Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-25
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Wednesday Morning, Jan. 2J


lHUMlNENl tLAA r. AM hEF A4EA l'fNe
ABOUT THE .CSTRY-THE WANTS OF
THAT sECTIoN-'P." LINE POPULARITY
Dick DENT AND MoTs-THE LEvEEs
AND THE COTTON TAX.
STEAMER SUSFLOwER BELLE
NEAR FAIsOSIA, Jan. ~, is
correspondence Of the Herald
We embarked on this comfortable
steamer Wednesday afternoon, to take
in" the Sunflowcr country aud learn
something about lis advantages and re-
sources. SixDy.two miles from VIcks'
burg we leave the Ysz)O river and en-
ter the broad mouth of the Sunilower,
and ten miles brings US 10 spanish
Fort, which il only woodward, hni
Is oihistuIicAi iutercs'-ln old ipH BE-
ing there yei, with line Il wo'S,
about half mile "a length 2AJcr,-.
cent .h9pci, with !'u" on.'.''. tni>
is supposed - be ono Of 'a' m1"}
works brown gp IN 'ho In: r. b..
soto sad LlSalI". ~ We ~ = line
,onutry i low, win lr@iur' T't
anu settlements taw, D 'los'
Great WQ.r.' too cfya .nuudI'c- lh'
surruuuling country. Ctmrb Us.
vile, or silver Gre K, Is on h'gner
ground aIl SHIPS -1ol i-N ~
;Dltou.
H1LLANo'. LhNu!N" ASp HrNroEIA
These two landings IRE chs" GOA.
er, and iivlla ,ha business. Mi Jones
looks after iluntonia, aud Chpt j. o..
Steven., IlJiand's. The lands here.
abouls are rich and cheap aud only
await M army Of industry 10 produce
harvest Of plenty. Land can be
bought for from s. TO ~ per acre. aud
Capt. Stevens has lately been an tX'en.
sive iuvcstcr at these figures. Aud we
might here remark that he has been
rendered the command Of the Vicks.
burg, when her repairs arc complied,
aud is likely to accept 'he fer in the
Deer Creek trade.
RnLLING EJGE.
Taeiudividual who eype,,. 10 reach
The capital of Sharkey county by s;eIm'
boat, win be greatly disappointed when
he lind. himself landed At Rolling Fork
andiug, i've miles distant, on Lutte
SmA1wer There are NJ accommodl-
tious s.; the landing, and vehicles
scarce. 4 ride Of All hour and 4 hall
over muddy road, brings you 10 the
village Of Rolling Fork. II is situated
atthe confluence Of three slresms-Big
Deer Creek, Little Deer Creek, aud the
Rolling Fork, which is navigable IN
high water, from the landing To the viii
lage, for small boat like the Vicks burg.
While Nature has been quite lavish in
surrounding the town with objects OF
beally, the natural advantages have not
been very arlislicaliy tA died. ln'
stead Of leaving the bsUEs OF Deer
Creek;free, and thus at1r ling a line
view of The neighborhool for miles
around, the prospective is blocked By q
row Of houses on the edge Of the banks,
and with their backs 10 the river, 50
that the eye Of the weary traveller, on
the hurricane deck Of ,hi little steam
era that ply the streams a!some seasons,
is feasted with the sight of the kitchens
connected with lot of frame houses
that lock as II they were about TO drop
into the Wa'ec, and the sooner the bet
ter. Since the erection OF the Court
house, Clerks Office and Jail, Rolling
Fork is beginning to assume meiropol.
ilau pretensions, and has already divided
itself into two parts--EAst Rolling Fork
and West Rolling Fork. East Rolling
Fork embrsces the Courthouse, Jail
Clerks aud Sheriff eli zee, q hotel, and
acouple of bar.rooms. The Court.hou.C
isaueat One.story frame building, about
sixty ie long and some twenty feet
wide. The building is painted. aul 'h'
windows supplied with blinds. The
Sheriff and Clerks have 4 On9-slor!
brick building, which isparli ionca tol
the respective officials. The ho'e. Is
neat tw0.s'ory building, with g. a.
uoda!ions tor abOu, .og'y guest. ,lD
!, kept by JJhn Hur,h. James oul.c!
and II. l. shannon GRYc -a.p9ns u
West Eal.ug Fox, AL here ar3 il
,hl, portion OF the town .-Ttn .ore'
he most cx'cnsiv9 OF which /, DANj O
;. jain L 90 who, in addition - thc.
y.hc. business, have lleed up q hand
.3re o.uJro1m, Among iha m,r
,.,a., D; EDiling Fork, We nou
IL, J.awias wy.-known IN NicE'
burg: ]. H. LClurtrigM Il B'1, Pa:
Wis n Bro, Wy, Aaron, d. {. Casey
+. Grsll, and +. Os.rol>ky; anon.
professional men, W. d. Brown, LeigI
C.uk. aud AT. AllricA, lawyecs, an,
4. VI. WMdAl, i. Goodman. ), \
Hill, W. |. Cheney, and l.. +. NesAcy
physicians. Tn. county officers are
j. II. Robertson, Sheriff; II. Picard
Clerk; T. Z Watson, Treasurer; {
naincs. Assessor, and T. J. Pax, Cor
Jler and Ringer. There is \ .all 9
premise slrroundiug the pare, au,
lie iu,ure Of Rolling Fork > hope
.lwneJ.
Join. OSTI-L2.
This /. the new capital Of Slnh )we
.)unty, aud is located on the 'et. ban
of,Le river, leJ miles above IN, cit!
The place was named alter Clptai
Frank Johnson, an old aal highl
esteemed citiz,A, who "s'eambJl,el
TO Vlcks0urg IN ante jsNnn time
and is now conducting farm and
.aw.mi.l, with gri,t mill and gin a
tsched. nj Glrviu's Ferry. Tue tow