Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-06-22
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4 SALE OF LOIS in the above Town will
IA be held on the FIRST MONDAY IN OC-
TOBER next. This town is laid off on the
east bank of the Illinois River, (town Is north,
range IA west ct the third primo pal meridian,
in the county of Morgan about miles above
The mouth OF the Mauvaisterre, 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
advan.. I,es ofthls town over almost every other
on the illinois or Mississippi rivers, obvious.
The counties Of Morgan and Sangam are not
surpassed by any tract Of country Of the sane
extent in the United States, in point OF soil
and natural advantages for the agrlculturast.
In addition 10 this 1!le count, OF Morgan las
the advantage OF several never failing Mill
streams; on one OF which, SIX miles from tins
site, there is now in operation an excellent
Grst and Saw Mill, and several others building,
winch Will be III ope ration IN the course o. The
next season. ihe population OF those two
counties, which amounts to about 5000, will
principally receive their merchandise al this
place, IN exchange for their produce, in The
next year, as it viii be found greatly TO their
advantage Inthe saving Of land carriage to and
from st. Louis. The proprietors particularly
invite the ate ton OF strangers, who NAV VISIT
this country, to Call and see the situation If
this town-they feel conscious that it cannot
fall short Of their description. As an evidence
OF the healthiness, as we'll as the fertility
OF the soil, they offer the amount Of MONEYS
received al the public sales, and that which 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 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
tabisilFAent VI "A 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 setting rapidly. The
propretors 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 pont-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 Mch-
gan with those of the Illinois river, by a 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
ard 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
yantages that would result in having the Coun-
ty Seat on nayigabe stream, and located
here. December 3lst, 1928.
THOMAS CONSTANT.
Il. c. MARCH.