Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-03-24

4 from the loarnal Of q Western Traveller.
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OF OHIO.
y northern pai,s Of the states OF Pennsylva-
..d Ohio very much resemble the wesiein
! tie, Of N. y. On the south OF Lake Erie
: q gentle ridge Of land from one TO six
from The lake, on which the road principal.
(ns. his rather sandy, but back of this the
is ysrisble; naturally heavy timbered and
krie. II lies well for cultivation. 1t is a
hfming country and the inhabitants are
hy. The streams are short and are very
% the earth, which occasions many hard
opposing q serious difficulty 10 the traveller
psrn,y, eas, OF west. Mill seats are neither
run,foas OF good. Around the heads of
streams, and those which run 10 the south,
ouhuy is billy and uneven though not noun
pos This is altogether more the character of
klile than ] was aware Of. As the streams
her beds very low, they form high and
p, bshis on either side. In the vicinity Of
snalll much the same appearance is pre-
q The bills are numerous and lofty, yet
iviy and barren. There are some prairie
: ard 'Samps in these parts, some Of which
f%i''an'si the grea, Maumce swamp 30 miles
!" 10 The northwest part Of the State there
I''er Tao, Of country not yet sold il is gen.
good but their locati~, Is reputed to be I'M
ny IN consequence Of being contiguous to
'i'en Of the Great Maumee River. Iii.
P'nly rich, lOw-land soil, bu, portions of the
(hify IS oak ridge.
he a""h~'s'-es part Of the state. bordering
s thtfn Reserve, the state OF society re.
A' Alof the New England States, ii being
y SsIly by emigrants from Connection, and
fndssis. Its settlement was commenced
tNJsats ago. The Inhabitants are indus.
rads well worked, streams well bridged,
lain, are well supplied with buildings; good
u cattle, horses aud sheep, and the land is
improved, and highway fences good. For
mo-, par, their wood lots are back from the
which giyes an appearance TO the front
Rhds Of being tistelully LAID out and well cul.
ed. 10 each town is village, vita churches
&c.
'fhe' south, the manners Of the people and
'sie Of society is very different, being mostly
I'd By emigrants from the south. They are
fnlI! good workers in their own individual
Arn, but are not solicitous about The public
The roads are much neglected, but few of
Ple'ns s'e properly %bridged, and the ,nhabi-
H"'''y 1--we IN or about larg. villages, many
Sta ere large and ~populous, with an exien.
'''o' lafming land in their vicinity be-
@ess villages an extensive fores, usually
''ls'' often 4 10 10 miles in length and the
Va! not fenced. These Villages, a'so have
~ hsuses Of public worship, aad their soci-
's sell disposed.
"''1aaV" Is large town with a population Of
'~0S'5 tunes that OF Albany. Column
- ~''Si Government. IL rs a fine town
S0'0'o'i %heilHing little to the soGib-yery
"O'y situated 1t has, beside The usual pub.
"s' al asylum Tor the blind, one for the
eSHs' aud one for the insane, all fine
''he pleasantly situated At Obelin, in
- u L1Fa,ne, is a manual labor insuiu.
~*'t eNned aud under the direction Of
atse@bly OF Presbyterians) il - Loi
Nfe 1t owns a tract Of land . miles
'4'H ~sntifeiy level, consisting ofa heavy
p" 10 sPring, and bot one small, straight
A'A Sa1r but lutte more than sufficient
'FP'' VI. So'ler On steam engine sufficient Il
one small run OF stones Of a mill and on,
. a~-nili the water Is Of The color O
Their water for common use. i. oh
SoHng 30 or "a feet deep into the earth
:! Poor There has been a large amour
fS"J lad out in building and other aeon
Wi he Inhabitants are not very wei
ibe State school fund IS large and wei
Aad the State, as a member of IN,
'""! body knows, Is tanned lor lis wheat
- Po'A' beef, &c. &e., and is very ,irh
1'AAl rad, running east and ives, throuyI
81 The State, is the handsomest an,
=" sS 1t Is 30 ieei wide aud slmos
A'l' lowered, the valleys filed, and In
'"'y h1s. Thi, road extends from Balli
hroogh ~P'ttsbargh, Pa. Wheeling
@Ss' oh'0, Indianapolis, la. vaad,li.
Of Louis, Missoan, which is a fn
That county. la the western psr
The remnant Of tribe Of Indian,
TRAVELLER.