Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-21


many others. At their proper sea.
son the most delicious wild fruits,
berries and units may I've found in
abnndance--black berries, dewber.
ries, haws, pawpaws, chinquapins,
etc. In a portion Of the parish
there are large forests of long leaf
pine, very valuable for timber.
The parish is splrndidly waiered.
Numerous sircamlets fed by bold
springs run freely from one years
end To another. The Castor aud
Dug'lemora are the largest streams
in the parish. These, rs well rs
many ofthc smaller streams, abound
in fish, small perch and other pan
fish and fine bass and front. The
follower of Sir Isaac who would kill
front in abundance should visit the
larger streams in this and neigh
boring parishes, for marvellous in.
deed are some Ot the fish stories
told by those who have spent q
week on Castor or Dugdemona in
the proper season.
Hunters find fair sport in deer
hunting, although game is more
plentiful III parishes further South.
In addition to the free running
springs mentioned above, water
may I've found near the surface all
over the parish, aud 40 difficulty is
found in procuring clear, cold water
wherever one may choose to dig a
we'll
TIE STATE OR GOVERNMENT LAND
has been pretty we'll entered. There
is. however, IA small quantity of
each. Lands may he purchased AT
prices vary ing from 81 TO - per
acre in bulir>, and on terms to suit
purchasers. The improved lands
are but little higher, rs good
property of that Kind rs any in the
parish may be bought ~ 81 per
acre aud much less, say % Usual
~. Only small cash payment is
demanded: ample time and Il low
rate of interest being given on the
balance.
The usual price al which land is
leased H. % per acre. or one third
oi the corn and one fourth at the
cotton. TIL includes usually the
use of such houses, barns, gins. etc.
as uanN hr on the property leased.
TIE POPULATION Of THE PARISH.
~ shown 10y the cchSu> of 1880, is
j.N5O; whites 2.924. colorrd 2,:}0G.
~ u >imp,r calculation it will be-
>rcu i!'ai here il rulN one indi>id
IA - ctrrN jl3 acres oi land. The
spaI SrurSs at population is decided.
" To the advantage oi the emigrant.
Lands are chral"r. although equal
II ~ productive a> are those III the
more populuus ucIghh0riug parish.
cS.
The facilities for raising stock
chrapll are most excellent, as III
many .'arts uf The parish The rang"
j. fac. Aud While un this subject
il Shuu,d l,,. mentioned that portions
at the ;iAri>!i are Ncr} well adapted
10 SIorh raising. In the eastern aud
...,i Iluc is ahu"daur, there is an
pXrrllc!Ii summer range. Besides,
the Castor and Dug,iruona bot.
toms are covered with u dense
growth of suiirh cane. than which
there is no better wiitpr grazing
inr stock. With these special adj
,lutrar>. stock raising coiild he
wl.l, pr"trahl" rs suup as rninmuni
c.,'ion Is .,i"rrd Win New Orleans
IT, r.it II i printable hat even Il
.r,dN = L. ui. 90 htI Tor hrrHr hN
a. l;. % Ai.Naudiia ar To some
i,"i % a.. ia Onachita, aud shipping
r.rurr =" New Orleans.
Pong, ,n ing on the Ouachita
nov ship ra,rlr and hogs to that
city every winter. But rs the
driving would hr II trouble and eX
( jpns- from Jack Sat. il PARTIES would
begun uuN . The I'ru, ruain"d r'ilruad
beng u c,rIai ~. 'hrN W"uiI h'2in
to realize from their lnN->, m-ut
when the road reaches the parish.
There are 10 church sncirrirs in
the parish, divided rs follows: Seven
white Mrtludisl, one c,l"r,d; SIX
white Baptist. tour cnl"I-d. and one
wmir Cumberland l'i"> y trrllu
church The people ~"
ORDERLY AND LAW ABIDING
as a rule. Churclirs are well SAP
ported, ~ TAR rs can he learned.
Perhaps the hest evidence. ut the