New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-18


lack" oak springs up TO replace them. Ihis sn"
tho wide belt of land around Pensscoia IIom
which the pines were cut on during 'n0 Hou
eral troops occupation OF the cry ~.
surprises by the Copfederates, who never AM .,'n
II seems as rde OF green shrnSoesy ns9oaca or ride
through it you find 1t to be composed OF tmo rettv
bIackaoks above mentioned me en 81 tbe view The
ye-oak grows sparsey in the vicinity anu ~ ' pine
but the pine prepogde,raes ioa s least this por
ton Of 1t. The land OF the orange ana yr.e, er lies
wise of the rnusketo ALLIGATOR ana e annual stream
there 10000 last Wintor-lnyade anu on% a.
Western Florida, via Jacksonville Paia nos tbe st
Augustine and survey the picturesque sceneryoI ZIG o.
John and Ocklawaha. Very few indeed have Dltns,fo
visited Western Florida, or seen this very pecuiNi
But to return 70 Pefdido Emerging from the pine
barren the PerddO Bay bursts On yUul reTnd into an
almost complete circle. frnged on the further sde VIII
Of pnss aAe winch reside the
mill operatives 10 the number OF 500 or co. y on Inc
edge of the LAKE, clustering round sne eafer H Whe
contrased with their new neigh6ors higher
up the bay These will also have shsa y Ssns
up to completed during the Fall AS tns Is tne ss
season, and work had been temporarily Of
lumber and timber already out but which canno.
be moved for want Of snPping few ne rns s sr o.
tOber and under the impulse given the udg ~ -
believed that the work will henceortn oe caaga h o
without stop the whole year round. Inc sklled iapoi
in these mills is thar OF white experts who get high pay
Other work i performed By negroes Tne % se ye a
Veil about 500 are on tie ground already, and they
can put up their houses OF refuse timber when
ing and have rent they choose even on TINS pay
they can live comfortably after their asn9n
keeping the inevitable pigs and dogs about rne, VIII.
oHt which no negro menage Is complete. The men an
looked Comfortable aud well fed and seemed TO Ike the
work Discipline s preserved only py means ne,mtted
,ssp By syn, the ver fSDd eTa
thu at of
slavery He Keeps up the old characteristic as freed
Whenever given n0W % Sna man
not venture upon under the regime OF
a Snd he too aown south Generally aud white MANS
chance s very bad one when her tehuer nero'e'
invoked
LUMBER AND TIMER TRADE OF PENSACOLA.
We returned by railway in tho evening, ana had q
peasant run back through the same kind Of
country we had passed over " the morning The fiat
plain, With very few curves, over which the Perdido
Railroad pas5es Is admirably adapted for the roadway,
and must have made It's construction cheap. Inc ~
miles OF road are admirably ana securely pu,,., a '
line IA In the most excellent repair throughout as
/ examined 1t going along on an open N car car;
The carving capacity OF this railway must pe Nett
greatly increased TO meet the demands when the rhp
5evecnment of this business must force upon It, ire
spective OF its with the Perdido Luhper Vo
AZ the Pensacola end it now runs down 70 IS feet
water In the bay so as to deliver iuhuer ~ te sp
side great saving OF expense and trouble 10 the snip
ners THE railroad company now owns Its booms.
arrangements for loading cars with timber Dy
steam switches 10 the mills, aud other appliances IL
also owns 900 feet Of front on Perdido Bay an9
controls water front of 81 miles by II IN depth dVGea
info % mill Sites each Of 400 feet On Pensacoa DAY "
owns front of 400 OF the best wharf properly on
that bay one popularity OF this lumber Dnshes' neIo
il the ENTHUSIASTICALLY OF these forests o,.o,,
The timber is selected OF a certain size only-lSineh
diane,r smallest butt hence every five years there y
large additional supply coming up To the standard
and there is always In these dense forests plenty Oh
Standing timber year otter year This nsures always
steady work for mills ana Railroad The rete q reisht
for lumber oil this road is IL 90 per thousand rect
The following apthenIlG SatlxleS u pten piue eA
ports from Pensacola derived from these NILS from
Oct. /, 1870 to Oct /, 49,:
s,sr e e As Aggregate touusge s6ts9
From Oct. /, 1871, to Oct. I, 1879
Hewn cubic feet s. 790072 No. vessels. 80 l66
Sawn cable 100000 Aggregate tonnage lo5VaL
Tie increase in year. from Oct. /, 1871 TO Oct
1872 was us foows In the number OF vessels 81 their
aggregate tonnage being 1892 in hewn timber 1to
cubic feet III sawn timber. 1854 cubic feet or ul-
Der there was exported during the same period rom
Oct 1871. to Oct J. 1872. total OF i595s57t feet the
number OF vessels beng 22D and their aggregate ton
mage g. O6 or the above feet we're transported
under 100 tons not included IN above state
The increase here Is great, but t VIII De very
much greater for the present year, whe many nil-
lions OF feet lumber and timber lie around the mills
waiting for shipping which does not come because or
tue woful want OF shipping The exports or
timber and lumber 20 TO CIban, South American cur,
and Continental ports and have even gone to Nor
way, reminding us of =" coal 10 Newcastle