A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Condiciones economicas |
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Page 167
... Ohio river , there is a regular succession of hills and vallies . In the western parts , and between the Blue and Alleghany ridges , it is a limestone country , with many caves , valuable for the quantity of saltpetre which they afford ...
... Ohio river , there is a regular succession of hills and vallies . In the western parts , and between the Blue and Alleghany ridges , it is a limestone country , with many caves , valuable for the quantity of saltpetre which they afford ...
Page 172
... Ohio are , 1. The upper branches of the river Monongahela . 2. The Little Kenhawa , which is 150 yards wide at its outlet , and navigable to the distance of ten miles . 3. The Great Kenhawa , which is 400 yards wide at its mouth , is ...
... Ohio are , 1. The upper branches of the river Monongahela . 2. The Little Kenhawa , which is 150 yards wide at its outlet , and navigable to the distance of ten miles . 3. The Great Kenhawa , which is 400 yards wide at its mouth , is ...
Page 179
... Ohio ; some weigh fifty pounds . The herring is often abundant in the Potomac and James river . In 1815 , they were sold at Richmond at four and a half and five dollars per barrel ; the shad from seven to ten dollars , or from four to ...
... Ohio ; some weigh fifty pounds . The herring is often abundant in the Potomac and James river . In 1815 , they were sold at Richmond at four and a half and five dollars per barrel ; the shad from seven to ten dollars , or from four to ...
Page 225
... Ohio river , is 351 miles . Lighthouses . - There are lighthouses at Cape Henry , Old Point Comfort , Smith's Point , New Point Com- fort ; the keepers ' salaries are from 250 to 400 dol- lars . Inventions claimed by Persons in this ...
... Ohio river , is 351 miles . Lighthouses . - There are lighthouses at Cape Henry , Old Point Comfort , Smith's Point , New Point Com- fort ; the keepers ' salaries are from 250 to 400 dol- lars . Inventions claimed by Persons in this ...
Page 227
... of William and Mary's College . In 1816 , the Legislature of the State voted an adequate sum for a more correct and improved Map , and a Chart of each County . CHAPTER XIX . OHIO . SITUATION AND BOUNDARIES . - VIRGINIA . 227.
... of William and Mary's College . In 1816 , the Legislature of the State voted an adequate sum for a more correct and improved Map , and a Chart of each County . CHAPTER XIX . OHIO . SITUATION AND BOUNDARIES . - VIRGINIA . 227.
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