The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-03-06

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$4,000 acres. Coal exists in twely,
counties, and is mined extensively fo
local purposes.
TIE HOT SrRINGs.
The curative properties of the Ho
Springs are known throughout the
world. Many wonderful cures are re.
corded as She work of these natural
agencies, The Springs are 54 in nun.
ber and have a temperature varying
from So to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
They discharge 3l7 gallons per minute.
The testimony of DIR. Lawrence, who
has. practiced there for some fifteen
years, confirms the other statements
which have beard or read.
MANUFACTURES.
In 1860, Arkansas had 5lS manu-
featuring establishments, with capital
OF Sl3l6,6lO. The annual product
was S2,SSO,57S. The profits were 80
per cent, on the capital, by actual as
ccrtainment. The lumber manufac,
turos have doubled since that time.
and all Others have largely increased.
CENTRES ~ ARKANSAS
The principle point in Arkansas is
Little Rock, the capital Of the State, Il
city ofabout 1900 inhabitants, near
the centre of the State. 1t is the cen,
tral objective aud .adiating point Of
six railroads.
1t oyerlooks the Arkansas river
from an ominence which commands
a view Of all the country surrounding it.
The natural draining OF the place is
excellent. At the end Of the war
Little kock had cniy }, 900 inhabitants
and her business was small ,hair.
But since her adoption as the railroad
centre houses and stores have been
built in large numbers, and there are
at the present time over 800 buildings
in course Of erection. 1t has now be-
come a forwarding point, Cotton is
dealt in there and shipped East. The
merchants handle and furnish the sup
plies for all the neighboring interior
and far west Arkansas. Little Rock
has two steam saw mills, two steam
sash factories, eight. ohurchea, eight
school-houses, one college, one semi,
nary three daily papers and five hotels.
Helena is about the only point on
the west side of the Mississippi below
/ Cape Girardeau where the high land
comes down to tl1 river. 1t is the
natural point of railroad handling for
a large part Of the trade of Arkansas
and Indian Territory, and is destined
0 becDn3 an important city. Two
railroads are building from there now;
one t1 Little Rock and the other TO St.
Louis. Helena will be the final tcrm-
mus Of road from Kansas City ORR
| ginally intended to go to Memphis.
One road, the Mobile and Norlhwes,
tern, will connect h.r with the Gulf Of
Mexico, only $50 miles distant, and
carry to her much Of the trade of the
Mississippi bottom through which it
will pass. Helena has had nearly all
its growth since the war, Chcot
about half way down the river between
| Memphis and Nicksburg, on the west
side, is projected on the only place
where the bank is straight for a great
distance. i is railroad terminus,
and is destined to be prominent point
for the reception and shipment Of cot,
ton to tho East
Other places Of noie-alI thriving
towns-are Fayetteville, Fort Smith,
. Arkansas Post, Van Buren,. Camden,
Bolivar Marion, Pine Bluff, Prince,
ton, Fulton, Warren, Clarksyille, FL
Dorado ana Washington.
reserve other statistics about Ar,
kansas-pariicnlarly her railroads and
fnanoe5-for a subsequent letter.
w. Z. G.
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