The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-10-27
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parties in the North. principally from Indiana
making Inquiries of lands in this parish ;nr'l .
price, and tho terms upon which they coulo DC
bought. ,, horo
A great many persons owning lands mere
are willing to sell, but it is difficult T" buy from
them in small tracts. Therefore, colonies
should no formed by those in the North "h"
wish 70 rmicrate South, and one of their
number should come as an advance agent Z"
louk ~ tbr country see the lands. Judge "t the
climate and soil, and make such other arrange
nlr,,ts AZ may he necessary,
People North are naturally crcdn,o"s ~ !,,;
we trIl Of the fertility our soil, the gcnlall'
~ Of our cline, and t, cheap price of lands;
and orr people would much prefer they should
como and see for themselves. Large BONES OF
lands are now living idle and have been since
the war, that previous to it were IN cultlvatloh
This land is situated on Cane, Little, Ola and
Red Rivers, and their numerous tilNntar T MH,
soil. This land il in large tracts and cannot
be bought except in bulk therefor" it is best
th,t the colonies should purchase it in quaint
tirs, and then divide it up to suit their con-
vcnicncp and wants. -.
nv this plan lands of this quality can be had
for less than fifteen dollars per acre, ana on
long time, with a r&sh laymcnt.
An AGENT of colonies. if stationed here du,
ring the Winter, could bny at Shrritt's and
succession Sale FOR CASH, large quantity
Of the best lands at even less than ten dollars
mr acre. We know of plantation OF ~"
acres which will be sold at Syndc Sale in
| few DAYS. of the finest Red River bottom land
That can be purchased for less than eight dol.
| lars an acre. This plantation would make six
sDlendid farms for immigrants of the class we
| desire. Besides this, over 10000 acres OF the
same class Of land for sal" in large tracts, and
situated; below Cloutierville, on Cane River,
close to transportatiM:. soil all''vial. within
ten miles of the New orleans racine ha''waS'
Which the owners will sell for SIS per acre,
| with one cash payment. say Onc.tOnrth or one
third, with long credit for the remainder.
Our Lands.
We extract the following information from
ciEa9sr , Gn" ., 1s ayrS %sv IS Es1 into
two distinct kinds tho alluvial. or bottom
land and the upland.
The former is a rich deposit. similar to that
of the Delta OF tho Mississippi. being the &C
cumulation Of centuries, incxhaustible in its
character. and cultivablc with less labor than
any known lands III the Union. Indeed we
are forced to admit that this natural fertility
and ease OF cultivation have had the effect to
prevent that development and Improvement OF
its resources. by the use of new and more vain.
able agricultural implements, which would have
been resortrA to, had the lands been less fruit.
full naturally. and responded less readily to su.
were formerly occupied principally by large
propriotors working very large plantations,
each under one management and bv largo num-
bers of slave laborcrs; and were confined to the
production of the great staple of the South
Thus, nearly all the capital of this section
under the slavery system was invested in
these river plantations, and the uplands were
almost entirely neglected. and when worked
at all, only in small quantities or parcels, by
poorer people who had not the means to EN-
ploy slave labor thereon, while white labor
from the very nature of our political condition
had no inducements offered it for e1ertio
thereon. The war and its inevitable cOnse
qucnces. the most important of which was the
emancipation OF slaves, has effected stupen
dous change, and swept away, with almost
miraculous swittnrsS an agricultural system OF
nearlya Ccntu,y'S growth, leaving these rict
lands uncutivatcd for want of labor. this being
=, the unavoidable result Of the abolition OF the
accumulation Of numbers Of hands on compare
lively few plantations, aud scattering these
hands over an immense territory susceptible Of
, cultivation. Thus it will be seen, that these
wonderfully fertile lands, and this productive
SOIL which. ten years ago readily commended
: where it was cleared, and provided even Will
ordinary improvements. from one hundred t
one hundred and fifty dollars per acre, were b!
the memorable force of events deserted, ant
the
Prices have Fallen
80 that now they can readily be purchased, OF
, favorable terms as to payment, at from five t.
fifteen dollars per acre. and land easily clearet
I may be bought in suitable quantities on lOnI
terms, for much less. The other class of lands
/ viz: tho npands. while inferior to the alluvia
or River lands in fertility of soil are still of px
ccllent character and productiveness, and the,
afford advantages in many respects which ar
! not possessed by the alluvial bottoms. Thcs
, uplands are sufficiently rich in soil to stan,
many years cultivation, without resort to ex
traneous fertilizers, and jndicions changes o
crops enable them to be cultivated for Joni
f time, without incurring the expense Of employ
ing these fertilizers. The convenience of al
necessary timber standing within arms lenyt
Of those who settle on these lands the fin
springs Of water, which we'll up over the Who'll
q country. are Inducements b",h to comfort an
profit. which are high recommendations Will
= much of this latter description of land belong
, to individuals, a very large quantity still be
! longs to tho United States government ; tina
belonging to individuals, can be readily PM
chased from one to three dollars per acre, an
! that of the government, az well known ca
: be acquired at a cost which is really nomina
Health.
A very mistaken impression prevails in IT
O gard to the health Of tho alluviaI sections. ]
Is frankly admitted that chills and fevers. an
= such diseases az are incident to mankind in a
most every locality, snch as catarrh affect OIL
: population at times, but the mortality of OF,
Parish is not greater than will be fonnd anon
g the same number Of people engaged in agricu
tural persuits in the North. the West and TIL
Northwest and than the nplands-no healthie
y country is to be found in the whole Union.
. is a we'll established fact, which cannot be al,
s ceSsfnl)y cOntradictcd that no case of choler
or yellow fever has ever been known to orig
G nate in tho uplands or pincwooils section
), North Louisiana, even during tho epidem
u ,rcvalcnce Of these diseases in the Sonth an
J.. southwest, and they are constantly rcsortcd t
in the summer and fall months. by invalii
from other sections, on account of their healt1
. mess.