Thedike which forms the bridge extends^III a sweeping curve up the right side of tin^stream, and. together with the bridgi prop^affords a surf ace area of about Im acres^ol fertile land, which DavidQoVM lias con^^verted into a line farm, He has a consider^^able acreage under cultivation, and is grad^^ually clearing the bent (Millions of the laud^yet available. Hi already Ins a small bear^^ing orchard of choice fruit, a vim yard, al^^falfa patch. Held of ooi niuid kitchen garden,^tobacco thrives Wolidei 1 tillv well, and two^rops a year are raised. Mr. Gowan raises^^nly enough tobaexo tor bis mn u^ and to^supply his neighbors. A magnificent spring^laMaa from the right side ol tin canon at a^height to admit of the water being easily^inducted lo any |niitioti of the f irm, and^I ue volume is great enough to till a ditch^four fi et wide and two deep, and to irrigate^much more hind than is available for culti^^vation.
Theclimate at the litidge is i vc ediugly^|uablc, being warmer ill summer and^much milder in winter than that ot the sur^^rounding country, and to this tact is as-^ribed the wonderful variety of vegetable^growth^uuiubei mg some '.'.^in sjsjcies of^ees. shrub-,, vim san,l pi imis. Mr. (iowan^mud MMHfl tin re a t.r, uiUeii lit troin^any he had ever wen, and no one ^li i visit^eil the place could I' ll its mime. Mr. (iow^mi Mall* sent a lew tu l-.s i i the !^untlison-^iM Institution at Washington, and in due^lime was informed that il was a variety of^cypress known to grow only in (ireece.
