... a deposit of the rich soil washed from the prairies of the Great West. On this tract are some six plantations, of from 800 to 1,200 acres each. Two of the largest and best of these were owned by Jeff . and Joe Davis, and are known as the "Jeff. and Joe places." The form of this peninsula is such, that a few companies of soldiers, with one or two stockades, can keep out an army of rebels;...