Camden gazette. (Camden, S.C.) 1816-1818, July 28, 1817, Image 4
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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
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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|