The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-31

coursing 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.
 PolNr REMOVE GREEK flows along the eastern border ofthe county f;om north to south and empties into the Arkansas river. WHIG CREEK, BA. KER's GREEK, IsBELL's CREEK and other small streams traverse the county in different directions, dis charging into the streams above ,i Ii & sfiiifesei esel.
 3. SPRINGS AND WELL WATER.-- Good, pure water is one of tue bras 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 a depth of 20 to 36 feet.
 6. PoruLATIoS.--T County has a population of about l2, 900 about, one twelfth of which are colored.
 '. SonooLs.-Tnere are 2I 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 sustajned 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 arc 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 rlyer, giving us about 24 miles of railroad. The Compan. 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.
 11.-There are about 10000 acres, more or less, under cultivation in the county.
 12. LIVE STocK. The Assessors returns show 2,944 Horses, l,015 mules, 7,605 sheep, l0,l66 cattle and 23,947 Logs.
 l3.-Therc is a manifest interest growing up in the matter of improv- ing the breed in stock, A good many of oar farmers are getting nm proved breeds of cows, sheep and hogs. The Cotswold and Southdown 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.
 II. WHAT WE PRoDuCE.-The esti- mate for the crop of 1877 is, corn 25,000 bushels, wheat 90,000 bush els. rye 5000 bushels, oats 5000 bush els, Barley 800 bushels, sweet pota- toes 2,500 bushels. irish potatoes 1000 bushels, grass 300 tons, cotton 1. 10000 bales.
 15. MANUFACTURERS the coun tv there are or 10 saw mills, 6 or fleuring mills, one distilery, two chail factories, one fruit dryer manufac tory, and two wagon factories. Say Sl50,000 invested in manufacturing enterprises.
 l6. MINERAL REsouRcEs.-T h { mineral resources of the county ar, as yet impcrfectly developed. There are very strong surface indications of Lead, Silver, and Iron. We have coal in abcndance, and of good qual ity. The Ouita Coal Bank, three miles west of Russellyille has been in operation three years, and the coa has fine reputation. The Brooks Bank, three miles east of Russellville has also been worked.
 IT. TIE SoIL.-Our soil is equa to the best to be found anywhere It has a wonderful vitality about it as is evidenced by the fact that corr was exhibited at our late Count, Fair which was the 10th crop raised by the same man from the same piece of ground, without any fertilizing The yield was 90 bushels per acre Wheat makes s to 20 bushels pc acre, corn lG to 50, cotton ) to l bal per acre. The statistics show tha Arkansas makes more lint cotton pc acre than any State in the Union. Is. FRUIT AND ORCHARDS, Erui