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? ^ i ^ gad i liii ?/*/* J&LlJQ W1*\G . Utere^tin^ sketch of the Soil, arul the Mi neral and Vegetable production* of th' t Bt^MrtDrt and ftfaotrrcfrHyicf i* pub lished in the Missouri Gazette of the 24th May, as an jfnswer to Mr. M* ad, the , Editor of the " National Register," who "*r. s -i . ? - " iiad requested communication* on the Geology, M^^o^y^^oology, Botany, lie, of that Interesting portion of our .country* r ^ ^ St. Louis. Msy TLAjb 1 8 17, __i ? MR mead, * Sir-? in the following attempt, lam conscious yu will, receive norhing more than ^faithful detail of facts, obtained from observation and correct information. v The 4bil of tfyis territory, is di versified according to positionT" ' The Mississippi andjMissouri bot (.as they .arc termecO a^mile to twenty five miles in rjbftpdidth, consist of aHuvioo, made 2 JLJp of decayed vegetable substances and the uliginous sandy matter thrown up by the faimtn e floods of thp Missouri and Mississippi. % Immediately in the rear of these ex tremely fertile bottoms, a belt of high land,, or ridges of limestone, forma barrier to the greatest swell ?, of water* $ and the interior extending to the line of the Osage purchase, is almost a regular succession of hill and dale, affording in mahv places several miles of level prairie j the \vhoIe face of the country is rich ly coated with grak>, which by its - annual burning has covered it with a rich soil from six to twentV Inches y,. deep.;v; Evcn the tops of t!;e hills which skirt the tributary streams pre covered with vercfure j indus trious farmers are only wanted to render the country a granary , for the world. Tobacco, hemp, fiarf, . ^yfheat, and other t mall grain, a# well as vegetables of every descrip tion grow luxuriantly. European travellers who ' are acquainted whh ^The^ultureof liquorice, declare that tytf never have seen a soil so ad mirably id a p ted to the culture of that article as our alluvions. It ap pears that .die roots of the liquorice plantitriteift Europe four or five fee t deep, and tha$ the soil is pre pared tQ that depth previous to plahting $ he re a preparation of that kind is not tietessary, is the alluvi on U equally rich twelve or fifteen feet deep. In the Upland the clay soil is said to be high ly impregnated with itiarl, it au solves when exposed to the air like km, and those who have ploughed deep and mixed it with the Soil, de clare they have made good crops. The diseases incident to thft country are the same as in other countries of similar latitude \ sud den change* nf the weather afe most complained of. In thfe low lands, contiguous to the ponds arid marsh ;^IH@)termittents and agues prevail in autumn. These evils can be' easily overcome, for ponds and Jh.irshel are not general, and where they exist very little labour is ' re quiredto drain them. djost abundant min er^ yet found in these territories j (Mhsdtyi and Illinois ) A belt of it endflpl* the country forming a crescent to the Mississippi, from Arkansas, above the frog bayou to the heads of Whhc and Black ri V?*rs, th* St. Francis, Osage and thence across to the head waters of 'Salt, Jefferson, le Moine, w tl^Oui'sconson, below prairie du " Extending fr^ thence ptti ig; atKt veins ire found tiff waters of the St. Francis, MeremCl and- Osage tivers. It is thought that lead ore is more rich and abun dant in that- region between the] Mississippi and Lake Michigan.#-* Boras, Zinc, and several other min eral* are found In WasRIrigrbnTCo"* On the Meremek (a nver which" j falls into Mississippi, i j miles be low this p!ace, sna navigable for rtnttxrafi: during the spring1 100 xiiles np)Ironorc is fousd in abun- i danc*. Rich lead ore is also found TrTmany places on ? its bari?, ver ore has been found there as on the headwaters of the Gascon ade.. , - 1 have seen copper assayed from mineral found on the Illinois in Madison; Co. Manganese is abun danton both sides of the river ? and bismouth* or metals resembling them, have been found. It is said antimony has been foOnd by a gen- ] tleman in this neighborhood , who is waiting^for the opening of the land-office to purchase the land which contains the mineral. In truth this country may as well ~bt Called the country for minerals^ as -the country for flowers. Coal is abundant in Missouri and Illinois, on and near navigable wa ters^There are 4 coal banl^s NT W. and E of St^-Louis. Plainer of Paris is obtained from the Mis souri, 4 or 500 miles up, .where it may be had in abundance ; a ves sel of Co tons may be loaded with it ac the spot and safely navigated to St Louis. Limestone is most general throughout this country. ? Flint is found in the hills between the St. Francis and the following considerable streams which tall into Big Black river, viz. Little Black, Currents, Fouche 1 homas, Eleven Points, Spf-.ng river and Strawber ry river, and west to; white River. -?No quarry has yet been opened off marble, slate or-soapstone ? Marble equal to the finest Italian has been found in this county ; several pairs' of millstones, equal to Laurel-bitUt<me% have Beep dug out of Mr. Darby's quarry in Bonhom* me township, St. Louu Co. twen ty m;ics west of this pUct* Soap ?stone is found near Salt river, in St. " Charles' Co. about tto miles above the mouth of the Missouri; Salt springs are numerous in eve ry county in this territor/i particu larly tn Howard County*', (con) monly called Boon's J.ick,) this county is situate on both sitj^s-gf the Missouri, aoo miles front its mouth, (couitfy seat, Franklin.) Tht Le Moinc river^ which tm ties itself into the Missouri, on the south side, is said to be as salt as the waters of the Chesapeake. Two furnaces of about 40 keltic* each, furnish sale for two thousand families j^who inhabit die country above, mk- - ? 7? ? - - ? ? iaWC 1 ? .. * ? s ? i'otosi tbc seat of justice of ihat Co. 60 mites S. W. of thi?% place, i* a flourish ing town, of 100 familiu** grown to impor* lathee by the immense quantities of head mineral raised in its neighborhood# A traveller was lately boasting^of the luxury of arriving at night, after a hard days journey, to partake of the enjoyment of a well cut ham, and the left leg of a goose.* "Pray sir whjit is the peculiar luxury of * left leg V* t? Sir, Xo conceive it a luxury you must find that it is the lcfc." 4. --V _U A lamentable Truth. ? ? It is t#0 often the case, that the agreeable, | qualities of the heart are more at tractive than that Steady virtue of the soulj Which ought ever to .form the stiongest link of friendship. The' cstsy, cheerful and entertaining com panion, pleases more than the deter mined adherer to reason, virtue and religion ! This is the native of the *' '' it is the sour A bf )ent, Vis'ltud that a1 of the interior' Idrtfesing Queen EKtal in excursion which she made thr< a part of her dominions, soon aft the defeat of the Spanish Ai thus delivered himself?" Wheir king of Spain undertook tochi your Majesty, Egad, Ik? soon be bnd got the t vrerrg sow by the Wr/* LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in tkt ffott Office , ( amdcv, S. C. " froa% the la* 4hrtf^p the 30|A June, r (B ) H n nt t jfcjlfo' 1 11"i trrn V'-pti ? ? Union Mrs, .BaRpRichatd, Ballard Wm. Brient Deunis, Bradley May rant, Bloy^r Mary, Beethwick Sam!. Bennett Jaincs, Bri^s Doctor. Bwlk~7\*Vsaiinih? blakely Amelia* Bradford Thorn**, Br yam James. . (CO Collins Jesse, Chambers William# Clay Martha, 2, Collins Pavis, Cat an \V*n. Chainprn L. George, rhY^kei J^mes? l^ook Abraham. (D ) Di^^TMaiy, liavtrtUlwajil*. Da vis Ransom, Davidson Robert, Duke Thos. Dat t-s 'beth> D.trrry John, ? Dij^s Judith, 2. Dip^s Christopher, Dye Shalbjr.^, (L.) Lliisaer Air. Lltison Zechariah Doctor. ^ ... (IT ) Fox J ?hn, Flake Surah, Fohcth - John# J ?im^ ? ? (?J ) (?.|? Mar ba, Graham Duren, Giux h Heron, 2 Gourlev Hugh, Godbold Gaz iway. Geoige David Dr.liiiltis Drfni. j ? (HO Harris \*_tn Hempstead B. Danl. 1 llopk.ns Ltuabeih. tiiukle Isaac, Ha)S Geor<c. llat rison James. Harrison 1 hos liil. laid Wm. 'Cu\n. Uix John, Howel | "James, Huli I iius. 11 ?rt Moses# Haynes- I worth J jsiah, li.ii B M iiorton Hoi- I l4u.- Hunter Suifc. tl;Ul I ho*. Howell Hor ton, Harris Fit ubtn. . (I.) Ingram William? Ingram Isbon, Jones Dailin^. J .nics Bendrick. (L ) Little Danl. Liirvbecker Sinclair, Lard F.edeiick, Lenoir Wm. Lissenby Jane. (MO Mi Kea Alexander, Maria, a ser vant, Mdlan Rich aid, Murphy Joseph, Ma* thicu J. B^ 2. McEachern Peter, Mans field A. Maty, Massen\>ale Martha, Max well j )hn, McDowell Archibald , Moss l?u vrs, M'Bellar James, Morauel M. Massey l Miver. * , (OO Oquin Angus. (PO Petty George, I'ettijgreu Margaret, Parish Jeremiah, 2, Private James, Patterson James* Pitman Mr. Peoples John. V& ) Kouse Mr. Revel D**erham, Russel S. David. Uus?el James* Roger Shadrack, Roe James, Robinson i'hos. i .. (S.) Sell Stephen. Spears Charles, San ders Garner, Shirer Jau>l>? Sanders Josiah Smtlh Archy, Smith S Junes, Stephens John. . . /? (VV) Woodward R..bt. Weitberry Jo nathan, Watson I dwaul, Wan en I liza beth, VValden, Danl. 3. Wallis John, Wat son Jam s, V\ atson Win. Ward Satah, vVatts Bei jasmin, Warren Thus. Whi e Jamts, Wilcox James, Woodham Ans, youujj Robert, Young Huty. - ' .-V ISAAC SMITH, July U 6^?3 / ' oMj_j$Uitters^_ ?' T ? " ? ? ' v . rEftS " Kemaiwng in (h* . f'osi at Lancaster y (^QHrlmj-{0ll4c, 3t) h Junr, ft B i jf'. Peter Aron, James, Aduinaon- - B. M aitha. B ker, James Bates, voio?4Jww den, 2, D^viil Baits, K<.n<*cOy bulky. Jus Blackmail ? C. Jarhes C ollin*, S? 4fth tiis-, ton, Tirstah H. Craig, Win. Canmn^ton Thomas CojftrajjU jfolm^oi^eW^KU^ Crofton* ImK Coffey ? D. Juhn Dorety, David M D*iv?s? Jes*t. lulwmd?> Ma ry Evans? -F. Lucy 1 uiKKrtmtJ|? John " Funderburk ? G. John Gaydcffe George Uayden, Riubcn (naves, John Cambte, John Gooch, 2 ? VV illiam Hi Hard, Nk tluniel Huff; Paul Howel, Benjamin Utile, Henry Hancock. Maty liood ? /. Samuel Johnston, James Ingram, 2, Wm Jngramt Wm. Isom/l'hos Johnston F. Ingram? K. Joseph Kirk, Nathan Kimbra?,2? L- Sa rah I?athen, Buckner l,ai%r, 2 John l?anv, John Linn, James l>an^ley? M. JoKn MfArdle, Mason Mosee,2 John L. Miller, t Hugh M'MulIt n, Alexander Montgomery ?^N. ttdward Narimore ? P. Coon od Ply ler, John Pan ton? H. John Rogers, jost-ph 6^y , Elisabeth Richy, Jesse Ht tiding ? S. [osl Stevens, James Scott, She rod Sims, Jane^ Stevens? T. James 'l ay lor, Juices Tubble/ Jordon Thompson 3? V. Avan VuuRhan?W. Druty Watson, John Wade, Nancy Welch, John Welbh* Prit silla Williamson. J. STEWART, Fm Mailer L. C. M with 'to in! iy concern 91 COTtOtfSAW GINS. tho ?staW for the purp6sc 6f Making end Re|ftU*?g operation. ' : ,'5vh?y h*re alto a eontunt ^oppMr* of flaunt cutting Xkritv* WW. ATKINSON, -KM* WOKKMAW. -?? - ~?a<>,jpyir, st?t % I*L Persons who have HfLriet<*J a.etyf ' ' " "H"'1' ?Pm^BbrownT^V |7?x Collector, Kerthan > JUl. I BSjsi i7-?i f J AN* ORDINANCE - To prevent atid remove Auisance* in t '.e 1* Term of Camden , and to fir esrr ve *Ae health a\d corny an qt the Inhabit unit, Wherias divers Cellar*, Vault*, Scc? within the sai? town arc often suffered tu? hold and contain Siagnant Water and other rnih which frequently become* offensive and injurious lo the health of the inhabi fie it ordained , by the Intendant and .Wardens of ihe Towj of Camden, now in TaamT!mmi-ii aswmnmird. anil it is hereUy. n;dajned "by the authority of \U? &amey T hat* frofn amFaficrt he passing ol this or* claiming, ho ding or possessing either in ? ~ ? right. or as a guardian, execur v. lot or piece of land wtlhinthe ancTeiiT^mr ^ which there i suffer the same [ stagnant water or other mailer, at. any time betwixt the first day c/v j June and the last day tf Aovember in any j year. tfe,7$hr or the^^so offending- or ne-? glecting to clean out oy diaip off the same, shall forfeit and pay the' sum of One L)ol* lar per day for e%ery day that hey aha ot they shall so offend or neglect.-;/ ? wimi be it -further ordained bu the authority eforemtidt Tit at if any peraogi or petto U shall offend jot neglect as afpresaid after aaving Notice ii-om the Attendant ?r any one of the Wardens, or pfter being by an>< one of. them desired to clem outer dravr | off the same, they shall forfeit and pay dou* ; '*Lle the sum aforesaid per day lor every such offence or neglect* und *be moreover liable to have the tame di ained out at theiv expence. - ^ ;-VV And be it Jurthetrrdained by the authority afottsaid , That if any person or persdit* ' shall willfully stop, choke or fill up in ?nf decree or in any manner any of the Ditches or Drains made within the said towr^for th* purpose of draining ofF ihe tame or an# part thrteof, or any passage oi^mattlfil^ drain that the wattr by chjtnce Or other* wine may have made, or shall wilfully throvr or cause to be thrown into any ol the said ditches or drains any thing 'bat may ob struct or impede the free passage ol the water slong the same, every person or per sons to ofil pding chall for every mch of fence, fork-it ?nd pay the sum of.T^ree Dollars, and be further liable to have the same removed at his, her or their expence^' Hu Ji^d in Town Council the fourth day of P<b wiry , in the var of oer Jx>*d One hou?and+ Hf "n hundred on<t *ix+^jmd rn Jhe thirtieth year of American Independence % Mygl JA8.CHES ftlwaj* be hti *lia Carpenter* HISdjE. occu? f taken by 1 5 lb ft cento on th^ ^ 1011 pi i* bf win to upward* a pound will bf Camden j|