The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-04-18
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|RPnll Hill, WAsH1soroN Co, I
April lst, 1867.
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Kessfs. Editors--A number Of my
old scqusintauces in your State, de.
sired me to writa to them, but have
decided to write TO you, trusting that
you, and the most welcome visitor,
"SoatAern Enterprise" !" will give my
letters wider and epeedier circulation
shan I could. -.
Texas Is q great country. There is
an opening almost inexhaustible for all
classes of immigrants. The lands sur
pass any that ! ever saw IN any coun
try. Washington County is supposed
to be among the best for farming pur-
poses; especially in producing cotton.
Corn is raised in abun ndance, but subject
to weesil during sp:iug and summer,
from the lateness in gHthering-a great
desl is also destroyed by the wild geese,
crows and birds. Very little wheat is
raised in this County, from the fact that
1t will not pay {; cotton pays the best,
fhe yield is so great. There is undoubt-
edly moro cotton wasted and left in the
felds here, than is made in South Car
"olina, upon an average, per acre.
Brennan, the County seat, is quite
business and Aourishing town. Schools
and colleges were wonderfully we'll
maintained during the war, but now
dhey fall short of the needs of the in
creasing population. But one uewspa-
per published in the town-"lRe
Southern Bonner "-edited by ID. L.
McGary, ESQ. He is one Of the ablest
end best writer's in our State, aud his
extensive acquaintance and influence,
will add much TO the already great
popularity Of The I" Banner" There are
several very excellent schools; board
ing and day school for Young ladies.
Olive Oak Seminary, near Gay Ilill,3
conducted by the pastor of the Presby.
ierian Church, is only one of seseral
holding q high position for many years.
OF colleges, one for boys aud another
for girls at Independence, under the
auspices Of the Baptist Church and
two Of an equally high order, and simi,
lar, at Chappell Hill, under the care of
the Methodist Church. The former in.
cludes law school, and the latter one
offmedicine and surgery, which are fast
Becoming celebrated. Churches of eve
~ denomination are numerous all over
the County. -. s-.. ,ss- .. So. . .rt5
OF minerals and mineral springs, there
are few. Along the base Of the hills
ranging south and parallel to the river
Yegua. are salt and soda springs. Thick
atrata Of ignite Of excellent quality crop
out. OF have been cut through, in dig
ging wells, Along the same range Of
hills are springs imprcgua!ed will sui
phur, and Offering evidences, of the pres.
epce Of petIoleum, in the frequent gases
ous bubbles and oily scum on The sur.
face. Not much, probability Of coal or
iron. Abundance of lime, rock, yield,
ing excellent lime. The County.is un-
. Usually well watered and good and
permanent water>tanks can be anywhere
made. ~ 81. a''-'
In agricultural products, this County
is generally understood TO be the rich
est in the State. The chief crops are
corn and cotton, both produced abun
dainty; wheat, barley, oats, the va
rious mi,lets, sorghum, the sweet and
irish potato, garden vegetables, &C.,
are all largely grown, and Yield WE'LL
The cas!or.oil bean, and other oil pro
ducing seeds, yield great returns tobac.
CO has been grown pretty generally by
the negroes, and gives large return Of
good leaf; bnt' little rye, and no buck
wheat or rice; although any and all
grow well, the last with irrigation, Of
course ;4hops, hemp, fax. indigo, mad
der, and other dye-s,pffs can all be
grown.sfH 81 tts Ess'frs -" -
With the exception Of rather TOO fre
quent'cold mothers, doring the late au-
tumn, winter and ,earlys spring, there Is
no more pleasant climate, especially up
on the open ptairies, though some claim
the same, or even more, for the shelter.
ed woodland. The great general eleya.
ton Of this country, gradually rising
from the coast, thus bringing it still
within the reach of sea breezss, modified
and tempered, contributes much to the
agreeableness of. the climate and general
good health.
The black prairie soil is no,oriously
rich and productive; many of the creek
bottoms aud timbered lands have also
excellent soil. The Brszos bottoms, a,
the east end Of the County, are unsur
passed in productivsness. ID 4 80,
The. County is well timbered not
overtso.hiths 10 prairie. The La Ba-