The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-27
haste 70 DO sheir bidding. The lille New
England stntea have had In their dnv more

| Of the public money than all the great
!. West combined. They hnye Ind protec.
ton for every cod ash they have caught
since the formation Of the Government. I.
10 now time Tor them 10 understand that
this selfish legislation will no longer be en-
dured. The educated commission appoint.
ed to improve the river should be lett un.
tramelled TO carry ont the work rs they
think best. notice In the papers pros.
pectus, asking Government aid for rail.
road from Memphis to New Orleans, to be
built on d leyee 30 many feet higher than
the. water Of 1882. with base so many feet
wide, and q top htty.Ave ieet wide, Ave feet
aboye the high water mark, &C., &c. This
might DO success II the road WIS 10.
Gated on the west bank Of the river. The
country that would Unprotected on the east
side Is nothing compared to the west side.
This whole Mississippi valley has ut some
period oil tho worlds history been II seq
from Cairo 10 the gull. The channel OF the
river has worked Gust and now flows at the
base Of several ranges Of hills. 1t ia q
curious fact that from Cairo to tho gull,
distance Of l,l90 miles, there Is but one
range Of hills coming out 10 the river, aud
that nj Helena, Ark. There Is not one point
Of lind on the river, on the west side, ten
feet higher than another for this whole dis.
lance, while on the east side there are
ranges Of hills running close up to tho river,
viz, at Columbus, KY, Island No. 10 and
Memphis. There aro four hundred miles OF
!lat country to Vicksburg. Then wo have
high land ut Grand Gull, Rodney. Naichcz,
Ellis ellis, Fort Albums, Tunica hills,
Bayou Sara, Port liundson, Baton Rouge.
Then ESQ miles to the gulf with ii dead flat
on both sides Of the river. Whit caused
this freak OF nature to make all the high
land on tho east side OF the river?
! am spinning out this letter too long 10
be interesting. Volumes might be written
on the resources Of Louisiana. The climate,
soil, birds, lakes, rivers, fish, flowers and
trults have not attracted the attention in
pust years they deserve. In former times,
when It required months to visit this coun.
try, people made their wills before leaving
home. With the rapid transit Of the pres.
ent day, this terra incoguita' IL becoming
as familiar to people from distance us 10
the native population. You sec visitors
from all parts Of the world here now look.
Ing for Investments. lheard OF sale OF
s;nca w VI nv vo r;,a pn.tlons lev Guys
four hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Nv wv yu'. .t since taey would hot have sold
.or na .,;i ine money. ihere, faith that tho
r ,,.;,I W.. " controlled. me sugar crop
WILL W.! W M'n ny N zen DAYS rs the points that
estimated loss OF sugar by tho flood is six
.,,' .;an , y. u1 ;m Lana mas been given
~ t,ce ..aa, WIZ pan ont more than was ever
s 9eio'e ptooueed ia LOUISIANA, abouttwo
..e. msl aiu looks 'lonrlsti!ng. Quite
. aa,per S =. ci'zehs OF West virginia have
s!si.su WV, hew o!lsahs me past winter
n i'hor ,, .te'n Ivy atlehds non. J. ". Gal.
N..is'' %lle W M TWO sons Master johnny
Mnu i; Hoe Walker. They were here at
~; aiafu! NJ utas anu saw good deal Of the
cry. nae on sdeh OCCASIONS the citizens
1 .xar, give y'sltors that attention thoy
, motN ~ .'ks. i. nave heard many, regrets
.nas ~. ~, aa.'a.,er ana mM'Iy d'dat spend
t i,u,v .''ile III louisiana" 1t was my good
%naed ~ u Wy" T, or TWO since 10 set on
uuaf {s;oa Inc 1 Chas' ~ Morgan where ] found
' ~, 'l,eu' Sause mos. Y. smith, vile and
u I'M! " H. .: InfSelsolfg. AR. Clemens,
sn,, IiGah WILL MI; Vssood, the Boston
p"olishel, anu MT. Ihelps, private secrc- |
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