, 1869-02-11
ARKAh SAS.
The Richest Cotton Region In the
World.
The Price Of Land, and What
1t will Produce.
Description Of the Country--Jen-
nings Falls,
Projected Railroads.

1
rqtural resources IS we'll as your correspond
ept, can but bo looked upon as destined
TO yet rival the most favored spots Of earih.
Here Of all others WAS the fayositc camping
ground Of the wealth and power OF the slave |
oligarchy and lauded aris:ocEacy Of Arknu-
sas. From 10 section Of the South was the |
aeccy staple Of c0nlmfrce poured fUrth III
equal profussou to the various mnrls Of ihe !
country. Ii has long been known and claimed
as the richest cotton land ln.tle world. Its |
bottom lands, in fact, are said by actual |
analysis to far excel the fabfcd Valley OF the |
Nile. From Napoleon, on the Mississippi. to |
Fort Smith, On the line Of the ln1iun Nation,
some six hundred miles, the Arkansas weGds
It's winding way through country by nature
equal to my upon the has,itabic Eloae. Sav-
icab1e, the larger part Of the year, Tor larre-
sized boats as far a5 Little Rock, aud Tor
lighter craft the whole scaaon N fur Us Fort
Smith, and ever far into the Indian Nation,
it is destined to yet bear upon its bosan the
wealth and commerce Of millions. Entering
the river ut Napol-on, the first apiruraucc
is uhinvitiug. -....
Of swamp lands, through want OF tcyers sub
uc: to overflow, and presenting fot SOMA dis
tance n1onotonous and unpleasant impress
sion upon the eye. Rut little ways. how-
ever. Of the ascent and sou begin 10 obtain Q
glimpse of tine pTant aslons extending TO and
bordering on the liver. Gradually the banks
become higher and higher, aud the natural
bsautieG or the country bee me apparent.
Where lc1e md there Is cleared SECTION sati
see ut oncc abundant proofs Of tue hoas:ed
richness Of the soil. at other points you are
forclbly impressed With the world Of wealth
contained III tho seemingly tutermnablc Tor
ests Of the choicest and most valuable TIM
bers known to commerce. Does au occa-
sioRal tayou or swamp extend down to the
stream, you scc, as fur as eye can penetrate,
the tall aud stately cypress rearing its lofty
| head sixty and eighty icct without limb.
| Does high tlutr present itsclt.you observe 1t
| lscoyered With thousands ot monster oaks
| tha', as yet, have nerer been desacEated with
! cotton waving 10 and fro In the breeze, and
| its f,eecy surtace e,istcnfng Will d dazzling
whiteness III tho morning sin: There,
numerous huge bales Of the
SUNG q1waItins the dnwnward 1.., boat. .al.
Conn.y. you catch glimpse Of the !amocs
| yellow pine OF The South. You arc hare In
The very heart OF the famous cotton districts
Of Arkansas. Il few Inquiries and you are
struck with the wonderful Inducements
offered to enterprise r Immigrants. mcn not
afraid 10 work, and what Is more, who under.
stand something OF inrmfng. Plantations
worth IN hundred dollars per acre before the
| warare now to ee had for ten, and upon liberal
terms ut that. Five hundred pounds of lint
cotton IS but q fair average pvs acye. Ten
acres but a reasonable allotment per hand.
THIS gives 800 pounds lhe man, which, Mt
thirty ccuts, i-$l ,!JRW-somcthlng OF an III
crease over the product per man, iii tic
North, as take It. The same soflain favnru-
bushels of corn per acst, aud equally well of
All the usual products at the NORTH, Uutm-
proved lands Of choicest timber TO hr AAd
for incrc song, iu iact upon almost any
| terms The purchaser may prpposc. Al Little
Kock sou lind the first appear aisee vi any
thing iikr rock since ensrIinE the stream.
just ut The lout nj Rock street ii quite pro.
5ection Q, rock, extending same Ways iute The
ssreau,. From llis thu prescnt c.ty derived
It's maine.
situatrd upon high and commanding
bluff, With it wide, rf.gul r streets aud cosy
cottages, yoM aze s;a'"sa!ly pleased. ahe Ee
ftcttun, however, that as the capital Of /:
, statc yet destined 70 rival any in The West
! md the raaiatiny potat towards which SOM
eight ur ton contemplated railt oatls converge
: route yet tn be built, It mist soon srIn. iutt
/ II ilourt: hug city, suggests much oi improve
, lnc''s III rs pEeseut aFpsAsanee. lhc neg
lcctcu look Of ITS 0. &C tlGe state lIoGsc, TIL
wtetclscd tune o. It's huteis. md Its ruuscr.,u
+: old lumbersasnc stage c, ,'!lchc~. are suggestir
r OF Fcurscryatiyi.lu III ! $ worst htn,c.
, Two mites al,pve here j Ill see the frs
i high h1ufi of rock, quite mountain It'll tact
towering, almost rtrrendlcula,ly ahoE. tn
i t,nat, md known as the Bl. Kock From
e here The country becomts quite Rolling, il
t eu1ne Place, hitiy. Large furest, el pine nov
begin 10 slow themselves Ut various Du[ht,
! Forty miles above Little Rock you pass th
! mouth ot ,hr Fourchc Le Fave, q small trihu
Z tary oi tic arkansas. Here you !!ud alulos
. intGm!nahle forests of tl,e tiuest .rcd crds
j probably IL the wusld. Ascend ihis triha
!, iary and ior mil-- aud miles It IL I,ptfag !'u
J.. one vast world Of cedar. III quality you ln
;, It Tar excclllng nny you ever saw III any {
{ Of trees ire seen ou either bau
c two mud three feet in diameter
T. Fifty miles from Its mouth an
+ ynu come to the famous .Icnnin.
n Falls. At this point the Whole conlbne
II stream concentrates IN one i,umrns fa
l. | forming one ot the finest water powers witt
&c uut doubt in Ans ricu. II is sad to lie suIi
e cifnt to turn all the cotton spindles in Ne
d England. Some years hcore the war cliai
!; ter was obtained, aud company lortncd, Il
d the purpose of the erection Of large Gotta
Z mills ut this point, but, like nearly all sue
i schemes in the South, II tell through. n
Q watcr-power is Situated i'll tho midst of a
| immense forest q! 2, 100 acres Of Us line pit
It I timber Is can be found.
:. From the mouth Of the Fourchc L. Fave
c Fort Smith, eonc .s0D miles, YOU ind Il
Is same rolling county, occasionally billy, bt
) general, the whole Of it II splendid f4rIin
u cuuutry. All tile way the great aouthe'
y staple, cottop, grows In ErcA' luxurnnc
10 md cereals ct the North, also do equal
D. well.
" UEon the northern bank OF the strcar
l. upon most OF tue hills, is found hea1
Is growth ol onk, lntcrspcrsed with other tit
a. bcrs, md an occasional Forest of p1uc. {
I'd the southern bank, the main timber sccu
to pine. At cscry point where one OF the hi
" approaches tue river. Is seen, as Tar as e
III can extend. an intermina.lc sea oi toweriI
he plucs. Immense Quan.iti=x belong 10 Il
as Lovrrnmrnt. and can be entered under t
H. llome stead aud. Graduation acts. TIL susan
u. OF acrcs belong to private individuals, Al
he eau be bcught from INC to two dollars ?
ey acre. TIN the north side, ougn the c,'u
rk ties OF Pore, johnson, Franklin aud CrlEiol
ly are f.tuni extensive b ds cf coal On t
&c soutAcsH aux, through the counties Of Pers
.t- Tell and Scott, art i3nna immense beds OF
lr. lit gIauite as any in the world. on 'hc SUI
re side In Crawford County, on the llac Of t
sts 1udiA1t Nation, Is atso found coal.
use To the west lies tho taf.famrd Indian ;
ab- tiou, vast eypanse OF country second
as, none il thr worlu- Tue area OF the led;
to Nation proper Is little upwards ot ~
led square miles Its populstioonn consists
ng some II, ,o>p indians, considerably mixed "
nd whites.
he These Indians have long been possessed
be superior advantages, have tue schools :
The churches, end are 50 tnr advanced i'll civil
:. 1lHu dS 10 make Eoo4 cItl1eus. Int
Ike tribes comprising tn. nation are about org
rec iznr territorial government aud ask
al recognition Of Congress as sucb. The T
the nlcut this Is do.ie, and delegates United
OF Congress, pubhd4ntlention will be at rae
one to tuls marvellous fertile secti,n, and will,
uto auccmrnts offered by projected railroads II
No. east and purth IN fmmcnse tide OF lmmlS
tinu must soon set In,
cst Between Little Rock aud Fort Smith t
on different lints Of railroad arc projected, 1
f11ft ! k,n h33f1f '
'i,h Mug on the north eide Of and following
pn- bcuu oi the r1yer has o large grant oi |:
hey irons government in aid Of Its Construct
,hi- 80 this graut expires unless at leadt one :
tion OF twenty miles bc compile Cd within
aul-1 few months, It Is inperatiyc that WORK bt
the once commenced. Il is understood 1
rita. ground will hc broken here, at Little Ro
we'd by the fst OF March next. The other i
In running on the south SIDE OF the river. be
the much thr shortest, and passing sh1oueh
was finest pinerie. in the State, will with
ling doubt be sure TO be huiit ere long, also.
bis tLooK1SG TOWARDS CHICAGO.
UP As very many OF the more prominent
! to publicans and leading men OF thu 81
, On came from Illinois. Wisconsin,. aud Iowa,
the have little faith in the railroad go-ahe
heir itiy,n Of st. Louis aud Cincinnati, t
fifth are naturally turning their eyes tow:
oun- ChicaEo. Let Chicago oncu see and ap
arsd ciate our natural advantages and our Ger
lded prospective wealth. and she will tind 8
wav to -ntiuuc the Illinois Central to
sent doors. Is heard almost every day. sur
, he ttey say. rnicaro eau Afford to build
.k,'' miles II rail. 10 secure the trade Of All
ease sas, imp the various lines Of road Ger
bout 10 centre here, as also the ercat Pacific ru
sooner or latcr to he built upon the lii
ely. The thlr1y'titth parallel Nor I. 1t the r
aud ccntrinr a, Little Rock aloue, but Il
the proecfrd ecross thc entire northern pir
cent th2 State, the Helena Il Iron Mountain,
II In much aritated aud certain to bc built.
as TO also the Helena, 1Iopedeld & New NJ
otk. 1eytr Railroad tI,tt1ned "a perrnauc1ttt