Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-02-24
TIE TOWN OF
NAIps!lL!LA!!'2o

A SALE OF LOTS in the above Town will
IN be held on the first Mondays in March and
October 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, 80 above st.
Louis, and 100 below Fort Clark. Its situation
is high, dry, and commanding and is the only
high ground from the mou h of the Illinois to
this place, on the east bank of the river. The
advantages fthis town owe 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 agrcuturalist.
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 +, ceive their merchandise at this
place, in exchange for their produce in the
next year, 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 MAJ visit
this country, to call and see the situation of
this town-they feel conscious that it Cannot
tall short OF their description. AS an evidence
OF the heallhiness, 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 tas month, winch
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 propretors will, in short time, have q
large Ware House butt, which they are now
making preparations to do, as well as the So
adjustment ofa Ferry across the Illinois River.
Persons travelling from Kent ,cky 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 he station in Swing, if the
State of Illinois would take the interest of the
State into co sderatio!., that ere long the State
House would be fixed at tn 5 pointer in a
commercial point of view, it exc eds any other
IN the State. And If the Legislature perse-
we're in connecting the waters of Lake Nchi-
gan with those OF the Illinois river, by Canal,
we have no doubt that in few wears, it will be
the best town in the western country. Liberal
encouragement will be given to Mechanics
and as the County seat of Morgan i, not per-
manenly 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 of this coun-
ty will take into consideration the great adj
van'ages that would result in having the Coun-
ty Seat on navigable stream, and located
here. December 3 LIST, 1928.
THOMAS CONSTANT,
+. c. MARCH.
VIM S. HAMILTON.