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ARKANSAS. 



ARMY, UNITED STATES. 



able lead-mines and coal-fields. The Memphis 

 & Little Rock, 131 miles long, is completed 

 and in operation, and forms the outlet of a 

 rich agricultural district. The Arkansas Cen- 

 tral extends from Helena, on the Mississippi 

 River, to Little Rock, 100 miles, with a branch 

 from Aberdeen to Pine Bluff, 50 miles in 

 length. About one-half of this road is com- 

 pleted, and the rest under contract. The Lit- 

 tle Rock, Pine Bluff & New Orleans Railroad 

 runs from Little Rock to the Louisiana border, 

 a distance of 135 miles. The Chicot branch 

 diverges from the main line at Pine Bluff and 

 terminates at Chicot on the Mississippi River, 

 75 miles away. The entire line is rapidly ap- 

 proaching completion. The Mississippi, Oua- 

 chita & Red River begins at Chioot, on the 

 Mississippi, and runs west to Texicana, on the 

 Red River, a distance of 155 miles in almost a 

 direct line. About a third of the road is com- 

 pleted. The Iron Mountain & Helena Rail- 

 road enters Greene County from Missouri and 

 continues to Helena. Its length is 140 miles, 

 and its construction is well under way. Among 

 the projected lines are the Memphis & Kansas 

 City, passing through Jacksonport, Batesville, 

 and Yellville, to the Missouri border at Spring- 

 filed; the Memphis, Shreveport & Texas, 

 from Memphis through Pine Bluff, Camden, and 

 Shreveport, to the Texas line ; the Little Rock 

 & Hot Spring, from the capital to Hot Springs, 

 60 miles; the Kansas City & Fort Smith, 

 from Fort Smith, on the western border, due 

 north to the Missouri line; the St. Louis, 

 Iron Mountain & Little Rock; St. Louis & 

 Little Rock; White River Valley & Texas; 

 Arkansas & Louisiana, from Little Rock to 

 Alexandria, and thence to New Orleans ; Little 

 Rock & Shreveport; Illinois, Missouri & Tex- 

 as, from Cape Girardeau, crossing the northern 

 part of the State to Van Buren ; and the Jones- 

 boro, St. Francis & White River Valley. 



Zinc mines in Sharp County are profitably 

 worked, and the Onite Coal Company is carry- 

 ing on successful operations in Pope County. 

 There is a valuable mine of saltpetre in Yell 

 County. The mineral resources of the State 

 are known to be rich, but scarcely a beginning 

 has been made in developing them. 



The assessed value of real and personal 

 property in the State is $94,873,661.75; the 

 county tax an average of 16|f mills, and State 

 tax 9^ mills to the dollar. 



The State Industrial University has been 

 located at Fayetteville, in Washington County, 

 and has all the necessary buildings completed 

 and an excellent experimental farm. Its en- 

 dowment consists of the proceeds of 150,000 

 acres of land granted to it by Congress, $50,- 

 000 appropriated by the State, $150,000 given 

 by the county of Washington and the town of 

 Fayetteville, and several huudred acres of 

 land given by private individuals. 



At the Deaf and Dumb Institute there are 

 39 males and 33 females. There are 284 deaf- 

 mutes in the State. 



The city of Little Rock, which occupies very 

 nearly the geographical centre of the State, 

 claims a population of 18,000, and is rapidly 

 growing. It forms the centre of the railroad 

 system, and has already manufacturing estab- 

 lishments of considerable extent. The assessed 

 value of its real .estate is $8,709,475. It con- 

 tains the State-prison, Asylum for the Blind, 

 and Institute for the Deaf and Dumb. 



According to the Federal census of 1870, 

 the total number of church organizations in 

 Arkansas is 1,371 ; edifices, 1,141 ; sittings, 

 264,225; property, $854,975. The leading de- 

 nominations were: 



The total number of libraries is 1,181, with 

 an aggregate of 135,564 volumes. Of these, 

 888, with 81,232 volumes, are private; and 293, 

 with 54,332, are other than private. The to- 

 tal number of libraries in 1860 was 115, with 

 23,221 volumes. The total number of news- 

 papers, and periodicals i& 56 ; circulation, 29,- 

 830; copies annually circulated, 1,824,860. 

 There are 3 daily, with a circulation of 1,250; 

 1 tri-weekly, circulation 300 ; 48 weekly, cir- 

 culation 26,280; and 4 monthly, circulation 

 2,000. 



ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. The 

 expenditures of the War Department for the 

 fiscal year ending June 30, 1871, were $35,- 

 799,991.82, and for the year ending June 30, 

 1872, $35,372,157.20, a reduction in favor of 

 the last year of $427,834,62. The total esti- 

 mate for military appropriations for the fiscal 

 year ending June 30, 1873, is $33,801,378.78. 

 The estimates of the Chief of Engineers were 

 submitted, separately, and are : 



Fortifications and other works of defence $3.725,000 



River and harbor improvements 12,302,800 



Public buildings and grounds, and Washington 



Aqueduct 602,024 



Total $16,639,824 



All war accounts for money and property 

 prior to 1871 have been examined and sub- 

 mitted to the Treasury for final settlement. 

 The expenditures for the service of the Quarter- 

 master's Department during the year amounted 

 to $12.517,631.37. There was paid for trans- 

 portation by railroad $1,300,000, of which 

 $800,857 was over the Pacific Railroads; by 

 w agon, $1,100,000; by water, $626,373.52; by 

 stage, $48,975.84; for transportation animals, 

 wagons, harness, teamsters, etc., $924,650.64. 

 The number of cavalry and artillery horses 

 purchased during the year was 3,277; mules 

 for the trains, 209; making a total of 9,720 

 horses, and 8,758 mules in. the service. The 



