Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-11
THE THEATERs OF WAR.
General Description Of the Countries
| Occupied by The Armies of the Bel
I ligerent Powers.
SAX0NY.

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The present Kingdom of Saxony lies be-
tween 80 deg. 10 min. and 81 deg. % min.
N! lat, IL deg. 54min. and 10 deg. miH. h.
long. 1t is bounded N. W., n. and n. e.
by, Prussia; E. and s. by Bohemia; S. w.
lAltenb1rg. Its fofth IS triangular, the base
resting on the Riesengebirge aud the L rz-
gebirge from the Neisse, on, the border of
Silesia, to the Frapkenwald, on the north
boundary of Bavaria; and the vertex ex-
tending alittle to the north of the City of
Leipzig. The length of the base is about
l50 miles, and the height of the triangle,
from little north of Leipzig to the point
where the meridian of Is deg. e. long.
crosses the Erzgebirge, is about 75 miles -
The area is 5,752 square miles, and the pOp-
ulationlin 1852 amounted to A,9S7, 1872. The
irIhgUivauts arc Ohis ~ Of 0SfLnan descent {:
about 40, 900 are Of the Slavonic race. All
except about 10000 Catholics and 1000
Jews are of the Lutheran religion. val
Surface and Soil--The River Elbe, tray
ersing the Kingdom from southeast TO
northwest, divides it into two unequal por-
tions, between which considerable differ
ence exists also in wealth and productive
pOwers.if5uI q, .taoa hre t.s...,, Not,f,,,,
The most elevated part of the country
lies contiguous to the boundary of Bohe-
mia, and is known by the name of the
Mountains OF Lusatis1 d 1t does not, howev-
er, present chain,Of mountains, but is an
elevated fiat, which toward the south de-
scends into Bohemia with a" rather rapid
slope, but toward the north forms extensive
plains which are nearly leveL lowering
with an almost imperceptible slope. On
these plains rise several masses of rocks
in the form of small table lands, and in
some places there arelnumerous smallscon-
ical hills. Og yiur .ytli.-t .s1 .Tns ad ot I,
The western or larger portion of Sax
onY, which is situated west of the River
Elbe, is naturally divided Into Three re-
gions, the mountainous the hilly yoaud the
plain. 9iIsy JelJ-gg .b7GJ la-rT I'M
The region which extends northyard
along the northern base of tile mountains
as far as Meissen, exhibits an agreeable al
ternation Of hills, wales. and plains of mod
crate extent. Its fertility in general is not
great though there are some productive
tracts, among which the plains near Chem
nitz and Zwlekau are distinguished! But
the whole region is cultivated with great
care, as its agricultural produce finds ready
sale In the popuious towns and villages oil
the mountain region. The winters are not
severe enough to prevent the cultivation OF
the common kinds of grain. Some Of the
lower grounds, especially those along the
Elbe, are noted for their orchards; aud in
the vicinity OF the town of Nielsen con-
siderable quantitYl Of wineis made. as Goals
are found in extensive beds, not far from
Dresden, and ginalthe vicinity of Zwickau
Sheep, cattle, and horses are abundant in
these parts. fiIlRJ G.un .15Od E3,ar9 81 A
The northern portion of Sax0ny west OF
the Elbe is aplain, and constitutes the most
southern part of the great plain which ex-
tends to the shores of the Baltic. 1t con-
tainsj however, more hills than OCCUR furth-
er n0rth5fs lGf nali1 81 m0ff lImgEa I'd
= Tiechief crops are corn, potatoes, rape
seed, hops, flax, 5hemp. chicory,i tobacco
madden woody saffron, ediGipal herbs,
anise, coriander, poppy, &c, The meadows
are most carefully cultivated, and yield
several crops ia che year. The culture OF
the vine was introduced inBtbe eleventh
century. The annual produce, Is. about 2,
10000 gallons. Almost a fourth part OF
the country Is covered with forests, ebn-
sistihg chiefly of pine aid fiF.j OF other
timber rtreesthe mestcommon are the beach
and the ibirehi the maple, the elm and the
ash are less common, and the OAK very
y1ire0H m sdtsm9T Jh9m1 fBgS0 eIiH 9t.
1.-The breed OF cattle has been Keryimuch
improvedi within the last century, The
horses are good, There are swine and goats
| in most parts Of the country, and domestic
poultry abouhds.. Among Wild animals are
] boafs, foxes .badgersg hares, i1yu2es band
wild cats, birds of pregsWith theexeeptieu
of eagles, which are seldom seen, are every
| where met with. The breed OF Sheep bst
been gradually and greatly improved sihet
| 1895, by successive importation of merinos
from Spain, 50 ttfat there are above q 900 ,0OC
2heep Of the AApfoveds ds6feed, and ESaxdhy
Jw0plis preferred eYens to the Spanish, 1eyo
lao The minerals are s9pe gold, copper, iron
lead, lin, cobalt, arsenic, vitripl,, 'bismdth
nickel, izilic, aiftimonyy quicksilver, 2 lcalsiI
lnfnap rock crystal, oamethy stsIbofMeli liam
hgaTnets, diamonds, jaspeTs 6Oesssqds sid 1oi
ho The etmanptactur are very Important
| The most, Important branchof linen manu-.
'facturefs that Of dahas K table linen a
oGf6ss SuhOlIaas Il 600 loOms91 lThrsatlslaci
of extraordinary beauty is uDapafaetureddH