, 1879-05-23
rcnt, the qlt!ttanca as It Is called. From tho
concfergc's tants 1t passcs into the hands OF tic
AN OLD.TIME MAP.

Ths OcoRraphy of Tim nt,ssts.t,,nt ya,,.v ,
Century ase-" chikaso, IA ind,nn vi. J..
,''... -s"nn.o .', a.o, enAn.e' III sho Names ne
A'sefa m" sett'rtalents'
,o.,., :. st. Loa't 7'mts.to#rnai:
heal'h Commissioner Francis found an old
down 10 lin pv hts forcfnthers tIat tI,e MJt.
sorrt I1t.,r,fna1 o,a,... ..t., YIN. ,u. .'o s1''
Acno,,t,,., -, T.. ,,.', g "oa'u "Ae 70 o""'
n..a'''S .ne.s. 70 "a t3.e' y "a nc" map Of the
western p"Ets OF EirgInfa. Pennsylvania, Mary
)anlt and North Ca.olIua, COMMUNICATING the
1liyer D1IjD and nj, tho tlvcrs w,,rn f,II IT,, +,
n,rt of th, ,tr.r u,..,'.,a,,s ., NV" .A, '.o IT,
ilnol. ltvcr Lnka Ec ,pt,. .S ~ Tno,e nne G1 INC
mud Michigan, and all tue countries bordering on
,tIesu lakcs uni rlycrs,n
Tie man Ia tb,rtr..,x ,,rho. .,1, ,,.,, t....
tnrh., ,n,t o, '".nIs "!oe At'a ,ofsF
i'oFc than century ago. Thu territory shown
By tic map ls pnralletograu,, tie four corners
Of when arc the mouth of thu OuIscon,fpv f,v,,.
contln] River, u,outl, of the Arksusaw tdrkan. H.
ea', assr, po'nt In Laku Ontario, near the
mouth ri The Gcnescc River, and Cape Fear, on
tic Atlantic Ocean. st. Louis has place on
the nau. a, has also "Chlkaro mn 1rd,,n ,t-
"s,' ~ .--.
lhe territory between tile Mississippi and
Illinois Rivers. or the west and The Ohio and
Wabnyi, Rivers nm TIM IN A. Ia ro1fa1 I'm T. r,,toI
L0uGtrf.F III thH inf *iP,frft
Country" is printed the foltosnp: !: ycrv rv
large natural 1ucaloYs. fnnnmrraht. b.-s,.,
Of buffalo. elk, deer. ctc.. frrft hnr. =
The only towns shown on tu,s norttm, 1T
81. rbIu,, at,1 Furt stai.ur. ti lat.sr ~ H.
Ohlo Kysr. ronI con,,ect: calt,sia .,H1 y" u.I:
sac. running through Ka&ku.ktns nns, a.
PHILLIPS, TtIe unlv uthcr rnnI rc.,rc.aIt ca r.
tllc fiIunfs rn,ftrv J, ,rna MN r,'nn1n'r Io,,
KaskaskIas 10 Post Tfnclcnt tnow Vine.nnc. fW,sl
Ind rhr, ,nncr nortjnn III i'm Il cc,,rt Il 80.
stated to 6s :::rc} md isrc1'n eou"''' "''
Several branrhcs OF the Kaska..,ta. Rrvcr NJ.
i.oninrncInrr at thn m,u,ti ~" w "eI ,s's s'e;
Erert ntv 1fii t.rcnn n.s.a. ~ rr.ai, J n.',s.
link irur rnnner st,, 1ant c'tSK' "a isoT
Creek Tho,q On tic wcst side. sn,nncnr;na a inv
kim nrc ii"r riat i,renI E,nh,ssa - w. Mn'kas,
Wa.tcr ~ ~ Ir,ot pna[Ias Etses, asa
roici Kirkannus Rrcr n ns"I Irau1 ~ ~ f,sft -
iIIInM. WIrr cr,, AZ. r1n" ,,, u!snSnes ,t ,.s
Fir rtvrr wns f,rmsH e' ~ IT, "Its, pl.sIs,
anS H., tse' r1sas,L, m's 'osnsa msa t"c fisin
@ a, E"v ill.,. 'efs. or; 10" Ie rox
@ cn saIsd nos ' Iae Sock E1ss kFsr wns was
aN,' 1t,,t "a s,.c sa. % ,n M tc Maraee ~ e.
i;ou.s 1uuhtv "as sa!4tu liiG haElmeG Rlfer.
,onrr of ~ ,a1rs soqss @ '1epacS @ ;, W1s e
ther ,s so.!sa "Eroyes Of 5ed ana white eedsrs."
q uot or the iuap near tic teGar groves ia called
,.eaa .s5,', M,he: ~
This enunsEy y much broksn, yst fertile, mud
abounds. It Is said, III Iron, lead, aItl copper
urc,' was 1tc description glretl OF villa. is nuw
w ereat saa.!ni1ilE Naflsts u Missouri
Lnnales lsaia nlhi ffestMs 4sle' t~o l!ttle river
Islands. npw both oppYtte the City Of 81. Louis
were deemed ol sutiia1ae , ,tmpoItantc to be
named on tug map. IN lli!nolo KiyeF, near
ite mouth Of the preset Hcrmll!on River. were
two small ponds tewas stated, "wherc the
French llia tl'e nattFfs, h.aae good salt" and
near os was "c'a!'i,,lne lall mile 1ong IN
tue bnnt o1 TIE r'va. ,..
Only three towntafe put down OH the ati*sis-
slppi i;;vGr aoosc ~. Lnils. Que was "sun- |
LOW xvsvcr .s,s orr r ~" were nafer'
dsctl inhabitous sayh, both On the east side Of
thg river s95 uls,anee n,te,. aooye she Illinois
Two ras'gce1i mountains cluse togethrr. arc
pictured on r., ne nlap @ north OF thc Ohio River,
runniiI: uuri!el "til tl!e river atl only short
diAtance frn! H. me desSr1pt!nn OF tue terri
tori !yinHgsu,rtn r r. Q! lhe oh!n hiVcr nnd east ut
NJ Nn',sh, - ~, ~ 'u!o"s: !, Aere the country |
~ VcF JsH in,,,,.tIi nath'ai HeAuows or Gavan'
fH.