The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-01-02
rlkE COUNTY. Elsslsslrri.


Pike county was established
December s, 1915 aud is therefore
older than the State Of Mississippi.
IL is bounded on the north by the
county of Linc0lt; on the vest by
the county OF Amlts; on the east
by the county of Marion aud on the
south by the State of IsOnisiAna.
The population, according 10 ths
census OF 1890, is p, ,2OS aud il
could with taae support four tines
that many people. There are 69,-
O94 acres of cleared lsnd in the
county, average value OF which
being &6,sS. Total value Of cleared
lai dis including incorporated towns,
1912 5O9. Tie principal streams
arc Bogue Chitto aud TsngipahOa
rivers winch with their tributaries
and several smaller streams afford
ample drainage, making the county
well adapted for agricultural aud
hort cultural pursuits, fruit grow
ing aud stock-raising. The soil lie
a brown loan principally and is
very productive. easily cultivated
and responds literally TO fertil-
Izers. The paslurage is extensive
and much attention is now being
given to blood aud grade animals,
there being several hne herds of
Jerseys and shoIthoIns in the
county, and some of the best horses
aud mules in the county were
reared here. Lands range in prize
from $1. to S10. per acre, and may
be purchased in tracts TO suit.
Large bodies for colonization pur-
poses can be obtained at even l0u !.
er mices. Extensive forests of val
ua0le timber abound, the leading
varieties being all ths oaks, hick.
ory, poplar, back and sweet gum,
cherry, cypress aud the long leaf
ycllOS pine, which twenty saw
mills Onvert into valuub bic lumbe
aud building materials OF various
kinds
Besides five chartered institu-
tions of lear ling lere are 81 free
public schools in the county EN-
ployihg 102 teachers at cost Of
$lS,112, so. There area ,O60 white and
3,7l9 cOlOred educsble children in
thecounty according to returns made
blythe teachers, aud during the schnl-
asuc year, ending October 1891,
the names of 5,725 children were
enrolled as pnpis of the several
schools, and the average daily at.
tendance WAS $500. The amount
paid for each educable child was
92.92; for each pupil enrolled 1897
and Tor the aveFFge attendance
per pupil, &6.16. These statistics
were obtained FROM the county
superintendent of education, who
says that he is unal.le to give eX-
act figures btcause of the failure
I of kOme of the separate school dis
triuts to report according TO law.
The b, ,netiis of church privileges
may also be enjo, ed 10 every town
anu heighbsn hood, 70 that tho new
conner, locating in Pike county, is
Ms urel that he is not going into
a rude, unciyilized frontier section.
On the other hand he will find a
kindred in language, thought,
express on, alm and ambition with
his own, and none will question
hrs right to vote or worship AS his
cOhscience may dictate. In eli
mate, soil, water. timber, prOduc-
tons, iransporai ion facilities,
educational, religious and $ ciai
privileges, the new conner Will find
Pike county, Miss.) the peer Of al
in the Sonth, and lie cannot but
better his condition in life, if his
object he the honest effort to create
new home aud acquire com
prtency, because nowhere are the
cvnliIiols more favorable.