Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

The Deer Creek Country.
ITS FERTILITY, BEAUTY, AND ADvAN.
TAGEs - TRANSPORTATION PACILI.
TIES ALL THAT Is NEEDED TO
MAKE IT "A LAND OF PURE
DELIGHT"
CONNECTION WITH vICKsBURG "A
RAILROAD MEETING; PROPOSE
TIoN OF L. A. CAMPBELL 4
CO.. SOME OF THE REso-
LUTI0Ns.
Rolling FORK, April %, 1878.
Editor Of the Herald:
This Deer Greek country 10 decidedly
the most inviting portion OF the State.
To those who have seen II, the state
ment will not be a surprise, but there
are those In Vicksburg, where the roar
Of The cannon during the seige was dis.
tinclly heard by tie inhabilants Of this
region, who to-day have an idea that
this is q regular, old swamp country,
with now and then fertile and i'm
proved place, the balance being q jun.
gle similar 10 large portion Of Mis-.
sissippi swamp lands. There could not
be more erroneous idea. In ell the
country there is not fner body Of
lands. Considering ils inaccessibiliLy
and the habits OF the Southern people
in neRlecting 10 beautify aud improve
their farms, one 10 surprised more than
be can express, at the magnificent view
which presents itseli 60 be passes these
broad and fertile plantations stretching
away back 10 the woods, often q mile
away. II to the scene were added
such aids as nice orchards, symmetrical
fences, neat and modem houses, with
nice yards and gardens, and present
able barns, II is doubtful II one could
fpd anywhere on this Continent q re-
gion more attractive. Even without
these aids, lie natural advantages and
beauties are 80 great that one wonders
II could have 80 long remained unim'
proved. In the sense Of Mississippi
improvements, 1t is highly improved,
but in the sense Of what improvements
are where people think Of other things
! than cotton, and in view OF its great
capacity in this direction, very little
seems 10 have been done, after simply
clearing up, save what nature herself
has done. But the day is not far dis
tant, l think, when this section will be
the garden spot of the South. Not only
the garden spot, for 1t is that now, but Q
cultivated and beautiful garden through
which the citizens Of your city will one
day whirl in comfortable cars on pic
mic and n y day excursions. Let thC
whistle Of he locomotive once scream
through these valleys as it draws ii
rich loads Of freight and people be
tween It's termini, and the transiorma
tion which will take place here will
astonish the most sanguine. The ma
terial upon which 10 base such trans
formation is unqueslionably superio
to any other spot in the United State
not already under q high state Of i'm
prOvemenl, aud II IS unreasonable an(
impossible that in the present advance
ment this very inviting spot shall no
very soon answer 10 the touch Of i'm
provement til its Oldest inhabitan
would barely recognize 1t any more.
On last Sabbath | was treated 10
ride of nine miles down Little Dee
Creek from here, and while | was con
stsntly expressing my delight at th,
view presented 10 me, | was told tha
the view above was much better ant
the scene II IRE enchanting. l haC
planned 10 g. up there to-day but ter
rifle rain storm prevented, and | wa
debarred the pleasure. | write this II
the earnest belief that l will not hav
10 wait long before can go there b.
cars, leaving Vicksburg In the morning
and returning the same day.
On arriving here we found the peo
pie talking railroad aud anxlously can
vassing their chances OF soon havinl
one. They appreciate the advantage
that would accrue to them, and Will
they have slight differences as 10 th
manner OF extending aid towards al
enterprise that would give them
road, are unanimous in their feeling l.
donate every dollar they can spare 70
the accomplishment Of such an objeC
They feel shut out from the worl(
Even now, when they have good nav
CATION, a trip to Vicksburg and bac
occupies from four 70 five days an
costs them nearly as much as a tri
from Vicksburg TO Saint Louis an
back. A genllemar owning q fin
plantation above here, who resides 8
Canton, in this State, declared, in a put
lie meeting, that he could make the tri
, to New York in less time, with less el
, pense and with greater comfort than b
/ could to his plantation here. On ID
! lower part ol this Greek the plantation
! are nearly entirely shut out from th
world. They have not enough waite
. for the little steamboats,, their road
! leading to the landings on the river
1 become impossible, their cotton lies
! their gins waiting shipment, interest
! eating into them, the price is declining
i and away into the Spring, when the
ought to be planting their new crop,
n little dinky OF q steamboat crawls u
!. TO their places, and perhaps after u
, cotton has laid at the landings Il
). greatly damaged, and goes into mark
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