The Western Tourist: Or, Emigrant's Guide Through the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, and the Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa: Being an Accurate and Concise Description of Each State, Territory, and County |
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... square miles ; soil first rate . Drained by the Great Miami and tributaries . The Miami canal crosses it in a northerly direction . Pop . 1830 , 27,000 . Hamilton is the county seat . Carroll Co. contains about 400 square miles ; soil ...
... square miles ; soil first rate . Drained by the Great Miami and tributaries . The Miami canal crosses it in a northerly direction . Pop . 1830 , 27,000 . Hamilton is the county seat . Carroll Co. contains about 400 square miles ; soil ...
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... 400 square miles ; surface hilly . The Ohio river forms its eastern boundary . Drained centrally by Raccoon creek . Pop . 1830 , 9,733 . Gallipolis is the county seat . Geauga Co. , on Lake Erie , contains 600 square miles ; soil ...
... 400 square miles ; surface hilly . The Ohio river forms its eastern boundary . Drained centrally by Raccoon creek . Pop . 1830 , 9,733 . Gallipolis is the county seat . Geauga Co. , on Lake Erie , contains 600 square miles ; soil ...
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... square miles ; soil very good . Watered by the Miami and tributaries . Pop . 1830 , 12,806 . Troy is the county seat ... 400 square miles ; surface hilly , soil good . Drained by small tributaries of the Hockhocking and Muskingum rivers ...
... square miles ; soil very good . Watered by the Miami and tributaries . Pop . 1830 , 12,806 . Troy is the county seat ... 400 square miles ; surface hilly , soil good . Drained by small tributaries of the Hockhocking and Muskingum rivers ...
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... square miles ; surface level , soil first quality . The Sandusky river passes through it from south to north . Pop ... 400 square miles ; surface undulating , soil excellent . Streams - the Miami passes its north - western corner , and ...
... square miles ; surface level , soil first quality . The Sandusky river passes through it from south to north . Pop ... 400 square miles ; surface undulating , soil excellent . Streams - the Miami passes its north - western corner , and ...
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... 400 square miles ; surface rolling and hilly . The Ohio river forms its south- eastern boundary . Drained by Fourteen Mile and Silver creeks . Pop . 1830 , 10,719 . Charleston is the county seat . Clay Co. contains 360 square miles ...
... 400 square miles ; surface rolling and hilly . The Ohio river forms its south- eastern boundary . Drained by Fourteen Mile and Silver creeks . Pop . 1830 , 10,719 . Charleston is the county seat . Clay Co. contains 360 square miles ...
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400 square miles Ashtabula Class Lett'r Class Name co.s Columbiana contains 400 square Coshocton county seat Creek Dist eastern boundary Fayette forms its eastern Geauga Grove Guernsey Kalamazoo Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lett'r Lorain Madison Maumee river Mills Missouri Names of Places Ohio river p. h. Ashtabula p. o. Belmont p. o. Carroll p. o. Crawford p. o. Franklin p. o. Geauga p. o. Huron p. o. Lorain p. o. Monroe p. o. Morgan p. o. Portage p. o. Richland p. o. Trumbull p. o. Washington p. o. Wayne p. t. Clermont p. t. Columbiana p. t. Hamilton p. t. Harrison p. t. Jefferson p. t. Marion p. t. Stark p. t. Tuscarawas p. t. Warren Principal streams Richland Sandusky Sciota soil excellent soil fertile soil first rate soil productive soil rich square miles surface hilly surface level surface undulating Tuscarawas rivers Wabash rivers
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Page 74 - Montreal river; thence through the middle of the main channel of the said river Montreal to the head waters thereof; thence in a direct line to the center of the channel between Middle and South islands in the Lake of the Desert...
Page 21 - Missouri, it is observed that these " rolling prairies" occupied the higher portions of the country, the descent to the forest bottoms being invariably over steep and stony declivities. The depth and richness of the soil on these lands are almost incredible, and the edges of the bands of forest are consequently a favorite haunt of the emigrant settler and backwoodsman.
Page 74 - Until it intersects the boundary line between the United States and Canada, in Lake Erie ; thence with the said boundary line between the United States and Canada through the Detroit river, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior, to a point where the said line last touches Lake Superior...
Page 15 - ... has it given way that during the whole distance the water is very deep even at the edges, and for the first three miles there is not a spot except one of a few yards, in which a man could stand between the water and the towering perpendicular of the mountain : the...
Page 78 - The constitution, voted by the representatives of the nation in 1833, establishes three authorities in the State — the legislative, the executive, and the judicial.
Page 78 - ... court, register's court, and a court of quarter sessions of the peace, for each county; in justices of the peace, and in such other courts as the legislature may, from time to time establish.
Page 74 - Miami river of the lake, then and in that case, with the assent of the Congress of the United States, the northern boundary of this State shall be established by, and extend to, a direct line running from the southern extremity of Lake Michigan to the most northerly cape of the Miami bay...
Page 149 - SECTIoN 1. The Judicial power of the State shall be vested in a Supreme Court, in Circuit Courts, and in such inferior Courts as the General Assembly may establish.
Page 74 - Michigan; thence through the center of the most usual ship channel of the said bay to the middle of Lake Michigan; thence through the middle of Lake Michigan to the northern boundary of the state of Indiana, as that line was established by the act of congress of the nineteenth of April, eighteen hundred...
Page 15 - ... first three miles there is not a spot, except one of a few yards, in which a man could stand between the water and the towering perpendicular of the mountain ; the convulsion of the passage must have been terrible, since at its outlet there are vast columns of rock torn from the mountain which are strewed on both sides of the river, the trophies, as it were, of the victory.