, 1869-01-21

I be Public Lands Of Arkangas
Climate, Soil and Ma
tive Products,
Establishment Of Law and Order

rames Of al 10 bold As 10 dAst ats psIils, | {
nd d1ve tcnac1ously into erery nook ADD
ranuy to be iouud, Holding desperately on
o ears and nose. lest both pay tribute to i
he frosty king, the tuckleas pedestrian I
olungea rcrl1eakly on, ohlisioa. to al saye
he elements about and the eoveled shelter
sought. Grouped about rousiug fire, with
he doors jealouAly.- guarded lest ssraT
breath ofsir impart passing chill, and the
bstiened "fndoWs covered with thick, crisp
rail, ~ chftllngly repeliant - one could Hish,
The favored ones seek to ward old win.cr,s
bling blasts In the wretched cabins and
ganet.. where squalld poverty, gauut aud
grim, holds dread cnruIral Of wsut aud destl-
tuition, ah! how fares Il thelef God grant
teW bushels Of coal such II may serve to
tmpart some little warmth to the poos, pov-
erty stricken frame that, ahrink Is 1t may
within he folds Of lis wrr. ched raE1, feels |,
but too keeulg the cold, cold grasp IL atriEes
to tiude.
January as seen BY Jour correspondent
"AwaT down Bouth IN Dlae," and oh, ths \
contrast Through IN open easement, tha |
soft, balmy air Of see ming spring comes 1aden I
With the merry notes of numerous saiiy. |
coloted little wasblers. that, Hitting about |
from limb 70 limb OF the densc shrubbeey !
adjacent, pause betlues to ''ca7ol high |
their notes On alF." Lsstectng to their ,zes-
one seems transported, a 1t weEe, 10 laud Of !
perpetual spring-
Little wonder, indeed, that despite ling.r-
ltg feelings Of the late :" unplet.aatnes,"
the minds of those In The col Ct and more
inhosl lilatla cIimes Of the North should |
tam foaAtzspEly tow ards the more genial !
fields OF the nunny South. Aud why not .
Hitherto deha17et BY the bKghttrg and eo-
7c1al Influences Of slavery from cnjoJments
aud prudtaule Investments Ii the most T.
tne North has the feld upon hta own terms.
He1e In Arkkn8as, Of the - :38. 40 acrcs ct
land within Its Area, fully one-hal, Is still
open 10 purchase from the state and United
htates Governments. Nearly three m.lllon
acres belonging to the State, AID couprising
iona Of The daess lands to to innud, ean BE-
hid at hlty to aeTtnty.hye cents per acre.
! md upon credit OF fFe yeals.
| OF The RoVernmeot lands, there atill r.
| main about fourteen millions al acres sub
).cr TO earrr under the graduation and home-
stead nc1s 10 Mi actua1 settlers. Upon tnesa
t lands there can b. found .lthln The stste
t every variety OF soi! and scenery, from the
tat bottom laLds bord. ring rivers. lake. and
6ayons 70 the Handicapped summits OF the
Boston Mountains. -
heaFJ growth Of OAK, hickory, gum, pc
can, elm, black walnut, pe1slmlnon, maple
and ash. With underground Of spice, paw.
paw ard large grapeylne5.
abe billy and mountainous regions are
cpye1ed With oak, hickory, map!e and pine.
There =, IN fact. without doubt. in Arkan-
| fas, In live growth pl forest trees, ttr more
| Of wealth than will be mined Ia California
fer the uext century 10 come
Walnut, of slze And qaalsty not 70 be c1-
celi<d In the world, /. found In in1men c
quantities ad}sccat to znost OF the streams.
! Asptc1&lIy u this tEe ctse along the st. Fran
cas and hltck Rivers. upon the latter streAn,
JUDGED. Whole forests Of Walnu. atn. found
immediately adtoioisg permanent naviga
! tnd capNal to deselop into perfect mine oil
I wealth. The tntne toll can nowhere be ex
J eelled. Cypress, too. one Of tho most vAuA5le
. ol limbers. can be found In almost Ine1hausti
, ble Quantities upon very many Of the streams
, Ou the Arkansas, below Lit le Rock, thers
ave 1mynense forests. tall and straight as
, candle, tha, as yet hare scarcely been desc
. Grated By The axe. In ptne, Afk1utas ca,
r1rp1 the hitherto uuma1ched fields OF Nichi
- gan and Wisconsin, In Ito northern pos
- lion Of the State there arc thoussads Q
, AboTe Little kock, on the Arkansas River
. arc large tracts Of pine Of u tue merchants s
bic . quality as IN, scen iQ Chicago. It 1
"a On the 0uachlta, however, tha. the wealth q
i. pine Is 10 ost accessible. On the line Of thi
+, liver, all The way from Camden down I
= are found almost iaterzninsb g forests {
" this choicest OF tlubers. Standing upon til
r DICK Of q steamer ascending OF desccudin
the stream, the hills arc seen covered, IA
!. n the ego CAD txtcod, with immense, toHt
It It Ing psne*, many of them siK and eight tet
~ ~ In diameter. and rearing their 1otly heat
:. slx,y aud eighty 1eet without limb.
n Gao fately be sald that With aoch fore .ts
D. timber, and IN up1nte1ruptsd river naYig
n. ton, no State presents equal Iuducemen
nd Tor introduction or capital and machine
" with ArkAusas.
MASONIC COLLEGE.
as Though claiming 10 attuity with the @
oa | der, dud herr an institution erected and f
,e. tered By the Assoulc fraternity, Ia which
I'd bare s'ecurue somewhat interested. Perua
to your many Masonic patrons nsy Wish to be
IN semething OF the same In 1850 the Gra
H. -. Lodge Of The State Of Arkansas resolved
:. build aa institution Of learning, tbs suppc
~ o, which should tbe1eafler absorb Iii |
- funds Of the order. Fr. IN year to year t
d. entire funds Of the different brsnchcs Nc
1t 1umesoos subscriptions OF citizens friendly
p. tho project. In 1851 tho corucr-.tore y
r.. hid, and tue present fa.e building pushed
the | completion, Upon e1te Just without the C.
On tn TIE centre OF tTtet Of one hundred 4
RI hve acres, with which the college Was
.ad dowsd. The building a. erected, thou
trs. costing eome Fa5, 100 ii but enc Of four VII
tho Of the original d. ssau. The optnfug Of
nd. war touud tho college just fairly conmcnc
f.lt and. OF course, suspended all It's opcr.tio
- 1ion-Col. mel thompson, tien,cuant C5la
~. Bropnaugh and Major LeHts-a1l entered
VI Confederate service, In which Two were kill
e1s leaving Major Lewis still alive.
At an early day the Confederate autht
"aa ties took POSSESSION Of aud held the build
.les ~ = ht spt.al until the capture Of Little 4.
net by Gtpetat 6ieeie, when 1t wAs occupied
srer the Federal 10 cte for the eAtoo purpose
lev 1895 and 1867 bat little Was doue with
hts | building save being Used a couple of term
eep trustees again rcopeBed The college uudsr
and supervision Of the Masouic fraternity, ST
n. Entch tineIt ha8 been In successful op
nd non. The Institution was, cftgiaa'sS.
.e,~ sill l., destRl ed as uiI1tary school,
w. students wearing the sane nniIorm as
e'1' endowed lsrds arc subdiEldcd into city |
l" ard must ultimately realize + large sun
the college. Though st present tuitlo,
't Of $50 per year Is charged, The intention Of
taa Il tuto al 3 ins.i,utsyn which ehslt be- ire =
'lns+ 10 al. It's present faculty consists Of
uns:I onel l.. f. Barber, President; Lteutci
t his Colonel o. c. Gray. i. II. Major L. T
iuto JGbe, a. n. Though Southern Mill
,eor, .shooi' politics ~ yesy properly ~ !, te1s.t
,a,d. sectional uatura allowed. Take Y on
I.,s. whole. 1t Il an institution Of which Aaso,
..,s, senetal may we'll be pond.
'. 4 QCAEER sCHooL.
saole hI,. -nrnnrtad ~ ~. aorirtv rf II
oseh- from indiana and Ohio, from the amour
e'eat tt,od Il ID most crrtainly acconplis
uR1lY annr4 the hIacis, deserved more than I
! PFC" irp uoilcc- Established at ~ early day
tution lint, 10 sbo mind. ot sM phaap:h
teoplc, can but be looked upon Is a Ia
credit 10 the noble society that couceivo<
eona' hns 80 "a nest1y carried forward this
I work Of educatins The blacks. For \
. la time the young women, sapeeaaliy sent
win scorn and contumely On the part Of m<
the peuple with whom they were b.puc
,ras- cont,et. Nothing but htsh md end
stn.e Of duty, helped IN great desree
os the eager aud soul, earning dc.l1e nsntf::
The patt ofthe eo!ogcd children for inf
,ue IA tson, could have su*tainrd them thr~u ~ug
e4st. Some tine since the society q
=. ~, the present building md put up "h'
. w for IL teacher.
o The Institution, OF "kchool house. y
Fa''es Arc, large frame building dlrtded 1otc
ue2i3 diNercnt de- epartnea.s, dllcd b5 as maay
efent teachers, hastcx present syera:
'ta'ned tendance Of sbont $50 students.
&c" 10 The senior department, presided ovc
Il young and mot worthy Friend, Ar.J.
= poe7 ford, exhibits, to marked degree, the
Fninif derfui buseept! lis} 70 iWpsoftneas
b ceck. ! tos 3o1a9. u3.. a9o ' Jnass ns 81!
tcaxht 1TssT ora.e Coff7n and Anra Wil.s j
tna. a,o t-.uf models Of what pAtie
le:eeds stm Of tfaehIng~as exhibited By suca
'ss.e at rtnrtsentatiyrs of this noble, selfsacl
s.yp.s secI-eau accomplish. Does one SCOT .
uiee pf,santhruphy. Of doubt the cap
: Of The md earnest deairr q the blacks for I
sr, died improvement, let him FEit This 80
ed saw "Quaker School knd witness, q
sae. Of / patience OF Its ttachert, hnd t.c de-
10, ,oot. Aaxancenent sno"u y tne Euot1ts,
10 bert VIII tuou"t @ ~ t.1,s.n i,
u1 OF uao1 s4ses us't ts tt.r r,..at. ~ 49, ~