The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-07-26
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Its Numerous ResOurces-An Inviting
Field for Immigrants.

Its Numerous Res0urceS-An Inviting
Field for Immigrants.
This county, which is in the southern
portion OF the State, contains 1913 square
miles, with a population of 6022 whites
and 4l62 blacks, making in all l0,os4.
Brookhaven, the county site, with about
2600 inhabitants, is l2S miles north of the
city Of New Orleans, and So miles south of
the city of Jackson, the capital of Missis-
sippi.
The climate is pleasant, salubrious and
healthy. The winters are mild, and the
heat of summer is not any. greater than 1t
is in some of the Northern States.
The soil is of good average fertile char
acter, and can be made capable of growing
the most excellent crops of cotton, corn,
oats, rice, potatoes, sugar cane, vegetables
of all kinds, and luxuriant fruits, and Il
great many other productions which can
not be enumerated now.
The health of the country is good.
There is no local cause here for sickness,
and being located as it is, it may be said
to be free from epidemics.
Springs abound in the county, furnish
ing the best and purest of water. Some,
however, use well water, and others prefer
the cistern.
The timber cannot be surpassed. The
stately pine, are tall and large, furnishing
the finest material for the saw mills in this
portion of the county. The mills are do
ing Il thriving business, and shipping lum-
Der to the far West and many other por-
tons of the United States.
The lands can be purchased here at from
three to fifteen dollars per acre, according
to location. Active and industrious men,
with some ready money, who wish to pur-
chase farms, will find it to their advantage
to pay this county a visit. They will be
kindly received and welcomed, regardless
of politics or nationality.
Among the branches of industry now in
operation in Brookhayen, We have two
iron foundries, aud the work they turn out
will compare favorably with that of any
foundry.
'Phe educational facilities are good.
There is a free school syrtem in operation
in the State for a few months in the year.
There are plenty of churches and school
houses over the county. The people are
kind and sociable, aud will do all they can
TO make a new conner feel at home. In
~Brookhaven we have the Whitworth te-
male College, almost universally acknOwl-
edged as one OF the best educational insti-
buttons in the South or Southwest. The
school is continually increasing in num-
bers and consequently in popularity We
have other schools here for boys and girls,
that are managed by good teachers. We
have one Methodist Church, one Baptist
Church, one Presbyterian Church and one
Catholic Church in our town.
We simply make reference to these
things to give our distant readers a smat-
tering idea OF our country. There are nc
EN- Refreshments about our statement, but
1t is a simple recital of facts, and If what
We have said should attract the notice Of
some immigrant and draw him hlther, he
Will find that we have spoken correctly.
We say to all who may be in search OF
homes, Come to Lincoln county, examine
our soil, get acquainted with our people,
examine the county and its natural advan-
tages.