The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-30
LINCOLN COUNTY.
How II Impresses a Man from the Cold
Northwest.

Northwest.
We make the following extracts from
letter written recently 10y Mr.. +. Neilan
TO his home paper Mt Conde, Dakota,
going to show how our country imprcsses
Northern stranger:
We arrived in Brookhavcn March 10Th.
aud imagine if you can the change of
being transplanted from II SNOW drift
into country where roses were in bloom,
cows living on the grass, oak trees in
leaf, oats six inches high, corn being
planted, Strawberries ~ bloom, clover Il
foot high girls in white dresses, men
telling you they never wore an ovcrCOat
and never saw an UNeIshOe, the doors and
windows OIen, the fire out and a negro
asleep IN the sun every rod. Well, |
chartered horse and kept myself busy
looking over the country and trying to
make the people believe that while | was
Il Nurthcrncr also was good Democrat,
and in three weeks travel | never went
without flirce meals per day. Aud let me
say right here, let no northern man fear
of being we'll treated in the South, if he
will mind his own business, for ! find
that while their ways are quite different
and somewhat hard to understand at
first, thy are Royal and generous to IA
fault, aud with very few exceptions
extend II hearty welcome to Immigration
from tie North.
Now, as said To start with, let no one
be guided 10y what | say-g" and see for
yOurSclf-Nou will never he sorry for the
money you spend looking through the
South. This is only my opinion, you may
think different when YOU see it. Now,
friends, IT you are thinking of changing
your location il is my opinion that you
can find rs many advantages III MisSis-
sippi in the way of cheap land, healthful
climate, good water and hospitable pr"-
pie as any place in the south, and if there
is II better locality than Brookhaven and
Lincoln county / am sorry did not find
it, for am well satisfied with what
have seen of it so far 1t iSa mistake
about the land being poor, il is only run
down, and all it needs Is proper cultlva-
ton and fcrtilizing to make it the best
land in the world. Of course ] have
never seen much of this world, but II man
that wants climate finer or country
with more natural advantages than this
country seems to contain is certainly
hard to please. Please remember while
reading this hat have no land to sell,
am not IN the real estate business, and
not interested in any way only as one
friend would he interested in anothcI's
welfare, and if you think it worth pub
fishing shall he glad at any time to
write, showing the advantages and draw
backs as they may appear To me. At
present land can he bought from FIVE t"
twenty dollars per acre on terms To suit
purchaser The land around oohhavcn
is rolling not billy, has been heavily
wooded with mostly pine; most of it is
coming up with underground OF oak, pine
and gum The land is of clay make up
on the high land and alluvial deposit in
the low land aud creek buttons. no build
ing stone around here. The country is
well watcrcd by small creeks made from
springs which are numerous The best
heart lumber can he bought and deliver
ed on Your farm for : per thousand
rough, and $40 to Sl4 for dressed, and
good fencing us low as 81 Il. the mills.