Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-09-06

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Points of Interest In the West
and Northwest. -" Z
Jefferson City is the Capital of Missouri.
II is situated very near the centre Of the
State, on the right (south) bank Of the
Missouri river from St Louis, and $50 miles
from Washington city The situation is
said to be elevated and picturesque. 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 on the right (west)k
bank Of the Mississippi river, about 944
nils below the Falls Of st. Anthony. about
20 miles below hejunction ofthe Missouri
and Mississippi, aud about 175 miles
above the mouth of the OHIO, and 1900
miles above New. w.Orleans ,Itis looated ON
two plateaux, one about 20 feet aud The
other about so feet above the foods of the
mississippi 1t was first selected 'bf La
clede, a trapper fora trading post, in Feb
lruary, 1854, and co ntains pop,llation now
considerably over 1O0, 900.
| Springfield is the county seat Of Greene
county and is situated in tho Southwest
corner of Missouri, about 80 miles South
west of Jefferson city, 200 miles from St.
Louis, so North OF the Arkansas line and
20 East of Kansas and Indian Terrtory.s.
The situation is high and healthy, and tho
population Of the place is 1000
Rolla is a small placeslooated at or near
the present terminus of the South w sstern
branch of the Pacific Railroad, about 40
miles Southeast of Jefferson City, and 100.
imilessWest Of Southwest. ofssSt Louis, ia
the direction of Springfield. 3
Potosi is the county seat of Washington
county, situated about so miles East OF /.
Rolla, and 70 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 1, 500 feet
high, with broad base, and is said to be
nearly pure iron. 1t is situated about 80
miles from st. Louis, and about 20 South
east of Potosi.
Pilot Knob is an elevation 444 feet high
said to be composed of steel, and situated
about 10 miles south of Iron mountain
Cairo is situated in the southern extrem-
ity of Illinois, at the junction Of the Ohio
with the Mississippi, distant rs miles south
of st Louis, and only about 40 miles north
Of the nothern boundary Of Tennessee.
New Madrid, the capital of New Mad
rid county, Mo-, is situated on the right
(west) bank of the Mississippi, about 280
miles southeast of Jefferson city, 1876 miles
southeast of Pilot Knob, 200 south of st.
Louis, and 40 5, S. w. of Cairo in Illinois.
Charleston is the county seat of Mississippi
county, Mo-, about six miles from the Mis-
sissippi, about 10 miles from Carlo, and
between New Madrid and Cairo There
is another town by the same name In the
N. w. part of the State
Cape Giradeau, the capital of a country
in Missouri of the same name, name, is sit
uated on the right bank of the Mississippi
about % miles north west Of Cairo, and
about 65 north of New Mardid
Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas, is
situated on the right (south) bank Of the
Arkansas river, about 800 miles from its
mouth, 160 miles little southwest of
Memphis, ana ] ,065 miles from Washing
ton City. II is situated on rocky bluff
about 90 feet high, commandinga ine view
OF the surrounding country. It's popula-
ton is about 1000.
Fort Smith is situated in Sebaston coun-
ty, in the northwest part of Arkansas riv-
! er.. IL was a military post, around which
$ a aourishing town, doing prosperous bus
ness with the Indians, has sprung up,e The
population is about $500.
9 Fort Fillmore is military post in Ari-
Sona Territory, situated on the left bank
: of the Rio Grand, almost so miles north Of
: I'll Paso, and near whore Arizona, Texas
aRd Mexico corner.
e Ei Paso is an important place on tho
9 right (western) bank Of the Rio Grande,
on Mexican soil and in the extreme north
east corner. 1t is situated about 1860 miles
T frem the mouth of the river, is distant 1900
t miles from Washington City, about 800
II miles west Of Shreveport in Bouis ana, and
y 600 miles from the Pacific Ocean. II Is
e on route from Fort Smith and Shreveport
Il to Fort Fillmore and California, and the
proposed route Of Southern Pacific Rail
e road. 1t is properly line of settlements
d in narrow fertile valley, with population
l. Of about 5000 souls. asfnt
y Santa Fe, the capital Of New Mexico,
n Is situated on a small tributary of the Rio
10 Grande about 300 miles north Of Fort Fill
10 more, and between 700 and 800 miles froy
re and south West Of Jefferson City in y, A,
le souri. For forty years Il has been III
st great emporium Of '.'ae overland tgade Cal
.. rled with Nrsouri. The population (
~ santa y" il about 6,Q00.--AttaHfa Ca
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