The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-28


coed the hills become still more gentl
and the country fatter, but always wavy
The soil is q rich yellow in appearance,
and quite muddy. The character of thu
lands remains substantially the sam,
till the Fig Black is reached. TIL,
growth is principally oak, with fail
percentage of hickory, cotton wood anc
other deciduous trees. The timber j:
rather scarce from the Pearl to the Bis
Black. The cleared lands are deemed
fine grazing fields, and many of the plan.
tiers are turning their attention to cattle
raising. Some of them have already
demonstrated that it can be done success.
fully.
Fourteen miles out we reach Pocahon-
tas. This depot is located on Mr.. Jos.
Z. Lanes plantation. The name was
given by his daughter. The railroad is
erecting nice depot with equally credi-
table section houses a few hundred
yards of. Mr.. Lane has large two
story building destined for hotel, hall,
and store building. Besides these one
or two smaller stores are going up. Mr..
Lane speaks very modestly of the
future in store for Pocahontas, but the
way he lays out his money, shows his
strong faith in solid growth.
Five miles further on is the already
Furnishing town of Flora. The neat
depot sits on the southwest side of the
road and is spacious enough for all
purposes. An open space is left, and
back of this, and parallel with the track,
are series of buildings on what may
be termed Front street. The first of
these is large building belonging to W.
b. Jones. The lower floor contains two
long and roolny stores, both filled with
complete stocks Of goods, the property of
Mr.. Jones, one devoted to general mer-
chandise, and the other todrugs; upstairs
is a town hail. Next are the business
houses of A. Mas and J. w. Gardner, |
both general stores. On a street perpen-
dicular to Front, is house in which W. I
@. Pride, the saddler, is said to do excellent
work. On the opposite side Of the rail-
road is saloon owned by J. w. Gard
ner & Co., and the confectionery of Mr..
A temporary addition was
zen in the tent of a photographer, B.
[. Barnes. Friday and Saturday both
rave signs of thriving business at Flora
md Bentonia in spite of the rain of the ,
after day.
At Big Black River, on the bluff side, {
Fhich is the eastern, were the contrac-
ors camps. We crossed the swamp, a i
title over mile wide, on very strong
ridge divided by an embankment of
900 feet, into two sections 2600 and
800 feet long respectively. The train :
cached Bentonia at about half.past 8
even. Here our party stopped, DR..
[oore and Mr.. Richmond taking their g
vn buggy and proceeding at once to =
azoo City. a
Mr.. w. A. Henry. of the Yazoo 5
,n.inel, Mr.. Harry Lishtcap, a Yazoo :
lty merchant, a gentleman from Louis.
lie, KY, and THE CLARION represents D
re, waited about three hours for the
lck. In the meantime we took in the Vi
y and dined at the Rosenberg House. OF
essrs. Wat Stewart, of Madison Station. Y
d MI. S. G. Wilson, of Bentonia. were a. a.
3 rest of the train party, but ended
cir journey here. The good humor Of bl
; company, the novelty of riding on q V
! through this region which had only m,
own the OK wagon and the carriage, I'M
! hearing of the shriil whistle, where inG
ely was only heard the fox hunters an
N, had made the mornings trip a "a eel
} pleasant one. The merchants of rer
1tonia were very cordial. We we're ere
wn nice plat laid out with the depot ane
the natural centre, though most Of Vi vi,
buildings are on the northeast side. Les
=
ldings on the main street which runs of
b the railroad are in progress Of cep
,tion for Wilson & Powell, s. G.. Viii 3 go !
Conan & Hutchins, and Calvin vii
&c. On this same street in full blast WhI
lie house of Taylor q Moore, General Fua
chants. J. A. Clark, magistrate and
rney, has, an Office IN which the JUS =
Of the iacipient municipality isad- u
istered and where legal advice is OBJ rect
ed. Dalton and Robertson are in +
ding a commodious hotel and res tns
ant. 4 shop where blacksmith $ =
Ind wood work is done is already in cent
ence. 4 few hundred yards Of 1t that
rossing Of the ridge road along Big lae
( to Viclaburg with the road from u y
o City to jackson, is West Ben both
!, where Messrs. II. and Z. Rosen- Mag.
have general merchandise store ocfa.
E house. ana saloon IN another ro1-l
travellers ii 4 third. This ccioseI
! to be superseded 81 hotel build Of Hs
Here We met Hon. W. .. Gibbs ity =
Iaj. B. Bell, whose plantations lie Il = =,
j neighborh0od. eetics
next station IS Anding, four miles ocrac.
i on The track i laid beyond sLlts J.
o point about ten miles from s III =
, City, but IS the track IS occupied esfs 8
trains. passengers are gratul
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