Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-03-06
VOL. III,"..... mo %.
Extract from a letter dated Volusla Flore !,

You ask if orange trees can bo bought. L
answer yes, if you wish to buy. The best
way is to buy land [wild] with plenty Of trees
on 1T which is not hard thing to do.
know you can have no idea of our wild oran 8"
groves, but when you como hero you will W
surprised at tho quantity. Orange trees il,
| our hammocks are as common as sasaf, 4
bushes in your country. We have groves I.
over ono hundred acres in extent, [wildl wiz.
hardly another tree, except an OCCASION
al live oak, in them. Como and sec thca,
they are worth the sight
10 give you an idea of the worth of grated
or buddcd orange trees, will state that this
is not very favorable year for oranges, an
that the largest yield from one tree this yca-
has been 5000 oranges, the smallest 500
this is from we'll grown trees. Now when yo;,
come to consider that your trco in the fir.
place costs you 81 the land Il, that yc
can put eighty trees on one acre. three or fiv,.
years attention, oranges at two cents eacl,.
just imagine the return
You also ask about northern men comm,
here If you once visited the South, I don,
think you would ever again ask the question
You, fear, as we'll as the majority of IT,.
people of the North, still think us fellows
rough, hard cases, with the spirit of rebellion
still IN us. Never were you moro mistaken
politicians for ends of their own "makc u
mountain out of every mole HILL" out of half
dozon braws, in which only probably u
dozen persons altogether were engaged, is
made to signify that the whole South is in a
state of nascent rebellion, ready at any mo
ment of time to kill and cat any northern mn,
who happens to fall amongst them. This is
not So In no country in the wide world is
man, whether Of northern birth or otherwise,
more respected Gf he is ono to commani
respecD than here. You ask when you shoul.l
commence planting. Orange treos can h:
set out any month in the year; the most favor
able times are, however, February, August
and September. Corn is planted here fro ).
Christmas to April, any time. Cotton plan.
ted April and May. Tobacco beds mad,
and seed sown therein, November and Decen..
bor, sometimes as late us January; plants set
out last of March and the Grst Of April.
The land Offices Of the State and General
Governments are at Tallahassee You can
enter land by letter, or going in person.
The cost of building log houses varics.--
You can. build one for $50, or you can max,
one cost $1,000. One day or probably tw,
days cutting logs, two days pecling bark off.
two days hauling. six days saving out boards
or shingles, two days hauling ono thousand
feet sawed flooring twenty five pounds Of nails
five dollar dinner and a gallon of whiskcy.
will secure ncighbors enough to put it up in
one day Count cost
Wcro [ coming, as you propose, I woull
mako palmetto house whore + intended
settling, until could find timo to make a
roal house. You can, with tho help of ono
man, mako in one day, or at farthest two days.
a house out Of cabbage or saw palm leaves.
which are everywhere abundant, which will
look romantic, be moro comfortable than any
log or franc house, will not permit one drop
of rain to come upon you, will make you
feel happy when you go intoit, and always bo
clean and neat.
You have only to take your rifle and 60
i'.to tho woods, and you will sbc repaid for
your labor by killing fine fat buck, or
turkey gobler or MAY be o boar. The proper.
tion of deer and bear to tho white inhabitants
is about 300 to ono. or fish in our river il
can't be beat don't come hcro with tho idcsg
you'll starvc. I have been to tho river, anl
ono day with common "bob hooks" caught
three hundred pounds of fno, fresh, hic,,
trout, not brook trout, but seven and nine
pound fellows.
Your attention might in connection with
orange grove business bo turned to gardenin.
plenty Of monoy to be mado at it Can
send tomatoes to New York from Jaoksonyi!
in loss than ten days, and for our earliest get
$40 per bushel.
Whom you como, if you do como at all,
bring your blankets, gun, fishing tackle, pro.
visions, etc. Come to mo and Twill try ami
make you welcome
No,0 Yor5 Day Book
CHARLESTON, February 4.The Conven.
tion discussed all today Hhethor Tho Cover
nor shall boa resideEs Of tho State four
years or two; the. question was undecided
"a resolution was introduced, restoring proper;
w Of minors sold during tho war for Confed-
terate money. !. !. .5. I,
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