The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-12


In the early frosty morning that fol-
lowed, the company began to look around
them. Some walked up the hill that had,
50 tar proved barrier to progress.
The water on the track was yet pretty
deep. but a construction train arrived an
hour or two later, bringing a reinforce
ment of laborcrs, and also Il supply OF
provisions for breakfast. There was yet
considerable work to be- done. In the way
of clearing the track. Mr.. liinckley, as
| Superintendent, was interchangeable IN his
cxcrtions to clear the pass. and Mr.. Canda
personally assisted.
About 2 O'Clock in the afternoon the
train passed through the tunnel, and the
party continued their journey without
| any further interruption. \ pleasant ride
of about five miles brought them To
JONEsBoRo,
| the county seat of Union county. This Is
one of the oldest settled places IN Illinois,
| though it contains only about three thou
sand inhabitants. 1t has pleasant
appearance. the houses, mostly frame. are
well built, and IN air of prosperity per
vades the entire place. This town stands
| in the heart of one of the best fruit regions
in Illinois. At a short distance north of
il there Is Playground. where the an
nual fairs are held in the fall.
Long before railroads were built, the
great thoroughiare for enigrants passing
from Kentucky aud Tennessee 10 the
| Western country lay through JoncsborO.
| The Cherokee Indians. in gong To their
reservation. passed through this town,
aud every spring and fall there are nu-
mcrou~ bands of cmigrants seen passing
along the same beaten path. These tray
clers usually cross the Ohio at GDlcOnda,
and cross the Mississippi ut Willard
Landing. ten miles west Of JOncsboro.
At this landing there j. steam ferry.
our reporter was afterwards informed
that the early Strawberries grown in this
vicinity are regularly sent 10 the st.
Loui, market, where they obtain II high
price. higher than in Chicago, where the
sea ION for fruit j. somewhat later. The
new narrow gauge railroad will ring this
country in direct communication with
ST. Louis, aud the future great may
hereafter have an abundant supply of
good fruit, at reasonable rates from this
place, ii she chooses To. Up to the pres
cnt time the nearest depot has been at
Anna. mile aud II half north. on the
Illinois Central.
The following is u statement of the
shipments OF fruit from this locality dur
ing the past year:
From Jonesboro and Anna Station. Of
peaches. 36. 100 boxes: Strawberries,
$50 crates; apples, 10000 barrels;
sweet potatoes. 20Gj0 bushels. Golden
Station, of peaches. 81, 800 bushels; pears,
1924 bushels; apples, 32,220 bushels;
Strawberries 6.42i bushels: tomatoes, H.
iG7 bushels; raspbcrrics and blackber-
rics. ,2lS bushels. Makanda Station, 220
carload, and 10000 packages.
The wheat of this region, particularly
Union county. is of a remarkably fine
quality. 1t Ia, won the first premium
at the State Fair, and carried of the
prize at the great exhibition held in Lon
don, England, some years ago.
INCIDENTS or TRAVEL.
Aflcr their temporary exile near the
tunnel, the eXcursioniSts were glad 10 re-
pair to the comfortable clearinghouse OF
Mrs. Williams, of Jonesboro. where they
soon forgot the slight inconvenience
they had been subjected to. The weather
continued TO be rather chilly. and on get
ting up In the morning it was
found that there was a heavy snow on the
ground.
At about o'clock on Wednesday
morning the eXcursionists were again
seated in the passenger ear and moving
in southern direction. They were
. Y
BlickensdcIter. Chief Engineer of III,
road; George G.. Bltckcnsderier, his broth
, er; W. ;. Hammers, County Clerk of I'm
I ion county: \. l.. Jones. Circuit Clerk
= George Barringcr. Deputy Sheriff. ant
2 L. +. Bouton, editor OF the JoneSbOr'
GaSette, Il paper published every Satur
day.
\ short ride from .Ionesboro brought
the party in view of a mound which hac
once been an Indian burying-place. Film
arrows and Carthcnwarc jugs have
been disinterrcd at this place. \ nea
irame-dwclling now stands on the eleva
: ton.
= About two miles south of Joncsboro
: on the line ofthe narrow-gaugc railroad
there is n
r GERMAN SETTLEMENT,
/. consisting of about 400 persons. The,
: have been established here nearly THIRTY
|, wears, and own thousand acres of land
X Their public institutions comprise
Lutheran church and a common school
il A. might be supposed they are thrift,
l. and well-to-do people.
The car thcr passed through highl,
cultivated country to llcilcgs,a station
five miles from .lonesborO. then To Cover
Mill, about ten miles from the inc place
, The county line was then crossed, AM
:, the party entered Alexander county. TN
! villages of Toledo, Sandusky aud Unit,
: were also passed. At the last name,
: place, Il boy, having parcel of coon
!; skins, stepped into the car and asked per
a mission to ride TO Cairo. AS he appcarc
~ to he Il young fur trader, assisting in de
=, vcloping the resources ofthe country, hi
> request was granted.
Il OTHER RAILROADS.
G In conversation with Mr.. +. +. Canda
a railroad contractor, our reporter learn
y ed that that gentleman had taken lead
u ing part in The construction OF the North
e crn Pacific Railroad. His account of tn
u dangers incurred in that great enterprise
h prosecuted amid the perils of an almuS
l. Arctic winter, made.thc difficulties of al
: ordinary undertaking to seem very Sigh
g and trivial.
Il our reporter had also convcrSatio
II with Mr. Biickcnsdcrlrr, the chief eng
u necr of the road, -Four years ago he WA
= engaged in making survey of the A
i lantic and Pacific Railroad. and wa
e much improved in health by the hard
II lite incidental 10 Suchan undertaking in
II gloriously endowed though undeyclopc
o region of country. The present term
= nus of the Atlantic aud Pacific Railroa
is Nenita, in the Indian Territory. II /
:. the intention, however. TO push it fo
- ward to Santiago, California, aud then I
" san Francisco.
o COUNTY BONDS.
i 1t Is only matter of jus tice to stat
}, that the counties of Union and AlcXaI
a der have issued bOu1s tnr nua-holf of A. mi