The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-02
CONDITION oY rnE cRors.

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The crops in the Teche country were not
exactly what expected to see. The sugar
cane and the corn are behind hand, but
everybody said that the prospects although
late are good. and some said that they er'
pected as good crop ofsugr as that Of last
year. 4Astor corn, I noticed but few fields
in the Gar-certainly not overhalfa dozen
and in very many the stalks were not over
two feet high. was surprised to learn
that the average crop Of corn in the Teche
ia not 10 bushels TO the acre, which was
explained by the remark that corn is an
alternating crop after two or three years!o'
sugar planting, ,Sand alter considerable ex.
haustion Of the soil has taken place. !
noticed that even in this garden spoti
they made liberal use Of cotton seed meal
as fertilizer.
One Of the large planters Of the Red
river country-Dr. J:7W. Cochran, of Nat
chitoches parish gave me one Of the most
favorable reportsI received anywhere in re.
garditothe improved and improving con.
dition 81 the negro. Speaking from the
stand point OF slave owner and planter
before the war, he felt bound to say that
the colored man was -hoeing bis row-row
for row with the white man-and that he
could see hopeful signs Of continued pro.
gress. He does not endorse the idea that
the race ID, not increasng;i he says that
they are on the decided in7rease In North.
western Louisiana. 1t looked that way %
me, from the number OF little images In
ebony that could see toddling around the
cabin doors as wepassed. 10. =
After passing Shreveport weBtruck q
poor piny woods country, and 1t was the
same old thing that / had seen elsewhere
In the South, poor country poor people,
This sort ofeountry continued until more
than half way between Marshall and Dali
las, Texas when all at once, as it were, we
emerged into rich black waxy soil, and .
beautiful prairie country. Some Of the conni-
Try wasreally enchanting as faras the eye
could reach, and hence was not surprised
to find prosperous and pushing city Of
%, 900 inhabitants at Dallas. :
DALLAS, AND THE suRRousDtSd COUNTRY.
The county surrounding it, saying moth
ing Of its railroad advantages, is Of .
character 10 build up an important trading
centre.v A great deal ofscottonis handled!
at Dallas, and done Of the best papers in the
South, the Dallas Herald, is publishe d there.
"A planter near Dallas, raised on
this black wary land over two
bales Of cotton to the acre, but Of course
this 10 above an average crop, although, in
lhia narticular case, no fertilizers were
made use oi, but only intelligent judge.
nient in the preparation of the land. 1
|learned that goodraw land can be bought
T In this region for SO per acre, and In.
proved farms at $50 to S25. Some OF the
corn fields were covered with heavy stand
Of dark green corn, three or four feet
lhieh. and were expected to yield 80 to 40
bushels per acre There was, however,
considerable variation In the outlook Of
both cotton and corn as we passed along,
North Texas proper embraces an area st
about p, ,000, 900 acres and there is under
cultivation, as am informed, not yet6,-
OO0, 900 acres, while the cotton crop has
reached In one seasou 90 600 hales Of 500
pound each, worth $3l ,000, 900, and the
corn crop 81, 900, 900 bushels, worth nearly
SO, 900 900, and the wheat crop lI,000.OOO
bushels, worth $l7, 900, ,00o,p
This rich and beautiful country continued
on along our reute as far west as Fort
Wotth and "a arnorth Gs Dennison, and
Of courueI I could take In but a small portion
otit I was struck With the improved
character Of the live stock a compared
with anything that had seen elsewhere
In the South. j.t.N3ig4lt f., z
INDIAN TERRITORY. <
From Dennison we passed into the Indian
Territory-a country Of which It can be
said in the language otthe hymn,
IT aSa sstSyti Sniy nis z Vie" /
The Indians who hold sway in 1t mum.
Der between $1,000 and 10000, and ate
about the most utterly WORTHLESS popnla.
tion In the United States. They hold this
magnificent domain Of over 64,00o square
milea, Somprislng oyer 4L0o0 600 aeSes Of
land, against all the woflds and yet away
from tho very few stations on our route ot
S00, miles through the territory you would
not see 4 house on an average IN every
twenty miles, and only here and there a
very small herd Of cattle. | made II point
| 70 talk with Indians, hali.breeds and white
people whenever an opportunity offered,
aud from all could see, hear and CLEAN ]
came TO the conclusion that an Indian who
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