Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-10-02
Points of !ntcrcs1 inthe West.

positions hui few are acquainted. III" ln:i1"I'.!!,,
map" ii the points that most frequently Or
Cur in the reports from the Nest viii IL
found interesting:
"Jcllersu, City is the Capitol Of Missouri.
It is silna.c,. very near thc centre of the
State on the right (;ou,ir) bank Of the Mis-
souri, river. lj5 mics by tie l:ver from st.
/; LOUIS. The >i;ua!icn is sail TO bn elevated
and picturesque. The Population is about
1000.
! 81. Louis ii tic NEST impHr;ant city in the
State, and in that section Of ;!.c old Union.
It is situated on the right (wcs:) bank Of the
| Mississippi river, sbnut 20 mile; below the
junction oi tie Missouri and Mississippi. and
about rs miles above tic m5a;:: If the
OLio, and 200 miles above New Orlcsns. IL
is located on two platcau1 one about 20 feet
and the other about 80 Ieci, above the iioo'l6
of the Mississippi. Il vas inst selected by
Laclcac. a ;rarpcr, tor trading post, in Feb
rusry, l1Gl, and contains a population now
considerably over 100000.
Springfield ID the county scat OF Greene
county, and is situated in the Southwest cor
ncr OF Missouri, aEort l%0 miles Southwest
Of Jefferson city, 2(p mics from ST. Louis:
co North Of the Arkansas line snl - East
Of Kansas and Indian Territory. The situa-
ton is high and healthy, and the population
of the place is 3,OU0.
Rolla is small place located at or near
the present terminus of the Southwestern
branch Of the Pacific Railroad, about 10
miles Southeast of Jefferson City, and 100
miles Southwest of ST. Louis, in the direction
of Springfield.
Potosi is the county scat Of Washington
county, situsted about 81 miles Fast CT 2oIla,
and 7Omiles South ur Southwest ef 81. Louis.
Rich MINES Of lead and Ct !rvn arc workcd
in its Immediate vicinity.
Iron Mountain is iii civaiion 1000 feet
high, with bread base, and is said TO be
nearly rnrc iron. 1t is situated a''oat 50 miles
lrolu ST. l.ous, aat about % Southwest Of
Potosi.
Cair, is situated in tho Southern extremity
of Illinois, 1t the junction Of the Ohio will
the Mississippi, distunt l75 miles aouth of ST.
Louis, ard only about 4O miles north OF tie
northern boundary Of Tennessee.
New Madrid, The capital of New Madrid
County, Mo-, is situated on tie right (wes1J
bank Of ,!ss Mississippi, about $50 miles sou'h.
east cl Jefferson City, l25 miles southeast oil
Pilot Knob, 200 south Of St. Louis, and 10 5.
S. ". Of Cairo IN Illinois.
Charleston is tic county seat Of Mississippi
county, Mo-, about six miles from the Mis-
sissipIi, about 10 mi!cs t-o" Cairo. and be-
tween Ncw Madrid and Car,
There is another town by the same name
il the n ". Part Of he STATE.
Cape G;ra-dcau, lie capital Of county in
Missouri of Tic same ra.:lc. is situated on th'
,igh; bank Of tie Mississippi abou, . miles
north west cf Ca.rr, ami aboat Is l.oGth OF
New Mairid.
Little Rock, the capital u .irkansa:, is
situated Gu lie right (sou,hj ank cf the ar.
kun<as river, about @(At rllys !Tca its mouth,
lGO cliies a !;i.l. southwest Of Memphis. II
is situated ON a rocky L!uu, ahonl 50 feet
high, commanding e Enc view Of Inc sur
rounding country. It's population is abou,
1000.
Fort S;.titl. IS situated il Sebastian county,
in the northwest part Of Arkansas, Oh the
,;cl,, ha,.!: Of the Arkansas river. 1t vas
military pcet. arornd wl:ich aomShine
towu. doing prosperous business with the
lal;aus, has sprung up. The population is
about . 800.
Fort Fillmore is military post in Arizona
Territory, situated on the left bauk OF the
Rio Granle, about 80 miles ncrt!. of Ll Paso
and near where Arizona, Texas &nd Mexico
curner.
FL paso Is an irn?ortent place On TIE right
/ iWeStrrn) bank Of TIC R:o Giandc on Mryi.
rrn soil. and il the cx;remc Northeast corner.
It is situated about .:lG0 miles from :s.e
mouth of the river, is distant eco miles
from Washington city, about $50 mites West
of Shreveport, in Louisiana, and t''0 mixes
from the Pacific Ocean. 1t is Oh il:e Iln'c
from Forl Smith and Shreveport 10 Frri I'LL.
more and California, and The proposed route
OF the Southern Pacific .,'!road. 1t ia pro-
perly line Of set,lemc.., in narrow, fertile
valley with about 6.roo souls.
santc Fc, the capital OF New Mexico, is
situated on small tributary Of the Rio
(;raudc about 600 miles North Of Fort Fill
mor,, and between 100 and 500 miles from,
and Southwest Of Jefferson City i'll Missouri.
For forty wears it has been the great emro'
r;rm Of tho overland trade carried on with
Missouri. The population Of Santa Fc is
about 5000
On some of the iaes OF the po:"mac thc
ncke,s of tic two forces are sad 10 DC within
three and four Lrnlrcl yards Of each Others
The diversions Of such close neighborhood
are various. Occasionally one Of the enemy
will show himself, and his presence be wei
coined bv IL shot There are constant cX'
changes OF shouts. You frequently hear
Yankee cry out Id rebels to which our
men reply, with shoat, "Bull Run On
one or two occasions the p!ckets have met.
exchanged couresies and taken Il drunk To-
rcther.-Richmund Examiner, ..2I.
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Talking with the editor Of an evening
Journal, Quilp inquired: whats the use of
your second edition, coming as it does so