The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21

We have received copies of DR.. French's new
lished. 1t has been nearly year since il was
promised, but the delay in procuring statistics
from the census returns must be accepted as q
valid excuse for its nOn-appearance.
The new pamphlet is decided improvement,
in many respects. upon the first. great deal
of space, which in the first was occupied by cuts
OF alleged Florida scenery, has, in the new edi-
lion, been utilized by the publication of new,
useful and interesting matter; the body OF the
work containing "a pages with only 2 small cuts.
while the lormtr edition contained only A pages
inclusive Of 90 cuts, some OF them quite large
The really valuable portion Of the work in
question Is to be found from pages % 10 S. inclu-
sive, which comprise brief descriptive and Stats
teal statements of every county in the State,
compiled from the late canvass returns by 8. u.
Hammond, Esq. of Fort Gates, Fla; meteorolog-
ical data furnished by the officers of the u 8.
Signal Service; table showing the comparative
humidity of Florida and other places in Italy
and America, prepared by DR.. c. J. Kenworthy,
of Jacksonville, and tables Of mortality, popula-
ton and agricultural statistics by Mr.. Hammond,
and statistics o! orange culture In Putnam county,
which the commissioner designates as an exam
pie of what every county in the State should do
The following is what is said of
LEON COUNTY:
Bounded north by Georgia; east by Jefferson
county; south by Wakulla county, and west by
Liberty and Gadsden counties, from which it Is
separated by the Ocklockonee river. 1t contains
an area OF about 700 square mies. The surface
OF the county, like that of the adjoining countes
which constitute what is known as Middle Flor
ida, is varied the northern portion uneven, the
southern more level and interpreted throughout
with clear water lakes, among which are Lafay-
cite, jackson. lam0nia, Bradford and the Micco-
sukie, extending from jefferson county, all
Astounding 10 fish. The soil II a. varied a. the
surface In the northern portion of the county
i 10 rich loam' based upon red clay. very pro-
ductive. In the southern portion the soil 10
lighter, the clay lying deeper and of pale gel
low color. Leon 10 the centre Of the rich agri-
cultural counties of Northern Florida, and no
district OF the same extent In the country can
offer superior inducements to cultivatOrs Of the
soil. Short staple cotton has been the principal
source OF reliance but wheat corn, rice rye, oats
sugar cane. tobacco and ell diversified products
Of rich agricultural district are successfully
cultivated, and all kinds Of stock raised with
profit. Whether we consider its unexceptiOnable
Climate, the beauty OF it's undulaling surface, the
variety, abundance and value OF its timber, the
fertility Of It's SOIL with lite adaptability to such
vast catalogue oil crops its accessibility to mar
kets, Its abundance of good, pure water, its gen.
era healthfulness. the ease with which the soil IL
cultivated. the intelligence and character of its
people, the number Of its laboring population, or
the cheapness OF its lands. no portion of the
State or country can offer superior inducements
10 immigrants.
The beautiful city of Tallahassee, the county
seat and capital Of the State lies near the centre
Of the county. The jacksonville, Pensacola &
Mobile Railroad crosses the county from east TO
west and the Tallahassee Railroad, from the
port OF 6t Marks on the Gulf, intersecs at the
capital The mime Tallahassee, Simplifying 6oGw.
tVal land, was applied by the Indians 10 this
region Of country, and was properly appropriated
TO designate the capital at the time Of lie loca-
ton. A
Population, 1870, 1895 1880, so,ss5-whi.e,
$40; black, 1885. Number acres land titled.
104.047. Farm values, e883;87e; farm nipple
ments and machinery, go. 4s6: live stock, e1S6..
go; farm productions, S60S, 100. Number horses,
1908. Mules, 1,808 Working oxen, 406. Mich
cows, 2,766. Other cattle. 9,0e0. Butter, lbs,
26,749 Swine. 2,O64. Poultry, 02,440 Egxs,
dOz., 66,111. Rice, lhs., 6Blk Indian corn,
bush., SO, 66l Oats, bush 2o,066. Cotton, bales,
9.072. Sugar, hhds, 218l. Molasses, Rallonl
6S $685. Potatoes, bush, ia lot. Peaches, bush.
2066. Honey, lbs. $3.50. Saw mills, value,
1900. Lumber, feet, 100000 0rist mills,
capital, 317650 Tsas