Nevada County picayune., 1886-09-08
gEVADh COUNTY, hREhESaS. iI,cscrjrIioi ol Its Location, So''' Climate, Schools, Churches Railroads, Watcr-to't's'
 Timber aud tgriCdtur-
 al Resources.

Sll AAt.'-HFtht we
 NrEVADN COUNTY uas rruted " gnac, oi ihe General assembly, March 50 1871. and is situated in the southWeate"s nert of the s.a,a heinz bounded on the ea5t hy 8norhit4 county on tha no.thca*t aHa It.. r,h hy Clark, from which It E .H&12' .I b., It;tic NI.-,H~ riNar 1u t#e "'t lt..,a,.t.at. t.t..} au .a. south b. to,H E.. 2: t.a. ..t. .a.:t .-....,' r70 -IJ .H .u.. .r.# il. .So hata p1Pdau ot i3,o)o ind.
 Topography
 Tat -..e#-eu' taa eaaa.ey i-2 ta G"- a.2'tHe; tcl place. '.- ts. arh"" 5.f r.,,,.. .ti,a. .r' raa I,ral fr draia41o l.c .+nt,r.l h#'fuf thp couIjv cover, t.c auo< nf,Ir...a.- -r--'tr, a.taaa tue N#aeats a-a Red rir"r; tlp small s..aum- on t"C '". ,;lc flowing tu the tributaries of the Duagi- ta. aud those ou the west to the tributaries oi tho Red All the branches and riyu!ct- q. thcnorhcrn part Howto the Little Missouri. Prairi De Anne, beautiful little inland prairie. seven miles long from east to west, is situated in the northern part of the county closely surrounding thetoWa ot Prescott ou the east, north and west.
 Nater-Courses
 The principal Watcr-eeurse is Little 4i-- sour river, beautiful stream which h1, is source iu the Caddo mountains. IL flows in a southeo-terly direction. forming the boundary line between Nyada and Clark counties for long distance. Before the Di- roads penetrated this section, small .temarr- uavi9Hted the river during the winter #d ,priag seasons. Tha land along the mar m ot the river ts fertile and exceedingly well timhcrrd. The bottom js invaluable stock
 l..#- 1n,.. aFt.t I.f i- not considered a sici<.g stream. IEe IeTc Rouge creek is the nest largest stream. lt crosses tlo northern part of tho cuautv tlum the west to the cast cmptyiag iute tbr Little Missouri river. The JMe9 creek d1aiue thr central portion of the county, flowing into the Ljttlc Missouri river fr2ul8c W.-t south af the Tcrfe Rouge. Tbe Bo3c@# i-t small crock in the southwestern portion ut county. The land bordering ou it js Ycrt fertile l. flows saulh into the Dofcheat, a tributary of Rcd rlyor
 Railroads.
 The Sl Iaei-, Iron Neuataju * ~oHtheru Railway, the great Southern reut- from ~. Louis and tue North and Ea-t through Ar kansas and Ic\a~ to NaEico aHd California. pu1ctratc- tHc northern rrt oI the o5uHy. entering # aa tue east side near Ruu- ta" station, and going eut ca tue Ng-t 8 Emiact distance ei fifteen mi5es, Ihe OualE.ta X Ghocta# Railroad. a proposed raad r"w be- ing surveyed from paiat on tls 0u"ehlm river, near Camden. tp q point 3u tae Ilaa ,t thc Canct3T Naf.n,H#8r Ultima IEH.. aust, by stipulation iH the charter, pass by tlc town of Prescott, aai through tus.aaa., from tho -.Iglpast to thu lertaNr#t.
 Soil and Climate.
 The >oi' ofthe southern and -aanw.zteM portions ut l5a oaHa.H sau4s la#4, adapted t' earu, cotton, Fut=tee-. Fa-,tat - and gEgpo-. Fine rriae abound n .0.s gu- zion. Iutie central and aUteH portion the se5l -r5 lgl l,t..e aa3 >a.esH sHta3au. easy cultivation. The z@. af iae northern part af tag county i. var.l. but t uaz.E rod dirt and ygr} fertile. IH. -..'a Pas De Anne iz gray dirt, aaa adg.f.a tu E. g1au and gaa=-v-, fHa Ha...e -r u. ... open prairie yielding tleH ta5 lu tH5.y f#.- ot fine hay gar aees. Iher + .aa.ess,e Ha. black lm3 aH lhezrutHH . -iIa gE fl. ##.- rie. though the rod 5l-, taul 4r. IemHar.,. The climate + sa.abr.aus a.l+ Ha}lt4.tI. Faa thcrnom.ter never -o.- below ,i. G.gr.,- above zer, iH tue aHtar aHt slHa,. from 40 to lgo iIl tAe shade during tAs -lum.r maathz
 Timber.
 Tnc county remarkably #r'l amuau-, H. most valuable waa3-aw yellow pine, o.- ery su.'r of ua. aud 0i..erF. -sas'. a.ats au: 'ul 'n -8w. .al.. mulberry, a,h. Wa.- g.t. b5r.h tH.4. -, 4lur.. #tan...st... ...a... mr.herrv ha.y, a,l a.5 water as. t.l- -5wmoa, cFpu-- beach. b.e dare. i... locust. honey '.cuss wild cherry rai haI ana sassul1G-.
 Products.
 ThcpIucjpal produce, corn, cotton. wheat, oat- rye. barley, Mi'nt. broom curu. sorghum, swee. ar3 iri-l potH,.. .g1uiu-. iu fact vegetables pt nearly every variety grew here perfection Experienced fruit growers assure u,that ae i1ari uatH.i- u saving that mo locality uu -rsw -".aHer variety Q. tfoit mud c.. g-nt.es .P...acdan. than Nevada county. Tie -.u.I el..a....f thi, county, neither t.o cold iu winter aar too hotn spmner j. peculiarly adapted s the cuitgro of tlr gwg..
 Stock Raising
 Noporti9a of thc >oathwat l. b..ar adapted to stock raising tbaa NeyedApruatr. On Prairie D. Anne and al.u. tlr str.u'.. cattle. hare. and uulu- tht,}r aud Qa we'll the y~rromd ou j'. D9t.,, aga-.. Hog can be raised haro almost without auy cate at alI. Thy .o'.ou readily i jha ttl g.. the aiuadW. of mu-t ia t.t }..oI..
 schools and Churches.
 Nevada county is divided lnr educational purpose, into forty s.hoa, J.,e,s-. Pro. .J. H. toug.r, the county ewumcr i- anl.-t efficient oti.Gr, aud ba, the fsom of n.. common schools in good working or7.r tmoughou, tac county TmiJ.e .aa.l- aro maintained by a -tatr t1A uf oac-dta of ua. per c.nt,a a Fe5l .nz of -l otl l,egy uat a.g-| zeu o}eg tLr ageaf t#uG-0up 1c5is. a loal| option tax, which amoleNcnel our.har .I. oae prr cent interest ou tbeparaau.t .n.o. fund, mj fHc. and iarG.'uree in caraiu eases. Iurreago ud.uhlc chur.ha- in a.- 1 most every uc-'Alrho.du bs cuual4. l9e| ] leading denominations art tba Alctful.t II His-iawrg aud rjwH.He r.ug.. .... P4 ,. tel.an .t1nAet.ud Pr,h1l.sae. C1ri.tal+ and Ep.eapal-.
 The Graded Free Schools Of froa.U0r th.Hhias y. pronounced L. ! the State uprjW"ju F.hre n..at- . UH aad others, t,a by.' 'a tue .a... ..a>e.u- ! ing tho-c ofLjulo Rock onw. aud l,-.,sr. from tho Nor,hl ccurettcm equa ta tle schools in tCWuaol like size in any of t.-- l Northern -tato- Besides Che heahivaalar. ! cr-ia.r !oatlou a moral and utrruri iu.s ! to"h and amo"l'ic"tmadru ,cboeihiH. : irg Wlthlts seven large Nall Gghtrl ut ..a- ' |