Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-06-08
THE TOWN OF
NAPLES

A SALE OF LOTS in the above Town viii
"A be held on the FIRST MONDAY IN &C.
TOBER next. This town is laid 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 Mauyaisterre, 80 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 ofths town over almost every other
on the Illinois or Mississippi rivers, 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 agrcuturalist.
In addition to this the county of Morgan has
the advantage of several never failing Mill
streams on one of which, six miles from this
site, there is now in operation an excellent
Grist and Saw Mill, and several others building,
which will be III operation in the course of the
next season. The populstion of those two
counties, which amounts to about 5000, will
principally receive their merchandise at this
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 may 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 ives.
tern country this season.
The proprietors will, III short time, have a
large Ware House built, which they are now
making preparations to do, as well as the es
adjustment 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 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
propretors have no hesitation in saving, 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 a
commercial point Of view, it exceeds any other
in the State. And if the Legislature perse-
we're in connecting the waters of Lake Mich.
gan with those ofthe Illinois river, by Canal,
VIC 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 as 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
vantages that would result in having the Coun-
ty Seat on navgable stream, and located
here. December 3lst, 1928.
THOMAS CONSTANT. +
Z. G. MARCH.
WIN. S. HAMILTON.
Jan. 1874