The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
POPE COUNTY.
THE ATTRACTIONS SHE OFFERS TO THE
 IMMIGRANT.
A DESCRIPTION OF HER SOIL. TIMBER STREAMS
 HILLS, VALLEYS. MINERAL INDICATIONS, &c.
Happy H 10 m for ou s a s.

Some ago promised give descriptions in letters which and others of citizens receive making inquiry these points has induced to compile this be description in the State and ertake that the natural of Pope County are su cient make her almost commonwealth within herself
 the following description obtained principally report made by Messrs w. Washburn and F. Denc gentlemen of fine atanmens and with thorough subject obtained actual reconnos sance of the territory descaibed
 report made by them it to suit our limited space.
 made under auspices and Fort Smith Rail Company The investigation of the county by these gentlemen ter the country dapdaed and distuac condition Since that time there has been vast improvement country School houses dot County al every Good will aG eng We have State perfect accord with the wishes and sentiments of the people, and future is full of promise
 all things and the following description of our County to those seeking new homes in good country; Mr. Epraim Lemcy Glass Village this stream 4 township s powed up sphuret of lead in hls wheat % hills This lead has also been gathered by others these hills timber are superior Large forests red black white post cncapn and other oaks nerspesed with tall pines hickory tree the Cypress brakes of which the railroad ands also growing here These breakes extend down the valley to and below Little Rock from five miles wide The country broken yet large tracts of level upland intervene The water is good and occa springs Water easily reached by digging from fifteen forty five feet A of these upand known tho the southwest barens are rich in soil and adapted food being required which here be it ad is the throughout the entire valley The undegrowth to
  pums and all the berries abound Peaches pears and apples grow finely in region out of Washington eoanyne apple m abundant and nureous whilst clover timothy herd and other cu found many parts K. Potts, S. 20 T R. I9 in the vicinity of Caon Crow Mountain coal has been found pntious indications exist Coal good quality years ago. dug Brooks coal bank three miles northeast from Norstown This coal from ten to twenty eight mile Norrstown ls T. L 2o the this coal is yet tain just above Nosown and its top where epson salts is al found quantity Iron ore oxyde carbonate and kidney pecialy near Norstown and Old Dwight
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 formerly much used and which probably anthracite crops the Illinois Bayou six miles from the Arkansas v This coal such o as has been used has been @ o undsurbed for in the ineor Coal shae and themselves frequently along this up county the village of Nosown four teen miles also in various other parts of this tract o land rom Point Remove to Illinois bayou
 three Russelvile the L. R. &. F Ry were opened spring have successful operation
 m a"g @ n supply a S ea @ Mien s gsae to the Pttsbug caroducng does great heat and making but little smoke, soot, cnder or ashes
 vile yields plentiful suppl? coal similar to the Oulta This bank has as yet been worked but little The merchants Of R~ssey % , the hill
 company with capital could lease this bank fair terms and the investment would pay largely and rapidly are sandstone of the mstone grit with their associate shades and conglomerae About old Dwight on the bayou six miles from the Arkansas the Goodrich coal bank quartz es suuet of ead and ydrated kidney iron ore are found
 
 from the mouth of this Bayou the hl and more or ess nterspeses woods and Font Remove There several mills this All these mills doing fair business
 The owland the this with those Of the lneect ing tributaries fertile the auvum being full of saterous deposits and the eugnOus sts of the river for back The be said of the entire Arkansas Valley which gives
 
 the mouth the Its capacity produce almost unlimited Cotton yields rom half bales wheat from fifteen bushels other cereals and grasses Tn the Tobacco better than in Maryland while well Kentucky Missouri Bar ley and yield lands outside of California
 The timber creek owands alike throughout the Valley One will for the valley from Little Rock Fort Smith The of these forests arc hue tall and numbee all the live ash cooawoo walnut cher W hickory mulberry sassaas 1.-two feet in dameler cof Ga large ee bois darc locust (three vaees gum both black and maple cedar pine red wood abound in magncence ntertwned with grape which eighteen inches in dameterand other vnes ed with reeds and grasses and ued with uSurlen and flowing undergrowth ts
 springs break along the banks and the valleys of the Point Remove Galley Creek Whg Creek Hi nois Bayou Some of these along the banks of Illinois bayou cold and pure ms in the world and the the wells is sweet cold and unalng and anywhere obtained large and perpetual mineral spring wells the mountain above Nosown and has been noted resort Tor in , yalds for 4 "a M