Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-29
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Jefferson City Is The Capital Of Missouri. Il i
situated very near the centre Of the State on The
right (south) bank OF the Missouri river l55 miIea
/ by the river from ST. Louis and $50 miies f-oU,
Warrington city. The situation Is said to be sle
ted Gnd picturesque. The population, in 1858, was
about 5000
st. Louis is the most important city ia the STATE
and ia that section Of the old Union Il is situated
on the right tHest) bank Of the Mississippi river
about 944 miles below the Falls Of ST. Anthony
! about 20 miles below the junction Of The Missouri
and Mississippi, and about us miles abols the
mouth Of the Ohio, and 200 miles above New Or
leans It is located two plateaux. one about 20
feet aud the other about so feet above the floods Of
the Mississippi. It was first selected By Lacede,
trapper. for a trading post in February I7SG, and
contains population now considerably over
100000.
Springfield is the county seat Of Greene county and
is situated in the Southwest corner Of Missouri,
about $50 miles Southwest Of Jefferson CITY, 200
miles from st Louis so North of the Arkansas line
and IS East of Kansas and Indian Territory. Ths
situation is high and healthy and the population Of
tie place IS 1000.
ROlla is a small place located at or near the pres
ent terminus Of the Southwestern branch OF the
Pacific Railroad. about 40 miles Southeast Of JeHsr-
son City, and 100 miles West Of Southwest Of ST
Louis, in the direction Of Springfield.
Pot0si is the county seat Of Washington county,
situated about so miles asst Of ROlla aud 20 miles
South of Southwest Of St. Louis. Rich mines Of
lead and Of iron are worked in its immediate VII
cinity.
Iron Mcuqtain is an elevation l 500 feet: high.
with broad base, and is said 70 be nearly pure
iron. Ii IS situated about 80 miles trom Sc. LOus
and about 20 Southeast Of Potosi.
Pilot Knob is an elevation 444 feet high said to
be composed Of steel and is situated about 10 niles
south of Iron Mountain.
Cairo IS situated in the Southern extremity Of li-
nois at the junction Of the Ohio with the Mssiszip
pi distant us miles south Of St. Louis, and only
about 40 miles north Of the northern boundary Of
Tennessee.
New Madrid, the capital Of New Madrid counsy,
No. is situEted the right (west) bank Of the Mis-
sissppi about $50 miles southeast Of Jefferson city,
l25 miles southeast Of Pilot Knob, 200 south Of ST.
Louis, and 40 S. S. W. Of Cairo in Illinois.
Charleston is the county seat Of Mississippi cOun-
ty, No. about six miles from the Mississippi, about
10 miles from Cairo and between New Madrid and
Cairo. There is another town BY the same name in
the n. W. part Of the State.
Cape Giradesu, the capital Of aeOunty in hssOu-
ri Of the same name is situated on the right bank
Of the Mississippi about Is miles northwest Of
Cairo, and about s. north Of New Madrid
Little Rock the esptal Of Arkansas, is situated
on the right (south) bank Of the Arkansas river,
about 800 miles from its mouth, 100 miles 3 httle
south west Of Memphis, and LOGS miles from wash
ingtOn City. 1t is situated . rocky bluf. about
so feet high, commanding fae view Of the sur
rounding country. Us population is abons 1000.
Fort Smith situated in Sebastian county, in the
the Arkansas river. Il was q military post around
which a hourshing town, doing prosperous busi-
ness with the Indians, has sprung up The pOpula-
ton is about 500.
Fort Fillmore is q military post in Arizona Terri
tory situated on the eft bank of the Rio Grand al
most so miles north Of E PasO and near where Arr
zoua, Texas and Mexico corner
El Paso Is important place on the right west
ern) bank Of the BIO Grands, on Mexican soi and
in the extreme north east corner. II Is situated
about l460 miles from the mouth Of the river, Is
distant 1900 miles from Washington City, about 500
miles west of Shreveport in Louisiana, and 500
miles from the Pacifc Ocean. 1t is on the rOuts
from FCrt Smith and Shreveport to Fort Fillmore
and California and the proposed route Of the South
ern Pacific Railroad. Il is properly line OF set
Elements IN a nsTrOw fertile valley with apOPula-
ton Of absut 5000 souls.
Santa Fe, the capital Of New Mexico, is situated
on q small tributary of the Rio Grande about 500
miles n ,rth of Fort Fillmore. and between 100 and
800 miles from and south west Of Jefferson City IN
Missouri. For forty years it has been the great
emporium of the overland trade carried with MIS-
souri, The population Of Santa Fe il about 5000.
Atlanta Ga.) Commonwealth.