opening to travel within about
eighteen months When completed Il may form link In
more direct communication with the South. BY steam
boat transit from Seaford to Norfolk avoiding tie veefine
occasioned by passing through Baltimore IN nv sexs
shall give you some information with regard to the price Of
land, &c In this region, and would earnestly invite I'll
whom blessed dseontent Is driving to seckSew homes
70 turn their attention to this region a. the phrsse goes
before purchasing elsewhere.