Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-07-09
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FIR the Star of Tie KanaWha ALLEY.

i st. Louis il a place oflmmense Dll-
siness. The number Of boats crowd
ing to her wharfis truly astonishing;
up and down the levee, apparently
for miles, is a dense throng OF bust.
ness. Goods of every description and
.destined for almost every part Of the
country, are being received and DIS
charged daily. Some Of the streets
are almost impossible because Of the
amo unit Of merchandise, men, dc. H.
The old part Of the town was laid out
and |built by- the. French. Here We
find the streets narrow and crooked
and the houses generally high; but as
Won .recede from tile river, the streets
are wide and regular and the houses
neat ami beautiful.
ST. LouisIl,as had a rapid growth.
But few cities have surpassed her;
man " OF her business and industrious
citizens have become independently
weal thy The present population H.. 81
1.-The place is supposed to be about one
hundred and thirty thousand. With
| the many advantages possessed by this lis
place, commanding the immense trade
OF Two Of the grehtesk rivers in the
world, and expecting soon to be con
nected with the|East and with the
Pacific by vafions railroads, her fu-
ture| advaneelncnt can scarcely be con
icGtpreK AT the early settlement OF
the place, aIlarge amount Of real as
tateswas appropriated for educational
purposes. | was credibly informed
that the property belonging to the
board of educationIis worth at present
not less than twelve millions of dol
lars. This at ten per cent. will pro
duct "a fund more than equal to all
dem nds. The reservoir is located
on the highest ground in the. city, and
| is a d immensely large affair; its di,
menkions are, / believe, in length,
five hundred feet and two hundred
and fifty wide and sixty feet deep
From this, the hydrants and engines
receive their supply Of water. II MS
| 4 But having remained here as long
las circumstances would justify, We
took passage on the steamer Side
Vernon for keokuck, Iowa. The
Upper Mississippi is 4 grand and
beautiful river, commanding q large
and profitable trade. AT this season
of the year, a large number OF seml,
grants are az route to the more West
ern States and Territories. Alton,
Illinois, has the appearance OF q Hour.
ishing place. The State Penitentiary
is Gated here. " e saw number
Of ting unfortunate fonvicts at work
near the river, guarded and sl1perlini,
tende II lty the officer OF the institui;;
ton. Quincy is perhaps the largest
city On he Illinois side OF the river,
and is said to be doing a large and
fproft table business. Hannibal, La
grange, and Canton, on the Missouri
side, are. places Of considerable bpsiE
ness. Hannibal, m few years, viii
doubtless become one Of the largest
| places North Of st. Louis. a rail-
l.roal is"pow being constructed from
.that place, across the interior of the
Estate, to st. Joseph, on the Missouri
Ariver, making a continuous line ot
I.road> from the Eastern cities to Kan
I'sas, onSthe West. was very much
I.lisapptinted at the appearance and
Isle Of Keokuck. 1T is a much larger
and ID tter-looking place than / had
}.suppds sell. II occupies high lime
stone bluff at the foot of rapids, and
has all the ele ments Of a healthy and
thriving place, Tho population, az
near as | could ascertain, is from
eight to ten thousand. The Hawk
| eveSta is nc ted fol- ''sllarpers; :" ar
most every man is ready set to skin
to tho red~eYery person, black on
white, with whom they meet. III
HaYin ascertainea Tour course from
this point we purchased 4 horse and
buggy, and commenced ourxjourney-
through the country, taking nearly a
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