The Van Buren press., 1878-08-06

l. most eligible natural mill site, and an old
mill has been run for many years. hlcl aha
wide ,hottom-lands lie around II and It's
ncighborhood; springs are frequent and the
timber tlnc; coal salcs are disclosed ID many
places; II i, distant from Van Buren eight
cen miles northward.
ON l.ee's Greek, sill Horthward from Van
Buren,, Is fine coal bed. of the thickness OF
twenty-eight to thirty-two inches. Coal has
been tried by smiths, ANA BY thein termed tine,
1t l. easily quarried and in quantity. 1t Is
known rs the Wooten bank. This coal, like
all the coal in this field, improves III quality
and thickness as it is penetrated.
Near Robert Sutherland's on Lees Greek, s.
II, 7. II. X. y is coal bed, which has been
worked; its thickness we do not know. The
bottom and uplands here are fertile. Grapes
abound OH the hillsidcs as they do elsewhere
IN Crawford. The water Is abundant and
good sAales occur from this to Joseph Bry-
ants on Lees Greek, ut the foot OF Boston
Mountain, s. 20, 4. II X. 81, with occasional
outerop of limestone. Great bluffs of sand
stone rise up, and are full of iron, and yield
a good building rock. The timber is excel
lent, white OAK being among the prevalent
oaks and pine bctng absent. short distance
from Bryauts from the Boston Mountain,
runs the Iilackburn's Fork of Lees Creek, rleh
In coal banks. This is a good, workable coal,
eX posed for thirty inches; has been used by
Smiths for years, and into which have been
sunk fourteen pits. This coal, like the great
body of the coal SO far used IN this valley, is
scmi-bitnminous. Goal has ALSO tor years,
been quarred and transported from pits on
Cove Creek, a tributary of Lees Creek, in the
northwest corner OF Crawford; 1t has been
hauled by smiths forty miles, This coal is
very good, its thickness is about twenty
Inches. Boston Mountain Is famous for its
very rich benches, hillslopes and table land,
the soil being enriched by the limestone and
there trugenious carths therein; IL Is covered
with bottom growth of timber, such as ash,
walnut, pawpaw, oak, rich underground, vine
anG shrub. Its peculiarly adapted for grape
tobacco, and pastures. the numerous springs
anording plenty of water In early times
cane (reeds) grew on their tops; 1t produces
extraordinarily of all the grains, corn and
grasses.
In the neighborhood of Shannons Mill, S,
10, f 10, K 80, on Cedar Creek which empties
into Frog Bayou, quartz fragments have been
discovered. and lead also. The water is suili-
cicnt for the supply of mills, and the low
lands rich. Coal ohales also display in this
tract Of the country. There Is d saline spring
in S. 32, I. IL, K. 81, from which the brine
many years ago, was worked, and the yield
of salt good, Boring, without doubt, would
bring stronger brine and make its boiling
profitable to the salt manufacturer. even in
this close proximity TO the eXhaustless saline
waters, springs and deposits Of the east hero
kee country. In sections b ana 81 are Heard
and Pennywitt sulphur Springs, from which
run health giving waters, and which are IA
nous in their locality. The preeipitates are
white, and were they improved by digging,
cleansing them out and walled they would
probably equal springs in Virginia and Ken
tncky, and become resort for rspring visitors.
There are other sulphur and chaly beate
springs in this eodnty. On Frog Bayou or
Clear Greek, near trazier's gin. the land is
very fine, as Frog Bayou land all is.
The land is exceedingly fertile, the timber
most excellent the range unequaled and the
house use by digging. or in eistcrns. and
of stock water everywhere There
Is no better tract inviting the Immigrant
none better for the occupation to be made by
the laborers on your road