A History Of The North Western Editorial Excursion To Arkansas

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ...THE EXCURSION ' At nine o'clock P. x. the " pencil-shovers " gathered at the depot of the Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad, where we found a train, consisting of five Pull-_ man cars and one day coach, placed at our disposal for five 'days. Being assigned luxurious quarters we started for the Southwest. On the morning of the-_ 29th, on rubbing our eyes, we found that we were actually "Arkansas Travellers," whether we had learned the " turn of the tune " or not. At the State line a little village has recently sprung up and been christened Moark. The Times man exclaimed "Jerusha, what a name!" but Col. Mills informed us it signified two great States bound together, "Mo." "Ark." At Walnut Ridge, a village of 200 inhabitants, we breakfasted. Here was a young black bear that took a decided liking to the Times man, but he kept outof its way much easier than he could have done after the Little Rock banquet. The country from Moark to Little Rock, 160 miles, is level and heavily timbered with poplar, oak and gum. A part of the way walnut and ash are abundant, and a few pine trees. It is intersected by the Little Red, White and, Black rivers, all of them navigable half the year. Along these streams the coun try is well improved, cotton, corn and wheat being the chief products. This is a. ' Back from the _ magnificent fruit country, apples and peaches never failing. streams the country is wild, and lands can be bought for from $1.50 to $3 per acre, on long time. Towns are springing up on this railroad as by magic._ A large Northern population is found here, and trains are filled with men from Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, prospecting for good lands and a...