Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-11-19
AN ACCOUNT eF
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Beiap an abstract off documents IN the Osces
Of the Departments gf State a'ss' 81 f6e
Treasury. J.
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more bFCE~N, lhouSE eiSf <o' - 4 49,! - -.
1t is faa not to be contested, thai t- vest SIDE
of the ,iver pcsscssrs so.ue ADVANTAGES, Of gene
rslly incisseat to these regions. L Is elevated
and healthy ard we'll wavercd With variety OF
large rapid streams, calculated for mills aid ether
wafer wosks. From Cape Gnardeau, above the.
mouth Of The Ohio, to the Missouri, the land on
the east side OF the Missss...p is low aad fat,
aud occasionally exposed to ii,uida.io's; thar OF
the Louiflana side, contiguous to the rsrr, IS
generally much higher, and ii many places ve'y
rocky on me shore. Some Of the heights EXHIBIT
scenes truly picturesque. They rise to height
Of at least ,shree hudfed feet, faced with
perpendicular line and f,ee sane, carved Into Va
ricus shapes and figures by the hand OF nature,
and afford the appearance OF multitude ct ar
sique towers. From the tops OF these elevations,
the lard gradually slopes back from the river,
without gravel or rork, and is coVered wnh va
luable timber. II tray be SAID with truth that
for fertility Of soil, no part OF the weird exceeds
the borders of tie Mississippi, the land yields all
abundance of all the necessar,es OF lite, and al
most spontaneously very li.t'c labour osiHg re-
CURED in the cultivation of the eath. That
part of Upper louisiana which borders on
North Mexico, is one immence praise; It produ-
ces nost;rg bur grass rs filed with tuitaoe,
deer and other kinds of game ;'thc land is repre-
sented as too rclI for the growth OF toieSr trees.
1t is pretended that upper Louisiana contains
in its bowels mary G!ver and. copper mines, and
various specimens OF both arc exhibited. os'e.
raj trials have been made TO assertalnthe fact;
butsthe want of skill in the artists has hitherto
left the subject undecided.
The sal, works are also pretty numerous; some
belong to individuals Others 20 the public
Y They already yield an abundant supply for the
consumption Of the country; and if properly ma
naged, might become an article Of more general
expectation. The usual price per bushel is $50
cents in cash ar the works.
This price will be till lower as ioon as the ma
nufaeturece the cal, is aGumed by government, 70:
patronzed- by men who have large capitals TO
employ in the sbafnet. One extraordinary fatf
relative TO falt mutt not be omitted. There ex-
ifs about loco o,!cs up the MiGouri, and not
far from thas river SAT- Moxatami The exit
ence of fuch a fnountairrnighr well be queRioned,
were it not tor the teieimony of feveral re,pcda-
bic and raferpri,;ing traders, who hs:e vifi;ed
it, andaSho have exhibited ieyera. bufhels OF the
iat 10 the curiofty Of the people of ST. Louis,
where fo.ne OF it ftiil remains. a freedmen OF
tnelame fa't has been fent TO Marietta. This
mountain is faid Is be $50 miles long, and IS in
width, ceupoied of fold rock falt, without any
trees, or even fhrubs on it. Salt fprings are very
aumerc;s beneath The !u;fAce of this mountain,
and they flow through theaaues and cavities 0!
il. Caves of fair p-tre are found in Upper Loui.
iiana, though a, fone diaance from the fetsle.
ments. Four men on q trading voyage, lately
difcoyered one, leverai hundred miles apathe Milf
fouri. They fpent Eve or fix weeks IN the mana
faeture of this article. and returned to st. Low
with 400 weight OF Is. It proved TO be gosd,
aud they fold i, for high price. -.
The geography ofthe MiihGippi and Miiioouri,
and their consiguity for a great lengfhos way,
are but little known. The traders aasrt, that
100 miles abc.se their ilnetion, a man may walk
from one TO The other in day (; and it is siso al
Ested, that seven miles Gill higher up, the port
age may be csoGtd il four or FIVE days
This portage IS frcqncnted by traders, who carry
on considerable trade with fomc Of the Nl;ilou,i
Indians. sEhcirs general route is through Green
| bay, which is an arm Of lake Michigan they
then pats into fmali lake conneGted with it, and
WNlCH with tHcs ok tStFS! tue}
then cro.s over llorsportage into the .Cuiicon.
| ling River, which unitcs with the NJ ,iliiEppi
fome dftance below he FAi:, OF ST. s:snthony.
IItis alto fad, thatttc traders comm lnIeatc with
tiie Miliiippi above thtfe falls, through lake
Superior but their trade in that quafieeis much
fiefs conGierablc 5.
Caaa!ef cayo0drlf.
Behind New Orleans is Canal about oneand:
a haifml.es long, which communicates With. a
Ecreek caals the, Bayou ST. Jean, flowing intolake
! Ponchartrsin. At the mouth OF II, about two
ard an 'af leagaes fro: slas city rs small Fort
| called Stf IAN, uheh connsnds the entrance
/, from the lake. By this creek the comn:Gnca-
sionis kept up though the lake. and the cRigelers
Nj ahiles atl ~, Aras+ Elor;j,