New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-17
THE COUNTIES


-STATISTICS-DAYTON.
Correspondence Of The N Y Tribune.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 81, 1857.
In Ohio there are three rivers, running from
porth to south and emptng into the Ohio, which
give names to the counties through which they
pass. There is the MuskiDgum country drained
by the river of that Dame, with its principal tribu-
taries. the Tu.carawas, White Woman and Lick.
ibg. A large proportion Of the counties lying on
these streams are billy, but finely adapted ~ wheat
raising. The alluvia d" bottoms" along the streams
are among the best corn lands in the State. This
hill country is also very finely adapted to tie raising
of fruit for which, indeed it has been famous ever
since the first settlements.
There is also the SciUtO with its principal trlbuta-
rics, the Wholesome, Big Walnut, Alum, Darby and
Paint Creeks, or rivers as they are called al the
West The counties drained by the SciOtO are much
more level than those on the Muskinsum, except as
YOU come near the Ohio the land becomes broken
into abrupt hills.
The Miami country is regarded by its own inhabi-
tans as the fnest out of DOORS" or 10 another
phrase "the greatest country this side of the gate,
''and you may put the gate where you are mind
"to" The Great and Little Mamls traverse "a
magnificent cOuntry-sO far as l have had OppOrtu-
in The Western country. With considerable labor
have examined the late census for statistics on
which to base comparison between the Manu.
SciOtO and MuskiDeum Counties, taking seven cOul-
ties lying on each Of these streams.
If We take the seven Counties of Hamilton, But
ler Warren Montgomery Clark, Miami and Shell
by, on the Miami River; the seven Counties OF
Scioto, Pike, Ross, Pickaway, Franklin, Delaware
and Marion on the SciOtO; and the seven Counties
of W sb, fusEi sck
shocton, Knox and Tuscarawas on the MuskDgum
and its tributaries, we may find the following re-
marhabe table Of the products in these three sets Of
countless The area Of the Miami and SciOtO Sec
tions are nearly equal-amounting in the former
to about $50, 900 acres, of which 92o,OOO are
cultivated; and in the latter case TO 100000 acres
of which s3I 900 acres are cultivated. The Mus.
kiDgum counties have an area of over 1000, 900
of acres one half of which is cultivated.
The aggregate value of the lands in the Miami
counties is almost $5s 600 600; in the ScotO coun
ties, $50, OOO, 900, and in the Muskingum counties,
$40, coo, 900.
The number of swine in the Miami counties and
in the ScOtO counties about 25O, 600 each and IN
the Muskingrm counties lS6, 600.
The amount of wheat raised in the Miami
counties annually is about 4SO, 900 bushels; in the
Scioto counties, 500 900 bushels, and in the Mus
kingum counties over 2, 600, 900 bushels.
The amount of Indian corn raised in the Miami
counties is about 10, 000 600 bushels year; i'll the
SeiotO counties over II 600 600 bushels and IN the
Muskngum counties less than 6, OO0 600 bushels.
The Miami counties raise 164 400 sheep and
$50 900 pounds of wool; the Scioto counties raise
22I 900 sheep and 523,5OO pounds Of WOOL and the
NJ nguf counties raise sic, 600 sheep aud 1884,
600 pounds of wool.
From this selection Of statistics it will be seen
that the ScotO counties in proportion to their
cleared acres, raise more corn than the .rv otner
classes, but only aryut onethltd as much wheat as
-s 4sami counties, and only about one'tith az no"A
wheat as the Muskingum counties
The Miami counties. as might be expected from
the happy medium Of very Gne wheat lands and tho
best of corn lands raises vast amounts both OF corn
and wheat although not so much corn as the Scioto
counties, nor as much wheat as the Muskingum
counties.
The largest amount of wheat raised by any county
in these three classes is by the hill County Of Co.
shocton which yields 416, 9lS bushels Another hill
county, that Of Muskingum, raises AIS, e47.
The largest amount Of corn raised by any one
county Of these classes, is by Ross County, In winch
Chillcothe is situated and which yields the enor'
nous amount of 2, $40 443 bushels. Butler County
in which is the town of Hamilton, is next and yields
2737 734 bushels Pickaway, Ia which is the town
of Circleyille is next and yields 2,672 1903 bushels
Franklin, i'll which the City Of Columbus is, comes
next, and yields z, 52l ,9Se bushels.
The twenty-One counties in these three classes
Weld an aggregate Of over 4,OOO,OOO bushels u
wheat which is four times as much as Is raised IN
the six New-England States. The same counties
raise about "a ,0OOO 900 bushels OF Indian corn, which
is aggregate almost equal to ali the corn raised
In the New England States and in New-York!
Until within few years the wool business was
not begun in these counties, but now very large
aggregate is raised, amounting every year TO near
2500U 600 pounds large part OF which is bought at
good prices by Eastern manufacturers.
The very best lands in the State are in these c0un-
ties but all things considered, the Miami lands have
seemed to me the most beautiful, if we except the
allIyal bottoms, which as beautiful and rich az
possible on the Scoto and Licking. have been
through Hamilton, Butler, Miami and Montgomery
Counties, and think the upands equal in beauty and
fertility to the famous Genesee lands south of ROch
ester. i stood ON the cupOla Of Miami University
and looked out on the undulating country about it.
and il seemed paradise of beauty. After rising the
hills beyond Dayton you have view which is yer!
beautiful indeed. The town of Dayton is one Of the
most beautiful in Ohio and is constantly increasing
in wealth. 1t has very large water-power by
means Of the hydraulic canal, in which the Mad
River is brought 10 the town, afOrding good head
This river is fed by numerous living springs, 50 that
il is Nh unfailng stream and well adapted for manu-
featuring purposes. Already many mills have been
built, and this must prove great source OF wealth
to the place. 90 not know that it will become d
second Lowell, but it must in tine become large
manufacturing town.
Dayton was first settled in April, 1896 by col
opy who bought lands Of Judge Symmes in the Vi
entity. This great laudholder did not pay for bis
lands, and Congress passed law for the relief o.
those who had bought of him. It's increase has been
GRADUAL In 1910 the census showed that il had less
than 400 people, 1883 in 1920; 1854 III lc3O;
6. COZ in Is4O, and in 1850 about 1000. AT the
present tine Dayton has probably not less than
i4COO or 1900 people