Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-17
WEsrroRr, Sept. 26, 1854.

from its mouth well timbcred on both sides.
There is. | think, more timber on the Della
ware side than on the Shawnee side. The
timber consists principally Of cottonwood,
hickory, walnut, ash, oak Of two or three
varieties. On either side of this river the
country is generally well watered by creeks
and brooks, whose outlet is the river. The
most important Of these creeks on the south
side, are the Waharusa. Cedar Greek, and
Bull Creek; on the north or Delaware side,
by Blue Stranger and Grssshopper. All
Of these creeks are very well imbered-tim-
Der the same as on the Kaw. There is very
little timber except along the water-courses.
The country generally, abounds with some
Of the finest springs Of water in the known
world. The prairie is generally rolling; in
some places it presents bold and majestic
peaks, in others it presents vast level plain.
But taking the surface of the country gen.
orally, it is sufficiently undulating to give it
touch Of the beautiful. The soil general
ly Of black, sandy clay loan = has the ap-
pearance OF being sufficiently strong to pro-
duce in abundance any kind OF produce
natural to this Innate; and 50 far as 1t has
been tested Is Inferior 70 no cuptIyof the
same latitude. Limestone rocket tne very
best quaiity aDounds n great aDundelee N
great por''0n q ne lsfs'tofy. ffe4sfnt|
discoveries o1s.one ooal aesz s re- q esl'eYs
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linus i"' l nave Deeh speaking oi Inc
country on el'ner s'de, anu along tne Nav
riVer' VIII now 'ei you Oh snas portion
aong Tie melide1ine' wnich is one iork OF
INC o'aee' nc country along i's WAFER
courses 10 wen uinoeieu--' ulnoer same as
INA. apoVe spoken oi' lne prairie mere is
f0'nns' anu Is oi 'ne Des' quah'y' ana is well
"S'eieu' nuns V'iiey, anu a'ong 'ne Usage
'ive 'ns oacS' r0Aes' o''awas, reorias' MI
amaS' anAaS' anu onaw lnoians' Inese
'iiDeS' eAceP' 'i'e oacS anu rO4eS' nave Sole
: .ne" i"nu v 'ne government ana Mr'
mSnyPenny' .ne And'ah agent Is mere lo'
inc purpoSo oi 'ea"ng WIN 'nem'
l suppose you will feel an interest to know
something Of the important town sites. Al
yet, there are but few spoken Of as import
ant. The FIRST Of Importance is Tecumseh
situated on Kawr river, about sixty miles from
: its mouth; and l would here say that thi
!, " site in its state of nature, is one of the mos
y beautiful | ever saw; commencing bacl
from the river about mile, and descendin
- down to it in a gentle slope. The river ban
is bold and majestic--formed of soapstone
so that it does not wash. 1t is thought tha
this will be the point selected for the seat {
y government, on account of its beautiful sit
- uation, its central position, its being the hea
Of navigation at a low stage of water, an
$ its other natural advantages, which rende
- it far superior to any other site in the whcl
territory.
y Then, there is Douglas City, about fftee
miles below, on the same river, but situate
in very broken position, but may at som
future time, become something Of plac
Leavenworth City, situated on the ban
of the Missouri, about four miles from ii
Fort OF the same name, is already plac
~ Of some importance.
AS to what the political complexion
the territory will be in regard to slavery,
his at this, time beyond human ken Emisr
iSs hs ton to this country is constantly on the i
N, crease They are pouring in from all par