Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-09-21
THE TOWN OF
MAlplLIRSo

A SALE OF LOTS in the above Town viii
IA be held on the FRS + 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 Mauvaisterre, 30 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 the United States, in point OF soil
and natural advantages for the agricultural;st.
In addition to this the county OF Morgan has
the advantage of several never falling 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 in operation in the course of the
next season. The population 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 healthiness, as well as the fertility
of the soil, they offer the amount of rnoneys
received at the public sales, and that which has
tbeen 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 proprietors will, in short time, have .
large Ware House built, which they are now
making preparations to do, as well as the es.
Enlistment 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
proprietors have no hesitation in saying, if the
State of Illinois would take the interest Of the
State into consideration, that ere lc,p the State
| House would be fixed at this point--for IN q
commercial point ofview, it exceeds any other
N the State. And if the Legislature perse-
we're in connecting the waters Of Lake sichi-
gan with those fthe Illinois river, by c. !,
we have no doubt that in few years, it W. e
the best town in the western country. Llbe Il
encouragement will be given to Mechancs--
and as the County Seat OF Morgan is not per.
msnently fixed, it is rs likely to be established
here as at any other place in the county. And
there is no doubt but the citizens ofthis coun.
| tf will take into consideration the great adj
yantages that would result in having the CounA
ty Seat on nagigable stream, and located
here. December 3lst, 1928.
! THOMAS CONSTANT,
| E. C. MARCH.
| WIN. S. HAMILTON.
| Ian 1S--2d