The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-09-27
ARKANSAS.
THE FAVORED LAND FOR THE
IMMIGRANT.
COME AND VEL COME.

the Great West and Southwest as
the land they will make their future
and permanent abiding place, with
the hope that their condition will be
bettered In this last respect all
who have moved to Western Arkan-
sas have realized their hopes to q
greater or less degree, and in these
lines il will be our aim to show to
the prospective immigrant that here
he can find the place he is seeking,
the sland of PROMISE" as it were:
but in our description we will keep
within the bounds of reason, and
state facts as they appear to us and
as CLEANED from such data as have
come into our hands. In this arti-
Gle, we will deal alone with Pope
county, and what we write Of it will
be applicable, in the main, to every
county lying on or contiguous to the
railroad. Much more could be writ
ten of these lands than our space will
permit Of being published, and that,
TOO, without any exaggeration. In
migrants are constantly coming to
this country from all quarters, and
we have yet to hear of one who is
dissatisfied. A large colony of Lu-
therans from Saxony have moved to
this county, having purchased r.
600 acres of fine lands near Dover,
the county seat.
AREA OF COUNTY.
Pope county embraces a large area
of the choicest lands OF the state,
consisting of bottom and upland, dr.
versifed by spurs of the Boston
Mountain. Between these ranges or
spurs of the mountains lie large, fer
tile valleys, we'll watcred and abun-
dainty supplied with the finest OF
timber. But of the soil and timber
more hereafter. The southern bound.
airy of the county is the Arkansas
river; beginning at the mouth OF Big
Piney, down the river a short dis
tance below the mouth of the Petit
Jean River; thence north thirty live
or forty miles to the top of the Bos.
ton Mountain, the divide between
the Arkansas and White river wa
ters; west on said divide to the
Newton county line twenty-five or
thirty miles, thence south to the
place of beginning thirty or thirty
! five miles.
SOIL AND TIMBER.
There are the very finest bodies
Of river lands in the southern part
Joined for number of miles north,
with fine productive uplands, finely
timbcred. The eastern portion bor-
ders on and includes portion of the
noted stream Point Remove, with
timber of almost every kind. The
northern portion is interspersed with
smaller streams forming the main
streams of Point Remove, Illinois
Bayou and Big Piney. The western
portion includes the most of the fine
lands on Piney. A large district OF
the western portion from the Arkan-
sas river to Boston mountain affords
perhaps the largest and most com
pact body Of fine pine timber in the
State,-in short, nearly every kind
of timber abounds OF the best quail
ty known in the western or southern
states. These lands are owned re-
spectively by the railroad, govern
ment, and private individuals, and
embrace some of the most fertile in
the state. The government: lands
are subject to purchase, or home
stead entry; and, where purchased,
the price is low--being $l.25 per
acre outside the railroad limit and
$3.50 within the limit. OF this class
of land, there is probably not less
than $4,000 acres yet untaken, thus
afiording the immigrant the advan-
tage of cheap homes. OF the railroad
land, there yet remains unsold in
Pope county about $4,000 acres, en-
bracing some of the best in the coun-
ty. These lands lie within six
I miles of each side OF the railroad,
and are advantageously located for
the production Of all kinds Of crops,
and stock raising. Full information
in reference TO these lands can be
obtained by addressing in person
; Col. w. ID. Slack, land commissioner
Little Rock and Fort Smith railway
at Little Rock. James Potts, Esq,
local agent at Russellville, Z. ). Bar
rett, agent at Chattanooga, Tenn,
or j. N. Sutherland, agent at Bolton,
S. C. Much land is held by private
individuals and, no doubt, can be
bought in quantities to suit purchas-
ers. The last two classes of lands
named range IN price from $3 to $l5
per acre, according TO location and
improvements.
PRODUCTIONS.
The productivenes Of the soil is
astonishing. All kinds Of crops can
be raised without extra fertilizing,
and the yield per acre Is equal to
that of the soil similarly situated 10
any portion OF the State. or South
west. Wheat, oats, barley, rye and
corn are the principal grain crops
and yield abundantly with proper
preparation of the soil and culture.
Corn grows luxurlantly and yields
bountifnlly where it Is given proper
culture. Cotton grows finely and
produces well, but, except in the
bottom lands, it does not pay as well
as the grains. The grasses, such as
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