, 1870-12-20
So.
MISSISSIPPI ::
Along the Route d the Rev orlsan,
Jackson & Great Northern
r~ Railroad :
Cotton, and Cotton Manufac.
tures.
kufnoRs System OF Al srfcuIturc.



70 rule, OF na:urr to impress him f.yor.
ably with tho country 1t large. On The; oon,
tfzEJ, 1t would seem Is though tie loestinn at
the he* orleane, jackson q Great Nortbrr,
ka.lfoad had been made with a srecial ,ieu
TO showing tbs country literally wrou9-aiao
cut, Il seenls. in fact, Is Ia undoubtrdiv tbe
caes, 70 exhibit Eouo but tho poorest Of the
country through which 1t passes. II tbs conn
ty be bur pnverty stricken In appe,r,nr,
1bowever, it is 10 essentially different fron
'tbAs presented upon tho Eon of !.
Northern road as to attract attention, Start
'irs cut from New Orleans, one anda b;n.-I,
on 4oW- 6oesy prairie. Thero Ia uit1c If, II,
appearance, hoxevt1, that acco,ds viii, th,t ~
the praiHeH OF. tho North. Til rther sr,-
cession OF small humuoeks. unon vtio,, ,,..,r.
I afew tufts Of eictly-lookinr er,s, ;,,a,
| aEe1sed here md there with ys,;on4 snaci.. -,
Tag, and pools Of stsgnant xster. thsn .-1,.t
may be called prsiEia ~ gener.l1y racn br ~,
Western traveller. Occasionally va 7,.,s
slightly: elevated portion, upon pb,c,, r. 49,
a few acres Of ~cll. cultivated garden. .Ths
greater poltion, however, IL far too low to...'
| purposes Of cultivation. 1o1 sn'
:, lew miles out and we iind ouraelvA, y,
eiofe proximity to Lake Ponchsztrain. Tns nv =.
mediate bank Of the Lake, Eo observe. tI5u-h
f;,H,. et. "a etas 1o1 width OF refbsaa
Astie oetttr than hundred y1s1l5, oon.i1srs
ally more elevated than is the land fnrfhar
back. This lay Of the land. ~ fhe s,i1s,r
would cay, We fnd, Is taken Advantage Of. md
| maoe 10 a.sTeE the purposes Of not few ofa
| speeies OF French Cfeole, th.t-snall.
| int tough and ui,Y-Iookins tpecipens NJ In.
| mahaty, 1a u; ;hernen, gardeners, poultrv-dasi-
ets, and huckste1s In geueral-xte one ~ tha
pecnhsf'iea OF the cline and location. Here
tney aSa and thrive, apparently, in ! sort Of
segenth heaven Of uirir own. / Fmatl esh;n
elevated several feet on stills, from which =
t.ised Ealk CT dyke extends 10 thc ra:iro,5
AUD which is surrounded By rude paiinr, =
tae ccltte o4 IN ncongtuons mixiure Of eon,ia
loo5ing eh;Fs 81 the old block, COWS, hogs, aud
mediasey on the banks Of tho liz. protsneas ah t
me garden truck; tho Nsters Of the lafe a.
!psu !f' 6ount,tul supply Of the finest lsh in
re tne "or1d, While Of tho Fteachman's fAyoriso.
.5'exo toe oai!ikog. from sppearsnces, At least
Little further, ard We enter upon one of tha
tamons Mlao trembling, psaiHes Of Louiaians.
acre We arc for miles upon one yast nners
mne, eeeminely presenting bat 1 decaitf1i
ess sosepps ~ o. soa' = between Us and bottom
thick growth Of bushes. there ire ncc,";nn.1 %,n
belts uf timber IL we'll The rosa i. h,,;it
uPeo log causeway, tho sreceas nf rh;ch
.aost hase oeen an a!roft andtezs labor and
tehpense tsIp a. the train naoves steadily along.
!atlnG motion, a. aleo to treubie and ousks A.
II uith yeEitahle fit OF tho ague; tho bnsbea
s"ay TO and fro. and even t6o ions NJ H.
itets ste seen to trembls With the cornuo,;on
S Senos M q; ose inslinetlsels recalls the picture
= Neyopd this Ne havs ! stretch OF ssra1.i
mlies throngh 1o1, heavily y-tin,bered conntr~
He1e, ~ nowhere else In the South. va sao IA
t-mous sianlsh Or hanging :aoss susoeudod |
nn iaoh me ra,s.,to sss; f19m top e bottom. MT
csen. INT from Which hung Tufts upon fnfts ~
Imoae, oisen teTe!a! feet IN length. Tue lsayes
having mostly fallen, and he noss bs;nn
cAahGee ty tie tfosts from i,s original ,int ia
ist Aaaik stay, tbs trees present an appearance
bre in the extreme. Strive "a one nsy to e t1ia-
PEI the Illusion, ls insiinckircly secs IN the
sombre shsdowa before him visions thSt snesI
o1 neafs age. OF Weeping willows h1ngiog oyer
T. 1ohei5 tomb OF death and an etosEiiy dtsped
:, Leaving sll q tits behind, NC ,nter mn,
tnA p'nes wocce tilat skirt the road hare nm
shcEe ior hundred miles Of more. intaTs.
persed With IN. occasional bottom, On Nhish
zee ws sse ,pl,sntaton md della npon aeds yet
=. 1ha Stations are mostly but small co1,ec.
uons o. ohe.stors cottages, the business por-
ton OF which, usually in true Southarn yss,s.
ion, faccs I email square, IN the centrs ~
"A4@4 SlA4 Us t48 0&Rot% I
=. Amite City, ai1ty eight miles north of New
Ufleant. and ten from the MississIon; Ina !.
the principal eating station Of Tie mai 49, -
is Aso, without doubt, the boat g.hnusa in
the u , South: t., Having tlne hunting md dshlng
coo.idefed 4 very healthy location, It il nn;ts
place OF reeort from the city. especially jnS.
ing The summer, when the hotel, quito ! co1n.
modious one, is usna1ly we'll dlled.
Thirty miles further north We hive the town
The sporting f..aetDity Of Now Os,s.ns. HeIe Te
u ona OF the llrgast country hotels in tha
South; very well kept, too, sud sumaxh.t
famous Tor ita balls and parties during ths
.nmmef =, ~ months; a little further on We come
po1tanco, indeed. in country wh.rn mannf.c-
toness saye in such isolated cases M har.
1on1o, exist only IN the dreams Of aoma bnjr-
pfA1neu enthusiast. Hers is quite an artsn.
ssys manndast9Ix G Of cotton cloths that
ki'el5 known throughout the Southwest, Tbo
works, an told, ale in dou1ishing oonditinn
aId highly remunerstive. Strangely ennnuh
oweser, Is ! IN informed, the proprietora CON.
na'n ; thas fhe5 s.e forced from sheer necessity
goods 70 New York for sale to fhs iohhots
who aesln reahip them to tie ysry eectinn n
WMch they a:e Manufactured, Where Tia n1tr.
chants have ordered them 1t highly adr,nraa
berr 9hs E1h thoas psa he
81 LIZA [4@A&94 IQGfa40EA. With
~! ef tbeir pretended hatred Of Tic Yanteas
stili pay then q tribute in tha purchasa ~
then own manufactured goods.
SOMETHING ABOUT COTTON.
A. rea1ly every station no observe train aftcr
=, Eaaa Pound south, heartily loaded with cnttnn-
nc plstfoIns 1t the statione ste coyerat1 viii
eetton; At Eearly eTetY road crossing VA eaa
more CT less wagons moving to thn neara.t
{ ttation With cotton; on the train The ch;sf |
tvLte - co!Soh; Snn, IN fAct, one Is Impressed
with The idea that there in litt1o else but cnt-
ton to be seen or talked about. Sevaral fsrtp {
Tc clean that may Prove Interesting, Ne Tia =
leattci these in importance is thu seIf-cy,3ent !,
ore iAat there has bren ! camnle1e
revolution in the cotton trade nf tho
country, - couduc:ed IN former v1srs. c.t.
ton is no longer. as = Hu'e, ehIcpsd to New :
uIlenEs, IN special consignment to factors. ;
eco, through advances ma5e to the pl.1:cr,
cor t1ol the crop It is sh,pEed now. in the :
mxiD, as tho property OF the eauctT m.,. :
cht nts- There country merchant. havs tl,ar- :
stlses furnished tue tuppliea, and. il 90 d.
'ng, taken tie place Of tho former factor. in !
New Orleans. There has thus epruog IN
local trade In tls country towns, to the aes,- !
aus injury Of that city.
That the crop made is one Of tho lszce.t .
:1eE kEoNn ie beyond all do1bt. That il Iii | :
materially enrich the producers, however. I
'e!5 much Doubt On tic contrary, I be- ! )
:cFe they are poorer. In the naia, t6an thev :,