The Russellville Democrat., 1878-02-14

courslng the central part Of the county flows southeast and empties into Point Remove Creek. GALLA CREEK, another small stream cours- ing through the central part of the county, empties into the Arkansas river just south of Atkins.
 PoiNT REMOVE CREEK flows along the eastern border of the county from north to south and empties into the Arkansas river. WHIG GREEK, BA- KEs.'ss CaE CREEK, IsBELLs GREEK and other small streams traverse the county in different directions, dis charging into the streams above named.
 5. STRINGS AND WELL WATER Good, pure water is one of the brag attributes of the county. Some fine springs of pure, bright sparkling water break out from the hill sides. Good we'll water IS obtained any where in the county at depth of 20 to 36 feet.
 6. PopULATIoN.-The County has a population of about 12, 900 about, one twelfth of which are colored.
 2. ScHooLs.-Tnere are P School Districts in the County. Each Dis trict has three months public school each year, in addition to which there are som ten or twelve private schools sustained at different points in the county.
 8. CHURcHEs.-There are upwards of 30 churches in the county, all rep resented by pretty strong member ship. Methodists and Cumberlands predominate. There are no Episco- palian or Catholic churches.
 9. RAILRoADs.-The Little Rock & Ft. Smith Railroad runs through our county from east to west, at an average distance of four miles from the Arkansas rlver, giving us about A miles of railroad. The Company have fine grant of lands in the coun- ty and offer cheap lands and long time to make payments.
 10. WAGON RoADs.-Wagon roads are not as good as they should be; but can be made excellent If properly worked.
 I1.-There are about 10000 acres more or less, under cultivation in the county.
 12. LIVE STocK.-The Assessors returns show 2.944 Horses, 1,07f mules, 7,605 sheep, 10,l66 cattle and 23,947 hogs.
 13.-There is a manifest interest growing up in the matter of improv' ing the breed in stock. A good many of our farmers are getting nm proved breeds of COWS, sheep and hogs. The Cotswold and Southdowr have been put on several farms. Sev' eral Jerseys and Ayrshires have also been brought here. The Berkshire and Poland China hogs will soon supercede the old razor back stock
 If. WHAT WE PRoDUCE.-The esti mate for the crop of 1877 is, corn 325, 1000 bushels, wheat 90,000 bush els,rye 5000 bushels, oats 5000 bush els, Barley 300 bushels, sweet pota- toes 2,500 bushels, irish potatoes 1000 bushels, grass 300 tons, cotton 10000 bales.
 15. MANUFAcToRIEs.- the coun tv there are s OF 10 saw mills, 6 or $ fouring mills, one distilery, two chail factories, one fruit dryer manufac tory, and two wagon factories. Say $l50, 900 invested in manufacturing enterprises.
 16. MINERAL REsoURcEs.--T Il ( mineral resources of the county are as yet impcrfectly developed. There are very strong surface indications of Lead, Silver, and Iron. We have coal in abundance, and of good qual- ity. The Oqita Coal Bank, three miles west of Russellville has been in operation three years, and the coal has fine reputation. The Brooks Bank, three miles east of Russellvillc has also been worked.
 IF. TIE SoIL.--Our soil is equal to the best to be found anywhere. It has a wonderful vitality about it, as is evidenced by the fact that corn was exhibited at our late County Fair which was the 10th crop raised by the same man from the same piece of ground, without any fertilizing The yield was 30 bushels per acre Wheat makes 8 to 20 bushels pel acre, corn Is to 50, cotton ] to l bale per acre. The statistics show that Arkansas makes more lint cotton pei acre than any State in the Union.
 IS. FRUIT AND ORcHAKps, Fruit