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doubt as to the practicability Of navigating
Grand River with steamboats,, with entire
safety, has at length been removed by the
two late successful trips Of the beautiful
steamer Falcon, Nm. H. Parkison, master,
who is entitled to the thanks of our whole
community for his perseverance in success
fully demonstrating this important fact.
The Falcon is l56 feet long-is rated at
$50 tons burthen, but will carry 300 tons ;
aud is Ut the average draugLt Vt bOats of
her class. Her first trip to the forks three
and a half miles from this place, and one
and a quarter from Utica, was made when.
the water was at a moderate stage, yet it
was accomplished without the slightest &C.
cident or dslay-the officers of the boat
~pronouncing the stream equally as safe as
the Missouri for any description of craft
that many be entrusted upon it. The Fall
con, after taking in a large quantity Of
freight at the Utica and Chillicothe land
ings, proceeded to Brunswick, where she
discharged it, and returned to the forks of
Grand River on Tuesday last, being a few
hours behind her appointment. In the
mean time the river had fallen several feet,
and was said to be foardable upon the prin-
cipal bsrs-giving the most conclusive
evidence that, hereafter, the merchants,
traders and farmers of the Grand River
country can safely rely upon this mode of
transporting their produce to market. The
Falcon left the Chillicothe landing yes!er-
day afternoon for st. Louis, having on board
about one hundred tons Of freight belonging
to the merchants of Utica, and Messrs. ].
N. & J. r. Bell, of this place. Although
the river was falling rapidly, the Captain
expressed the utmost confidence in being
able to reach its mouth in safety.
!. We do not doubt that our readers Will
take as much pleasure in perusing the above
interesting particulars as we have felt in
detailing them. Indeed, no event has
%trsnspired, since we have been publishing
1.-THE Chronicle, that has afforded us half SC
much qualification to record. An expert
ment has been tried, and proved eminently
successful, which will not only have the eff.
feet of greatly enhancing the value Of reaI
estate in this fine section of country, but
will give a new impetus to enterprise and
improvement that must carry our citizen:
rapidly forward on the road 10 prosperity
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!. Missouri IRoN.-We notice q recent
d shipment of several lots Of Missouri iron te
s Cincinnati, from the Iron Mountain and Pi'
6 lot Knob, which is spoken Of as being a su'
.lperior quality. When the railroad sPlrl
which is just beginning to awaken in thu
. West shall be brought into practical opera
tion, the value and importance Of the Mis-
.%souri iron works will be more fully apPre
ciatsd, and will in time make Missouri tn
iron manufacturing State in tn
Union.
We are among those who believe in tn
praeticability Of running q railroad from
the mississippi to the PACING, ana we %
N Ilieve that great work will DO sOoo"Plisho'
2 in less than ten years, and that Missouri
will furnish the materials for the work.
= The immense emigrations to the shores o
. the Pacific will render it the imperative du
;. ty of our Government to establish a rail
road communication with California an
,,lOregon, and the sooner the work is begu
the better. By the valor and enterprise o
-IMissourians those countries were conquer
g. ed and explored, and BY her natural re
g sources they will be rendered doubly valua
e bic.
At present the iron manufactured in thi
State is limited in quantity, but when tn
. demand becomes greater, We can furnis
Ienough' from one spot to supply the worle
.1-[Miners' Prospect.
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