The Davenport gazette., 1851-05-15
CAIRO.

CAIRO.
We lesrn from gentlemen who have re-
Gently visited Cairo, for the purpose Of pur-
chasing land and establishing for them
selves homes there, that nearly three miles
Of psrma nent stone embankment have been
built from the junction along the Mississippi
banks, and upwards of mile on the banks
ofthe Ohio. Money Is already provided for
constructing On embankment from river to
river three miles north Of the town. The
wall already constructed has base oftwen.
ty-eight feet, narrowing to eighteen feet at
the top. Il 10 FIVE feet higher than the wa
ter rose in 1914, the greatest flood ever
known 10 the Mississippi valley, and will
effectually exclude the ingress ofthe waters
Of both rivers. The embankments will re-
quire little or no repairs, and the taxes 10
keep them in order win be hardly apprecia-
bic. The town il drained by nalursl chan
nets, running to the two rivers; and no ex-
pense will be incurred for sewers, such as
are now building ia 81. Louis, At an ex-
psnse Of hundreds Of of.thousands Of dollars.
kisa common Impression that Cairo 10
very fat and swampy. This is not so.--
This erroneous impression originated from
the fact that the town in seasons Of great
.freshets is inundated, owing to its being at
the junction Of two immense rivers, whose
united foods, sometimes expand into sea
a, this point. Cairo 10 much higher than
many other points on the river which are
rarely overfowed, and when the ievee,
which is now constructing, shall have been
finished, il will be one Of the most beauti-
fui sites for b city that can be found upon
any Of our wcstefn waters. The site, in
stead Of being fiat, is undulating, and thou
sands Of situations for residences may be
selected which afford finer landscape views
than are presented anywhere else on either
the Mississippi or the Ohio.
Il 10 also supposed by many that Cairo is
unhealthy but the fact is, no spot on earth
is more healthy. There has been some
sickness At times there, produced generally
by landing infected emigrsnts or by the cit
izens living on the wharf boats or BY being
unduly exposed. foundations have occas-
ionally been followed BY sgues and fevers;
but oil these sources Of disease will be re-
moved by the improvements which are con-
structing, and by the introductien Of COM
Portable dwellings,.
Cairo 10 speedily destined to become the
commercial centre---the mart Of trade Of
the great West. 1t stands at the head Of un.
failing navigation on the Mississippi, and
can be reached throughout the year by
ho.t. ~f tb. hoc - ;nc =, - m nd xlooroet
draft. Indeed, il will, in a short time, be-
come port for European vessels, which
will pass New Orleans and break bulk at
Cairo When the Central Railroad shall
have been finished, Cairo may be consider
ed equivalent TO sea-board town. We
venture to assert that no western man
doubts that If Cairo, instead Of St. Louis,
had been chosen BY the early French ad.
venturers as their place Of settlement, 81.
Louis never would have been bnilt-nor
even Cincinnati or Lonisville--but oil three
would have been consolidated at the juno
ton Of tho Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Take the map and consider the topo.
graphical position of Cairo. L stands =
iriiie north Of thirty.seven degrees, 1t the
confluence oftwo rivers, which traverse the
most extensive and most productive agri-
cultural regions on esrth-ihe Ohio and
Mississippi Of which streams has
tributaries furnishing an immense amount
of commerce, the benefit Of which will be
derived BY Cairo. The following impor
tant rivers, emptying into the Ohio, may be
named; and we add to each the distance
between its mouth aud Cairo: Tennessee
Al miles; Cumberland, 60; Wabash, ll3;
Greene, lac; Kentucky, 333. The impor-
tant northern rivers, emptying into the
Mississippi, are Kaskaskia, 80 miles above
Cairo; Missouri, $50; Illinois, l9S; Des.
moines, 233; Rock. 457; Wisconsin, 5S7.
We may add to these the Usage, Kansas,
Platte, and other rivers, emptying into the
Missouri. We enumera.e these items in
dependently of the Railroad connections,
which we shall speak Of IN another num-
Der.
We say, again, look at the map, and say
If Cairo, ia geographical position, climate,
and natural commercial advantages, added
to its artificial advantages, in progress, not
destined, a no very distant day, to be the
great commercial emporium and ruling me-
lropolis Of the West.-Springfeld Daily
Register.
"My son." said Mr.. Smith to his boy who
was dsyouring On egg-it was Mr.. Smiths
desire to instruct his boy-"my son do you
know that chickens come out Of eggs?"-
"Ah, do they, father?'' said yonng Hopeful
~ thought that eggs come out OF chickens"
The elder Smith drew back from the tnble
sadly, and gazed upon bis SOP, then put on
his hat and went 70 his work.
A farmer asked publisher "what mer.
chant do you dcsl with, and where would
you recommend me 10 deal for good bar