The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-09-26

the different localities, with whose geoyra
phical position but few are acquainted, the
following snap" of the points that most
frequently occur in the reports from the
West will be found interesting:
jefferson City is the capitul of Missouri,
1t Is situated very near the centre of the
State, on the right (south) bank of the
Missouri river, l55 miles by river from St.
Louis The situation is to said be elevated
and picturesque. The population is about
5000.
st. Louis is the most important city in
the State, and in that section of the old
Union. 1t is situated on the right (west)
bank Of the Mississippi river, about TWEEN.
ty miles below the junction of the Nilsson.
ri and Mississippi, and about It's miles
above the mouth of the Ohio, and 1,2OO
miles above New Orleans. 1t is located on
two pla-teaux, one about 90 feet and the
other about 60 feet above the floods of the
Mississippi. 1t was first selected by La.
cledc trappcr for trading post in Febru-
airy, 1854, and contains population now
considerably over 100000.
Springfield is the county,seat of Creme
county, and is situated in the Southwest
corner OF Missouri, about 13O miles South
west OF Jefferson city, 200 miles from St.
Louis, 50 North of the Arkansas line, and
40 East OF Kansas and Indian Territory.
The situation is high and healthy; and the
population of the place is 1000.
Rolla is a small place situated at or near
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.
| Potosi is the county.scat of WASHINGTON
county, situated alb, ut fifty miles cas-: OF
hoiia, and 40 miles South or Southwest of
81 Louis Klch mines of lead and of
iron are worked in its immediate vicini.
ty.
Iron Mountain is an elevation 800 feet
high, with bi aid base, and is said to bc
nearly pure lrohl Ii is situated ahou, 50
miles from st. Louis, and about 20 South.
east of Poiosi
Pilot Knob is an elevation 4i4 feet high
said to be composed of steel, and is sitn.
atcd about lO miles south ot Iron Noun.
| tain.
Caro- is situated in the Southc, n cxtremi.
ty OF Illinois; at the junction of the Ohio
with the Mississippi, distant l75 miles
North OF the Northern boundary of Tennes.
| see.
New Madrid, the capital of New Madrid
county, Mo. is situated on tho right (west)
ban OF the Mississippi, about go miles
; uthca>t of Jefferson City. l25 miles
Southeast of Pilot Knob. 200 South of
St Louis, aud 10 S. s. ". of Cairo in Hi
| Cois
| Charleston is the county seat of Missis.
sippi 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 Ia the Northwestern part of the
| State.
Cape Girardeau the captal ola county
| In Missouri of the same name. is situated
on tie right bank of the Mississippi, about
% miles Northwest of Cairo, and about 90
North of New Madrid q
Littic Rock, the capital of Arkansas. is
situated on the right (south) bank of the
Arkansas river, about 500 miles from the
mouth, 100 miles little Southwest of
Memphis. 1t is situated on rocky bluff
about 90 feet high, commanding a fine
view of the surrounding country. Its popu-
lation is about 1000
Fort Smith Is situated in Sebastian coun-
ty, in the Northwest part of Arkansas. ON
the right bank of the Arkansas river. 1t
was military pos., around which -four.
| i>hing town, doIng prosperous business
with the Indians, has sprung up The
population is about > 800
Fort Fillmore is military post in Ari-
zona Territory, situated on the left bank of
the Rio Grandc about 80 miles North of FL
Paso, and near where Arizona, Texas and
Mexico corner
! FL Paso Is an important place on the
! right (western) bank of the Rio Grande.
on Mexican soll and in The extreme North.
east corner 1t is situated about ,46O
miles from the mouth Of the river, is dis.
tant 800 miles from Washington citv;
about 800 miles West of Shreveport, in
| Louisiana, and 600 miles from the Pacific
Ocean. Ii is OH the route from Fort Smith
and Shreveport to Fort Fillmore and Cali
tornia, and the proposed route of the South.
ern Pacific Railroad 1t is properly a
| line OF settlements in narrow, fertile val.
ley, with population of about 5000
souls
Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, is
situated on n small tributary of the Rio
Grande, about 300 miles North of Fort
Fillmore, and between 700 and 800 miles
| from, and Southwest of Jefferson city, in
Missouri. For forty years it has been the
emporium of the overland trade carried on
with Missouri
From ST. LOUIS We are permitted,
by friend, to make the following extract
from private letter Of recent date:
General Fremont is moving heaven and