Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-08-17

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overflow.
The banks OF the river above are high
and very rarely overflow, while the ada
cent country is elevated and undulating, or
even in some parts becoming mountainous
near the river.
At the distance Of six or eight miles in
the country, more regular conformation
prevails, and most Of the territory lies very
favorably for cultivation. The superficial
soil is dark, grey !oam resulting from veg.
etablc decomposition, with base of yel.
low clav, making in combination a muIat-
to soil of good productive quality.
There is found in the valleys and low
lands Of this region dark and almost al
luvial deposit which constitutes n very rich
soil, and along the river Tguape the soil as.
sumes very much the color Of wet ashes,
having most Of the characteristics of the
Mississippi bottom lands. None Of the ter.
ra roclla is red purple lands, which are so
Justly priced in other parts Of this province,
are found upon the tributaries of the
| lguapo river, nor on the other hand are
any OF the naked barren campos or open
plains seen in this section.
The land is more uniformly of fair DUAL,
ity, without presenting extremes of either
kind, and thus will afford a large settle.
msnt and equitable distribution of land,
that will yield all the staples of the coun-
try satisfactorily.
Corn, rice, beans. sugar cane, cotton, to-
bacro, mandioca, and coffee, we're seen here
growing in great perfection, while the BAN
ana, the orange and the pine apple flourish
most abundantly, and of excellent quail
ity.
1t is proposed that the reserved lands
mny be purchased at 22 cents an acre,
each member Of a family having the priv
ilege OF getting three hundred (3oo) acres,
thus aNording large family largo do
main for extension Of operations as the
children grow up. There are also private
lands adjoining these Govcroment lands,
which may Le bought in any quantity
at IS c. n,s per acre, AMI those desirin 2
such an investment can have the
privilege Of three, four and FIVE years,
without interest. In many places there
are fine sites for machinery, and along the
Iguape every planter has his own rice mil;
running hy water from some of the nume-
rous snail streams which flow into this
majestic liver.
The timber upon these various tributa-
ries is very abundant, nni generally Of
fine quality for cabinet work, for hou uses, or
for ship building.
For the most part the wood of the coun.
try is very hard and docs not split we'll,
yet there are specimens Of timber found in
this region that serve we'll for fences and a
few which may be split into boards.
bitches bave been resor,ed to, with or
without hedges, in places where fencing
material was not convenient, and thus a
permanent enclosure is effected. AS there
are several ,growths we'll suited to the con-
struction OF hedges, even making in some
instances a protection against hogs ms we'll
as cattle, horses and mules, it would be
we'll to resort to this mode of enclosing
lands at the very outset.
In the vicinity Of Iporanga which is
thirty miles above Xinirica on. the river
iynape, there are very sureriorlead mines,
and extensiv, deposits OF limestone and
red chalk or stony suitable for pencils. /,
is also stated. that coal has been discovered
10 this same region, an6 lower down that
iron ore has been found convenient to the
river, but l can't vouch for the two latter
from personal observation. This section
being only reached by canoes renders lhe
transportation more tardy and troubl, some
though not as expensive as pack mules.
Anirica is tue. head Of steamboat navii-
CATION, and a large wagon road is nov be-
ing opened across the country from this
point to the port OF Cnnanca, which will
allow OF an outlet in either direction for tile
products Of those locating near this line of
COMMUNICATION. The lands Which are re-
served at any feqnest, are situated Upon
ih's road, aud ct convenient distance for
shipment from ether. port. This. road is Of
aaeh grade that 81 RAILROAD. may be built
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|tore not so greet IT any time az, Dur sum- l.
aer. while il i tats .ha. kost occur. in
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Tue population afe genssoas and cordial
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