Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-09-19
po,n,s OF interest IN tho Yves. and Nor.h.ye.t.

credited to the Atlanta (Ga) Commonwealth. The
reader will find it interesting and valuable for reference
! Jefferson City is the Capitol of Missouri. 1t is
situated very near the centre of the State the right
(south bank of the Missouri river, 1855 miles by the
river from St. Louis, and $50 miles from Washington
city. The situation is said to be elevated and pictur
esque. The population in 1853, was about 5000.
ST. Louis Is the most important city in the State,
and in that section Of the old Union. 1t is situated
the right (wes bank of the Mississippi river, about
944 miles below the Falls Of St. Anthony, about 20
miles below the junction Of the Missouri aud Missssp
pi and about rs miles above the mouth of the Ohio
and 200 miles above New Orleans 1t is located on
two pateaux about 20 feet and the other about so
feet above the foods of the Mississippi 1t first
selected by Laciede, trapper, for trading post, in
February, 1764, and contains population now con-
sideraby 100000.
Springfield is the county seat of Greene county. and
is situated in the Southwest corner of Missouri about
100 miles Southwest of Jefferson city, 200 miles from
St Louis, so North Of the Arkansas line and 70 East
of Kansas and Indian Territory The situation is high
and healthy, and the population of the place is 1000.
R0a is a small place located st or the present
terminus of the Southwestern branch of the Pacific
Railroad, about 40 miles Southeast of Jefferson City,
and 100 miles West Of Southwest OF st. Louis in The
direction Of Springfield.
Potos is the county seat of Washington county sit
uated about so miles East of Rolla aud 20 miles South
Of Southwest Of St. Louis Rich mines OF lead and of
iron are worked in its immediate vicinity.
Iron Mountain is an elevation 800 feet high, wiha
broad base, and is said to be nearly pure iroa 1t is
situated about so miles from ST. Louis, and about 20
| Southeast of Potosi.
Pilot knob is an elevation 444 feet high said to be
composed OF Steel and is situated about O miles south
of Iron Mountain.
Cairo is situated in the Southern extremity OF Illinois
at the junction of the Ohio with the Mississippi distant
l75 miles south of St Louis, aud only about 40 miles
north of the northern boundary Of Tennessee
New Madrid, the capital Of New Madrid county,
Mo- is situated the right (wes bank of the Misss
sipp about 280 miles southeast OF Jefferson city, 25
miles southeast OF Pilot Knob, 200 south Of st. Louis,
and 40 S. 8. w. of Cairo in Illinois.
Charleston is the county seat of Mississippi county
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 10 the n
/ W. part of the State,
Cape iirardcau, the capital Of country in Nilsson
ri OF the name is situated the right bank OF
the Mississippi about Is miles north west of Cairo,
and about 65 north of New Madrid.
Little Rock, the capital Of Arkansas is situated on
the right {souh bank Of The Arkansas river, about BOG
miles from It's mouth, 100 miles a little soulh vest of
| Memphis and LOGS miles from Washington City. 1t
is situated on a rocky bluff, about 30 ieet high, COM
mandng u fne view Of the surrounding country. lis
population is about 1000
| Fort Smith is situated 10 Sebastian county, in the
north west part OF Arkansas, the right bank OF the
Arkansas river. 1t was a military post, around which
iourishing town, doiLg prosperous business with the
Indians has sprung up. The population Is about p,
500.
i Ort TlInore IS a mILJdTy post III Arizona Terri
tory, situated the LEFT bank of the Rio Grande about
SO miles north Of I'll Paso, and near where Arizona,
Texas and Mexico corner
ii Paso is important place on the right (westero)
bank Of the Rio GrdDde On Mexican soil, and in the
extreme Northeast corner. 1t is situated about l460
miles from the mouth of the river is distant 1900 miles
from Washington City, about 500 miles West of
Shreveport 10 louisiana and eco miles from the Pa
cifc Ocean 1t is Oh the route from Fort Smith and
Shreveport to Fort Fillmore and California, and the
| 0f ifa
properly line OF settlements in narrow fertile valley
with population Of about 6OO0 souls.
Santa Ee, the Capital Of New Mexico is situated On
a small tributary OF the Rio Graude about 800 miles
! North Of Fort Fillmore, and between 700 ana 800
miles from and southwest Of Jterson City in Missouri
For forty years 1t has bean the great emporium Of the
overland trade carried with Missouri The popula-
| tion OF Santa Fe is about 5000