Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-26


Acres 20 tss wseiaiasa.
Down In Eastern North Carolina.
situated between the counties ~ Wash
lsgtoa fyrrcl and Beaufort. lies
. vast tract % land containing over
5000 acres. kaowa ~ the Dismal "
n runs along -vmsshat parallod IN
the Albemarle .ound. At distances Of
from three 10 Ave miles from the sandy
shores ~ that beautiful inland sea-
The strip % high land In besween
forms some 81 the finest grain and
truckery lands In The south. while the
almost imPsnetrable Jungle. Of the
bordering Dismal afford shelter aud
protection - various slid anlm hls--
notably the common black bear aud
deer
Numberless Wild cattle browse tpon
lis extensive reed pastures, the toK
hnds In IL solitary thicksts conge alal
camping ground. while the rae, oon
and opossum frsm iis dense shssles
make nightly iorays upon tho borfer-
ing corn aeld> Ia early day. the .ry
Of the panther broke the stiffness Of
iis depths. and even nos tho D 20
wildcat i often encountered hy D. a.
er> During the ralny season il
y mostly covered Wlth water
from few iaches 80 several feet "a
depth, though II contains many high
spots. acres la extent. that ara. Bsver
Submerged. The timber i mostly
juniper. with considerable cypress.
some long-leai pine and scattering
poplar and gum For large areas me
growth Of juniper II ~ thirk aud tall
that the sun never strikes the ground.
In such places we are reminded ~
twilight Mt high noon u y only
drained By sluggish creeks that cir
cautiously and their way "a the sound
Strange ~ u may -ssm the waters ~
these juniper swamps arr considered
a panacea for the ills % tho locality.
and their medicinal qualliie. ara 20
well established that IL l. sent away by
the barrel toe such u-e. Natives Who
bad bren shaken up by The awue until
they were a. white as picce ~ coi-
ton-cloih. would pluago into the single
sSamPs, remaining for wvelt. drink
Ing only this water aud return o. the
hiii hearty aud robust wiih the ru-es
~ health blooming on their checks
u !, about the color ~ ~cupperuouv
win" and smaeks = little ~ the juniper
In taste. q i very palatahle. and
when taken from the quiet depths -
ia natural reservoir on hot day
makes most delightful drink
Entorprise aud capital are about a.
change this vast wilderness into "a
hundred farms 4 railroad IA. been
run from the sound acros. 10 entire
width. connecting with towns on the
opposite side, and with the Norfolk
Southern railroad Al Ed.utou Au inn
men-e mill has been bulitthat Saw un
hye hundred II the largest pine logs
daily. The lumber. after being thor
oughly kiln.dri.d. b. loaded upoa cars
and shipped Ia baltimore Philadelphia
and other market. Tho juniper l.
turned into shingle. and coop"rs tim
hcr Quit a town Is sprlu.uy 90
around the mill. and hundreds ~ native
men are huding ready employ mrnt at
good wages. Tho snort aud " hi-tle ~
the steam engine nos .tartles the bear
prowling through the undcrgrowth.
add deer are lrequently seen nying
doSn the long stretches Of railroad
track. soon thelr haunts will know
them no more All wiil be- changed.
The timber once taken % canals will
he dag. completely draining the land.
and Thousand. 81 acres wiIl b. turned
into fertile farms aud smiling gardens.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.