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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
FOR SALE

30T Freemason street.
dwellings in the Mottu Block. Ghen,
Three new houses. 2l2. 2li and 2lG Ave-
nue. d. Atlantic City-a bargain
Four brick houses on ST. PAU stree,
price S2,50000.
Store and dwelling and good business
Moran avenue.
One house on Scott street. $4,000
Wharf and warehouse between Con-,
merce street and Roanoke Dock
Vacant lots in all parts OF the civ
BILE water front in Branble;Sn nv.
Joining ~. & w. r. X. Co.
Valuable wnter front In Portsmouth ia
tween Ferry Dock and Navy Yard W
30 Butte street
Nos. 6S and 10 Pool street,
Isl CRANKY street.
222 York st-Nct.
tSS Bute str, I.
100 and III Brown avenue
22 York street
43 Queen street.
Sl4 Bank street.
100 High street.
col Park avenue.
100 Butte street.
rs York sEeet.
422 and 42t Highland avenue
Dwelling 96 Boush street
Dwelling 29i Rute street
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
BOND MARKET.
New York. Aug. %, 1000.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

New York, Aug, 29-Money on call.
easy at 1A@11s per cent; prime mer-
camille paper. 4GD41s per cent; sterling
exchange firmer, with actual business
in bankers bills at S4.S71a@4S7Fs for
demand and at $4.S4 for sixty days;
posted rates, SASS and $4Ss1h; CONNER
cial bills. $4S31s; bar silver. 61ssc.: sill
vor certificates, 613t @62Ac.; Mexican
dollars, 1850; Government bonds.
strong: State bonds. inactive; railroad
bonds, irregular.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
New York. Aug. 29.-Flour. more &C.
tive and firiner with wheat: Mime
sofa patents, S4.00@4.S0. Rye Flour.
steady. Corn Meal. firm. Rye. steady.
Barley. quiet. Wheat, spot firm; No.
2red. s2Mc. Corn, spot flrrner: No. @,
47iac. Oats, spot steady; No. Q, 25Mc.
Beef. steady. Cut Meats, quiet: Lard
ateady; Western steam. $7.05. Refined.
easier: Continent, SIPS; s. A. $500
Pork. quiet. Butter. steady: creamery
l1S022c.; State dairy. 16@21c. Cheese.
Irregular; large white, 10Ac.; small
white. loc. Peanuts. steady: fancy
hand picked. &C.; other domestics, 2lh@
&c. Coffee, Rio quiet; No. invoice,
8ssc. Mild. quiet; Cordova, 9A@14c.
Sugar. raw, firm; fair refining, 4Ac;
centrifugal sc test, 4Xc.; molasses
sugar, 4c. Refined, firm.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
he Cotton Markets.

lzyV YORK COTTON MARtSET.
lew York a 'ig 20 THE entire range
of ffuctnafions iii cotton f,ifures To-
day WAS mi even points. and the To-
ira ioHs We're the smallest Tor
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
CHICAGO MARKET.
Wheat, Corn, Oats. Provisions
Lard. Short Ribs, &c.

Chicago. ILL.,. Aug. pa big cash
business was the prime factor in wheat
Today. September closing &c. higher
than Monday. September corn closed
asc. up and oats q shade improved.
Provisions We're steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
coTTnN Snmn on.

+ New York, Aug. 29.-Cotton Seed Oil
was again dull on spot. but moderately
active and steady for future delivery.
Prime summer yellow, 341a@35c., spot;
OF summer yellow, 3412c.; prime winter
yellow, 3a@39c.: prite white. 38Q3S1sc
Prime Meal, $1,000.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
NAVAL STORES.

Wilrnington, N. c.. Aug. 29.-Spirits
tNrpentine. dull: nothing doing. Rosin,
dull and unchanged. Crude turpentine.
opls,s Si.2Oee2.zo. Tar, quiet, $40
"a saSnnnah. Ga, Aug. 29-Spirits tur-
changed.
s Charleston. S. c.. Aug. 29.-rurpen.
sfins. nofhiilg doing. Rosin. quiet and
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
SUBMERGED WRECK.

H0ttK1IItNflI1I
Captain Easter, of the steamship
Chatham. Merchants and Miners Line,
reports that at 10:45 a. M, August 2Sth,
he passed, off Barnaget, bearing west
five miles. In ten fathoms of water. a
submerged wreck the same being
deemed dangerous to navigation.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
TRUCK MHRKEr.

New York. Aug. 2s.-Potatoes, quiet;
Jerseys. s1.25@1.75; Long Island, $1,000
LIS; Jersey sweets. s3.25@3.50.
Cabbage. dull; Long Island. per 100,
3 s220@2.5O.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
DOMESTIC PORTS.

Philadelphia Aug. 2S.-Arrived: Stmr.
Gulf Stream. Richmond and Norfolk.
Sailed 2Sth: Stmr. Winyah, Rich
mond and Norfolk.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30

any day in many weeks, conservative
~ estimated at $4,000 bales. After
opening steady. with prices Q points
higher to one point lower, demand
from n few shorts placed the trading
level g to 6 points above the final bids
OF last night. Rumors that a squeeze
of August shorts was to be attempted
IN Liverpool were given color by an
nouncement in the public aoviccs that
the August contracts had advanced
los POINTS for the day, equal to more
than thirty points in our market. The
close was easy, with prices not un-
changed to two points lower.
f New York, Aug 29.--Cotton futures
opened steady. August, COS; Septem-
ber $50: October. SAC; November, SAP;
December, $40; January, $40; Febru-
airy, SAL; March. SAP; April. =; May,
S.44.
Futures closed easy; August, 9.oi;
September, $50; October, S.49; Novem-
Der, $40; December, S.37: January, S.3s.
February. S.3e; March, SAL; April, SAP;
May. S.4S; June, S.44.
Spot cotton closed quiet and steady;
middling uplands, 99s; middling gulf,
97s; sales, 121 bales.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
New Orleans. Aug. 29.-Cotton flu
lures closed easy. August. 9.47@9.50:
September, S.62@S.64; October, S.27@
S.ZS, NoNemDer, S.lSMS.l9. DcCelnDer,
S.17@S.1S; January, S.1T@S.1S; Febru-
airy, S.19@S.21; March. S.21@S.23; April,
S.23QS.25; May, S.25@S27.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Liverpool. Aug. 2e.- p. m.-Cotton-
Spot, increased demand prices higher;
American middling. b5sd.
The sales of the day were 1000 bales,
of which 400 We're for speculation and
export, and included 5000 bales Ameri-
can.
Receipts. 400 bales, all American.
Futures opened steady and closed
steady; American mddling: August,
S6-e4d. buyer; August and September,
14-64@5 15-64d. buyers; September and
October, GO-64d. seller; October and
November. 50-6id. seller; November
and December. 4 45-64d. seller; Decem-
Der and January, 42-64d. seller: jan
uary and February, a 4O-6ld. seller;
February and March, 4 3S-64G4. sid.
buyers; March and April, 4 37-6i@4
3S-6ad sellers; April and May, 36-64GO
37-64d. buyers; Ray and June, 1854
q ( 36-G4d. buyers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30

THE JOHN II. KING.
Editor vfirgtntaH-f itUt.
We notice a clipping In your paper
yesterday morning from the Baltimore
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
DWELLINGS.

625 Main street.
rs Yarmouth street, furnished.
No. 312 Boush street.
No, 81 B0ush street.
3 Mottn Block. Client.
u DeBree Place. furnished.
Is Brown street.
416i. Main street.
- Olncy Road. Client.
No. zoo Duke street,
No. POI York street.
IS Grace street.
13I Charlotte street.
$50 Freemason street
No. 423 Duncan avenue.
2G7 Butte street.
81 Freemason street.
l0l York street.
295 Duke street,
4S9 Main street.
81 CRANKY street.
No. 222 York street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
SHIPPING REPORT !,
Foreign and Coastwiso.
August 20. 1869.
ARRINENn ~ y

Norwegian stmp. Habil. Gudmund-
sen, Jamaica, tropical fruits.
British stmp. Emir, Goodwin, Bos-
ton. light.
York, light.
schr; =. L. James. James. Balti-
more. light.
schr. Julia Hopkins, Balti-
more, Guano.
Tug Curtin. Rogers, towing eight
barges from Philadelphia to Norfolk.
CLEARED.
British stmp. Jessica, brewery. Ha-
vana, coal.
British stmp. Canning. Hammond,
Cape Town, coal.
American stmp santuit, Rude, Bos-
ton. coal.
Barge West Point; Providence. coal.
SAILED.
British stmp. Marie. Susanna, Hodg-
sen, Gibraltar.
schr. Sarah H. Tyler, vetra, York
river, light.
schr. Amelia Hearn, North, Wash
ington, lumber.
Schr. Rover, Hoddinott. James river.
Schr. Minnie and Emma, ----,
James river, light.
Barge Wegs Point, Providence. coal.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-30
PASSED TuE CAPES

PASSED TNE CAPES.
The Weather Bureau Office reports
the following, closing at o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
Passed In: Br. stmp. Luciano, GAO
a. M, for Newport News; Br. stmp.
Kanawha, 2:45 p. M. for Newport
News.
Out; Br. stmp. Greenbrier, $40 a.
M; Br. stmp. Calliope, p. M; Ger
man stmp. Louise, $3.50 p. m.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31
Thirty-secOnd Annual State Fair,
Columbia, s. c., October %
November 2nd. 1900.

On account of this occasion.
Southern railway announces
rate of one fare for the round
trip, plus so cents admission to
the fair grounds, for civilians {;
and still lower rates for military
companies and brass bands, in
uniform, twenty or more on one
ticket, to Columbia, S. c., and
return.
Tickets will be sold daily,
October 27 to November /, in
elusive, and for trains scheduled
to arrive at Columbia prior to
noon Of November End, with
final limit November 4th, 1900.
inclusive and for fair officials
and stock men only, on October
% and 26, on presentation of
certificates signed by Thos. w.
Holloway, Secretary State Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Socie-
ty.
This will be by far the great
est State fair ever held, and
every one should take advantage
of the low rates and visit Co
lumbia OF this occasion.
Southern railway oTors most
convenient schedules, and per
feet service TO and from Colum-
bIa.
Tickets will be sold from all
points IN South Carolina Au.
gussa, Ga, and Savannah, Ga. ;
also Ashcyille, n c., Charlotte,
n. c.. and stations in North
Carolina intermediate to Co
lumbia, : G. For detailed in
formation as 10 rates, schedules
etc, call ON OF write any agent
Of the SCuthorn railway or Its
connections.
s. II. HAKDwICK,
A. 6. 2. A., Atlanta, Ga.
Oct %, 1900. tnov. 4
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31

1t is probable they were as dear
to the coolies as are the white
women In Pellin dear to the men
who love them. The Chinamen
OF Rock Springs were chased
through the streets like dogs by
howiing mohs. They were ahot
down. They were hacked to
pieces. They were pursued into
the mountain gorges and all man
ner Of outCages perpetrated
upon their bodies. When they
fell upon their knees and begged
for mercy aud life they were
laughed ut and killed. Their
property was destroyed by fire
and not unit after tardy action
or the part Of the United States
authorities did their slaughter
cease. Troops finally came, and
they and otberG gathered up the
bodies Of 5everal hundred. In al
i vac estimated that 1000 were
wou0ded or killed. No one in
particular wae ever punished for
the mas8acre The railroad com.
panv bul)s fort ~ its own ex-
penee and that was the end Of
the matter, except that the gen.
eral government had some kind
Of settlement with the Chinese
govern ment, IN which the latter
did not got the best Of IT.
People are apt to forget, but
the ouo interested in history
and much shocked over the hor-
rors in Pekin should turn back
Jne pages of history and read
the story Of the Rock Springs
massacre, which took place
under the American flag. The
seed was then being sown for
the whirlwind now being reaped
in the Orient. AS Lord Chas.
Beresford said a year ago "The
ChlnaInan is thus exceedingly
patient but he is not forgetful
Of either his enemies or his
friends. "
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31
AN OFFER TO CLEVELAND.
Of the Presidency Of Washington
and Leo University.

New York, October 27.-The
evening Post prints today the
following special from Norfolk,
Va.
According to dispatch from
Winchester, the presidency of
Washington and Lee University,
made vacant by the death of
VIM L Wilson, will be offered
to eX-President Grover Cleve-
and. A committee from the
university will, in a few days,
go to Princeton and formally
extend the offer.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31
Another Report of the Suicide

Washington, Oct. 27-From
an independent source Secretary
Hay has received confrmatory
evidence Of the reported suicide
of Yu Hsiang, the fanatical
governor Of the province of Shan
81, whose punishment was de-
manded by the powers for the
of a large number of
missionaries. This message
came from Special Commissions
ar Rock II, u.s. follows
Sh.1ghui, Oct. ~ 1900.
Have reliable information to
the effect that Yu Hslang COM
mitted suicide. Rockhill.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31
10 BUM MEL
COTTON.
Four Attacks on Cotton 81 Rock
MilI. Sunday.

Rock uIiu, Oct. 25.-A small
Are occurred aj > o'clock this
morning at the Southern cotton
platform and about so bales be-
longing 10 Springs, Mason &
Co. We're burned. Our new
water works proved their eff
cacy and put out the blaze in
10 minutes after it was dis
covered. Loss about $4,000.
1t now appears that there
were four distinct attempts to
burn cotton here this morning.
At ! o'clock there was a blaze
in a row Of Friedheim Bros. ,
cotton in rear Of Hand Bros. ,
restaurant. Mr.. Hand and others
extinguished it with a bucket Of
water. At 5 o'clock the so
bales at the Southern platform
we're burned. A half hour later
Mr.. Campbell of the South Car
olina and Georgia Office found a
bale of Pickings on fire upon
his company's platform. While
at work upon that the alarm
was sounded from A. Friedheim
& Bros. platform in rear of
their store. All of these small
blazes were subdued without
any trouble and without allow
ing spread. 1t was very APP
parently an incendiary attempt.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31

Do not get scared if your heart
troubles you. Most likely you
suffer from indigestion. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you
eat and gives the worn out stom-
ach perfect rest. 1t is the only
preparation known that will
completely digest all classes of
foods; that is why it cures the
worst cases of indigestion and
trouble after everything else has
failed. 1t may be taken in all
conditions and cannot help but
do you good. Crawford Bros.
dw.s
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31

iFrom 'hg Northwestern Christian Advocate
& number of years ago Wo
Tuag, 40 Fee and Obi Fee, three
Chinese citizens Of Rock Springs,
Wyoming, were walking down
the prlncIpal streets of the town
one afternoon. Suddenly and
without warning Wo Tuug vas
seized from behind and his head
split open with hatchet. AZ he
fell u the gronnd 8 dozen or
more white msn--GitIzena of bbe
United States-pounced upon his
body, riddled it with bullets,
randed the clothes from il end
heaped all manner of iueult upon
the guiveriUg mass. Meanwhile
Ah Fee and Chi Fee, without the
slightest knowledge as to why
their companion was 80 Gsseiled,
fed up the street toward the
town marsha'R office. They knew
S little something Of American
customs and vase and believed
toat if they reached the place
where the officers Of the law held
forth they would 90 safe from
violence. An Fee was the fret 10
reach the entrance TO the marsh
aPs Office. But Just as be placed
his hand upon the knob Of the
door il was pulled open and
uau from within DISCHARGED a
.. b, ~ I.s,r q. a. o. T.; -.. l. L 5 II y I
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31
Prgvonted o VreE.dr.

Timely information given Mrs. Geo
Long, OF New Straitsville, Ohio, pre-
vented dreadful tragedy and saved
two lives. a frlghtful cough had long
kept .er awake every night. She had
tri"l many remedies ana doctors put
steadily grew worse until urged to try
Or Kings New Discovery. One bot tie
wholly cured her, and she writes this
mNrVe .ous medicine also cured M.
Long Of severe attack Of Pneumonia.
such cures are Dositive proof of the
matchless merit " this grand remedy
FOR curing all throat, chest ano lung
troubles. Only SOC and $l.00. Every
bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles free
AZ CT" "forc Bros. drug store. g,
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31
Ilmappenaatnsnrmu q So,

"One day last winter lady came 90
my drug store and asked Tor a brand
oi cough medicine that did not have
in stock says Mr. G.. y. Graudin. the
popular druggist Of Ontario. n. y.
"She was disappointed and whplpd tc
know what cough prsparatrou . could
recommend said 20 her that 7 could
freely recommend Chemheriain's
Cough Remedy and tBsi sne could
take q bottle 0G the remedy aud after
giving IL fair ,ria If she 4iG nor fud
II wo~th the money 10 bring back the
bottle and | would refund the price
paid. In the cOure Of day or two the
ladycame back in company with a
friend in need ~ g COUgi medicine
and advised her TO buy 3 bottle Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. | con-
slider that very good recommended
ton for the remedy" For sale by J.
= MackPY s. Co
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31

Feelings O. satotr uervade the
household thar uses One Minnie
Cough Cure, the only harmless
remedy that produces immediate
results. tbs infaiIibIe for coughs,
Colde, Group and all throat and
lung troubief. 1t will prevent
consumption. Crawford Bros.
DIV
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31

Z. 4. Danforth, of LaGrange, Ga,
suffered intensely for six months with
gRrightful running sore on his leg.
OV write that BuCkien's Arnica Salve
wholly cured il in ten days. For Ul-
GERS, wounds, Burns, Boilf. Pain or
piles it, the hps' sgIvv In the world
Cure guaranteed vn.s gF.. sold 10y
Crawror. tros. .Iua-a.. 70
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31

This Is the season when moth.
eTG are alarmed on account Of
Group. 1t Is quickly cured by One
Minute Cough Cure, which chill
dren ike TO take. Crawford Bros.
4 VS.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31

When yOd cannot steep Tor cough
ing, it is hardly necessary that any
ore should ,ei' you that you need
few dose Of Chamh"rIain's Cough
Remedy to allay the irritation Of the
throat, and make sleep possible. 1t.
is good Try IL. For sale by J. +.
M8ckey & Co.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31

work IN tho coal mines. It is true
that In securing work in these
mines they displaccd America q
-iaborers, bat eGbsequent iuvesti
cations never revealed that they
, iostigsted this movement. In
feet the entire .aspousibihtv for
their en- ploynent rested upon
the American railroad company
which owned and operated the
Rock Springs coal mines. Prior
TO the arrival Of the Chinese a
great many Americans aud some
ItGlians had BEEN employed as
miners. For a time o fair scale OF
wages was maintained for them,
but as the mInoe developed the
Ownors deemed it wise to employ
Chinese labor. The Chinese ex.
clusi0n law was not then IN force
In California, Nevada. Utah and
other Western States there were
large bodies Of Chinese coolies
suitable for DjuIug. work. they
could live on ton cents day,
we're peaceful, did not drink.
were not membor0 OF labor IN.
ions, never asked questions sud.
While called barbarlaus by ghoir
employers, we're yet Regarded as
highly superior IN every roGneCt
30 the American Goa miner.
At first only Il few Chsnanen
we're brought into Rock 5QuDee
and these we're so distributed
that thsIT presence did not Gr"1ae
the suspicion Of the 81 bite uiue5s.
! hase few quickly mastered the
essential details Of soft coal min
ing and were soon capable Of De.
coming gub'foTsneu. Than more
Cinnamon were brought in, sud
more, until ot s sudden The vhlto
miners found themselves ou5-
numbered and Rock Syringe DO.
ing rapidly enanged into Chi
nese settlemsut. The town lee p
short distance east Of Green
river, and in The days rritteu of
was worry distant from iaw and
order There were more Amer
cans in Rock Syringe than any
o6heI nationality save Chinese.
i large percentage OF these
Americans were Western born
and raised. They belonged to the
'"uiiy' order ot pioneers and
possessed many Jrnits Of charac-
;eT wuicn m. sht nave made tham
t'Plor-aUs If hey haG Been born
IN higher walk Of life These
men took the initiative n max
ing trouble for the inoff9us,ve
Cinnamon Of Rock Syringe. AZ
dr5t they simply beat them. At-
t"' "aTd they destroyed a few
o1''' ',Ss' t,. iHoh thsy Hct on the
80. 80. icy '7E'1hH .Nol! 'eiig'on,
o1Ntt,. ''o 80 90 ing n""1'S' tD"ir
trai go faC.rf 49, .,o,l,f I1- ',.i"s 49, E
Chnpman Tb;s mada l;fa
vesr'eomy fox ihs cacl;es n-t
being phiiopoEhisal. uuvisIr;Do
md long. sutfeupg, they wen, %
performing their daily duties
Aad hoping that the liberal lava
VI "a "A 'ie'ica' I!' lramsa 10 protect a II
W uie" ''" unuer Ine nag Woulo
Cbi,nsa noin;'ta pitae y. w W.: ns 20
said aftertra traaad, masanJo3 a,.--, ! ,Iu
Were not nv conntr1mSn
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31

You will often
save the cost OF a
years subscrip-
tion 20 the
FNTERPRISE
by consulting its
advertisements.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31
ROCK SPRINGS mAsSACRE.
An Instance of American Barbar.
ity SiYalting Anything Chi.
na Can Produce.

lTion 'na Northwestern Christian AdvooatoI ]
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-31

If you havV
anything to sell
advertise It In
the Enterprise
Rates rea8Ona-
bic.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-07-07
Grant Parish still Ahead.

We received a cotton boil this NOR
ming, the first we have heard of this
season, kindly brought to us by Mr..
Francis David. Itwas sent to Mr.. B.
Turner, the merchant of Pineville, by
Jessie Harrison, a colored man, who
farms on the Randolph plantition.
near FairmOunt, Grant parish
Town Talk, July 2.
For years we have called attention
to the fact that vegetation in theim
mediate section of Cofax is invaribly
from one to two weeks ahead of any
other point in central Louisiana.
Our attention was first directed to
this remarkable advantage twenty
years ago by Capt. Sinnott, of the
Jesse X. Belle, and other informed
Red river steamboatmen, among
whom this fact is well known. The
area that enjoys this popularity en-
braces about fifty square miles, ex-
tending along Red river from the
mouth OF Bayou Darro, near Fair
mount, to Boggy Bayou, just above
Colfax, and also includes a scope OF
territory extending up Cane river
eight or ten miles. 1t was this peculi-
arity which enabled the elder Cal
houn to successfully conduct a fine
sugar farm at this point, fully thirty
miles further north than any other
sugar plantation in the State. And
the fact has been emphasized to our
personal Knowledge a score of times
within the past twenty years along
other lines. Mr.. G. a. Pierson, living
on Cane River, about three miles from
Colfax, has on many occasions sent
in the first bale OF cotton, besides ex-
hibiting ripe fruits and vegetables
from ten to fifteen days earlier than
any other locality. Also the record
OF the Randolph plantation, and
other plantations in the Fairmount
nelghborhood, will bear us out in the
statement that Grant parish is in-
var;ably ahead in the matter OF ear
ly vegetation.
The reasons assigned for these con-
ditions are manifold, but we attribute
it mainly to the high, dry, rich sandy
loan, which composes the bulk oi
the soil in this locality. Beingentire-
" above all overflow, the soil is never
chilled and its terminating influence
dx,1 Il 4.
case in less favored localities. We
have heard the theory advanced that
the climatic influence of some Gulf
breeze is brought into play TO pro-
luce this particular result, but can
hardly see how that tcould be possible. |
Be this as ii may, the conditions are
here, and we should be thankful for
them and take'full advantage of the
favorable opportunities afforded.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-07-07
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