Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-27
THE TOWN OF
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A SALE OF LOTS in the above Town will
IA be held on the FRS T MONDAY IN &C.
ToBER next. This town is laid off on the
cast 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 Mauvasterre, so above St.
Lo is, and 100 below Fort Clark Its situation
is high, dry, and commanding and is the only
high ground from the mouth Of the Illinois 10
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.
Inc counties OF Morgan and Sang amo are not
surpassed by any tract of countr, of the same
extent in the United States, in point OF soil
and natural advantages for the agirculturalist.
In addition TO this, the count, OF Morgan han
the adj anlage Of several never falling Nil
streams; ON one Of which, six miles from lis
site, there is now IN operation an excellent
Grist aud Saw Mill, and several others build;.p
winch Will be III operation IN the course. q. Tie
next season The population Of those two
counties, which amounts to about 5000. viii
principally receive then merchandise at Tins
place, in exchange for their produce. in the
next year, as it viii be found greatly 10 their
advantage in the saving OF land carriage 10 and
from st. Louis. The proprietors particularly
invite the attention ot strangers who ma, visit
this country, to call and see the situation of
this toWn-they feel conscious that il cannot
tall short OF their description. AS an esid, ICE
# the heallhness, as well as the fertility
Of the soii. they offer the amount OF moneys
received al the public sales, and that hlc6 as
been received during this month. vl;ch
amounts to nearl, So 600 Tins amour, of
money, we will venture to say, has not been
rec, wed in ant other Land Office in the ues
tern country this season.
The pfoprletors Will IN short time, have
large Ware House butt, which they are new
making preparations to do, as well as the e s
adjustment q Ferry across The Illinois River.
Persons travelling from Kentucky and Ohio.
to any part north of the Missouri river. vii
find this route TO be much the near, st. The
country Oh the west side of the Illinois rir4i is
that which was set apart for military purposes
by Congress, and is now settling rapidly. The
proprletors have no hesitation in saving, fine
state OF Illinois would take the interest of the
State into consideration, thafere long the State
House would be fixed at this point for IN a
commercial point ot view. il exceetls any other
IN the State. And if the Legislature perse-
we're in connecting the waters of Lake s,ichi-
gan with these, o. The Illinois river, By a C'sllsI.
We have no doubt that in few years, it vii re
the best town in the western country Liberal
encourag. ment viii be given TO Mechanic
and as tie County Seat of Morgan is not r.
manenty fixed, it is likely to be established
here as at any other place in the county And
there is no doubt but The citizens of this coen-
" will take into consideration the great adj
vantages that would result in having the Conn
ty Seat on navigable stream, and located
here. December 3ls, 1928.
THOMAS CONSTANT.
f.. c. MARCH.
WIN. S. HAMILTON,
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