The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-09-02

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"a htief Geographical O~saleRital
and Typographical UfeIipiian #
Mississippi nest opmss e 7lhs.
cfIldioB n tto slale n Mississippi
Nv Counties, whieh u historical
geographical Typographical AND
Indeed " ~ pfupefly
appreciated, this work which eoo
iains ~ much In q convenient
condensed FIRM, must be- real
rather than described II IL very
fair and fall exhibit " mr States
pryiueta, resources, institutions
and tbs grand possibilities that
may 10 realized by an innus
~ immigration andlh investment
Of capital, foreign as we'll as
domestic. We doubt not the
Handbook will subscryc the pur.
pose Tor which IL is designed, and
be- n potent factor 10 inducing I'm
migration. Major Wall Is entitled
10 the credit u having done the
work delegated n him by the
Legislature In a faithful, efficient
and intelligent manner. The
work also has several illustrations,
which correctly represent the
originals the State Capitol, th,
A. & NJ. College, Mississippi Mills
State Lunatic Asylum, and th,
Lauderdale Courthouse, at Meri
dian. As our readers will want d
know what is said Of Pamela count,
In the Hand book, and az ib pub
LEGATION may advance tho canse o
immigration, VIC quote the whole
article "Panola county was estab
lishcd February 9th, 1895. Thu
Tallahatchio and Yocona rivers
with numerous tributaries, mak'
this n we'll watcrcd county. Tn
Pamela Gin Company is located a
Batesvilleton the Mississippi Ten
nessce r. n. The solo the valleys
about one-half Of the county, Is
rich, dark loan, with clay subsoil
and az fertile as any in the State
The other half undulating upland'
with fertile creek and brancl
bottoms. The crops grown arr
corn, wheat, oats, grains Of al
kinds, sorghum, millot, etc. Fruit
do we'll such a. peaches, apples
pears, figs and all the small fruit
Sweet and Irish potatoes and a
the different varieties Of vegetable
are grown in great abundance
Valuable water power in the eas
crn portion Of tho county. Geo
transportation facilities aifordedb
the Mississippi and Tennessee
Railroad, which runs through I'll
center Of the county. Tho Tall
hatchie rfyer will soon be navigI
BILE TO Batesvillc, Congress havin
made appropriations for that pu
pose Two-thirds Of the county ]
timber, consisting Of all kinds
oak, ash, beech, hickory, popln
gum, walnut, cherry, locust AZ
cypress. In the western half
the county tho pasturagc is goo
Churches and schools numcfoI
and excellent. Society god, al
tho climate healthy. There a
two court houses, one at sardis,
town Of 1000 inhabitants, and q
, other Mt Batcsvillc, 500 populatic
The other towns are Como, 81
CORTLAND, 800; Pope, $50 pupu
ton I; all situated on the Mississi
, pi and Tennessee Railroad. Son
attention has been paid 10 sta
raising, but very little 10 she
Q husbandry ; both could be ma
very profitable. The people
Pamela county are alive 10 the
vantages Of immigration. I
land owners will offer special
ducements In prices Of lands a
" terms 10 permanent settle
Delinquent lands held by ST
Auditor for sale, 9,70Oacrcs; Inf
y nal improvement landsfor sale,
!; acres; Chickasaw school lands
;. sale, i,7e0 acres population
1870 from U. S. Census, 20,1
population In 1850, from u.
ID Census, 1882; white people, 9,5
= colorcd people, 1884; acreage
IT. cotton in 1879, 67,000 acres; b.
produced in 1879, s0,055 baI
bales made by white labor, ILL.,
he bales madc by black labor, 1871
'al bushels Of corn produced In 4
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