Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-06-29
THE TOWN OF
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4 SALE OF LOTS in the above Town will
N be held on the FRS / MONDAY IN OC-
TOBER next. Tins town is lad off on the
east bank OF the Illinois River, (town Is north,
range IA west OF the third principal meridian.
in the county of Morgan) about miles above
The mouth of the Mauyaislerre, so above st.
Louis, and 100 below Fort Clark. Its situation
is high, dry, and commanding and is the only
high ground from the mouth OF the Illinois to
this place, on the east bank of the river. The
advantages Of this town over almost every other
on the Illinois or Mississippi rivers, are obvious.
The counties OF Morgan and Sangamo are not
surpassed by any tract OF country OF the same
extent in tn. United slaies in point OF soil
and natural advantages for the agricuuralist.
In addition to this, the county OF Morgan has
the advantage OF several never failing Mill
streams; on one of which, SIX miles from tbs
site, there is now III operation an excellent
Grst and Saw Mill, and several others building,
which viii be in operation IN the course ~ he
next season. The population Of those two
counties, which amounts to about 5000, viii
principally receive their merchandise at this
place, in exchange for their produce, in the
next year, as it will be found greatly 10 their
advantage in the saving ofland carriage 10 and
from St. LOUIS. The proprietors particularly
invite the attention OF strangers, who ma, visit
tulS CuuHtIJ, W GILL AMI oCC Liz Sltudttu VI
this town-they feel conscious that il cannot
fall short of their description As an evidence
of the headhiness, as well as the fertility
OF the soil, they offer the amount OF moneys
received at the public sales, and that winch las
been received during this month, which
amounts to nearly $4,000. This amount OF
money, we will venture TO say, has not been
received in any other Land Office in the ues-
tern country this season.
The propretors Will, in short time, have
large Ware House built, which they now
making preparations to do, as well as the
ENLISTMENT of Ferry across the Illinois River.
Persons travelling from Kentucky and ONO,
to any part north of the Missouri river, will
find this route to be much the nearest, The
country on the west side OF the Illinois river is
that which was set apart for military purposes
by Congress, and is now settling rapidly. The
proprietors have no hesitation i'll saying, if the
State of Illinois would take the interest of the
State into consideration, that ere long the State
House would be fixed at this point-tor in
commercial point of view, it exceeds any other
in the State. And it the Legislature perse-
we're in connecting the waters of Lake Michi-
gan with those OF the Illinois river, by Canal,
we have no doubt that in few years il viii be
the best town IN the western country. Liberal
encouragement will be given to Mechanics
and as the County Seat Of Morgan is not per-
manently fixed, it is as likely to be established
here as at any other place in the county. And
there is no doubt but the citizens of this coun-
ty will take into consideration the great adj
vantages that would result in having the Coun-
ty Seat on navigaDle stream, and located
here. December 3ist, 1928.
THOMAS CONSTANT.
f.. c. MARCH.
WIN. S. HAMILTON.
jan 1874 on,