The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-10-13

~ fAu AuiN!lVA, anu 1lss Maggie hart
ney, an adopted daughter Of Rev:
Mobiles, formerly of St. Paul, the
bride who makes Minnesota her future
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go p n2.T THE SOUTH. o;4 .su -,
Col. F. Curtis late Of 1n:,,' s who has; has
recently purchased a sugar 'and rice
plantation on the Mississippi river 50
miles above n: Q. writes Is a friend an
interesting letter from which Va Va are ate.
permitted to make some extracts He
says: ut was not always ID I'll: that I
passed the summer as we'll 81 more
comfortably ,hao tho past August was:
the hottest month. Since Sept. came:
IN, the nights have been cool, the days
pretty warm, not rs hot as 1T Alton 10
July When the family j left there It,
was always thought Best id a,nts.'' BEL:
lans" times to have: one Of, their ( own
color as head man among them; the
practice is still continued and seems to
work very we'll. Our man Jim is,
pretty smart and something Of al orig
inal. The other day he brought me id
what he called: some examples Of rice
and cane. Not 50 far out Of the way was
her he seems to take as much interest ?
10 the crops as any Of us: We are now
busy with the rice harvest aud have go
hands in the rice field. II is cut with;
cradles and sickles:| = The bitches and
banks for irrigation prevent the use Of
machines to advantage. It is threshed
the sans as wheat and cleaned in mills
expressly for the purpose at cost Of
about one cent per pound. Good
judges estimate our 2crol' at 10000
pounds of clean rice, that IS huiled for
market; aud good rice is now worth:
from 8 to 10c per pound in N. o. We
would probably have mad fully 100000
pounds if the river:had not fallen SO
early in The season that We could not:
irnsate except at great cost, butt the
price is higher on account Of "a short
crop. Our cane is growing finely; a
part Of it not;a good stand owing to- a
want Of knowledge or obstinacy % the !
part Of the former owner in DOT plant
ing it properly; but the rest lis some
Of the Best; cane plant Fever saw, show
ing what the plantation is capable If if
properly attended to. a field Of several
hundred acres Of cane is a very attrasc-
tive sight. It grows 10 or IL feet high
retaining its beautiful green until kill
ed by frost which is not often before
Dec. 1t is certainly the most mnagni-:
ficeut crop ever saw. We have a good
show tof making more than our expeh-
SEES with cane tn s year, besides say
ing cane enough to plant largely
this fall, ana teel quite hopeful for tie
future. We have also raised $500 BUSH
els Of corn. . H'!"ts'>i . ! !:m'l |.";'. !:
1--WE have had an abundance d figs,
and now have bananas Of our own
raising. They have a peculiarly tropical
appearance growing 10 to Is feet high,
leaves 4 81 5 feet long and Is. inches
wide. The root il perennial, til" stalks
biennial, growing up Up one s,ear and bear
ing fruit the next when it is cut down.
But none Of The fruits taxi TIL; placts' Of
good apples; peaches d = pears 10 fact 40
tropical fruit that T have eaten viii
compare with the best Of those Of Aths
temperate zone. Peaches are ree said u
Do Ven here but require % much .tteern:.:
ton. l intend to plant Jon 1, TIE fruit;
% our orange trees al are just beginning
. tarn: Mosqait5es,, "l ants Il and fleas
are more annoying and numerous 'tthsn
= III, but house fies4 niot Is ABUNDANT.
~ IN I n ri tys!F
The blue blow ~ and ticks, tie pest pest ii 81
our old home are i moi known ko slh here. hi,
yellow fever prevails tt Is some me extebt il
Nos to r deathas--:-tdaiiy as does $40 ri
seem 70 be spreading n.y. ag and IL Il 6 noWR
90 late probably will rot. The climate
here IS peculiar Il is Damp ana ds1a il
always heavy: since h.ve b & Il thsesre
there have been Alternate spells ii s show
ely an,dl ele,r; weather listing 'io, 81 s
days es.eh. During tie Her r..ioy spells 1vs "
havte one go q more SHOW showers ' every d..y l
. sometimes being; heavy, and md generally
accompanied With thunder and light.
ming, but I do not hear Of its striking
j any5 where IA, aud think Il, seldom does
Vegetation is vvery luxuriantt;;. it JUS,
snits The BE-, cane, butin the last stage i its
growth it must have warm and dry
weather to develop its s.aceharinae' ja ii
This. We expect to have in % Oct and
Nov. It seems to be, healthy Here re
there ia.not as much chills ana fevvierss as
in; H., and other diseases are Isl ocodm.
mon except affections Of . til, eIb bowels sll,
After V have made our u 5 sugar dtt viii
w " and give you - IDEAS abgo5aat IL and
how We, shall havs, n. managed '1aT o'at
Satak1 Doc &riaa3 ant % aB bs2nar1a
70 aetth s evening Of the 2sth iii.
!. boy twelve yeas ears old, con 81 Alex
Paterson, IF Matisfsld, Freeborni g Coin.
81. "a y, instantly killed While Working
'araoaqd . can i, mill, being struck ~ tht
sweep md Knocked s'bb between the ION
e sua and his head III crushed. Is s&a2 'o2