Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-29

adyantage TO district "nich IS mol 80
fe..hcd with water-Power.
jtIel....sb Boston, and Abingdon, are small
f. ID. SIt gradually rising into importance.
1[yr..,odate their respective districts OF
= the exchange OF articles oil produce;
"a. rncrchants for those the country stand
t.i.siop, l deem 1t proper to offer few
- ..specting the natural features or gen
~snt of the eastern part ot this State.
lr..tion of the surface oteihe district of
I..;oed by the Whitewater, is such as to
bg-,a discharge of waters from springs
The whole distance from within few
1f - sources Of the principal branches, to
s-1eree into the big Miami River, is only
II a niles. The inclination of the plane,
IA - they flow, is such, as to produce fall
Ib.mO feet. At least one fourth of this
! within the limits Of Wayne Coun
liver dividing at this section Of it, into
y. p..her of branches, as to afford good
.-... at intervals, of from three to four
-. lie whole surface of the county. The
|Ds..fthese rivulest, as will be seen from the
ss.a;ses. is such as to produce a current,
~. Gil of l25 feet in the distance Of about
n. whch is more than six feet per mile
J. isna,on will apply more correctly to those
~. which form the main western division
.,er The East Fork taking its rise or
--ore elevated ground, and its course being
x,.ct TO its junction with the West branch
A. To~o of BroOkvile, it consequently ha:
-a...Ile more fall, and would exceed the a
-..Lrulstion near one fourth. From an ex
-.s;on Of map Of this State, and Ohio. th'
~ v;Il at once see, that nearly all the prin
a nvers passes over planes, whose inclina
ID. ~ more or less inferior to the one whicI
!. mt to the streams composing the Whtcwa
The distance which the waters OF the ST
u, Ranches of the Wabash and White River:
heeee reaching their recipient IS not les!
|Iu;og the line of their vallIes, than mea
IA miles, while that of the Whitewater, a
=. assumed, Is only rs miles. Those tire
4 rivers, all issue from summit, the altitud
Itieh, is nearly the same at the several poin
rvbere they rise. 1t is proper to observe tn;
au which is in the Ohio river, between tt
Nv Of the big Miami and Wabash River
- be taken into the account. The distanc
.rcu,ed at 1876 miles, and the descent of tn
4 yua Of the Ohio river is also estimated at s
ria 10 the mile, which would give 1863 fec
" ,irA. ,dded to 500 feet, the descent allowed f
kuHey of the Whitewater, will make 66S fe
- b h Gro depression of those planes whi'
rsauf1ot TO the main Rivers of the State
nsrAdlow about , feet TO of descent p
n ~ as before shown, the Whitewater h
nnAs six feet per mile. This great dspa
r1wmg TO the sluggish current in tho Oh
mo, stwcen the points at which those rivers
sxiveIy dsemboguc. 1t follows from the abo
dtbd, that the plane through which flows t
kdswater river, is much more inclined, owl
N abridgement caused by the great northe
nasg Of the Ohio river, which approaches vii
My-six miles of it's apex. There is no riv
he same volume, tributary to Ohio, that ma
,hort line west of the Hooking in Ohio.
Hence the superior dociivity of the plane
70 cndeavored to explain, and hence, also,
eror heaIthincss OF this district over any o
nuth OF the summit which divides the wa,
Tho Ohio river, from those which low into
,fhern Lakes, and west of the great Mia
ar.