Clay County AlArchives News.....Ashland/Millerville 1871  September 26, 1871
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The Montgomery Advertiser September 26, 1871
Clay County has hitherto had the reputation with me of being so barren with its 
borders, as almost to defy human subsistence, but a trip last week to Ashland 
and several days association with her citizens has eradicated that impression 
and convinced me that she has the natural resource and the people to become at 
no distant day the equal part of any of the upland counties in point of health 
and population.
Pinkneyville a village of some local importance at the first settlement of 
county now dwindled to one store within the county and with its old untenanted 
houses and barren red hills presents quite a striking contrast to the freshness 
pervading other portions. 
Eight miles from here on road to Ashland is Millerville a new town two or three 
stores, black smith shops, & a half a dozen houses.  
From here eight miles is Ashland the County Seat, built literally in the woods. 
The Court House is small but sufficient for presence purposes with about a dozen 
dry goods stores and groceries scattered around, several dwellings and business 
houses in the course of erection stumps, sprouts and house rock promiscuously 
compose Ashland, the place that commentates the home of the "Great Pacificator".
I met here Mr. Stockdale, Clerk of the Circuit Court. Mr. S. is a gentleman all 
over and will adore the profession of law which he intends to enter this fall.  
The appearance of the county is beautiful.  Oaks and hickories are almost the 
only growth in the part I saw, there was scarcely any pines, and so little is 
there of under growth that a wagon can be driven through the woods almost as 
easily as in the road. 
In conversations with several gentleman, I learned almost no cotton is planted, 
throughout the county. I did not see in all five acres.
Curtius 

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