Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-05-01
EXPOSITION LETTER.
IFrom our regular Correspondent


nal street, and after few minutes
sail down the river, was landed at
Chalmette, six miles below the city,
and the site Of the battle OF New Or
leans, fought seventy years ago, the
history of which is too well known to
be here repeated The ground is a
wide. level plain, now occupied by a
few farm houses. Most of them are
OF deeayed and tumble-down variety,
generally occupied by colored people
but in other years by wealthy plant
ers. On the line nearest the city
stands an unfinished granite monu-
ment, rising sixty feet high, which the
state many years ago undertook to
erect TO the memary of General jack
son, but which has never been com
pleted and is rapidly falling to decay.
From its uncomfortable top, reached
by winding stairway within, clear
and extensive view is detained of the
old battle ground, including the ear
then breastworks, which were repair
ed and used by the confederates dur
ing the later anpleasantnesa. Not far
from the monument still stand the
houses said to have been occupied by
General Jackson, prior to and during
the progress Of the engagement, as
headquarters, although "his headquar-
tiers was generally in the saddle" and
where fighting was going ON. The
house is an old, unoccupied frame
building, in a sorry state of dilapida-
ton. Midway on the site of the an
cient battle-ground is the National
cemetery, whore sleeps the dust of
nearly $4,000 Union soldiers, who fell
in the war yet so sadly remembered
by the living. The grounds are very
pretty, well kept, and are ornamented
with beautiful evergreen trees and
shrubbery, with long, broad walk
running the entire length, the multi
tude OF graves occupying either side,
headstones marking them, with names
states and regiment Of the deceased.
engraved upon them. 1t is quiet,
dreamy spot, such as anyone might
covet as a final resting place; scarcely
sound being heard within the en-
closure, save the twittering of birds
among the trees, while the waters of
the great river dow peacefully by,
forever chanting requiem for the
brave who sleep untlisturbed upon its
shore. Two blocks below the oeme-
terry are shown tho great live oaks
under which the British General
Packenhaml died, shortly after receiy
ing his death wound, SO that every
foot of beautiful Chalmette is hallow-
ed, for historical ground, and is also
calculated to make one hate and alb
hor war, and we return to scenes eel.
ebrating the triumphs of peace and
brotherly love, in the Fair Grounds.
The exhibits of the several states
in this Exposition are a geographical,
industrial and statistical revelation TO
each other, as we'll as to the world at
large. Anyone of ordinary observing
power. can in weeks time acqnire
more actual and solid information
concerning the states than he would
ia years study Of books, because
everything is taught here by that best
Of methods--object lessons. Take
Arkansas, for an example: In large
cases and in jars are shown samples
of every variety Of trust flourishing in
the state, and glance at these at
once impresses the fact OH the mind
that Arkansas is the natural home of
the peach, and that all kindred fruits.
the plum, nectanne, grape, pear, etc,
are at home on her soil; the apple,
too, growing and Astounding in excel
Jenee. You learn at once that she is
the thirc. cotton state in the Union,
fact which scarcely a single school
teacher or pupil could state from any
of their books. In area she embraces
81 ,4G4, 900 acres, only about one-tenth
Of which is improved; she contains
l,315, 100000 feet (board), of com
nereial, or understandable timber; her
annual cotton crop exceeds S,00O,-
100 bales; her corn crop annually is
worth over 3O,000,O00! And all over
he state rich improved lands are in
he market at So to so per acre, on
shi,h peaches and berries worth from
100 to 5000 per acre per season, can
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