Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-08


the latter, however, having grown
iutO q pretty large stream before
leaving Arkansas. Sugar creek,
the line between Claiborne and Lin.
colu, on the south, is also large
stream. DAibUnne, after flowing
through the parish in southeast.
,r.y direction, runs east into Union,
receiving on the way the waters Of
several streams, until at Farmer.
willie il is joined by Corni, aud Is
navigable from that point TO the
Ouachta river. In the winter and
spl ing tn, r. is an abundance of run
ing water, hut almost all the stream
let's dry up in the latter part OF the
summer. There are numerous cool
springs, which afford great quaint.
ties of water. Wells, however, fur.
nish the water supply. There is no
farm in the parish but that has a
good well. By digging from fifteen
TO thirty feet, clear, sweet aud pure
water may he bad anywhere. A
gourd of water from u road side
well in Claiborne parish oil d hot
day in August is II draught TO be
remembered with pleasure for a
lifetime.
TIMBER, BERRIES AND GAME.
The timber supply will meet the
demands of the population rs it
naturally increases through many
generation. Pine, several kinds OF
oak, sweet and black gum, hickory,
maple, walnut, irOnwOOtl, ash. per
sinmon and very many other varie'
ties, principally of smaller growth,
are found in easy reach Of nine
tenths of the farms. There are
thousands of acres of land once
cleared, but worn out and now left
TO grow up or wash away, that are
covered with young pines, perslm.
mon, etc. Here and in parts Of
farms too wet to be cultivated grow
delicious blackberries, bushels OF
which may be seen at q glance;
wbcrrirs in luxnriant plenty are
found in these old fields. These,
with other berries, such AZ the va
= rious kinds of haws, hnckleUerrips
the rich sngary persimmon, paw
paw. tthr banana of the temperate
zonp). and many other dainties, are
to be had in pxtravagant plenty fol
. the mere labor of gathering; chm
b. quapins, hickory nuts aud walnut'
s are equally M numerous. To the
!, residents of other less favored 10
e rallties it would seem that in Thu
respect Claiborne is al "parthl.
= paradise" but nature is equally a
benrticent in many other parishes
# Game of the smaller, species
r, such rs squirrels, birds, hare. etc
+. are numerous. Deer and turke.
/. are rare, having sought the I,arlsle
t less ihickly settled. The water /
r almost all the streams dries mp, l
consequence OF which we have bu
|, few fish. These are all small. Blu
i ~ springs are numerous, and snia
1. marshes ted from springs are Oite
/. found on every farm, il would nc
Is be difficult to make fish ponds,
it which a tair supply conld be grow
d There are many localities where
=. large pond could be- made profitabl
h so, AT least, persons familiar VII
r. fish culture say.
III CHARACTER AND PRODUCTS OF Tn
III SOIL.
cr The greater part Of the soil Is
pr IA sandy character, light or Oar
~ with clay beneath. On the hills
II is usually light; in the han,nio'
IS aud creek or branch bottom the ~
w Is vi ~ rich chocolate color and We
lr productive. Occasionally u sOil r
o. aud stitf will be found. Land
ce this character is very prOducti'
nd seeming TO be specially adopted
sh grain. 1t produces cotton remark
of bly well. In the bayou bolton
OF usually averaging a half nllle
ng Width, the soil ID very rich, a
when ditched and levr-d ields
. ample return for the labOrer. /
n. AS such lands all overflow, and
or few persons provide against
on ravages Of the water, no estimate
or made as to the possibilities of I
rne soil.
the One who is familiar with and
mas cuslumed to the magnificent CIR
.ar. which reward the planter Oh
A Red and Mississippi rivers is Liz
her to rate too lew the fertility Ut
ate hills of Claiborne. 1t may be- adi
and ted that the latter looks very
it's starvation, yet when results
compared home i'll the upla
I'm may ultimately mean wealth