The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-04
From he Western CTrisian Adroeote.
Western Enligration.

kanS;tS, Nebraska, Iowa, WISCONSIN, and
Minnesota, write 'ietters tor the public jour
! nails. setting forth the excellences Of those
countries, and assign reasons why the rest
of mankind" should emigrste thither. As
these communications eAfregaently-- pub
lished in, our Church papers, YOU will, am
confident, admit this article, and allow me
to do up at least Il portion Ut Indiana on PIT
per, and make plea for .south-wes s,ern In
DIANA the portion embraced in the Indiana
Whoever viii ttEc betroirblc to look at
the map will see What il appropriately cn,-
braccd in soath.wcstcrn Indiana, and will,
from its shape, approve the name given 10 it
yeans ago, ,i'; The appckct.2 What was the
occasien OF this name 4 do not know, bnt
had il been given in view of the ri hicss OF
the soil, value and extent of its minerals,
the naturT,i advahtaeeSi III fine timber, beau
,ifal prairics, Numerous Streams of water
absmding " irh tllc ihastfish- aud its grand
water falls, it Would certainly have been a,,-
lpseesuGsDssnr atfShsneltsof Spaish]
10y which, with hone 81 industry n man may
s9rcasF,ire .ea-ipvskrt fal ef spcisSD a q
western phrase for .plcnty,.of casli.
tIhc -ude Sof western cpligration Will nc
donIt continue fiowflig FOR years ~ toint,,
and relieving stinst IndiaRH especially so,ass-
western INDIANA, prcserlts nif,icepientS 10
all ci;lsSeS Of people, cqti:h, II hot tsdberior,
to any, other western St.de, ask permission
to briefly. state TO your NUMEROUS, readers
what | regard as facts concerning SOUTH
western Indiana which form rimtn y ,arp7i-
nnents why persons Intending to elaigrhte
west should not overlook This part That, ]
may be well understood, and that / may
make no. random, .stltcments,- 4. viii ,giys a
list of the counties embraced .ini the distficl
of which | speak advisediy:: f'osey, Wander
burg, Gibson, Knox, Sulliyau, Green, Mar
tin, Dubois, Orange, Crawford, Perry, Spcn-
GER ,WarEick, Laviess, and Pike. Taking
these counties together, the same advantage,
are not TO be found east or west. %
4 = Rctcrcncc to- the rsapt i'll satisfy any
one that in climate il is unsurpassed any
where in the ,WeSt. t<ItF
2.-As to fsoii anil natural productiyenes,
and adsptaGon to.the. grvwih Of grsips aud
vegetables 1t all sorts, tits equal To ans
ssol,ntry in the tinios- "a T'ak ing sthsse copn
ties together, there is q beautiful varietvo
l.rair.e and timber. Green. Sullivan, Knox
aid Dav iess ilaveshlariy Thousand acres ofyu
pcrior prairie, while the Others abound Will
heavy timber-ash, oak, black walnut, elm
pecan, hiekory, cypress, poplar; cherry; an
sycamore. Whole cargoes Of lumber ar,
shipped from Indiana to Kansas, Iowa, etc
Une remarkable fact about these timbercd
counties is that the soil is sof.lcxcellcn
quality. g 7-rss -fftsr
! ,. In mineral wealth no district of coun
try that Know Of is equal 10 it for variet,
srdf extent. I'm tVandcrbur.dii sWarrick
t3<n.cr. Perry, Knox, ,Dssviess, Siilivan
1tif&0 ld Martin, there are extensive coa
niikSsthe veins of which vary in thickncs
from two to-sevcn feet. In Martin count,
paint of various colorS is found in gre;l
abundance, aud but little expense is ncces
sary to prepare it for use. In many in
Stances IL il 1iscti just rs il Is found in MI
tures 5 paint cup. The coal, in some in
stances, is near the surface, while i'm other
it is two hundred and eighly-two feet below
the surface The cheapneSs of coal increase
the facilities for manufactures, and make
the work of converting our fine timber int
lumber and manufactured articles both cas-
and profitable;
Nef. aThe advantages for shipping Ithe Sprc
ducts of the soil and manufactures are yer
superior, being butll natural and artificial
the Ohio river running ON the south and III
Wabash on the west. liuc Of the State fun
nish convenient and cheap steamboat facil
tiles for travel aud export. A railroa
starting at Evansville, on the Ohio river, run
ming through Vandcrburgh, sGibson, Kno!
Sullivan, and Vigo counties, and near Pix
DavieSs, and Green counties, makes at Teri
Haute, connections by railroad with Indian
apolis, Chicago, and New York, and at Viz
cenneS, midway from Evansville ~ Teri
! Iautc, crosses the Ohio and Mississippi
Cincinnati and ST. Louis--RaiIroad, form
ing connection with Cairo, ST. Louis, Lo,
. isville Cincinnati, Buffalo, and New y orl
Besides this, there is terminating at Evan
: vile the Wabash and Erie Canal, tue lonj
est canal in the world, extending from I,
: ledo, on Lake Erie, TO Evansville, on Il
. 0hio river. .It-neanders considerably in !
r course, aud thus is useful to a vast region
= country.ssrIh tlIis-part ot the State it rul
through Xandcrhurgh, Warrick, Gibso
"'Pike; Dawes, and Greer countless On Il
: eastern line of, what is properly Southwes
= crn Indiana, runs the New Albany al
Saicm Railroad, extending from the oh
n river immediately below the Falls to La
HPHfStH 'iHcfc otc ie"r ~ my " oSe'
: localities having equal facilities for travclal
- export, aud at such cheap rates. -, y ~ Z.
- 5. / wish to devote one paragraph TO o
V mineral resources especially. The iron O
r. of Green, Martin, and Perry -coupiissis 81
g passed ot.fy by- the Iron Mountains
n Missouri. Iron orc is abundant in the
Il counties and what is remarkable it Is tou
in the immediate vicinity of good CO
= timber, and Limestone, and, in some
p stances, Is uBtiefMidI Iby 6ne clsya~1advan n
: = ges which no other western iron region p
seSses. The soil, too, of the lands on viii
y these mines are found is OF good quality, a
f. worth, for farming, purposes, very neal
the cost of Elnd including minerals. 3 Th'
20 ! mines are also convenient to river, can
= and railroad. Another mineral element
r. wealth we have, is grit Grindstone a
milestone grit of superior quality and
s. haustlcss quantity is found in Orange, NJ
XII tin, and Dubois counties. At no rem
,bs.-i period these must be'of immense value,
= though thay are now rs cheap as dirt.
~, 6. Prices of lands are exceedingly low
IS, Improved farms can be bought on Ebe
.,.et terms at from five 10 thirty dollars per az
= 1 speak understandingIys when | say
tstfarms of from eighty to three hundred ac
E.,l with ordinary buildings and froma twell
ust ! fiy'e, to one hundred ,:cres improved, can
M rbought for from S5- to 50. per acre, and fl
-tthat UP 10 $40 and $50. These cheap far
~ too, are i'll healthy regions, intersreI
/ Is with numeroass springs that furnish ane,
f,ilin,r nf4 =. l,1th ,,,nt,