The Russellville Democrat., 1881-08-11

three on the l.. R. < Ft. Smith Ky. The roads by which shey are ap. preached from these points are said to be very good with but little sxcep- ton and that will soon be improved
 THE CiTT
 IS laid of on a gently sloping hill side facing to the east. Several acres next the spring are laid of tor park, and facing the park on the south and west are the business lots several of which have business houses up. There is one line ol blocks for residences on the face of the slope which runs up to Pinnacle Street on top of the hill where lies a broad plateau, with slight uneven ness, destined, as the proprietors hope, to be occupied with fine resi- dences ere many seasons pass away.
 FOR CARRIAGE DRIVING this vicinity will be fine when the roads are completed. Driving to the Pinnacles and other romantic seen cry will doubtless become very pop ular among the lovers Of such pleas ures.
 THE LANDS HERE are of light Ioamy and gravelly na- ture, the soil thin. but having a good clay subsoil. But 1 have seen fine farms of good land only few miles to the west, and am informed that there is much good farming lands near by, in almost every direction. There are k. Road lands yet unsold all around here, to be bought quite cheap.
 THE cADRoS, is about T5 to 100 feet wide between its banks, with shallow waters on it's shoals, but widening and deepening into q lake of eddy waters: in many places, one of which, near the springs is about 150 feet wide, 600 yards long, and 10 to 20 feet deep. afford ing fine facilities for boating and bathing.
 THE FISHING in the Cadron is good, as 1t abounds in trout, buffalo and catfish as we'll as other smaller ones. One man told me he caught catfish that weighed 10 pounds out of thIs stream.
 THE GAME IS not so plentiful here as formerly, since this has long been 8 hunting ground, but still, there are deer and wild turkeys in considerable supply within few miles. Mir. John liar dln went out last week and in few hours brought in three deer that he had killed within mile of the city survey.
 GOOD FOREST TIMBER sbounds, including much yellow pine. There are now two steam saw mills within fonr miles, furnishing lumber at sl0 M., large amounts of which the farmers are hauling here for s3.50 NJ.
 A GOOD QUALITY OF BUILDING STONE sbounds in the bluffs and the bed of the Cadron, great deal of it almost dressed to your hand, for rough work. as foundations, basements and chim- neys.
 THE STOCK RANGE here is very fine, for large extent of country. Campers here, turn their work stock on the range while they remain at the springs, and they do first rate.
 SOCIETY in this country is said to be good in it's morals, kind and socisble and full of hospitality to strangers. The are providing lots for church and school purposes, and I learn, have decided that no intoxica ting drinks shall be retailed in the city, and so provide in the deeds they make to the lots they sell.
 In conclusion I yill say that in writing this article, 1 have avoided all flourish, and confined myself to q plain and simple statement of facts as 1 have seen them and gathered from what I deemed reliable sources. l have done this too, to satisfy in s ome measure the demands of an snquiring publlc.
 Respectfully,
 J. JOSIAH SMITH.