Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-02-10
A Praise-worthy Undertaking.


ers, Cincinnati, announced in April
1868. nearly two years ago. their in
tention of publishing, under the gen
eral title of the "OHIo VALLEY HIsroR
1cAL SERIES" class of books of gen
eral interest to our people relating t(
the early history of the Valley of th'
Ohio.
No consecutive history has been at
tempted, or was ever contemplated
but merely to collect and preserv'
hitherto unpublished manuscripts o
lives, scenes and incidents by men who
from the first settlement, have lived
among US, bearing upon the local and
general history of the Valley OF tht
Ohio. In these valuable works the iu-
lure historian of our country viii gath
er facts Of extraordinary interest, nc
where else to be found. Four works oi
this valuable series have already been
issued, the first of which is:
"An Historical Account of the Ex-
pedition against the Ohio Indians, in
the year 1864, under the command Oh
Henry Bouquet, Esq, Colonel of Foot,
and now Brigadier General in America.
Including his Transactions with the
Indians, relative to the delivery of their
prisoners. and the preliminaries OF
peace, with an Introductory account
of the preceding eampaign,. and battle
of Bushy Run"
To which are annexed Military Pa
pers containing reflections on the war
with the savages; method of forming
Frontier Settlements; some account OF
the trt}ian country; with list of ma
tons, fighting men, towns. distances,
and different routes.
The second of the series Isl
History Of Athens County, Ohio,
and incidentally of the Ohio Land
Company and the first settlement of the
State at Marietta, with personal and bi
sketches of the early set
tiers, narratives ofpioneer adventures,
etc. By CHARLES NJ. WALKER.
Illustrated with an original map,
showing the lands purchased by the
Ohio Company, the donation tract, and
Athens County, past and present, with
fine Steel Portraits of Hon. Thomas
Ewing, Sr., Bishop Ames, Judges
Ephraim Cutler and Isaac Barker, and
General John Brown.
An extended notice of this work ap-
peared in our columns a few weeks
since. While this is a history of
Athens county, it yet has a general in
terest to the citizens of southern Ohio,
embracing our own particular section.
The New York Tribune well says of
it:
'"The publication of the Ohio Valley
Historical Series, of which this elegant
work forms the second volume, is an
enterprise for which men of letters are
under deep obligation to the good
sense and good taste of the publishers.
= The present volume, though
modest ia its pretensions, claiming lit
lie more than local interest, is far
more valuable in its contents than its
title or its unpretending preface might
lead one to suppose" :"
Number three of this series bears
the following title:
Col. George Rogers Clark's sketches
Of his campaign in the Illinois in 1778
9, with an Introduction by Hon. Hen
ry Pirtle, of Louisville, KY. and an
appendix containing the public and
private instructions TO Col. Clark and
Mai. Bowman's Journal of the taking
Of Post St. Vincents.
The fourth book of the series, but re
Gently published is: "The first vol
ume of Pioneer biography; sketches of
The ives of some of the early settlers
IF Butler county, Ohio" By the late
JAMES McBRIDE of Hamilton. A wor k
replete with interest from be ginning to
end II must be borne in mind that
while these works apparently have 10
cal bearing, they are in no less de-
gree of wide spread and general inter
est to every citizen of the Ohio Valley.
We cannot close this imperfect no.
ice of these truly valuable books with
1ut calling attention to the obligations
she people of the Ohio Valley are un
der to Robt. Clarke, Esq, gentleman
Of rare culture and well qualified by
his studies, for the ability shown in
getting up these works, to whose hands
has in a great measure, if not altogeth-
er, been entrusted the laborious task Of
preparing them for the press. If we
are not mistaken Mr.. Clarke first con-
eeived the idea OF this, historical Sc
ries and it is through his indefatiga-
bic labors, they are given to the pub
lie. Their typographical execution is
something TO be truly proud of and is
not excelled by any publishing house
in Europe or America.
@ The certificate of the Chesa-
peake and Cincinnati railroad, with
a capital of one million dollars, was
fled at Columbus, last week. The
road is to run from a point opposite