Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-21
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The New Insane Asylum at Athens

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Hhe Ne~ Insane Asylem as Asnens
ele efs Athens VI f'eo. lo' 1865.
In the reports Of the proceedings Of
the Legislature on the 18th, we find that
. resolution of inquiry into the charges
Of fraud in securing the location for a
site of new insane Asylum atsAthens,
Including report upon its accessibility
and healthiness, was adopted This res
olution was referred to the committee on
Benevolent Institutions. The commlt- la1i
tee viii undoubtedly report satlsfactor-
ilyifon thel subject. but II tyon please
you will allow us room in your columns
to say some things ~ references to the
matters referred to, and some things re-
lating to matters that are. not reierfea 10,
in the resolution. nlta ~ a I1TH ~
SITUATION OF ATHENs. g.sa y 80
Il Our village is located in the Hooking
valley. about Twenty-Five miles from The
Ohio river on promontory, nearly en-.
Icircled by. the Hooking river. Our pop-
lulation is between two and three thou
sand, excluding the students of the Ohio
| University, whose campus skirts our
southern border. The railroad on the
southwestern theevlllage is. laid immedi-
ately on the bank of the Hooking. "A
covered bridge spans the river at this,
point. - no al1ocAihs po''oin eAcenas
away 20 tne sogtnWess ~ aoout one-Iour5n !,
OF 2 miie. FroM tnis Doanoary 'i .ne
ascent Is rapid uii q perpenoicular altl-s
tqde OF e,gn1y-Iour rect IS at,alned.I :, :
80 - E Pssa Ia..taJ = s .SS soat oetL .nu
isalnm @ ~ Tbs ;nst;tn,;nn viii ba nro,
tsstsS l from west winds hv an slsvation
s,,r,oo,,nt.d - hy forsst trsss tho nronsrt, !,
of g. tho Asslnw Tha hn;id;nas ars ~
tandad - frort tbo nortb in f,ll Wow
som ] tbs v;llaas tLs ra;lrosd and the r;v.
ar The nrosnect from the site Of the bn;Id.
inc is extensive and nieturesoue. Tbe
Hoock ;no VaII.v ;s seen stratcbino, .1uav
to t5s asst and west. bounded by nndn.'
latino hills. nresant;no q Iandscane wor-
~ e tbo ns;nter,s nsnc;l Ahant Two
hanSrod g fap. IN Font of tho Ste The
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base of the table land. across the bottom.
the Hooking pursues its winding way to
the Ohio. So much for the swamp in
which our envious neighbor says the
site of the Asylum is located.
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ceiPts. IN nis ioeu -, 70 sne seol.es. ioute
iIo1i '!e ya.iey u sie m.ssissiPPi " eiis
A'ian'lc ei.les Ape niiisooiousu anu
roI'sl1ou'n 9fal'el,es u ms tnrs ioau .ne
Gol9nous G,eNan ana 1ockins - yaney rai'loau,
he comnlataa will m nc q more 90.
tcassibla nointl than anv in Eastern Ohio
j W. have ra;lroad connect;on with the
Muskineum river by the Marietta switch,
J with the Ohio at Parkersburgh by the
main trunk, with Portsmouth and Scioto-
i vile by the Portsmouth branch. Every
to Bellair will be easy of access to oul
!. locality. A single glance at tile map of
j Ohio will suffice to, show our central To-
cation for the southeastern section. 3 z
4 Our location is not unhealthy. .ia.'
s! Athens has always been regarded as
/ one. of the 1healthiest locations in the
/ State, SO far as the writer has ever heard
and how onr envions ne;phbor conld eve,
have concocted q renort So utterly with
ont a base. as that Athens was unhealthy
]. can hardly be- conceived. sI79lS9l1 +
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