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* Census of 1890.
t For names of these newspapers and where published, see Appendix
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schools and churches are found in nearly every part of the county. Lands, $1.00 to $6.00 an acre. Unappropriated gov- ernment lands in the county, 48,920 acres.
CLARKE COUNTY.
Established by act December 10, 1812. Named for General .John Clarke, of Georgia, who had distinguished himself in the Indian wars in that State. Lies in southwestern Alabama. Surface, generally uneven ; largely covered with pine forests. Soil, fertile in places, sandy and poor in others. Arca, 1,160 square miles, Woodland, all. Lime hills, 560 square miles ; oak and hickory and long leaf pine uplands, 340 square miles, of which 100 are brown loam, and 240 long leaf pine uplands ; rolling and open pine woods, 260 square miles. The position of this county, in the angle of the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers, is favorable to the production of a diversified topography. Population, white, 9,629 ; colored, 12,995 ; total, 22,624. County seat, Grove Ilill ; population, 225. Other towns, Thomasville, Suggsville, Coffeeville, Gosport, Jackson, Bashi, Choctaw Corner and Gainestown .* Acres in county, improved, 46,432; unim- proved, 692,421 ; total, 738,853. Assessed value of property in 1891, real, $1,222,401.00; personal, 8956,516.00; total, $2,178,917.00. County debt, 1892, none. Total rate of tax, for all purposes, on property, 10 mills.
Railroads, miles of main track, Mobile & Birmingham, 43.08. Telegraph, miles of poles, 43.08. County drained by the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers, which afford it, also, excellent water communication with Mobile and other points. County watered, also, by a number of large creeks. Newspapers, 3 .; Products, lumber, timber, cotton, corn, sweet potatoes, pork, live stock. Orchard fruits, such as apples, peaches and pears do well, and wild grapes, muscadines and blackberries are plentiful. The min- .eral well, at Jackson, is noted for its curative properties, and there are a number of salt springs and wells in the county,
* For the population of these towns, see page 6 ;.
.1 For the names of these newspapers, and where published, see Appendix.
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from which salt was manufactured during the civil war, while the southern ports were blockaded. The county enjoys excel- lent school and church facilities, and the health and climate are good. Agricultural products in 1889, (census of 1890),- cotton, acres, 42,337 ; bales, 16,376; value, 8740,675.00; corn, acres, 32,908 ; bushels, 441,531; oats, acres, 4,169; bushels, 33,658. Lands, $1.00 to $5.00 an acre. Unappropriated gov- .ernment lands in county, 18,680 acres.
CLAY COUNTY.
Established December 7, 1866. Territory taken from Talla- dega and Randolph counties. Named for Henry Clay, the distinguished Kentucky statesman. Lies in eastern Alabama. Surface, mountain, hill and valley. Soil, generally light, with clay foundations ; valleys fertile. Area, 599 square miles Woodland, all; all metamorphic. Population, white, 14,086; colored, 1,679 ; total, 15,765. County seat, Ashland, popula- tion, 635. Acres in county, 313,150. Assessed value of prop- erty in 1891, real, $788,713.00; personal, 8294,736.00 ; total, $1,083,449.00. County debt, 1892, none. Total rate of tax on property -per cent. Railroads, miles of main track, Savan- nah & Western, 3. Telegraph, miles of poles, 3. Newspa- per, Clay County Advance, Ashland. Products, cotton, corn, wheat, oats, sweet potatoes, butter, tobacco, pork and live stock. As yet, Clay county is remote from lines of transpor- tation, but is rich in resources, awaiting development. Its mountains and hillsides are covered with valuable timber, and many of the useful and precious minerals, including gold and silver, tin and copper are to be found in the county. Sulphur, for the manufacture of powder, was obtained from Clay county during the war by the Confederate authorities. The water power of the county is immense, and bold springs of the purest free-stone water abound. All the orchard fruits com- mon to that latitude, come to perfection in Clay county. The climate of Clay county is unsurpassed, and its health excel- lent. There are good schools in the county, and its church facilities are good. The bracing air and mountain scenery, .secluded dells and limpid streams of Clay are very attractive.
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Lands, $1.00 to $15.00 an acre. Unappropriated government land in the county, 3,120 acres. Agricultural products in 1889, (census of 1890), cotton, acres, 20,950 ; bales, 8,250 ; value, $369,748.00 ; corn, acres, 26,391; bushels, 351,700; oats, acres, 6,529 ; bushels, 53,134.
CLEBURNE COUNTY.
Established by act of December 6, 1866. Territory taken from Calhoun, Randolph and Talladega counties. Named for Patrick R. Cleburne, the Confederate general (killed at the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 20, 1864). Lies in northeastern Alabama and adjoins the State of Georgia. Area, 545 square miles; woodland, all; metamorphic, 405 square miles ; Coosa valley, 140 square miles. Surface mountainous and rugged, with intervening fertile valleys. Population, white, 12,396 ; colored, 822 ; total, 13,219. County seat, Ed- wardsville ; population, 446. Acres in county, improved, 50,009; unimproved, 244,613 ; total, 292,622. Assessed value of property in 1891, real, 8703,861.00 ; personal, $709,241.00 ; total, $1,413,102.00. County debt, none. Total rate of tax, for all purposes, on property, -- mills. Railroads, miles of main track, East & West Railroad of Alabama, 8.60; Georgia Pacific, 20.45. Telegraph, miles of poles, 29.05. Newspapers, Cleburne Plowboy, Standard-News, Edwardsville; Cleburne New Era, Heflin. Bank, 1, Edwardsville. The Tallapoosa river flows through this county, but it is not navigable. Soil, red in the valleys and of a light or grayish color along the ridges. Chief agricultural products, cotton, corn, wheat, oats. sweet potatoes and tobacco. Soil well adapted to the produc- tion of apples and peaches. Clovers and grasses excellent for stock raising. County well timbered and watered. Mineral resources, gold, silver, copper, iron, mica, slate, graphite, pyri- tes, zinc and kaolin. The region about Arbacoochee was well known thirty years ago for its gold mining operations. Ag- ricultural products in 1889 (census of 1890) - cotton, acres, 14,506; bales, 5,389; vahie, 8225,441.00; corn, acres, 22,474 : bushels, 359,472; oats, acres, 6,099; bushels, 49,970. The
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health and climate of this county are excellent, and its school and church facilities are good. Land, $2.00 to $10.00 an acre. Unappropriated government land in the county, 21,740 acres.
COFFEE COUNTY.
Established by act December 29, 1841. Territory taken from Dale county. Named for General John Coffee, who distinguished himself in Jackson's campaign against the Creek Indians, and who led the mounted Tennesseeans at the battle of New Orleans. Lies in southeastern Alabama. Area, 728 square miles : woodiand, all ; pine uplands, 368 square miles; rolling or undulating pine lands, 360 square miles. Popula- tion, white, 1.0,183 ; colored, 1,987 ; total, 12,170. County seat, Elba ; population, 285. Acres in county, improved, 67,246 ; unimproved, 249,925 ; total, 317,171. Assessed value of prop- erty in 1891, real, $450,471.00 ; personal, $331,073.00 ; total, $781,544.00. County debt, none. Total rate of tax, for all
purposes, on property, 113 mills. Railroads, miles of main track, none. Telegraph, miles of poles, none. Newspaper, Coffee County News, Elba. Climate, healthy. School facilities moderately good ; religious advantages good. County well watered ; principal streams, Pea river, and White Water, Big, Bluff and Double Bridge creeks. Fish of superior quality abound in these streams. The county being without river or railroad transportation, finds its principal market at Troy, in the adjoining county of Pike. Coffee county is situated in the heart of the great yellow pine timber belt of Alabama, and this timber is very abundant. Soil, sandy, but highly produc- tive with the aid of fertilizers. The productions of the county are, cotton, corn, oats, rye, rice, potatoes and sugar cane. Apples, pears, peaches, plums, quinces and pomegranates all do well. The woods abound in wild fruits. County adapted to stock and wool growing. Agricultural products in 1889 (census of 1890), cotton, acres, 85,449 ; bales, 11,791 ; value, $470,701.00 ; corn, acres, 28,787 ; bushels, 286,572 ; oats, acres, 4.665 ; bushels, 27,527. Lands, $1.00 to $5,00 an acre. Unap- propriated government land in county, 3,560 acres.
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COLBERT COUNTY.
Established by aet February 6, 1867. Territory taken from Franklin county. Named for George and Levi Colbert, half breed Chickasaw chiefs, who lived in the county and were esteemed for their good qualities. Lies in the extreme north- western portion of the State, adjoining the State of Missis- sippi. Area, 556 square miles ; woodland, all; gravelly hills, 264 square miles; sandy soils of the Little mountain, 170 square miles; red valley and other calcareous soils, 150 square miles. Surface, undulating-hills and valleys. Population, white, 12,240 ; colored, 7,949; total, 20,189. County seat, Tus- cumbia ; population, 2,491. Other principal town, Sheffield ; population, 2,731. Acres in county, improved, 80,551 ; unim- proved, 259,251 ; total, 339,802. Assessed value of property in 1891, real, $3,908,386.00; personal, $1,588,365.00 ; total, $5,496,751.00. County debt, none. Total rate of tax, for all purposes, on property, 74 mills. Railroads, miles of main track, Birmingham, Sheffield & Tennessee River, 17.80; Memphis & Charleston, 35.20 ; Nashville, Florence & Sheffield, side track, 1 mile. Telegraph, miles of poles, 51.70. Newspapers, 5 .* Banks, 3 .ยก The Tennessee river- navigable throughout the greater part of the year for large steamers from the Missis- sippi and Ohio rivers-flows along the entire northern bound- ary line of the county, and is a most important commercial artery, affording the county exceptional transportation facili- ties. The common school system of the county is good, and Sheffield and Tuscumbia enjoy excellent educational advan- tages. Nearly all the leading religious denominations have churches in the county, and its religious privileges are good. In point of health and climate, Colbert county is not surpassed by any county in the State, and, in consequence, the county is very desirable as a place of residence. The county is well timbered and watered. Besides the Tennessee river, it is drained and watered by a number of large ereeks-Big Bear, Cedar, Spring and Town creeks. This county claims to have given the first substantial encouragement to the construction
* For the names of these newspapers and where published, see Appendix.
t For the names of these banks and where located, see Appendix.
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of railways in the State. In 1831 a track, about two miles in length, was laid from the town of Tuscumbia to the Tennessee river, and in 1834 a railroad was in operation from Tuscumbia to Decatur, forty-four miles. In Tuscumbia, the county seat (named for the celebrated Chickasaw chief, who lived near), is a noted spring, or subterranean creek, of freestone water, which gushes from under the plateau on which the town is built, and which is said to discharge 17,724 cubic feet of water a minute, at an average, the year round. Resources of county, cotton, corn, oats, wheat, pork, live stock and iron. The brown hematite iron ore is found in almost inexhaustible quantity in the southern part of the county, and is rich in metal. At Sheffield there are furnaces for the reduction of this ore, and other large manufacturing interests. At Barton Station, on the Memphis & Charleston railroad, are the Mountain mills (cotton). Agricultural products of 1889 (census of 1890) -- cotton, acres, 23,059; bales, 3,956; value, $166,353.00 ; corn, acres, 27,305; bushels, 422,721; oats, acres, 1,997; bushels, 20,275. Lands, $5.00 to $50.00 an acre. Unappropriated gov- ernment lands in the county, 2960 acres.
CONECUH COUNTY.
Established by act February 13, 1818. Territory taken from Monroe county. Took its name from the Conecuh river, which flows through that portion of the county, afterwards assigned to Escambia county. The word "conecuh" or conata, is an Indian word, and is said to mean "crooked."* Lies in southern Alabama. Area, 804 square miles ; woodland, all ; lime hills and red lime lands, 434 square miles ; pine uplands, 120 square miles ; rolling pine lands, 250 square miles. Surface, hilly. Population, white, 7.956 ; colored, 6,638; total, 14,594. County seat, Evergreen ; population, 1,782. Acres in county, 514,400. Assessed value of property in 1891, real, $$50,229.00 ; personal, $920,059.00; total, 81,770,288.00. County debt, none.
* It is also said that the word is derived from two Indian words, which. together, mean " caneland," or " land of cane," from the beautiful straight cane that grew along the banks of the clear streamy in the county.
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Total rate of county tax, for all purposes, on property, 53. mills. Railroads, miles of main track. Escambia, 3.50 ; Louis- ville & Nashville (Mobile & Montgomery division), 25 ; Louis- ville & Nashville (Pensacola & Selma division), 10. Telegraph, miles of poles, 60. Newspaper, Star, Evergreen. The climate of this county is very healthy, and its church and school facilities are good. Water for domestic purposes is abundant and the quality excellent. The principal streams of the county are the Conecuh river, Little Escambia river, and Murder, Battle, Burnt Corn, Sepulga, Brush and Beaver creeks. Re- sources, timber, lumber, cotton, corn, rice, peas, potatoes, sugar cane, millet and sorghum. The county is in the great timber belt of Alabama, and its yellow pine forests are very valuable. County adapted to the raising of live stock, owing to its native grasses. Fruits common to that latitude are easily and abun- dantly grown. Agricultural products in 1889 (census of 1890) -cotton, acres, 22,510; bales, 8,167; value, 8390,930; corn, acres, 24,224; bushels, 249,823 ; oats, acres, 3,324; bushels, 29,809. Lands, $2.50 to $10.00 an acre. Unappropriated government land in county, 3,240 acres. The manufacture of yellow pine lumber is the chief manufacturing industry in this county.
COOSA COUNTY.
- Established by act of December 18, 1832. Territory ac- quired from Muscogee tribe of Indians. Took its name from the Coosa river, which bounds the county on the west ; word, Indian, and said to mean "rippling." Lies near the centre of the State. Area, 684 square miles ; woodland, all; all meta- morphic. Surface uneven-hills and valleys. Soils, varied ; principally red and gray, with thinner soils along the hills and ridges. The valleys are broad, beautiful and very productive. Population, white, 10,486 ; colored, 5,420 ; total, 15,906. County seat, Rockford ; population, 240. Assessed value of property in 1891, real, $794,728.00; personal, 8558,912.00; total, $1,353,- 640.00. County debt, none. Rate of tax, for all purposes, on property Railroads, miles of main track, Savannah & Western, 14.60. Telegraph, miles of poles, 14.60. News-
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paper, Coosa Advocate, weekly, Rockford. Health and climate excellent, and school and church facilities good. No county - in the State offers greater attractions to the home seeker. Resources, cotton, corn, wheat, oats, potatoes, dairy products, live stock, iron and several other minerals. In this county are to be found fine statuary granite and beautiful marble. Water power is abundant and valuable. At Kellytown is located the Bradford cotton factory. Very valuable timber, of various kinds, exists in the county. Fruits of all kinds common to - this latitude do well in this county. Acres in county, im- . proved, 68,004; unimproved, 315,982; total, 383,986. Agri- cultural products in 1889 (census of 1890) - cotton, acres, 28,698; bales, 10,141; value, 8444,369.00 ; eorn, acres, 27,103 ; bushels, 359,233; oats, acres, 8,882; bushels, 69,214. Lands, $2.00 to $15.00 an acre. Unappropriated government lands in county, 12,080 acres.
COVINGTON COUNTY.
Established by act December 18, 1821. Territory taken from Henry county. Named for Gen. Leonard Wailes Cov- ington (killed in the battle of Crystler's Fields, or Williams- burg, Canada, during the war of 1812 with England). Lies in southern Alabama, on the Florida line. Area, 994 square miles ; woodland, all ; undulating or rolling pine lands, 684 square miles ; lime hills, 50 square miles; pine uplands, 230 square miles. In the lower part of the county vast forests of long leaf pine prevail, with an undergrowth of grass and leg- uminous plants, which afford pasturage for great numbers of cattle, sheep and swine. Bottom lands fertile; uplands thin, but produce well with fertilizers. Population, white, 6,713; colored, 823: total, 7,536. County seat, Andalusia ; popula- tion, 270. Newspaper, Covington Times, weekly, Andalusia. Assessed value of property in 1891, real, $693,251.00 ; personal, $281,432.00; total, $974,683.00. Acres in county, improved, 21,614; unimproved, 477,339; total, 495,953. County debt, $5,000. Total rate of tax. for all purposes, on property, 11 mills. The county is without railroads or telegraph lines, and without navigable streams, except the Conecuh river, which,
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at certain seasons of the year, is navigable for light boats to a point below Andalusia. The trade of the county is by wagon . to Troy, Pike county ; Greenville, Butler county, and Ever- green, Conecuh county, where the railroads are reached. In the county are the Conecuh, Patsaliga, Sepulga and Yellow rivers, and Pigeon, Limestone, Five runs and forks of Yellow river, which afford the means of rafting timber to market. They also abound in fine fish. Climate salubrious and health unsurpassed. School and church facilities good. Lands, 81.00 to 85.00 an acre. Unappropriated government land in county, 30,000 acres. Products, cotton, corn, oats, rye, rice, peas, po- tatoes, sugar cane, timber, lumber, wool and live stock. Agri- cultural products in 1889 (census of 1890) - cotton, acres, 7,775; bales, 2,740; value, 8120,351.00; corn acres, 16,794; bushels, 166,755 ; oats, acres, 1,601; bushels, 11,705.
- CRENSHAW COUNTY.
Established by act November 24, 1865. Territory taken from Butler, Pike, Lowndes, Coffee and Covington counties. Named for Anderson Crenshaw, of Butler county. Lies in southern Alabama. Area, 640 square miles ; woodland, all ; long leaf pine uplands, 415 square miles ; oak and hickory, or brown loam uplands, 125 square miles : hill prairie, containing about 10 square miles of red lands, 60 square miles ; red lime lands, in lower part of county, 30 square miles. The lower half of the county is, in general, pine woods, with areas of very good oak and hickory lands, alternating with the prevail- ing pine lands. The soil of about three-fourths of the county is a gray, sandy upland ; the subsoil is red clay or yellowish sand. Lands produce well with commercial fertilizers. Pop- ulation, white, 11,732; colored. 3,692; all others, 1; total, 15,425. County seat, Rutledge; population. 314. Acres in county, improved, 62,229 ; unimproved, 263,451 ; total. 325.680. Assessed value of property in county in 1891, real, 8763,512.00. personal, $597,239.00; total, $1,360,751.00. County debt, $2,500. Total rate of tax, for all purposes, on property, 113 mills. News-
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papers, Enterprise, weekly, Luverne; Ware, weekly, Rutledge. Railroads, miles of main track, Alabama Midland, 20.09. Tel- egraph, miles of poles, 20.09. Resources, timber, lumber, cotton, corn, oats, rye, rice, peas, potatoes and sugar cane. The raising of live stock and wool growing also receive con- siderable attention. Orchard fruits do well. The county is well watered and timbered, and, in point of health and climate, equal to any in the State. There are also good schools and numerous churches. Lands, $1.00 to $10.00 an acre. Unap- propriated government land in county, 2,400 acres. Agricul- tural products in 1889 (census of 1890) -- cotton, acres. 36,489; bales, 13,442 ; value, $650,504.00 ; corn, acres, 29,806; bushels, 340,761 ; oats, acres, 6,218 ; bushels, 42,354.
CULLMAN COUNTY.
Established in 1877. Named for John G. Cullman, who located a German colony there about 1873. Lies in northern Alabama, in the mineral district. Area, 577 square miles ; woodland, all ; all coal measures. Surface, hilly and undulat- ing. Some of the altitudes above tide water are as follows : Phelan, 790 feet; Cullman, 800 feet; Milner, 838 feet ; Wil- hite, 606 feet. Soil of about 90 per cent. of the county is a light sandy loam. Population, white, 13,394 ; colored, 45 ; to- tal, 13,439. County seat, Cullman ; population, 1,017. Acres in county, improved. 36,091 ; unimproved, 294,343 ; total, 331,244. Assessed value of property in 1591, real, $874,688.00 ; personal, $736,672.00 ; total, $1,611.360.00. County debt, none. Total rate of tax, for all purposes, on property, 12 mills. Newspaper, Alabama Tribune, Cullman. Bank. 1, Cullman. Railroads, miles of main track, Louisville & Nashville (South & North Alabama division), 18.40. Telegraph, miles of poles, 18.40. Resources, cotton, corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats, buck- wheat, hemp, tobacco, flax, sorghum, broom corn. potatoes, etc. The culture of the grape is largely carried on by the German population. All the orchard fruits common to that latitude do well. Iron and coal are also found in the county. There is an abundance of water, and the county is drained by two
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large streams-the Mulberry fork of the Warrior river on the east, and the fork of Sipsey on the west. Because of its ele- vation, and for other reasons, Cullman county is one of the healthiest in the United States. The church and school ad- vantages, particularly in the towns, are good. Agricultural products in 1889 ( census of 1890) - cotton, acres, 15,992 ; bales, 5,268 ; value, 8235,121.00 ; corn, acres, 20,808; bushels, 285,699; oats, acres, 4,035 ; bushels, 36,179. Lands, $2.50 to $20.00 an acre. Unappropriated government land in county, 1960 acres.
DALE COUNTY.
Established by act December 22, 1824. Named for Gen. Sam Dale, a celebrated fighter in the Indian wars in Alabama. Lies in southeastern Alabama, near the Florida and Georgia 1 lines. Area, 660 square miles ; woodland, all ; pine uplands, 430 square miles ; undulating pine lands, 230 square miles. Surface, uneven. Soils, red clayey loam, gray bottom soil, and sandy. Population. white, 13,855 ; colored, 3,370 ; total, 17,225. County seat, Ozark ; population, 1,195. Acres in county, im- proved, 103,580; unimproved, 260,796 ; total, 364,376. As- sessed value of property in county in 1891, real, $1,025,505.00 ; personal. $1,077,741.00; total, 82,103,246.00. County debt. -. Total rate of tax, for all purposes. on property, -- , Newspapers, Southern Star, weekly, Ozark; Post, weekly, Midland City. Banks, 1, Ozark. Railroads, miles of main track, Alabama Midland, 37.61; Eufanla & East Alabama, 13.30. Telegraph, miles of poles, 50.91. Dale enjoys the benefits of good schools and numerous churches, and it is one of the healthiest counties in the State. Water for domestic uses is abundant and the county is well timbered. The Choc- tawhatchee river and its numerous tributaries drain the county. Extensive pine forests exist in this county. Resources, tim- ber, lumber. cotton, corn, oats. peas, rice, rye, sugar cane. etc. Fruits do well. and. owing to its native grasses, the raising of live stock is profitable. Agricultural products in 1889 (census of 1890) - cotton, acres, 46,855; bales, 16,259; value. $765,-
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624.00 ; corn, acres, 41,577 ; bushels, 431,883 ; oats, acres, 7,953 ; bushels, 58,332. Lands, $1.00 to $10.00 an acre. Un- appropriated government land in county, 3,680 acres.
DALLAS COUNTY.
Established by act February 9, 1818. Territory taken from Montgomery county. Named for Alexander James Dallas, the celebrated financier, who was Secretary of the Treasury in 1814. Lies in central Alabama, in the rich agricultural district of the State. Area, 954 square miles : woodland, all, except a few square miles of open prairie ; prairie region, 856 square miles-rotten limestone or canebrake, 700; hill prairies, 130; gravelly hills, with pine, 150 square miles. Surface, undulat- ing. Population, white, 7,906; colored, 41,437 ; all others, 7; total, 49,350. County seat, Selma ; population, 7,622. Acres in county, 608,536. Assessed value of property in 1891, real, 85,497,100.00 ; personal, $4,115,968.00 ; total, $9,613,068.00. County debt, 83,000.00. Total rate of county tax, for all pur- poses, on property, 5 mills. Newspapers, Times- Mail, daily ; Journal, daily ; Alabama Mirror, weekly ; Cyclone (colored), weekly, Selma. Banks, 3, Selma. Railroads, miles of main track, Birmingham, Selma & New Orleans, 20.70; Mobile & Birmingham, 16.86; Western of Alabama (Selma division), 12.96; East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia, (C., S. & M. branch), 2.18 ; East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia (Meridian division), 27; East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia (Selma division), 16.55; Pensacola & Selma, 24,75. Telegraph, miles of poles, 104.30. The public school system in force in this county is excellent, especially in the city of Selma, and there are a number of good private schools in the county. Churches are numerous, and every portion of the county enjoys religious advantages. Climate and health good and water abundant. Dallas county is traversed by the Alabama river, which flows through it from northeast to southwest, and which is navigable throughout the entire year. The Cahaba river, flowing south- ward through the county, falls into the Alabama river at the
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