The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-09-03
CINCINNATI, Aug. 90.
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CINCINNATI, Aug. go
NATURAL HISTORY.
We are indebted to the polteness of JOSH
all Meies, Esq. Surveyor General OF the |, 5.
tor the following interesting paper.
The GRIND Saline is situated ahoae eSo
miles South West of Fort Usage, between
the forks OF a small branch of the Arkansa.
one OF which washes its southern extremity
and the other, the principal enc, runs nearly
parallel with and within mile of it's opDo-
site SIDE. 1t IS hard level plain of Reddish
coiourcd sand, OF an irregular or mixed f.
gure-its greatest length is from N. w. toS
T.. and its circumference full thirty miles.
II his piain is entirely covered iii dry hot
weather from TO inches deep with crust
III Clean white salt, rather superior think TO
the imported blown salt,--in this state the
oane bears striking resemblance 10 field
OF brilliant white snow with a crust on il AFTER
rain. The grand saline is environed by
rltlges OF sand hills, some of which are per-
tectly naked some clothed with verdure
and small trees, and others afford on their de4,
clivities thickets OF dwarf Plumb bushes, not
over 30incheo high, which yielded us esd
June} great abundance OF ripe plumbs. the
largest and finest | ever tasted. / am of o.
puion that the salt may he easily wageoned
from this place to the Arkansa, where keel
boats may receive il at certain seasons The.
road is through an open Prairie all the way
and the distance not over 80 or 90 miles
The Eock Saline lies about rs niles n.
West OF the Grand Saline, surrounded by ma
ked mountains of red clay and ergHsu1f il &C.
level fat of hard red sand of about 500 a.
cres, through which passes small stream
elvlding 1t INTO unequal parts, one fifth of
which or about 100 acres being on the S. w
side. close under a tremendous hill, from the
base of which issue several SPRINGS of salt
water Winch gradually cover the PLAN. and by
he action of the san, is, i'll certain any sea-
sons converted into solid mass of salt
several inches thick. There are also
within this PLAIN four springs OF salt water
perfectly saturated, around which are found
hollow ones OF Rock Salt from 10 to 90 inc1,es
w thickness. When visited this SaIin, =
had been, just before, inundated by excessive
rains and all the salt was SweDt off excen+
that around the four springs yet l found an
immense quantity there, and actually blocked
out with my tomala wk very cieArDiece
fuu sixteen inches thick. From what I
saw myself and from what my faithful
Indian guides told me on the spot, and had of,
ten tod me before, Ihave not the least doubt
but there are times when this section fn,,r
the hill) is covered completely with a slid
rock OF salt from to IL inches thick. reseu.
bling field of ice in large iakes-the other
section produces salt exactly Ike that Of the
Grand Saline. The country around the Rock
S"AliiS IL lNounldIltouS ana the Saline ONLY
| ba approached on foot or with some difiicni.
| ty)on horseback. You have specimen OF the
! Salt which got at the saline from one Of
! the springs therefore / need not pescrihe !,
| r. AOufs q. SIBI1ET.
| Col. RECTOR.
! This stlecnucn is aJoVt inches Lo1e e1d
fhches d'an1eter--iti is in the boSsession Of
| Doclor Drake 9fkhiS to7On.
| VI. 0l6iey is The U7ited States .Faetor
I
! 70 TAE PA7RIoqIc CITIZENS or Ohm
I l ne President OF the United States bas 70.
| quested, through Gen. M'Arthur 5OO re-.
ed volunteers from this state, to act in 60
junction with the volunteers from KentnCLv
Tor tour OF 90 days on campaign aoainst
the hoSuie Indian towns Gen.M'Arthur will
command the detachment. Every officer
! WILDE commissioned according to the nrmbe.
OF men ne may bring into the field. agreeable,
| 70 the regulations of the United StateS' Arm
| Ahe held officers will be selected at the -
CIpal rendezvous, which will be AZ IJrbans
ON TIE 10th day of September. II ;s evrcct
ed that the pay will be the same as Hat IS
the United states Rangers that the men vii
nave cfedlt tor tour Of duty and thai ali
HORSES uhaV0ioaDy lost IN the service, will be
pad for by the Government. The orl'c,. e.
the Secretary Of War as to the ,o,
for pay, subsistence, credit for a tour of d,,t,,
ana pay Tor all horses unavoidablv1 lost e 49,,
Yeexpeeted by the Adiutant General at Chill
cotne, and will be published as soon as recei,,-
ed. '''' GO iSOel'-
Hopes arc confidently entertained that THE
reasonable and timely reqtisition of the presi-
dent wiilnot be made in vain when IL is in
defence OF our frontiers, against the depreda-
CONS o. tle 'nveteTate and implacable sava-
ges, who have 90 long and so wantonlv inh,,,.
cd their hands in the blood of our citizene =
II tds call IS promptly oheyed, there is ever
reason 10 believe that the strength of tie ~.
tachment val be such as to put a hual te,;~s
20 Inol-i' nCs'il!tes IL this quarter,