The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-06-13
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF ElECTRlCAL r0S
GEOLOGY; il a eoar,e Df nine lcetHfes. by
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| forth.
GR.uaM.s AMERICAN Monthly MAoalsE.-
TIE lime number OF this model periodical is upon our
table, II is accompanied by proof impression o. 'hs
nda portraits Of Jenny Lind nendedt to accompa
nv the July number. Mr., Graham says, that the ~hoe
series Of engravings for the volume, VIII pc the o''
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| editor.
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NORTHERN INDIANA RAILROAD COM
PANl.
The following nr,icle from the Chicag'
Journal, sha~s the great importance at
tached TO the early completion Of the Roel
Island o nd I.asale Raiiroad:-
/ The charter oithis company. designed to secur
the construction Of Railroad throughthe North
ern counties OF Indiana to Michigan City, ha
i recently passeI into the hands OF The friends o
the Michigan Southern Rail Road. II is organ
| lied under a special law Of Indiana, whereby tn
incorporation Of the company for that purTo e,
authorized under name and with an amount o
4 Capital TO be de,el mined by the company. Unde
This act this company has been organized with
can;tal OF one million aud hall OF dollars, Wit
power TO increase the same.
A committee O.. the Board o! Directors are i
town, and We understand that the preliminary sur
vays, which have been sometime In progress, ar
nearly completed, aud that the Board intend I
place the whole work under contract, from III
State lire Of Michigan, through the Noriher
counties OF Indiana 10 Michigan City within tn
next ninety DAYS. At the Michigan State line, a
or near Bristol, this road will connect with IN
Michigan Southern Road which will be in opera
ton 10 that point early in the summer OF 1851
and the line will be extended West from Mich
gan Citv under the chatter Of the Western Disis
, ION Of the Buffalo and Mississippi Rail Roa
. COMPANY, which is leased TO and controlled b
the friends OF this enterprize, and il only needs
organization under the general law Of Illinois fu
Ia miles. 10 form an entire aud continuous line {
railways. under one management, from LAX
Erie 10 Chicago.
This road. when completed. will he the mos
direct route from this city 10 Lake Erie; and d
connection with the lines Of railway new ben
constructed around the South shore OF Lake Erie
II will furnish means Of ready and unintenHp'
Ell communication. Al all seasons ofthe rear, witt
the Atlantic seaboard.