, 1873-02-21

~A, 1CtOs
without esfcct. Tho following lottor on tla sub-
| description OF
THE 1NuNpAr1oN
of that year, md 10 worth rououing from obllv-
Josah aiefgs, Esq., sarreyor General q Tho United
Sin: when recently recommended small change
ySt'on thst thesi isolf ounh. to 10 c,,nge hit
r. 10. showing n thst olers would feel i'll intercss su
Cient 70 1nucc elom to t1nc in Al,cl recommends.
Goa. '. was unwilling to move alone in important an
uas IN eyewitness to ono os tho two in,u,ations
ny which that paco waa yisel lau spring. and 10 tho
rounding thu town tho oxtraorllnary heiRhs of tho
Vs. =, upon ,o tsesa which woeq vI.le Tor
drp, q from i to Ii feet Bn to t lat spring, ri
arked by liz Icy ees os ntet nt' 'oa roo a @
on ont Tug ood tor ,1ore than two wcchs in keel boa
ennS store a. tho boat vas on ieve With Il ia roof raeF
An attack Of eg4e an fover compelled me lion 10 quit
%odd md soeh health IN tne hghla. q Kentucky o
second innadaiion qscEy succeeded, @ d ''si"s wi!si
Al the limo ief Tug oa liz waers wero @ ao,t ii: m
way ~ tho runfa Of tho houses generally, and quite to
da o sa9 Gil nssx aGs e s ssai as
mentioned depth, aud Bnw from ID 10 20 iloat away
Il ns s ~ vita ed FL er i Sa II s
Of tho inundatona for If 1t had done 40, every bild-
Ing Of eycry descripion must unuueslionaily hayo
beon demolished and awcpt off. need not describe
we're sietsnod nnd somo ,iod ovory beast porlsied
ably driven to the high lanls; nil tho fences,
with everything around and IN the hosaca
% as s'a e Of af' ssroy
cd. The time occupied by bath frcslleta about ton
weeks. 1mean tho ano tho water lay on tho surface
1tis certain fiat no building sate}y be orooed
on that alte unlcss elevated a6ovo tho surface on
70 oey.on dwellings,
distance. Nor would even aone Foundation be safe
aganet sneli unaatona as thoso Of Inst spring, IT a
| tended with heavy winds, unless firmly cementca.
Ohio below tho mouth Of tho Saline croek, wIero "a
tnnnlasion. Although tho diatnnce from the salt
work. to such now sito might bo llea than
might bo gained in tho superior e1cellenco Of tio
Gfonna a, A for road Tue ground in that direction ia
bare soyora ~ pad Ss one fory 70
esoas past s1 Of tho year Nae Saline orse aud much
Sl 4 nso 80 10Y na af as t.
Besides, good deal Of nalt H. at proper ecasons,
faHsn down o aa Sano Or Greek in boa, site Tor II
taking q several mlos ", tho river to
towarn Tho greatest oarkot for the salt which is It'll
bel9w The proposed now ettc md ehieny Up tho ouu
supplied loso rosh a q "
In short, II tho United Statea do not take tho advap-
,age o. Iayng tho sits ofa town m tho sitgaton pro
tndivauaa will do 80 as the lands can DO pur-
tion.
Thore cannot 10 moments doubt that tho United
tatea would y laying out town Tiers before Shaw;
q tho lots, nane ma a roi,nSursomensp IL a1 sp01o q
al exponsos. And still shawneetown would
eh haye bsa Eta as
It 1s ne body Of land great road must always 60
through IT. md haze psr9nar . Interests Ct aud
anything should bo done BY tho United mt ststes II
beforo Bhawnectown is offered for aalc aa Il might be
deemed unfair to tho siso from thence after
provononts 1t tho place Des!dey when the Land Of
hco is opened tho sst aitea elsewhere Will immediately
will only add that, previous to tho great calamity
Which bcfe slawneetow last spring, nat oeleots It
abandon It altogother, did many otlcrs who had
commenced establishments there. Myself, aud nost
q those who abandoned shavneotown, would IN
should bo laid by tho United sates IN tho vicinity
| have before mentioned.
Tho above y very respectfully onbmitted by, sir,
| your moat oheaient md very humble servant,
STANLEY GnlswoLD.
| This lottor was received in Cincinnati !" 14th
August, 1873" Tho author appnarH to havo been
Jndga Of tho United States Court Of tho District,
which, as may bo supposed, was spread over
| wide area. Other testimony was forwarded rs to
the undosirability Of tho alto. It wns not
| plan woro ordered.
ornEn LETTERS.
Writing to hlolgs, April 90, 1911, Qriswo1l be-
gna: "On Monday lust, received your COM
munication by tho ,naator of akeol-boat,"-
showing how tho mailB woro conveyed in thoso
days.
May 4, 1914, William Herris furnished IN ac-
81, ,00t so among tlio items being two barfols is
Of flour at 81 per barrel" " 150 pounds of bacon
at cents y Il for sugar anl chocolate, $780,"
July Is, 1914, Harris wrote from SAawncotown
to Meigs, SAYING, "Thia viii DO handed to you
by Mr. Pottlo, u young goutloman ut this p1aico,
and also Q map Of slawneotown as 1t is now
lnyeq or"
The work, 1t seems, was finished at that dato.
And here, though not quito pertinent, may be
| inserted another letter, giving an idea of tho
- arATE OF THE COUNTRY
at that timo. 1t il also from Judge Griswolds
| sHAwNEE1owa, ILL.,, aug, 1914:
DEAR SIN: BY ar. Roc haye slo pleasure to liz
disposition have lately haa, from which aaa not
fully recovered, THO recoverng shall venture to
| Court. Some danger attends tho way from hostile
Indians. But nIan be mounted On Qua Of tic
ohar a 3 avo ~ nops
think ST. Toa mud tho settlements the Mississippi
will be assacl It III possible, nnd fear proa-
bic. portion Of militia have received orders to-
day to ,narcl. It IL expected great concourao
bio nauta will DO o1ctua. Thoy are coming from
Tennessee and Kentucky. aud even, It II sud, from
Iii our nswo you vii ses cziraeea into your papcru.
The crlsis Ia solemn, both the Boaboard nnl teeo
frontiers. W1 havo had ruuors Of great acous at tho
norhward, but uur malls lnoat shumefully COLI
Quoted, md we scarcey got paper. My uncii.-
natl papers ara near month Old when they arriyc.
fn nj
agcnt to yist tho poaoiices in tho Western countless
to where tho fault ea The owl has becn great for
long time. -..-
ME- G. and Mis- G. aead tiar best respects TO your
self, and THAR love. with my coalplments, to Mr.
aud Mrs. D. Your friend, , STANLEY dR1swoLp.
J. ME1oH Esq
Tho inundation described by Judge GrBwold
waa not the original flood Of Noah, but must
have reminded flo inhabitants Of tint menlora-
bio overflow, Of which it waa diminutivo imi-
tation. Tic Ohio IN tho Nile of tho Egypt Of
1lli1aniH ErasI1ata tbnt ara n renntikinn nf lint