The Russellville Democrat., 1878-02-21

courslng the central part of the county flows south least and empties into Point Remove Creek. GALLA CREEK, another shall stream cours- ing through tue central part of the county, empties into the Arkansas river just south of Atkins.
 PolNT REMOVE CREEK flows along the eastern border ofth county from north to south and empties into the Arkansas river. WHIG GREEK, BA- KER's CHEEK, IsBELL's CREEK and other small streams traverse the county in different directions, dis charging into the streams above named.
 ,. STRINGS, AND WELL WATER Good, pure water is one of tue 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.
 '. ScHooLs.- There are 2 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 ill the county.
 s. 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. RAILaoAps.-The Little Rock & Ft. Smith Railroad runs through our county from east to west, at an average distance of four miles from the Arkansas rIver, giving ns about 24 miles of railroad. The Company have q 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.
 l1.-There are about 10000 acres more or less, under cultivation in the county.
 F. LIVE STocK.--The Assessors returns show 2.944 Horses, l,07S mules, 7,605 sheep, l0,l66 cattle and 23,947 Eogs.
 l3.-Therc is manifest interest growing up in the matter of improv, ing the breed in stock A good many of our farmers are getting m 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
 IA. WHAT WE PRoDUcE. The esti- mate for the crop of 1877 is. corn 325, ,000 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.-ln the coun ty there are or 10 saw mills, 6 or { Touring mills, one distilery, two chail factories, one fruit dryer manulac tory, and two wagon factories. Say $l50,000 invested in manufacturing enterprises.
 16. MINERAL REsoURoEs.-T h { mineral resources of the county ar, as yet impcrfectly developed. There are very strong surface indications of Lead, Silver, and Iron. We hay, coal in abundance, and of good qual ity. The Ouita Coal Bank, thre, miles west of Russellyille has beer in operation three years, and the coa has a fine reputation. The Brook: Bank, three miles cast of RussellvillC 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 40tn crop raised by the same man rom the same pee, of ground, without any fertillzing The yield was 30 bushels per acre Wheat makes s to % bushels pc acre. corn l6 to 90, cotton to bal per acre. The statistics show tha Arkansas makes more lint cotton pc acre than any State in the Union. IS. FRCET AND OacIARps. FrQi