Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-20
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From the sefnou'
R,,r,et Of iet,e, FROM Young gen. :.
In 4. m. county Of MaskinSum, oh'o,l
a ted 18th October, 1916, to his triehS
Ito this town.
Il am nou just on the eve Of 't,ftln-
on . tsur through the state OF Indiana
o :. ,h. ilf.no and Mi,s,uri Ter.
I,ar;.. am extremely well pleased
Who Ohio; but somebody has 8 got on
ton" If every first rate situation; and
Won might a: veil attemptto purchase >
seat in Paradise as one vi these-oH'
su,h an one l mean to have, II have to
rausac the whole earth, ior h7d, liz es-
ierv part Of the country, such pose ss'ons
mt neepi. at their ease, and make Them
900 i.hing and happy, as TO worldly
lgo,ds. have seea sead time ard har-
vrs,. sumne, and winter. WHICH. % me
a me 4 mid in the extreme. The sun
ur, vas much colder thaa expected.
;here was about one week freezing wea-
Itb.r in April three trosts in May ; the
! 9Th, 18th, and I-th yune, and 18th and
u III JiIy, we're { os's. In TACT no month
has been rxeMpted Fruit has been much
lniured. All kinds Fl g=aia ci;lne III
Ip:e,ts well. have been in Mari.-a,
Eat Of Washington County. Zancsri,e.
# Muskigsam, Newark Of Licking,
Aountvernon Of kn Y. Mansfield. o.
Richmond. aud Go, TN, at toshorton
eoGnty. M,rietta's na'sfs! situstion is
bcau,lirl. bur TOO low /; aud Of Course
eve, how. This AID rae suTorndin.
Isterri!itv has brought 1t 10 s,auh.
lboat ,i>ty miles w 'he Haskin.um.
stand. Zaur <yiiie, towE Of ABOUT the
hundred hoases geseIaiiv s'nali. and IN.
lcladias court house Ind jail, market
house. vel! supplied methodist usetHs
mouse. xad Gin, gl.,, iae,ors. her- j.
IA bank Gated The Muskingam bank; tro
printing va.-c, fam which tao weekly
Ioaper, a.r I,,s.d and brrk slna,i. =
lr;;-d IN, and naii factory. Opposite
l:h,s STANDS PG,nam, .h;c.. c0niaius AL
lacaiem, aud q csttea factory. The
two town, carry Oh almost ere'y siud
f ucchaalca; bas:ncss. GAINESVILLE ha.
.nout % stores. patnau7 7. Eetssea
sae.s two town. there is 4 considerable
Iisli above which dan is thrown across
8. quad which, and the fall, q canal is
dississ b, ompasy styled the Zaae>.
Wis ANAL and manufacturing eoapan,
who intend 20 manufacture maa, in all
a, ysr,nus branches, cotton, wool, hemp.
lax, psper, &c. &c. there are tyo b5ljs-
les couuect;ng thase two thns, one oi
which is 80 constructed YOU may eros,
Lacking or tie Msskihgun irsm or to
..,her ide oil Licking, which is a western
10: auch otit emPtyins in her. Up this.
4 a,iles, is a isrge and furnace pretty
Extensively carried on BY Dillon and
son. Al the forks of the Muskinsum,
between 81 AID 20 mites {: on Zanessiiie
ia ds Uns,,orlun with 4 most molly set
II inha5i ants.
At tic forks Of Licking, stands New
ark. thriving little town, Mount Yer.
non and Mansfield are very new, but
thriving. Ri,h!and j, the handsoinest
aud must fertile OF any County have
been in but land is IRON 2 50ts 50 dolls
ucr acre. This and all ot.ier parts in
the vicinity Of the lake. will be very
valuable when the grand canal from
Hudson TO Erie gets opened. Tie
steam navis alton is rapidly improving.
The other parts Of he state, the parts |
have been in, are generally we'll watered
and healthy, save Licking county. the
water S not good in many parts Of the
county. The face Of the country is
handsom snspgb. have not seen the
richest soil BOT the most beautiful. but
all things considered perhaps equal to-
any. Money is brought into the coun-
TRY by emisrani. and paid for lands.
Much Of this, however, goes TO the U. 5.
treasury, and BY drovers and paid for
horses, hogs, cattle, and nunerous eth
er articles ard CO ried out b, the mer J
chants, So il circnIates. Grindstonss
found il plenty, also lime stone some
ait is made from springs in diaeren;
psrts OF the state. but not sufficient TO
supply the demand, some Is broug ht
from unondaso. BY way Of the lakes, bu;
%, far the greatest quantities are brought
ON Kephawa' in Virginia, and is sold
here now fer 30 doll, per busbel, or
10 lbs.
The Inv lsuds look well, esen when
compared by the Deer6eld meadows. up
lands are goo,l, bad and indifferent, ont
.hen I compare p miles, so, Is. or $50
-, .,.d h,va t,,y.un,I ..