Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-10-05
,H1o-Hs UyeaIth and Resources

This forms the subject Of a highly
interesting paper in the Merchants
Magazine for Sept. from which we
CLEAN the following particulars:-[St.
Louis Gazette.
The present population of Ohio
numbers about I,6S0,000: fifty years
ago it was an unbroken wilderness. -
1t has 25,Ooo,OOO acres of land, nearly
every acre OF which may be cheaply
brought into tllage; and its average
fertility exceeds that of the best in
terval lands Of the primitive countries.
If it were all under cultivation in
wheat, it might produce 5oo,ooo,ooo,
bushels, being nearly fvetimes as much
as is grown in the United States. IT
is fully able to sustain in comfort and
happiness 100000 people; and with
that number it would average but ESQ
to the square mile, or one person to
every % acres For uniformity and
mildncss, its climate is inferior to that
of no other State in the Union. Taken
as whole, it is not probably excelled
10 the healthiness Of its atmosphere its
geographical advantages, and its natur-
al resources, by any sister State.
In several of the southermost coun-
ties, there are beds Of the best iron
ore, interstratifed with coal and lime
rock, which beds are extensive, and
capable Of furnishing iron to vast ex-
tent. tits estimated, that the beds OF
workable coal would be sufficient to
last $1,000 years, supposing Ohio to use
as mush as England AID wales now use,
with population of l6 100000.
Her works Of internal improvement
are already by 40 means inconsidera-
BILE. She has now completed nearly
900 miles Of navigable canals, built
at an expense of 100000. OF Me-
Adamized roads there are upwards OF
500 miles, and of railroads completed
aboul so miles. Labor to the amount
af about 100000. 900 has been expcn-
ded on common earth roads, and about
81, 100000 is annually expended in
this manner.
The whole real estate Of Ohio has
been estimated with apparent fairness
at S32O,000,0 900. The personal prop
erty of every kind at $40, 600, 0OO.-
The capital invested in the various
branches of manufactures, at S2o.OOO,-
900; and, in commerce, at $4,000
900. OF the whole $40, 100000 fix
ed capital, the farmers probably own
$780, 100000; the merchants $780,
600, 900; the manufacturing interests
100000, 900, and the professional men
and capitalists the remaining S2O.O0O,-
900. BY far the greatest concentra-
ton of this capital is in the southwest
ern portion OF the State, in and around
Cincinnati. How much Of il has been
produced by labor, it is impossible to
ascertain, but there can be no doubt OF
the fact that the proportion is very
great.
The annual product Of the iron mines
is at present about 81, 100000; Of coal,
about S72O,O0o: of salt about go, 1000,
and of stone quarried at $500, O00.-
All these products are rapidly increas-
ing.
The annual production of horses and
mules is about IS, 100000; of neat cat
tie, S4'OOO,OOO; of sheep 81, $780, 900;
of swine, 81, 800, 600; poultry, 81 ,Oo0,-
900; cerial grains $50 900, 900; of va
rious other agricultural products, $751;
100000
The yearly earnings of commerce is
probably about lS,5oO,oOo, manufac-
lures, S2O,o00,00O; fisheries, $780,
900; products of fruit, 5000 OOO-To-
tai annual productive wealth a little
short of Sl34 900, 900.
The average capital of each family
throughout the State, is estimated ST.
400, and the annual product therefrom
a bout $500. or $50 to each individual.
This must greatly increase with the
growth of the arts and manufactures,
as, at present, not over fourth part of
the inhabitants are engaged in produc-
tive labor.
TANGIER.-As a military or mara
time station, Tangier is said, TO be per-
fectly contemplate. II is but miser-