, 1872-11-26

was surprised to find that. amongst the twelve
! ecore thousand volumes IN the Library Of Con-
gress, there Was not one book descriptive OF the
! population Of Arkansas.
1T want to run ont there" said I, s'to peep at
wbat ia ca1ad MIR hardest frontier societv hefora
"ul' 1s,;n.a - r. naas;h,a ~ ~
II 10 eFahea ~ 10 10 spon1lD'o 'ney We poeesoo
State with 4S5,ooo people, state IN the
Union formore than third Of century, (which
is yet without the most meagre form Of
AAosur5 u;a
Inas' oeneVe, answered. sne L!psaftan' ~
| the only division OF the Union On which ne have
| not some book"
' ' 49, re,;<a~;a T1taL .5 NJ.
- o1Atu4o opon o1eson' o1[-ta' ,r.1.s o, 4 ~"
| Mexico. Even Arizona and montana were celo-
brated IN fresh books Of travel To Arkansas
and the Indian Territory there was neither
oozaf+ar nor o,,ida nor hit of local history.
~ ,.:esr - 4Ia- 80 aaroo - III
ine t1aanest s'uus, 1a9n' -. 0o.4o ~ .no
tritest features Of this neglected reglon,-"hch
might complain, with Job, that even its enemies
world not write booka-may possess some
novelty, and encourage some Arsanaan to lodge
qaarto IN inc empty hols1J-n1che'
FIRST PEEP At TIE SOUTHWEST. =.
Sixtv hours after making the above inquiry. I
49, W 49, 1,Ssoaa1o -
t1e Misstss'ppi a4'ol upon . t.Ao.A AP0ot 1.o ~
loved State; q 1lat Of mud and fringe Of timber
marking the outlines Of bluff. No habitation
etood thare except wharf-boat and some sheds
49,, fu ~r,+-oo-, ,vlara +bo ro;1rood IN T ;++1.
81 f,11, + W
= /: 1rtafs Eoraf;a1d y add NV Mamnhia fr;an3
a. ,,1 la s1Tt's n6+b;1,g mi tba hn1e IN +ha
for o,a hr,s;sad ataenn train ~ ao o1ce
day n tWe1Ta i;ours to little Roc1s ii miics IN
1a - ~ eva ssn in o,, +ara Frn1a
. ere a. & s1e l9see sno ou cnet e. - ratr
Mes 1us Hass otbar ~ s,. w, see atEsns,a "a
as. 40 ~ ia az h qotn - ~ +,;7aa
peaoM neie, mng1e 'ne af'1s' 'naAes i''' olsco'er
'ny y nssse'ppa; a po, o;,+ orb - o+ :, fros ,,
na9 q uu - - ~ - - noa -
nra n5 1n b,nsd @ ~ a,;o'1;a +hn! o9
ts h1'9 ivn, ano 1ra NJ a .1l1u XIX
ts 4ss ~ ~ H. na1s 1a0 o.,9 @ e5a
" ~ III nlae pJs ;n ai;afu o "ooo9
u H. si9 ~ snote 1Ju, eo,+no5
'uT Isml my " s,r,.t ~. V;a1sty y
n ~ 3ta1a 7t1 ta f,d;e-, Tar
1tor1 u fa1 ;nt the hands Of The new Ma
snxn - - ana1 - - ho1{
@ W 10 .na,1a r,n1a go ~ ~
Ena Inc - ~1-1N''N'N'' "'@%~' wv @10
n1T ri ~ Tho ,,ro,d pbara,bs of Mann
hae aa1 aaaie ~ i;oa ;e
we eoe.A Ha1:xa !a asaa" "4aIn -
a' 81 W eo.s $1,000 -e To
olefon anu SO esem i 1ne 9ehs hat ntotn. ~
Hopefeld, ticketed to Little Rock for S10,-
about cents G. mile. .....-
PICTURESQUE 1oUR OF ARKAssAs.
From the best SOURCES Of information pos
sess, I should advise any future Arkansas tTav-
ellers who wish to make the tour Of the State
to do it after the fashion OF the squads OF stump
speaking politicians whom saw Bet out to-
gether from Little Rock: take g rough carriage
and drive yourselves. # ST. Louis be the place
to start out and the leisure at hand
will permit, take the Iron Mountain region Of
Missouri en- route, and wind through the banks
Or, otherwise, follow the roado Of invasion beyond
Springfield, transporting outfit BY the Atlantic
l. Pacific Railway, and ride in Unit Sigel" by
the corner OF Northwest Arkanaas, near Pea
River to the head of navigation, and then drive
OF ride through to the Boston Mountains toward
the northW corner, as before. to Fayetteville
or Huntsville arriving in Missouri. The beau-
ties Of the White River streams, "coVes," " and
peaks are to be followed, and the kansas crossed
at Fort Smith Then the hirh cones and table,