Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-25
THE TOWN OF
NAPILIhSo

A SALE OF LOTS in the above Town will
n be held on the FRS I MONDAY IN OC-
TOBER next. This town is laid oil 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 Mauvaisterre, ~ above 81.
Louis, and 100 below Fort Clark. Its situation
is high, dry, and commanding and is the only
higb ground from the mouth of the Illinois TO
this place, on the east bank of the river. The
advantages ofthis 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 the United States, in point OF soil
and natural advantages for the agrlculturalist.
In addition to this, the county OF Morgan has
the advantage of several never falling Min
streams; on one of which, six miles from this
site, there is now in operation an excellent
Grist and sawysiill, and several others building,
which will be in operation in the course OF the
next season. The population OF those two
counties, which amounts TO about oOo0, VIII
principally receive their merchandise at TINS
place, in exchange for their produce, in the
next year, as it will be found greatly TO their
advantage in the saving of land carriage to and
from ST. Louis The proprietors particularly
invite the attention OF strangers, who NAV visit
this country, to call and see the situation OF
this town-they feel conscious that it cannot
fall short of their description. As an evidence
of the healthness as well as the fertility
of the soil, they offer the amount OF moneys
received at the public sales, and that which has
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 wes-
tern country this season.
The propretoIs will, in short time, have q
large Ware House built, which dey are now
making preparations to do, as well as the es
Establishment Of Ferry across the Illinois River.
! Persons travelling from Kentucky and Ohio,
to any part north of the Missouri river, will
find this route to be much the nearest The
| country onthe 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 in 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-for in
commercial point of view, it exceeds any other
| in the State. And If 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, it will 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 is likely TO be established
here as at any other place in the county. And
there is no doubt but the citizens ofthis coun-
ty will take into consideration the great adj
van,ages that would result in having the Coun-
ty Seat on a navigable stream, and located
here. December 3 st. 1928.
| THOMAS CONSTANT.
| f.. C.. MARCH.
| VIM. s. HAMILTON.
/ T.