The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-09-19
Letter from Indiana.

GREENWOOD, InI.. September 10, 1oI3.
Error REPrBLICAS-My first two letters TO
your paper were upon The size, &c, ami pros
pcriiy % the city of indianapolis. In this | pro-
pose saying something in regard to some Of the
natural resources of the State of Indiana, which
are now aad will continue 10 be more and more
developed in the future, and will give her many
advantages which can never bc possessed by
many OF the Other States of the Union. There il
a very mtTktd dissimilarity in those portions oil
the stat. TIN. lie along its rivers and their trihii-
tirirs, y, much so that they c%onstitut its natural
divi ions. The Obi! Valley, as 1t Is called, en-
, braciug tia. Of the Whit Water. contains the
coua1ir. of Wayhc, F.iyrttr and Union, AMI those
coul'ics along the Ohio River, rs Ripley, SEAT,
Washington and Orange, contains about 500
s1ulr. miles, are lim"S:0n, counties. These
counties are very 'i"h and fertile. What is
known as The Wabash Valley is equally fertile.
bat more billy and brnkcn-it contains about
Il. OAt square miles. For about LOO miles along
thu c-n!nr Of this valley there is an abundance of
water power. The Wal e River Valley embraces
the nTett"r part of twcnty-innr counties, ami
contains about g, 90 square miles. This part Of
the stat. has nm aband Inct of the best Of timber
with M Isily 20 ri soil-;hrse counties embrace
ab put Il, best portion of the State. About two
thirds Of thc Stat is level; the remaining one
| tniri s,mrwhat hilly, bat none Ia say mountain
ou.. Iiu; little land i'll Indiana but can be Guilt
waited; >ii. Is, therefore, destined To rank along
with the foremost agricultural states of the
Uniie,, States. l shall now speak of The Gcolog-
zeal form ltions of Indiana. Tn precious metals
will never he fIuad in this state in any very
gre At qtIniitirs; small portions Of gold and sill
yer can b. found, but not enough 10 realize any
proii from the li,or required. The metals Of
Indiana consist of iron, lr:ui. lntinipny mIgnc-
STA, link, c'balt AMI y few varieties OF copper
AM! arsenic orcS. The biiuminous coal fields of
Indiana contain an area of LAO square miles,
and lie in the southwest Fart at the State. The
coal rr-i Iis me- On the Olip River, about
eighty miles below the city cfLouisviile. AMI
running II ,rihwrst, crossing the Wabash River
closr II Ia cprrilrncc, u few miles below Lliay-
cite, nd form 4 part - fthr same fields in eight
or nine counties in Kentucky and some OF The
southern counties of Illinois. The ar.illacioIls
irni or. AMI carbonate oi iron are found IN large
quantities on the eastern margin of these coal
regions; within that SAM area are found fire
clay. upttrr'S clay, furnace hearth stone and
slate ia large quantities.. Indian! is also clIarac-
tcrixal as having i great ieti of s'lhcarboniferpiis
sand stone, limestone and grind stone. Good
stone 1:rarrirs, adapted TO purposes of building,
are very abundant. Among some of the mast
Noted, in inli ma, are thD-c near Huntington.
several in ,blsh county, also ut La gro and
those in the neighborlond Of Peru, rs well ~
tho. - Il; Lpsansport. 81 lnii ina, with her al
most inrNhtN-tiblr coal and iron advantages. il
bound Ia bee me one of the greatest manufacture
inc states in IN. Union: with her iron furnaces
she can, in II few year., compete with England
in thu manufacture of iron, for she is possessed
of the best of e al for tn. blasting furnace, &c.
Her advantages IN this line, connected with the
fertility OF her sill, ctn no, bit characterize her
in \ few wears aS - ir of the great mlnufacturing
AMI agricultural States. situated ~ she is, near
liz tbtff VI kA' Ht'' N'h' 4. ~ W. MIN I
ic,, AMI at y great distance from the great ran |
r,S of mountains, hrr soil being accordingly
formed from the dissolution and destruction of
a great variety Of rock, ami stonc- both crystal
line and Srriimrninry. hTrinG been infinitely Iii
yitl.,i an | blended together by the action Of air
amt wafer. il bcing therefore of the very hes;
quality and capable uG thu greatest production of
all kinlS OF vegetation, Re: il being admitted an
all sides, Of the bnunhicsS advantages Of IndIIna
~ to hrr soil. minerals, &r., and with her m.nv |
line, nf railrnal, connecting her with all parts III
the United States, giving her u market to all parts
Of the world: she j. inc, itihly certain ut NJ very
far II i, ~, Il ~ To hccon . ii n II the first, am ing |
the iir.t Stlfr> Ia the Union. Her geographical
position gives her many advantages that she
wHll'i nn, h,vr oihr:nisc. l; places her in CLOSE
communication with every market tor her pro-
ducts. thereby cnrichinC h'r people much faster
thar il they hsfi Ia make their shipments OVER
long lines Of -ailruiI. paving IA high "a freight. |
Her citizens seq II AMI grasp hold of such chan |
cc- u ,T, offered to them by the position they
holt, -. seen by tn map. II r people are alive |
tp'hcr every int rest AMI move in every enter |
prise that wili promote their States interest AMI
welfare. lntii ana possesses bui small facilities FIR
water transportation, Vet she haS her RAILROADS,
which have mpir her to-day what she i, which |
nrr worth more "a her than If she hal rs IN my |
nfVjgal,ir rivers a. she hI- riilro rt-. A. fear !
| aIn ttkinE uptpp much of Your sptrr. ! Will
bring my letter 10 a close. Yours. truly. &c.
W II. ! ASTER |