De Bow's Review and Industrial Resources, Statistics, Etc: Devoted to Commerce, Agriculture, Manufactures, Volume 2J. D. B. DeBow., 1866 - Industries |
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Page 33
... portion of them is level enough for cultivation . This land is nearly all " terra roccha , " of the first quality . The woods are apparently one immense cane brake , though the cane is much larger than that grown in the States , and ...
... portion of them is level enough for cultivation . This land is nearly all " terra roccha , " of the first quality . The woods are apparently one immense cane brake , though the cane is much larger than that grown in the States , and ...
Page 39
... portion near the coast has been principally occupied by plant- ers owning large gangs of negroes and vast tracts of land ; whilst the North and West have been mostly settled by small farmers . Lands being cheap , the practice has ...
... portion near the coast has been principally occupied by plant- ers owning large gangs of negroes and vast tracts of land ; whilst the North and West have been mostly settled by small farmers . Lands being cheap , the practice has ...
Page 40
... portion in order to obtain means of cultivating the remainder ; others prefer moving to some distant country rather than exert them- selves among their former associates or dependants . Consequently , lands are freely offered for sale ...
... portion in order to obtain means of cultivating the remainder ; others prefer moving to some distant country rather than exert them- selves among their former associates or dependants . Consequently , lands are freely offered for sale ...
Page 54
... portion of the State . Still , it would seem to us , that with a canal even as far as Covington , and a railroad to the Ohio , Richmond would command the most favorable situation , as well for trade as for manufactures , of any city in ...
... portion of the State . Still , it would seem to us , that with a canal even as far as Covington , and a railroad to the Ohio , Richmond would command the most favorable situation , as well for trade as for manufactures , of any city in ...
Page 60
... portion of this army , and commanded by the former , attacked and routed the Federal forces under Major - General Banks successively at Front Royal , Middletown and Winches- ter , capturing several thousands of prisoners and an immense ...
... portion of this army , and commanded by the former , attacked and routed the Federal forces under Major - General Banks successively at Front Royal , Middletown and Winches- ter , capturing several thousands of prisoners and an immense ...
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