The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-01-20

ply all the water power necessary to pro-
pei all the mills and factories demanded by
any ordinary population.
While the springs and streams, large
enough to furnish excellent mill sites. are
very numerous, the smallest fountains and
branches are so abundant that scarcely o
section is destitute of them. The pure
linped fountains and streams Of the south
ward are unrivaled for their beauty and
adaptation to the wants of man.
TIMBER.
The rich bottoms of all the streams
sustain heavy growth Of excellent tim
ber--burr, red, laurel, pin, and swamp
white oak, black and white walnut, white
and blue ash, white, red and wahoo elm.
red birch, buckeye, box elder, black cher
ry, pignut, common and thick shell bark
hickory. red bud. honey locust. sugar and
white maple, mulberry, American plumb,
hazel, pawpaw, sycamore, muscadine,
summer and forest grapes, and several spe-
cies OF thorn aud willow, are most abun-
dant. n
The slopes aad some of the high land
snstain forests ofnearly all the trees above
named;' while other portions of the high
land have medium growth of post, white
black aud spanish oak, black hickory,
yellow pine, sumach, hazel, and grapes.
But large portion of this region 10
sparcely timbered with dwarf black jack,
post oak and black hickory. This stunt
ed growth is not however due to the pow
erty ofthe soil, but to the effects of those
annual fires which have overrun the coun-
try for many centuries. These fires have
entirely destroyed some of the young trees
while they have scorched and very much
retarded the growth of those sufficiently
vigorous to Withstand their ravages.
The timber of this region is good, and
sufficiently abundant to supply all the de-
mands of dense population; and, besides
the spontaneous growth of the Usage or
ange sufficiently proves the adaptation
Of the soil aud climate to it's culture.
SOIL.
Almost every acre of the river bottoms
is rich and well adapted TO the cultivation
of corn, wheat, oats, tobacco and the grass
es, some of them would produce good
hemp. The prairies are generally very
fertile and produce good crops of the
above named staples, though but few arc
suitable for hemp The lands timbered
with white, black and scarlet oak. and
black hickory, are better than. such q
growth Of black jack. and post oak, and
black hickory, (the oak openings) is also
good, bat large part Of it is so filled
anr. covered with fragments Of ebert (im-
| pure flint and sandstone as to render il
unfit for ordinary cultivation; but the sol
is still rich and produces excellent grass
and win give good timber when the annua
6res are stopped.
! As we descend the streams on either
side of this table land; whether towards
the Usage on the north, or the Arkansa
on the south, the bluffs become higher ant
4 the declivities more preclpitous; aud tn
slopes and the ridges are more e,completel..
covered with ebert, and hornstone ant
less adapted to cultivation.
i Still as has beeH shown in my forme
|reperts, the greater part of what has beel
considered the poorest land in this regio
is wonderfully adapted to the cultivation
| Of the grape; and the day is not far dis
j tant when it will command the highes
price for this purpose. The Fox, tn
! Summer, the Frost and museadine gro,
luxuriantly in this region; and such is tn
vitality and hardihood of the Muscadin
in this climate and soil, that it takes roe
among the thickest of the flints' and pro
dnces an abundance Of its delicious cluster
in defiance of the annual fires, which ar
so universally destructive to the Vine
There is probably no place on this cont
nent where the soil and the climate and tn
conformation of the country are SO wei
adapted to the grape culture, no plac
, where the grape grower can expect so Ger
, tain and SO abundant returns forSh his labor
in the vineyard.
II MINERALS.
i The mineral wealth of the region unds
Il consideration is very great, aud canno
, fail, when fully developed, to comman
1.-The admiration of the world and great
increase the material wealth of on
i, State. ,e4a Ra f gs5gg
+ Building Materials are very abundau
in all parts. There is an ample suppl
Of limestones and sands,ones, and maj
! hles suitable for all the purposes to whic
: such materials are applied in domesti
] economy. Clays, sands. gravel and pei
les also exist in large quantities ID
Iron ore ofa most excellent quality ez
. lists IN great quantities. The red an
brown Hematities are The most common
1 they occur in the sandstone aud are tn
! most abundant in the west aud southwel
: of Green county. Furnaces might b
|, established with great promise Of sue
cess.
I Lead is to be the great staple of tn
: Southwest. Some years ago | reported
f lit one of the best lead regions of the world
! All the subsequent developements hav
proved the accuracy of the estimate q
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