, 1869-11-23

ten niIes ibEougn NARROW bride pata. o-.-.
Of The Ep13ness nnnntains ue have N ,ttss
oouniesed to the valley Of Spring Greek,
We are now In Bearcy County .sut. m, !
rosd literally all rock. To be sue We cros.t
leJs, presenting tho appesrauce Of ..ch. 49,.
sol. but rneJ ATE 30 e1eeedtuglJ rasrow a, IA 49,
seut, when compared with the ruouc,un. rs'
parently little or no tl]ahle land at Ill ~
6prtpg Greek We ascend smother tuoua,,., -
sorte Eve miIsa or mosa to small se;,,e-,.s.
called Flas Rock. Hare We md koue Ton, n, 80
houses ard . small ttore. Exactly hov ~
the uasre OF Al aeeming Possibilities. the n,o,-.
tor succeeds In hauling his goods to iii, aaas,a
Il inaccessible point. or upon what be ..ens,
hts trade, We Ate anxious to tcafn Jre-,,h
however, quite an cntctEE1siu3 trasler acn -
Ing, seemingly, lucratse buatness. III, t,,+.
almost wholly ona Of exchange or ba.tey rs
supplies the poor people ct the hills. 3, w.
he IA surrounded villa such necessities a. ;tes.-
qHsre, and In tuEn. burs thesr furs and pe,,ur. ..
also thet1 surplus haco1. He aays he exn.e.
get. the coming fall aud winter, thsrr o.,,ss
thorsand do1Iars' worth OF fun and re,,.t. ~. ~.
to buy not less than ten thousand hogs. s.,c, ~
VIII drive TO St. Louis for = r,,.s,
1is atore, ~ also the few houses BY which :. :.
surrounded Is et1a:ed upon m lnuca.c n,.s'
Of dat table zock. Before desceudtay r.. trn..
tain We pass seEeral suau t4fu,s, tts sr-,.,. =,
which presents but thlo, poos soil. ac, tas c,,,.
2s CONF eGEeace, bat "1.za. attn ~:
crossing Zig Greek, We enter Ito the ..pcn.
Nooas OF lzafd connsJ. Here we eyu.s Gai,e
nhc belt Of country, tn which we see same ta.s-.1
bic Turns, md notice supeEaeaauaace or v,,,,
lctust aet walnut lumber. Seen, h. stveY. VI,
elter ths moIaiaas again. acs 1ui oar,rtv.,
among "the Erks Of 1zal1-" He;e. for a ,,,v
distance, We Ed !: i.feTa!lF all nouataio ana al
Fock as we'll TIE ya:leJs are 10 narrox as ~
sesrce deserve tae raae. They an
tourot Eo1eSer, 10 be exceedingly rtch
aud fertile, AID 10 con;An many sn.u
fafm houses tina. Present. Goi few exIassces q
comfort in tteE su.rouCdtnss- Here we uou- AZ
Indeed tffuExh much Of the SECTION We taye
travelled. the main products to be hog4 aud
Peaches What would the Northern truit ra.str
tbirs Of EateinG peaches upon which 10 fa:tea hI1
pcrks And, get, II i5 extensively done her. A
Ener peach country evidently does no. ez1s: III
America. EEeryWhefe the5 are seen IN the cr,.,t-
cat abundance Before the existence qt The n,es-
ent reTenue laws, they were cuitiyated extensive
Is for the purpose Of dttttlatoa. Not = ne,eaeo,-
hood, or scarce *ell-to-do farmer. indeed, but
hoasted a still. To-day. IN Consequence or the
government taz. the stills are ali Idle aud ,ne
peaches 90 to iatten the hogs, Though this Il
evidently e3e OF the d1est natural HoolI.sl.iur
secous to be found, but few sheep arc 10 b. sem.
and they Of an Inferior breed. With the onen5og
Up Of this country by the contemplated Great
Eastern Railway. and the conseqaert tnuax Of s
new ard Eora enterpr!s!ug roee OF fa1merx.
this T. destined TO yet be ore OF ths greatest s:oes
au1 fruit Taatng sections Of our lan II certatrly
has aiE The ait1ibutes OF na,ure-
Crossing The White River At usathta rtr1Y, VA
PURSUE our way over road rEch OF which
through rne low land. becomes exceedingly ro:ch
and rocky as ss near Uatearille. fifteen m.rs ats-
taht- Naiesy1le, the county seat OF 1ndeI,-.d-
ente County and the head Of White IstSer pss;-a~
ton, We end has Improved bu: little ztnce the war
1t prcseht ifs tnhahtaufs arc much eXr..,.fn
over project known ss ihe Fu.t Seo.t, Spring.
ftld 1 Meg phis Ra.iroa4L We confess We se,.
little In The scheme Of euch practical peuens 70
Dais*sti!e. IA its Projectors anecs 10 believe To
rs liue 10 Iron MonnF2su, Missouri, an.i ,kas 10
St Lcu!s-or. ber.er Still, 70 the M;ss.spn, at S.
Grpesiev, and thence 10 Centraila in nl!oos, laas
anordtng direct Communication With Catcasa aud
Cil lctnbn1.-secHs far preferable. Fnm Bates
v,IIe to Little Rock we hare a co-1ara.lztIy
straight Lne Of one hundred sntted. Starting is;
after DINER, b5 dlht CT hard labor, We 11ake the
inst twenty miles orr an exceed uf:y rough,
ROCKY road TO Fat1iew, b5 Ht.;e after
dark. EaiEv1e@ ws n1L to coas.st CT
4 etott, = Post 0nlce, nCd sna11 collection
OF Eoc$rs situated IN what - kuoen az Peasau.
rla,ss "Piea-ant p!,lius IS = hroai1 stse'th Ut
table lard lying very high and very level TIE
laid, though not shat r. here termed rich, !s Sell
tassshe. aEs' anor1s very falr c.opa IN ret.7a Tor
the poorest Kind Of cultivation. Leaving the h:-h
tahlc lands We desceEI gradually towanss S.a1c7.
the county scat Of White County. fussl:ar lac LII,
tie Red By the waJ. While County We Gul to p,r-
sent, probably, the r:ost G:rersl,y OF an, Of
AMI county n the State. In it Is to be to1tu et.er
mountnint .rplaro, kecoci.borop, Of bott,u
lands a great PORTION OF The c5un,rr, as seco-d-
bottom presents gently Foil!og, vel ,yA:ertt,
Rh.l fertile distinct Of cocatrF, hard to excel
1n any rsg.oo or climate. Here cla be
raised, with equal 1aciItty, ali tho va.eas
cTLnF. grasses. aEsi cereals Of the North. ay
side With the cotton and tobacco O. tae so1,h,
1T tsul1s TOO Of a! aIns .th proper cultivation,
1t wtsl scarce losc II favor by cnmpausoa wth
the tEost favored sections Of New Jericy and
Michigan. Bur comparatively Il.'le ct the eo.l Il
Set ir cultivation, and Immense .rac.s OF Wild IAud
can be had froE second hands At tEo to sarea
dollars per mere, While tie best Of cultivated firms
Will net exceed rcu, and iayxe rEpp9r1lon eau be
purchased at tlee. Searcv, the co1nty teat, IL a
nue, thriving town. sit1a'e near the heal ut cass-
gst.ou Oh the Little Reu. mud sEt lizzie Ways
from the White RlEer+ which Is uaEiyauIe
tie rho:e year. 1t II also upon the line Of
The contemplated Cairo Fulton Ra:roaI,
But few E.lles i.on1 setscy, over rac roae,
sEh NE rass through a email bet eaterps,4.e +.
!, village kuoEn IS Aus'in. few niles fur:aer
| atl " cttsr rrou lang stretch o. low iso:an-
+ iard, the v who,c Of &h!ch g sill ID s:a:. {: u.s.
tute. Energicg 'ron this and We come 10 be-.
| of protIie. lreken here md tet IL With su.ail
| copses OF woo.1. We NE here IN Prairie Couaty,
70 rarccu from hay.rG large proportion Of tsa1 q
| a"A4 81" 70 n"" - " . " --A1
I hare and ttese catch sflnpse OF al occa.n,n.1
drove Of deer In the J,s,a1ce. crns.-
conner Of Iratste County, se enter Inn Phi ,4s.
which Ne dH'. 4sastts t,noesesi aca .,at .t:.e ,.
ssEosed. Herr, not ten mile. lrou Lfrt.e i..,rI
We drl tnul:snds Of acres Of land ~ rich as coma
possibly he desred and not foot 0. hic5 hut J.,
susceptible OF cultivation 10 be had A. n,t 70 ey
cet'lteH dollars per acre. Just IL sunlo*u. Two
1ays sEd 4 half cut ffnn Datesr.i!e 100 Ere. Il, .,
tact sid eighteen days from houae, anu We cr,.,
the ferrS Il Little Roek REM