, 1866-05-15

a Country Of Colossal FOrtune%-InSer-
ealing >satl.stcs-a Chicago Company
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ealing ~satl.stcs-!a Chicago Company
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IBrnsheaz ta,,j Correspondence Gin Com, May ~
: Ibis ls the country Of large fortunes. Su-
gar planters before the war, usually estimated
thoir wealth by tho hundred Thousand dol
lats. Mauy Of them called themselves worth
halt million, Then there were small plan
as s15,Oo0, or $1,000. The lands are rich and
yielded, In cane, usually, a product Of about
SIS per acre per annun sometimes mucl,
more. The comparative estimate placed upon
rial estate before the war and now, may be
seen, from few Instances will give, A plan
tation sold few days ago Tor W COG, which.
s75.0oo OF sS06oo. II produced a5o
hcgsheads Of sugur. with a very Iarge por-
tIon Of the land jet In timber. Another sold
for &C, COO NJ hich would have brought $780,
QUO. Another has been judicionsly appraised
at SIS, 600, Tor which sG5, ,00O was offered and
refused, before the waE. Pfnkney Bethel has
which the buildings were all destroyed By the
aImy-one crop on these plantations before
the war, brought him $4,000. 1t Is q COM
:JaDy from Chicago TINT has 1nadc him this
,oiier. 1t will be seen tr, N these figures that
to win tue la1Ee prizes, requires the use Of
some capital. Those OF limited means should
fttrsn companies, or else They will not be ablc
l. y
know Of several small Plantations on which
the machinery for grinding cane, and making
sugar Is uninjured, which can be purchased
for less money than the improvements cost.
:. Formerly these lands were subject to over
flow from the rise Of water Ia aud the break
ing Of the banRs Of the Mississippi River. n
10" - ame orcr almost all the lauts
+. :. - :: 80. Nary. In 1851, ! believe
- -. :: again rose very high; and
&" C waters hare risen over the
r.. : -. since the buildiug OF what Is
,'i:: : - t:e Bay, W the State, there hus
: - ny :. : tive overflow till since the
Z. .',s-- ".t. -. by the ar1nics in 1SGf-5.
II. &C I. :-.e. .sr cresasses, Us We call them
/. .~ie, -: sepaired, md their strength
:, -. :: ~ by the waters or TIC Mis-
:: H. ::,'*.- .hieh a1e very high. The
.E.-'. 1.i.,. '.'.w. Ereat uucnsIness has been
Y" ~. :''' 'reir safety. In fact, one Of
- :: .s*7 .:;rs'77 aay before 1t was quite com.
::'e: 'sn' y: : ret has scarcely been lelt In
Il = 7.',,o. III arish Of Wcst -t3aton Rouge,
. ~: ..:'::l'~ vicinity Of the crcvassc, has
..r:':tG =: excess OF waters have found
Il ss:17 =: =: 1.-The gulf through the'Atch-
.ra1ats,.
si:n,s Il. Lar 4 property, of the best an-
i:n, ,pi9rel,9S- - different owners, all Of
..t,tu, th:es ..ould sell-most Of them
LIT +c!i--,.'..: a company with $2O, 600,
-: r1ctH;it -. less money, might buy.
- .'-ra,.: y. :" AVN 1eVec, independent of
!>-'H;:. ,..i = IS, from, atty overflow that
~ t,,,s,,.e ',,. 70. tract there arc i've su-
a ..,4...--. x OF them have mills with 1
~! ~: ;~o have horse power. 1t
<.e:,-:'':~. - = present Improvements, OF
s.HI;':; s'>'' = adds. Of sugar per year,
~ re- . ri amount Of corn and potatoes.
~ most likely be sold in parcels, as /, Is
eld at present, unless some speculating com
any should be found, like that Of Chicago,
> purchase it with the view of lcyee1nr Il. as
$ value.
This country offers manr such chances FIR
ankce enterprise and capital, which would
ever suggest the1h6al res to the dweltcrs unon
1c soil, whose only thought aud onfv edncn-
On mas been to own and drive the nigger-