Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-23
From Rev. ]. Il. Gold.
10 theChronicle:

Again ask for space in your columns
asa means Of communication with many
of my friends. / am again pleasantly
and comfortably ensconsed in our new
home. Our situation is commodious,
with agreeable surroundings, in the
town of Ell Dorado, among a splendid
and generous people.
had fears on leaving the Mt. Pleas
ant parsonage that we should never
again be called TO serve people equal
TO them in kindness, but We begin al
ready to realize that the Lord cares Tor
ms, and makes warm hearted friends
among strangers. Many have been the
benefactions in our behalf already, and
we learn that such has been the habit OF
this good people with former pastors.
We had been quite uneasy about the
move we had to make, as two rivers
with their bottoms, had to be crossed,
and we had TO move in detail, bringing
the two oldest girls and two oldest boys
with buggy and two wagon loads OF
household goods across Saline and Qua
chita Rivers, and leaving Mrs. Gold, the
youngest girl and two youngest boys to
remain till / could return for them. as
the weather prospect was rather gloomy
for such trip, we returned by hack
and rail for wife and the little ones, ar
irving safely last Saturday. The last
cold spell, said to be the coolest for many
years in these parts, came on US while
en- route, and thirty-fye miles had to be
gone over in hack, after laying up ono
day in Camden on account Of tho cold,
But our course was southerly, and taking
on supply OF hot bricks and extra
blankets, we kept quite comfortable.
Since the weather has moderated, We
have had rain, hail and snow, but VIC
feel quite cosy, with hot fires and good
store OF wood, with plenty OF fat pine
for klndling.
The country here is different in topos-
raphy from any we have lived in in this
State. 1t is quite broken in places
some OF it being quite sandy with fire.
quent perennial streams OF clear running
water The people look as healthy a'
anywhere, though not exempt from
disease and death. The most prevalen
diseases are pneumonia and catarrha
fevers. We see many old people here
and many past the meridian OF life, who
seem to be in good keeping. Thu
county (Union) is reported as second il
the United States in point OF health,
There is much good pure water Oh
tanned from springs and bored wells
though we sometimes find mineral WA
tiers very unpalatable and hard
From what can see and hear TIN
section was settled largely many year
ago by wealthy planters and cultivated
by slaves. Many of these old plantation
have grown up in pines, and many own
ers OF land are land-poor-that is, the.
have much more land than they can use
and it is dead weight on their hands
draining from their substance in taxes
am told that much land may b.
bought for one dollar per acre unim
proved, and that good improved place
can be bought at from two to five dol
lars per acre.
/ have seen MS fine turnips raset
here as | ever saw anywhere. A goo
brother in the country gave us fou
turnips, one of which would have file,
one side of our saddle-bags lie fur
nished sack to bring them i'll AM
they lasted our family nearly a week
He expressed regret that his son il
picking did not get some OF the largest
We still enjoy your weekly visits AN
extend to you our congratulhton
in your embarkation in the dali
business.
Great success to you and happy an
prosperous new year to you and Il
your readers JOHN H. GOLD.
FL Dorado, Ark, Jan. Is, 1886.