The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-05-21
FOR Tie isDEPKNDENr rRSss
Agricultural Prospects in Texas.
DANviLLE, MoSTGoMEY TO-. TExAs.
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March 81, 1850
The health Of the country, 50 far as | can
personally Judge. mud from Information derived
from reliable sources. i, uniformly COOL We
huvr II" swnrnps or standing ponds Of winter;
aud during the summer months st .ndy br-cz-s
blow from of the gulf of Mexico, temp.ring
the hrnt of our almost tropical climate to de-.
grres lower than that of summer in SnutI,
Cnr"'inn. so 'hnt from either source of ,lis-as.
-''Iasn OF excessive heat-we ur. happily
relieved
With such favorable conditions. existing l. .
!"r. a.d around me- mn.l future If .,Iua
promise, i, url'rurs to n"w--a!,huulh IL
, rrra, undrrlakin. before started from Caro-.
i,na--tln, | hnv. done WELL aud llrri -hv in
srrkin.. T-xa, irr Il hn,l:c fn, myself and ~,
,hllr II.
Cur late Legislature nrenr.l the vacant public
domain to actual settlers nt one duiiur per acre,
III TRAITS "f one hu: ,llv. ami seventy .,cl
payable wIrhin tw cl,r month, from the ,u, OF
Ell iriurht.
The provision 'f III. nc. cy'cni> To f.,n:l..
i'eas OF failiilic,--w uM "a. we'll as To 9th l.
"r>
| reserved I" III" state. of tn" M",nlhs FL Pas"
"hd f"r'.' H''lr"a'i. are al v!ed I" actual sci.
icrs. at twn dollars rrr acre, and the reserved
-cc!i"'!s "f "ihr Railroads. at on,. ,lulIor md
4L'r'rr per acre. 80 that tlinsc wishing to
hni lands fr"m the Stat. can receive tiles di
r'rt I" t!ir"Scv"s can now en- JOY that privilege,
f'n' on this part icular han "f vnoi titles thcr,
|" hut little difficulty t" br arrr"h-n.l-d.
The wheat crop of this years promising and
HE y''lt w!ll hr large. c>trnnte,l two and halt
millions Of bu>hr!:. Although there wer. la, {
:r",'s last year, those VIII" yrazrd their wheat
down sufficiently secured twenty bushels to the.
, "crc in DiIa, county. Wheat i. not cultivated
III M"nx"mrry county. but MS the same Llac,
Lands that grow the the wheat in counties 81,
miles above ns. i'll such perfection. are tu l,,.
found here. there can hr doubt OF its equal
! l'r"iuctvcnrss of wheat and small grains.
C"t"n al'sorl.s all of our time aud paws better
han wheat craving, but her. is grow ing
'iirl'"s:!lon to grow more Of our usev,surics at
home.
State University Was endowed by the lat.
Legislature: and Il geological survey provided
f"r-"f the State
The P"nitrntiarv is in successful orrrntion ~
factory "f wooi-n aud cotton Lowells and
priil-. la,n"o yards weekly. the articles are
good and honestly made. "f the best mat trri,ls
very superior to Northern negro goods AMI
| L"wtl!s. M"st of the cunvicts, or Il lurp. nr,,.
| PORTION. hre NeSiears. who work with great
| d"cIliy-'hey are brought fiom the Rio
GraI"ic counties mostly. Great care il taken
OF the c"nrcts. Suicrintrn.larts un.l ufficrrs sr
, lre'rd n tncn of hum unity. they are regularly
preached IL. and srctn well di-pn,c.i and order
y. There is. however. us conn"nly tn. casr
with shut up people. great disposition to ye,
out
Our Railroads are coming on finely, on land
mud TAPER: fifteen miles mi!es cnnnectinn vii,
c'inl'l"te u line Of ninety miles from Galveston
! BAY. Fresh oysters aud sea air to H,mrstc, al.
gr"at AMI lr"rnising city in perspective
| These Is miles will also CONNECT Houston
city. our great commercial market, with Gn,
r"st"H they are part of the Galveston, Huus
| i"n. Henderson AMI Fulton Railroad, which We
nope aud hrli,.vr. i'll hr running Hear u.-for
We arc here "n the lire Of the Roni-v.,tbiu
five ,rars
1t is snii iha, the Choctaw nation. wI,p hnvr
''rsc millions "i .l"lnrs. will apply it to extent
our Railroad t" their nationality in Arkansas.
To nE CONTINUED.