Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-06-08
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the Whitewater River, Is Sltuatc0 on
the eastern confines of the state Of In
diana. aud its mean length ard breadth
may be stated at about 20 and 20 miles s,
equal to l,AOOO sections on 900, 900
acres. Its present population exceeds
TO- 600, and from this data we have 50
inhabitants for every section Of go
acres. In 1910, this portion of the
state contained only 1910 white per-
sons. At that period this whole ter
ritory was one county. 1t is now cub
divided into several; namely, Franklin,
Union, Fayette, and Wayne, parts Of
Dearborn, Henry, Randolph and Pre-
BILE counties, the latter Of wl,ichis situa.
ted in the state Of Ohio. Its surface,
commencing at the sources Of this Ri
yer is level, and in some place too wet
for t,llage, the water is sluggish in its
course, but soon gains acceleration in
49,. :..------1 sati- s. dUOul Ils~ lfo-
lance Of 10 miles; after which it rolls
onward with about the same velocity
until it disembogues into the great
Miami River four miles from its mouth.
The appearance which its surface
throughout presents, is, that Of plane
Originally smooth with but little in
clination, and that from time immemo-
rial the abrations Of water has gradu-
ally deformed its surface in what may
be denomiated hills and hollows, this
deformity is more strikingly exhibited
in the vicinity Of Brookville than per-
haps any other place, at this point the
two main least and west branchcs)
unites and by their currents made such
deep incision in the primitive plane,
that no portion of its original features
remains. The apex Of some ofthose emf.
nences is at least 300 feet above the
current that washes their base. The ad-
vantages which have resulted from this
disruption are great, besides furnishing
numerous sites for propelling machine
ry the current has in many places ex-
posed to day large masses ofiime stone
rocks, horizontily disposed, which are Of
inc alculable benefit for architectural
purposes, and form declevit.es, from
which gushes numerous pure springs
ofwater, throughout their whole course
many Of which are sufficiently copious
to propel machinery for carding wool
aud cotton. Added to these there are
other advantages that this state Of
things has produced, that we should
not lose sight ofin our general review
Of the geology Of this section Of coun-
TRY. When we take an extended view
of the numerous rami6cations Of the
Whitewater river, over the wholesur.
face of this delightful section Of the
state, we at once behold, that not only
almost every farm is irrigated, but
drained Of all the surplus water pfodu-
ced from rains, which otherwise would
remain and produce, in time, diseases
incident to all countries where such
state Of things exist. This river ira
verses this territory longitudinally and
following its various meandering., its
length is upwards Of 100 miles. 1t
i rises in latitude 400 lO and its mouth
is in 800 N. The summit from which
the remote branches ofthis river issues,
are as much elevated perhapsas any in
the state, and is more than three hun
dred feet higher than that part of the
Miami river into which it empties.
| The reader will from this exhibit, at
once perceive, that the plane Of the dis.
trict under review, has an inclination
of more, upon an average, than three
feet per mile; which explains on &C