The Columbus journal., 1884-06-25

LITTLE Rock, June End, 1884.

Correspondence fro1 Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, June End, 1884.
EDITOR JOURNAL From Beebe to
this place is . distance Of thirty three
miles; we found the country some
what similar to farther north but
more sandy (but will be specific on
this point in q future letter. Little
Rock, the state capitol, 10 built on the
high hills on the west side Of tho
Arksnsas river, and claims . popula-
ton white and colored, of some thirty
thousand. 1t is . pretty city, and o
truly claim the high honor of being
called the city of roses; its man
ufacturing industries r still in their
infancy, while its central location, it's
facilities for conveying the man
ufactured product to market, sur
rounded ss it is, by its varied forest
growth Of superb timber, and the
many minerals buried in the ground
near her borders, will in the near
future give the city q growth large
and p~lenteous in q prosperous future:
as the sturdy hand of toll and the
magnetic power of capital, join hands
on the high and healthy hills on
which this city of roses and beautiful
flowers stands: But, dear JOURNAL,
enough Of this city, of . probable
magnificent future, with its gather
ings Of lawmakers, fine and SUPER
fine, and with me (ss in q dreamy
after gazing to safety at the pure
white blooms of q magnificent mag
nolis ascend to the second floor of q
large brick building, whose outside
walls from foundation to turret are
covered with q magnificent growth of
the evergreen English Ivy, and enter
q Dom in the land department of the
st. Louis l. NJ. & S. T. T. where are
collected the varied products Of a
state little known to many of your
readers, and for some moments we
can but gaze in admiration at q COL
lection 80 vast and grand, that for the
time being We are almost lost in
doubt a. we think of what We have
80 often read Of a state whose main
resources we're, chills and fever, and
a peculiar kind of whisky, with all its
peculiar results.
OF grasses, we examined one hun
dred and fifty varieties including the
clovers and tame grasses, which do
exceedingly we'll on all the elevated
lands I'VE which we have travelled :;
skeins Of fine silk, and the cocoon in
it's crude state, side by side: cotton
az gathered and by the ne,o process
manufactured into yarn, thereby saw
ing the waste and expense of the
ginning mill. Wool a. grown in
this and many other counties, with
it's home manufactured products of
yarns and other goods, by factories
located in several counties, and shorn
from the native and also the pure
CotswOld, Southdown and other
breeds of world wide fame. In
minerals, ores, stone, ksolin, &C., the
collection showed how vast was the
crude products buried in the hills
and mountains. The specimens Of
wheat, oats, rye, millet, corn, cane in
stalk, ear, and grain were large in
variety and fine in quality and with
ears in one variety almost eight
inches in length. Stalks of corn and
Sorghum sixteen feet in length, peas
and pulse of varieties large in number,
growth and quality. OF woods we
carefully examined seventy-fve var
~ieties, including the different oaks,
two varieties OF pine, hickory, maple,
walnut, beach, birch, gum, cherry,
poplar, and a section of grapevine
over fifteen inches in diameter. The
national weed, from Cuba and Bur-
ley down to the more common var
ieties; were also fine in quality, |
color, and size OF leaf. Nuts in large |
varieties, and berries from the wild,
wild woods were side by side with
the largest, and most superb collec-
ton of fruits we have ever seen ; only |
think, dear JOURNAL, of peaches
weighing ten and one.hslf ounces,
apples tw~enty-one ounces and meas
uring I'VE fifteen inches in circum.
ference, and pears Of the Duchess
variety fully as large in size aud
weight.
Nc wonder that the growth Of
fruits is becoming of such magnitude
in this state, when we see such q col.
Of apples, pears, plums,
peaches, grapes, strawberries, &C.,
that would command the attention
and respect of any horticulturist, no
matter how high may be his attain
ments, or large his experience.
We are interrupted 40 much, look
ing around and inspecting nearly all !
the time, bat will as often as possible
forward to the JOURNAL what we see
and learn. JOHN BOANs.
Lost Creek Items.
"Hurrah for Ben Butler!" at least
80 Sam says.