, 1869-08-18

sIdeInbje orc has been taken out. hut the expense
OF transporting the metal 70 0a1fes nnoes tae
present. 1ystem has compelled Suspension OF
work Ut The mlnes. Iron and other valuable mn
eIais ne said 10 exist and could be made aVa1ls-
oa abnnHes7y nsta depossa ot iesd copper. zinc and
IRON sre knovn TO exist IN this coonty, and y
some points coal u said to bare been found but o.
soma ssPa pa9s Il iae eoaty The lands brought
into cultivation Are productive, and, With means
Of transporting lAe mineral and other Qtodusts ~
market TaneJ Wpulu soon become an exceedingly
c1ss;..an.|Tnis county contains considerable
amount OF nne agricultural and fruit land and 1s
wei adapted to stock.ralzng. Portions OF 1t have
geology which wsr1ant the belief that It con-
tanz yaluAble mineral depoata, md would furnish
large bnsiness to railroad, should one b hunt
/ through or contiguous 70 It
S,ank.-Thls IL q 1.cn mineral region, containing
LEAD ifon coppeT n Ems snd g e;nss @ minerals: ,. Is
riye water. power and large amo1nt Of excellent
Ba1Ts.-Thls is a nne county for farming. pos
! EessinE large amount Of table and bottom l0nd-
Lead and other minerals have been found IN the
county, --...
county IN The State; contains large anout OF
me agricultural lard, some 1ne heavy timber:
and, although an unable 70 speak from per: nal
observation, am assured tbs: u contains salu-
able mines Of letd and other minerals
ARKANaA3
Az the border counties Of Northern Arkansas
WILL uUu al tutltk b} EuE WVp'sCA TIL.
road Will Eiye some figures IN regard to theiE
resources and the business they could contribute
u the road.
II ]. well known that the Counties or Benton
md Washington hare no superior for agricultural
md grazing purposes. They are thtckly popu-
lated with wealthy and Intelligent class Of citl-
zens- Cattle-rais1nR Is already carried on TO
fArge extent, and railroad would receive the en-
tire business ef these counties. The Counties af
Carroll. Madison, lizard, Fulton and laurence
are rich In minerals OF great va!ne.
They also send q large amount
Of I've stock to market, and some OF them produce
i !aTEe surplus Of grain, and were the road In
question buIt, It would ne dttlcut to estimate the
amount Ct busta, ) which 1t would receive from
Not:hen Arknnsas, And, as the ROAD wo2td, ultt-
Aalely, become the Crrai trunk between Chicago,
CiDc!nuat! AID The South factac, 1t will be seen
Tint II would rot only open up one Of the nnest
AGRICULTURAL and mineral regions In the Union to
those cities, hut, ai the same time, be one Of the
lest paying lines IN America Ny own obser7a-
tons, as well Is the reports made By
experienced ratlfoad men, warrants me
IN SAYING that the road Gnu be built at moderate
COST, and when once bullt II will be one OF the
most eas5 lines in America 10 Keep up. I trust
THAI your capitalist and business men Will see the
Advantages 10 b. derived from this line. dld at
once nut theIr shoulders TO the wheel an |
keep ut rolling until the road Is completed l.
Should It he deemed policy, as l th.nk, q branch
line could he huilt to Iatesr1lle or Little Rock
Ark.. and thereby Rdt greatly 10 the ltne by a.
tractlng trade from the centre Of Arkansas.
Truly yours MINERAL.
CHICAGO August Is 1863