The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-31
LETTER FROM SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI.
Carthage and its Advantage.


CARTHAGE, Mo, July %,
To the Editors Of the IntelIgcncer;
Doubtless q few lines from this section
OF country, especially from former resi-.
dent OF Wheeling, may be interesting to
your many readers, who have not had the
privilege Of visiting this country.
TIE TOWN OF CARTHAGE
Is the county seat of Jasper county, and
ls situated twenty.seven miles north Of
the Pacific & Atlantic Railroad from
Pierce City, connected by the Memphis,
Carthage & Northwestern Railroad, and
has a population Of some 1000, composed
mostly Of men from Eastern and Southern
States. Six years ago there was not
three houses In the place, having all been
burned down during the late unpleasant.
ness, Il beng the place where Gen. Jack.
son, Of the rebel army, and Gen. Franz
Siege, of the Union forces, had a combat
which was noted as one OF the most ter.
rible battles Of the southwest. There Is
great activity and enterprise among the
residents Of this little town, and II bids
fair in time to be town oil considerable
Importance.
TITR COUNTRY AROUND
Is of a very rich character; the land gent.
ly rolling and the soilnsusceptible .of tile
highest cultivation, the most choice part
of the State, embracing fertile country
dotted throughout It's whole domain with
beautiful prairies, clear and sparkling wa
ter, and excellent timber. Itrears almost
every prodESt hhncwn to civilized man, II
its GneSt kinds and greatest abundance.
THE LEAD MINES.
There Is wonderful mineral wealth II
this ntighborhood. At Joplin, abou
eight miles south Of this place, is iamoul
Tor It's lead mines, and there Is three mine
yielding from two to three hundred
thousand pounds Of the purest lead pe
week, employing five thousand miners
phls. town has sprung into existenct
within six months The country in tina
district for twenty miles in length and ten
miles wide, appears To be one solid bed O
lead, and new mines are being discovered
every few days. Also iron and zinc havl
been discovered in large quantities.
capitalists desire an opportunity to in
crease their wealth, there certainly is ,
chance rarely to be found.
THE HEALTH
of this portion Of Missouri is excellent
far exceeding western or southwestern
States. High and open as II Is, like /
continual sea breeze, blowing away al
malarious and poisonous air, so common
to the western country.
THE PRICE OF LAND.
Good land can be had from So to 81
per acre. What would some Of our Obi,
county farmers have 10 say to gettinI
from rs to 100 bushels of corn TO th
acre 1T is very well adapted to stool
raising, the seasons being very regula
and even temperature, it being a common
thing for stock to subsist on the prairil
all through the winter"
THE MEMPHIS, CARTHAGE & NORTHWEST
ERN RAILROAD
Was organized about one year ago, an,
has now 81 miles OF track in operation
and is pushing further west. Tie Presi
dent Of the road is Leonidus P. Cunning
ham, son of ]. P. Cunningham, an oil
resident Of Wheeling, having been borl
in your midst, leaving there when small
boy, with energy and stability of charac
ter, at the ageot twenty.seven, has earned
his way to the highest Office in the gift o
a corporation. He is a young man O
more than usual ability, and was recog
nized as one Of the ablest lawyers at til
bar. BY his untiring efforts and purit,
Of character, he has given the manage
ment of the road a reputation of honesty
a rare quality in the history of Western
roads. He has also associated in tn
management Of 1t, his brother, George F
Cunningham, another Wheeling boy, a
Treasurer and General Financier Of til
road. These are self.made men, and ar
examples to our boys. Well, l hav
taken up too much room already, an
hope you will excuse me this time.
Yours, ISL.