Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-02-10


kindness, and believe me 10 DO, with re-
sDset and esIsem, your obedieut servant,
"a. VAN BUREN,
Messrs. McCor1 E. Sinner,
1919
.79gantaq.s Of 81. Loms.-t cores.
1ondsn. Of the ST. Louis Beacon, institutes
a comparison bctween that and the Other
uolssdiag inland cities ofJhe vost, Louis
vile and Cincinnati. Wrthou, deciding
tbIs 1oint, we s.x,s some Of tho particulars
he mas mentioned, which arc interesting as
Displaying the circumstances aud sxteud-
ng relations Of that PSI. Of BE country
generally.
ST. L5asis nearer team ,bs Otneg towns
10 the centre Of the Mississippi valley, and
10 the confluence Of ali JOS great rivers aad
is more neatly equ,disItn, from the G1t
IF Mexico and the northern lakes 10 as
particular topography, Il has tho sane al
vantage a. so ita geographical position.
lr rs ns,lrai sis isa convex snoro of solid
limestone rock, higher ta4a the highest
water mark, ysy no, TOO high ior easy
ascent. The river, which is there d mile
WIDE. rises aa3 tails shout - feet, while
4 The OHIO at BONNEVILLE aud Cmc.nuat rises
and falls about 90 feet perpendicular.
Buildings may be erected therefore, Snd
business transacted az 81. Louis nearer 70
/ low watcr.mark. The town site is COM
posed Of two successive gentle ascents,
with another tor , miles IN the rear, and
aliar that, a clean and elevated couatry
ieminepty beautiful for country houses,
gradens and vineyards. The building
,mlterial is the limestone which Is eXcsya.
led for the foundation of the houses. the
sand ofthe river, and lime found on the
sept. Lumber is NOS 50 cheap, but viii
eventually become 50 from the supplies from
above
The extent of navigation may be com.
pu,ed a, THRU thousand mixes, indepen.
IDENTIFY ofthe lakes, with which the upper
navigation has even now a natural COM
munlcation. This navigation extends up
The Mississippi thousand miles, to the
lfiIsof ~. Anthony, and expands through
/ the various tributaries to the right aud %
/ ,be lsa While the Illinois and Ouisconsin
communicate with the great lakes he ST.
) Peters Is connected with those ofthe north,
which passes through Like Winnipeg 10
! Hndson's Bav The Missouri, which
IONS the Mississippi Il miles above St
{ Louis. presents , 575 miles OF uninterrup-
ted navigation 20 lbs falls, besides the vast
/ navigation Of rs tributaries. Altogether.
Z ST. Louis may be SAID 10 5s the cea,re OF
10000 miles Of navigation, this too, is
more permanent than that which is pusseS-
/ sed by the two towns above, aud the con-
/ slant arrival Of vessels from all these
points begins already 70 display the extent
lafthe advantages described. This town
may be said % be virtually nearer The Gull
|of Mexico ,h4a New Orleans was before
The invention Of steamboats,. Fulton
seem 20 Ne the true magician, who an
initiates time and space.
/ Tie ueigh51urhood trade has made this
the greatest town in Missouri and Illinois.
T The Wholesale trade extends its operations
over the principal parts os Missouri and
s Il.iao,s, the mines on the upper Mississip-
ID. Ouisconsin, 81. Peters, on the Missouri
( 10 al the Gar trading establishments on the
ihead ofthe Mississippi 10 the head Of the
( Missouri. 10 the Rocky Mountains. to the
waters of the Oregon, and 10 all the Mex
can territory north Of the latitude of
I Darango. As q place of wholesale trade
I 81 LOUIS now commands greater extslt Of
territory than ever was Commanded by aR
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