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Arnold Hughes, editor of the Press, is a native of Missouri, grew up attending the common schools. He served an apprenticeship at the printer's trade in Milwaukee, Wis., and has since devoted himself to his profession with zeal and energy. As a writer he is original, pointed and entertaining. His locals are fresh and crisp, his editorials are able, logical and convincing, and as a business man possesses much practical knowledge. It is our wish, as it is that of the general public, that Messrs. Hughes & Nelson will make a success of their new-born enterprise.
OTHER PAPERS.
The Radical for a brief time was published as the exponent of a sentiment. It was edited with vim, by Charles J. Sellon, who was afterward a vigorous and useful editor of the Illinois State Jour- nal, at Springfield. He enlisted in the Union army, but was dis- charged on account of deafness. He died a young man, mourned by his family and many friends. He was buried in the grave-yard of St. Stephen's Church, Pittsfield, Ill.
The Radical was suddenly reduced to The Radi, which was conducted by O. W. Topliff for a short time, and then was discon- tinned altogether.
A Republican paper called The Morning Star, was once started by Wm. Overstreet, in Pittsfield, but did not last long.
CHAPTER XX. MISCELLANEOUS.
RAILROADS.
The railroad is comparatively a new enterprise to Pike county. In reference to means of transportation this county is greatly favored by nature. Indeed, there is no county in the State to which nature gave such abundant and convenient channels of trans- portation as to Pike. Here are two of the finest water courses in America washing its shores, and no portion of the county over half a day's drive from one of them. Without a railroad many of the northern counties of the State would yet be in their native con- dition. Yet Pike county could, and did, get along very con- veniently without a railroad.
As early as May, 1860, a railroad was projected, principally by Messrs. Starne and Hatch. This road was known as the Pike County Road, and later as the Hannibal and Naples road. Some grading was done, but the county, at a general election, refused aid, and the project was abandoned until after the war, when, through the efforts of Judge Higbee, Scott Wike, James S. Irwin, Hon. Wm. A. Grimshaw, W. Steers, of Pittsfield, Messrs. Brown and Wike, of Barry, and Messrs. McWilliams, Ward, Philbrick and others, of Griggsville, the enterprise was revived and pushed to completion.
Originally about $350,000 were expended on the old Pike road ; and of this sum the city of Hannibal furnished as a city $200,000, the townships on the line of the road $70,000, and indi- viduals in Hannibal and Pike county the balance. The money subscribed was faithfully expended under the direction of Mr. Starne, the President of the road, and a competent engineer; the war commenced and the road failed, as did most of the public en- terprises of the country. It was at that time in debt to Mr. Clough, one of the engineers, about $1,000, and upon a suit com- menced by him a judgment was rendered against the road for his debt. The friends of the road were anxious that it should not be sacrificed, and when it was sold, bid it in in the name of Scott Wike, for $1,039,who transferred the certificate of purchase to the Directors of the old road, Messrs. A. Starne, B. D. Brown, O. M. Hatch, George Wike, Geo. W. Shields, J. G. Helme, James McWilliams and Scott
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Wike; and the Sheriff made them a deed Feb. 12, 1863. They were then incorporated as the Hannibal & Naples Railroad Com- pany. Mr. Shields was the Mayor of the city of Hannibal, and Mr. Helme a large property-holder there. They were directors of the old road, and were appointed by the City Council to look after the interests of the city. The other gentlemen were directors in the old road and large property-holders in Pike county.
When the agitation incident to the Rebellion had subsided and the people again turned to the improvement of their homes and the carrying out of home enterprises, the completion of this road was urged.
Enthusiastic meetings were held throughout the county in De- cember, 1867. The proposition by the Supervisors to bond the county was defeated by a popular vote Dec. 24,-2,777 for, to 2,841 against, one of the largest votes ever cast in the county.
At a railroad meeting held at the court-house in Pittsfield Dec. 30, 1868, resolutions for pushing the railroad interests of the county were passed, and a committee appointed, headed by Wm. A. Grimshaw, to " take the requisite steps to carry out the project of railroad connections for Pittsfield and Pike county with the Chicago & Alton, or the Pennsylvania Central, or any other roads interested and willing to co-operate with Pittsfield and Pike county."
At the same time there was a project of a railroad from Loui- siana, Mo., to run west to the Missouri river, headed by Thomas L. Price, then a railroad king in the West.
Ten miles of the Hannibal & Naples road were completed Feb. 18, 1869, namely, to Kinderhook, and a banquet and great rejoic- ing were had on the occasion, in a car at Kinderhook.
In pursuance of an official call a railroad meeting was held at Pittsfield, March 8, 1869, with R. A. McClintock Chairman and J. M. Bush Secretary, when Col. A. C. Matthews explained the ob- ject of the meeting. A committee was appointed, one from each township represented, to assess the sum of $150,000 among the various townships embraced in the call. The meeting passed a resolution indorsing the act of the Legislature providing for the re- funding to the several townships and counties, the contracting debts for railroads, the entire taxes on such railroad property, and the excess of all State taxes over the assessment of 1868.
August, 1869, the Hannibal & Naples road reached a point within 22 miles of New Salem; reached Griggsville in September; railroad completed in October; crossed the Illinois river Jan. 20, 1870; Feb. 11, finished to Pittsfield. At that time a grand free excursion was given, when the following incident occurred: The train being gone about three hours longer than was expected, par- ties who had been left behind began to feel uneasy. One man, whose wife and son were with the excursionists, with his remaining son built a fire near the track; and while waiting with great anxiety for the return of the train, the little boy started toward the track.
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The father in his agony said. " Don't, my son; don't go near the track; I'm afraid some dreadful accident has happened and you and I will both be orphans." When the train at last arrived all safe and sound; there was great rejoicing. The contract for build- ing the railroad from Pittsfield to the H. & N. road was let July 24, 1869, to Hon. A. Starne. Work was immediately begun and before a year had passed trains were running.
After the Hannibal & Naples Road was completed, it was changed soon after to the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway, and in March, 1880, when the great Wabash line became in possession of the T., P. & W. Ry. and other lines, it was changed to the Wa- bash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway. About the time of the com- pletion of the H. & N. road, other roads were projected. In May, 1869, a line was surveyed from Rushville, via Mt. Sterling to Pitts- field.
In the summer of 1869 special efforts were made by the citizens of the county to complete the projected railroads, and at a meeting of the citizens of Pittsfield and Newburg townships at Pittsfield, June 17, committees were appointed to devise ways and means to raise the amount required of them, namely, $32,000. C. P. Chap- man was appointed Chairman of said committee.
In the spring of 1871, everything pertaining to the railroad interests of the county seemed to be lying dead or asleep, and the suspicion of the people began to be aronsed that the enterprise was abandoned, when Gen. Singleton, President of the Quincy, Alton & St. Louis road, announced that that company were waiting to obtain the right of way through Quincy. This road was soon com- pleted, following the line of the Mississippi from the northern line of the county to the southern where it crosses the river at Louisiana.
In the spring of 1872 it was proposed to build a road to Perry Springs, connecting with the Bob-tail to Pittsfield. At this time the county of Pike and the townships of Pittsfield and Newburg had invested $132,000 in the Pittsfield branch, with no prospect of dividends; but it was proposed to issue county bonds of $10,000 to $12,000 per mile on the Pittsfield branch, on which the Wabash company should guaranty the interest, thus enabling them to negoti- ate the bonds at a fair rate.
The Quincy, Payson & Southeastern railroad was projected to make a direct line to Pittsfield throngh Payson, thence nearly directly east to Effingham, to connect for Cincinnati and the East, but nothing definite has been done.
The Chicago, Alton & St. Louis ran the "Louisiana," or "Kansas City" branch through the southern townships of this county seven or eight years ago. This was done without local aid from this county, but received help from the city of Louisiana. This is a first-class road, and opened up a most prolific part of Pike county. At this time a railroad bridge was built across the Mississippi at Lonisiana. Aug. 1, 1871, a magnificent bridge was completed across the same river at Hannibal.
Eugene Smith
BARRY
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SNY ISLAND LEVEE.
Along the whole of the west side of Pike county there runs a bayou of the Mississippi river, named by the early French Chenal Ecarte (crooked channel) but in English generally called "Sny," for short, from the French pronunciation of Chenal. This bayou commences in Adams county about 12 miles below Quincy, and runs southeasterly somewhat parallel with the river, until it ends in Calhoun county, its channel being generally about midway between the river and the bluffs. The low land drained by this "bayou," "channel," "slongh," "creek," etc., as it is variously called, comprises about 110,000 acres. This was subject to overflow every spring, and being the most fertile ground in the West, it is very important that it be reclaimed if possible. Without improve- ment it is entirely useless, and even a source of malaria and sickness.
Consequently, in the year 1870 a movement was set on foot to reclaim this vast tract of rich land by an embankment near the river. To aid in this great enterprise the Legislature passed an act, approved April 24, 1871, authorizing the issue of bonds, to be paid by special assessments on the lands benefited. To carry out the provisions of this act "The Mississippi Levee Drainage Com- pany " was organized about the first of August, 1871, by a meeting of the citizens of Pike and Adams counties, electing a board of directors, with S. M. Spencer, President, other officers, and a board of commissioners. The citizens also drew up and signed a petition for the appointment of the commissioners according to law, where- upon the County Court (R. M. Atkinson, Judge) appointed Geo. W. Jones, William Dustin and John G. Wheelock, Commissioners, Mr. Dustin's place, after his death, being filled by Benjamin F. Westlake. For the construction of the levee they issued bonds, bear- ing interest at 10 per cent., and they were sold mostly in the East- ern markets, some in Detroit, Mich., the interest payable annually. Accordingly the levee was constructed in 1872-4, at a cost of about $650,000.
But the manner of collecting assessments anthorized by this act was called in question by a case brought up to the Supreme Court from the Wabash river, where similar work was being done, and the Court decided that feature of the act to be unconstitutional. A similar case went up to that tribunal from this county, and the Court re-affirmed its former decision. It was then thought expe- dient to procure an amendment to the State Constitution; the necessary resolution was submitted to the people by the 30th Gen- eral Assembly, and it was adopted by an overwhelming majority. Thereupon another act was passed by the 31st General Assembly, to make the law conform to the constitution as amended, and under this act the owners of lands on the Sny bottom proposed to con- struct a drainage district to be known as " The Sny Island Levee Drainage District."
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The levee, as at first projected, was completed, as before stated, but it has proved wholly insufficient, as the Mississippi flood, aided by high winds, in April, 1876, broke through the embankment, and all the low land was inundated, destroying crops, carrying away fences, and driving ont the inhabitants. No one, however, was drowned, but planting was retarded. The breaches were soon repaired, but more lately a new company has been organized to improve the levee and make it perfect, that is, capable of protect- ing the bottom land against such a high water as there was in 1851.
This levee is by far the largest above Vicksburg, being about 52 miles in length, commencing on a sand ridge in Adams county, and extending into Calhoun county. It is constructed of the sandy soil along its line, and readily becomes sodded and overgrown with willow and other small growth. The streams which formerly emptied into the Mississippi now find their way into Bay creek, and then into Hamburg bay, in Calhoun county. A few farms were opened in the bottom before the construction of the levee, but since that work was completed the land is becoming pretty well covered with farms, occupied by a good, industrious class of citizens. The time may come when the dwellers in this land will become a power in the county.
We desire here to state to the public, with some emphasis, that neither the county nor any municipality in the same is in any manner liable for the bonds issued in aid of the construction of this levee. Neither the State, county nor towns took any part in the issue of the bonds, or in the construction of the work. The enter- prise was a private one, and the fact that the bonds are not paid reflects on no one. The law under which they were issued was declared unconstitutional, and in such cases the bonds must fall with the law.
On the completion of the levee the source of water supply for the Rockport mills, situated on the Sny, was of course mostly cut off. Consequently, about Sept. 15, 1874, the proprietors of the mills, Messrs. Shaw & Rupert, hired parties in St. Louis to come up and cut the levee, having been advised that they had lawful authority to "abate the nuisance " by their own act. Great excite- ment was occasioned by this transaction, and during the ensuing litigation the mill proprietors obtained a mandamus for opening the Sny ; but a settlement was finally effected by a compromise with the drainage company, the latter paying the former $30,000. The mill, however, was subsequently destroyed by fire.
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HISTORY OF PIKE COUNTY.
COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT MADE NOVEMBER 30, 1879.
Debits.
To amount on hand Dec. 1, 1878
$21,026.21
To tax levied on all property for 1878 10,944.27
To money collected from other sources
4,243.55
Total debits
$36,214.03
Credits.
County Orders and jury certificates paid
$23,834.21
Other credits.
4,450.69
Balance cash due County Dec. 1, 1879.
7,929.13
$36,214.03
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following table gives the number of Marriage Licenses annu- ally issued since 1826:
1827
6
1845.
159
1863 252
1828
19
1846.
161
1864.
260
1829.
21
1847.
180
1865
380
1830
22
1848.
232
1866. 370
1831.
25
1849.
203
1867. 357
47
1850
199
1868. 374
1833
34
1851
213
1869
273
1834
50
1852.
246
1870
270
1835.
49
1853.
241
1871
258
1836
57
1854.
220
1872.
271
1837
100
1855
236
1838
106
1856.
275
1874. 297
1839.
110
1857
377
1875
281
1840.
115
1858
259
1876.
282
1841.
121
1859
279
1877.
285
1842.
160
1860.
258
1878.
309
1843
147
1861
235
1879.
313
1844
153
1862
227
1880 to Jan. 26.
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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
In 1877 the number of acres of corn raised in Pike county were 87,405; number of bushels produced, 2,888,802; winter wheat 71,- 219 acres; yield, 982,453 bushels; spring wheat, 66 acres; yield 1,682 bushels: oats, 5,559 acres; yield 122,540; rye, 414 acres; yield 4,371 bushels; barley, 16 acres; yield 210 bushels; buckwheat, 41 acres; yield 421 bushels; beans, 33 acres; yield 313 bushels; Irish potatoes, 1,122 acres; yield 66,649 bushels; sweet potatoes, 3 acres, yield 243 bushels. Apple orchards 4,656 acres; yield 168,535 bush- els; peach orchards 202 acres; yield 2,213 bushels; pear orchards 5 acres; yield 4 bushels; tobacco 70 acres; yield 42,265 pounds; broom- corn 2 acres; yield 1,000 pounds; timothy meadow 14,200 acres ; - yield 17,801 tons; clover 3,302 acres; yield 3,445 tons; prairie meadow 283 acres, yield 401 tons; Hungarian and millet, 60 acres, yield 149 tons; sorgho, 97 acres, yield 8,520 gallons of syrup made; vineyard 59 acres, yield 7,345 gallons of wine made; turnips and other root crops. 498 acres, value of crops produced $2,037; other
1873 250
1832.
$28,284 90
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fruit and berries not included above or in orchard, 85 acres, value $229; other crops not named above, 1,950 acres, valne $6,437. Pasture, not including wood land, 33,228 acres; wood land, not in- cluded as pasture, 87,371; uncultivated land not included as wood land or pasture, 60,565 acres. Area in city and town real estate not included above, 1,605 acres. Number of sheep killed by dogs, 791, average value per head $2.07; number of pounds of wool sheared, 49,609; number of fat sheep sold 2,378, average weight per head 99 pounds; number of cows kept 6,062; pounds butter sold 78,430; pounds of cheese sold 325; gallons of cream sold 16; gallons of milk sold 8,538; number of fat cattle sold 4,747; average gross weight 1,002 pounds; number of fat hogs sold 35,947; aver- age weight per head 235; number of hogs and pigs died of cholera 30,259; average weight per head 70 pounds. Number of bushels timothy seed produced, 516; of clover seed 977; of Hungarian and millet 33; number of pounds of grapes 61,715.
In 1878 the agricultural returns of Pike county, were as follows: Corn, 74,552 acres, and 2,314,209 bushels; winter wheat, 80,800 acres and 1,092,725 bushels; spring wheat, 66 acres, 168 bushels; oats, 5,650 acres, 136,433 bushels; rye, 60 acres, 338 bushels; buck- wheat, 19 acres, 217 bushels; castor beans, 1 acre, 4 bushels ; beans, 10 acres, 67 bushels ; peas, 10 acres, 614 bushels; Irish potatoes, 511 acres, 34,688 bushels; sweet potatoes, 16 acres, 420 bushels; apple orchard, 4,290 acres, fruit 60,847 bushels; peach orchard, 49 acres, 1,085 bushels; pear orchard, 1 acre, 10 bushels; tobacco, 11 acres, 5,500 pounds; broom-corn, 19 acres, 16,000 pounds; timothy meadow, 13,396 acres, 17,298 tons of hay produced; clover meadow, 4,616 acres, 6,334 tons; prairie meadow, 33 acres, 29 tons of hay; Hungarian and millet, 65 acres, 74 tons; sorgho, 152 acres, 11,017 gallons of syrup made; vineyard, 71 acres, 958 gallons of wine made; turnips and other root crops, 109 acres, value of crop raised, $1,094; other fruits and berries, not included in above and orchard, 58 acres; value of crops, $734; other crops not named above, 2,284 acres; value of crops, $4,500; pasture, not including wood land, 33,773 acres; wood land, not included as pasture, 65,644 acres; uncultivated land, not included as wood land or pasture, 20,346 acres. Number of sheep killed by dogs, 958; average value per head, $1.83, total value, $1,755; number of pounds of wool shorn, 47,683; number of fat sheep sold, 1,389; average weight per head, 70 pounds; number of cows kept, 2,891; pounds of butter sold, 30,941; pounds of cheese sold, 725; gallons of cream sold, 196; gallons of milk sold, 10,288; number of fat cattle sold, 3,965, aver- age weight per head, 945 pounds; total, 3,745,527 pounds; hogs, number sold, 36,578; average weight per head, 240 pounds; total, 8,676,516 pounds; number of hogs and pigs died of cholera, 30,011; average weight per head, 35 pounds; total number of pounds, 1,070,901. Number of bushels of timothy seed produced, 265; clover seed, 1,827 bushels; Hungarian and millet seed, 33 bushels; number of pounds of grapes, 48,300.
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ABSTRACTS OF ASSESSMENTS FROM 1867 TO 1879, INCLUSIVE.
Horses.
Average Value.
Cattle.
Average Value.
Sheep.
Hogs.
Pianos.
Land.
Land.
Total Value of Land.
Total Value of Per-
Value R.R. Property.
Total Assessed
Acres of Corn.
Acres of Wheat.
Acres Other Products
1867.
11644 |$ 11923
18834| $ 21124
35990 47766 4002 33160 48152 4164
93 335580* 166585 $4509282 00
$1585626 00 $
2640 00 $4509282 00 64706 32997 13615
1868. . .
7960 00
4415279 00
61868 51597 14739
1869.
1870. . ..
10503
33 00 18363 31 00 21348
9 43 19205 44724 3985 107 308300
187217 194828
2715093 00 2891545 00
1370485 00
154606 00 200093 :00
4893570 00
67857 63208 15830
1872. . ..
10669
30 00 20351
8 41 12016 59453 3973 168 303250
209597|
2864627 00
1266818 00
370703 00
70847 71151 12170
1873. . ..
12202
60 00 25570
18 14778 63822 4690 155 286099 15 13588 55564 4571 155 299480
214667
9667875 00
3521953 00
386752 00
5016477 00 17940230 00 14308378 00
83989 79984 28651
1874. ...
12064
47 00 24001
15
11857 47329 4519 161 335100
176604
3366285 00
639689 00
12894452 00 11658876 00
96430 75756 33647
1876. .. .
11738
40 00|22708
14
11910 45567 4743 169 300372
205920
8640128 00 7905240 00 6926117 00
2927164 00 2535895 00
728182 00
10215392 00 100089 79521 34960
1878
11203
31 00 21762
11
11282 52650 4695 177 290600
220164
6300124 00 6030068 00
2171856 00
644547 00
9167863 00
92015 93374 37587
1879 ..
10796
29 00/21335|
11
11557 43662 4610 179 287947 223633|
1966894 00
725187
00 8618488 001
88779 72874 38782
1877 ....
11673
35 00 21213
13
12247 48100 4688 180 291247
216995
224665| 11481666 00
4727574 00
114080 00!
4677903 00
49681 55797 13115
1871 ....
11225
8 37 12455 52760 4040 115 316496
Carriages & Wagons.
Acres of Improved
Acres of Unimproved
96 308812*195745
4751242 00
1515404 00 1387184 00
4515286 00
81697 95305 34533
1875. . ..
11910
46 00 22561
*Including all tracts of Land whereon there is any improvement whatever.
HISTORY OF PIKE COUNTY.
sonal Property.
Value of all Property.
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TABLE OF DISTANCES.
On the next page is given a table of distances between all the
NAME OF PLACE.
Valley City.
Time.
Stewart.
Rockport.
Pleasant Hill.
Pittsfield.
Perry Springs. Perry.
New Salem.
New Hartford New Canton.
Montezuma.
Milton.
Hull's.
Griggsville
Florence.
Eldara. East Hannibal
Cool Bank.
Chowrow. Chambersb'rg Bedford.
Baylis.
Barry.
Atlas (28)14) 4|16| 2| 7|13|81|28|19|19| 6|11|12|22|19|20| 7|16|19|23|24| 8|27|21|13 22 34|20|16 1.
Barry 20 21 16 24 11 22 13 25 20 32 11 14 6 27 30 26 13 20 6 9 16 25 6 18 21 4 30 25 31 8
Baylis. 14 20|12 28 18 22 14 15 18 28
4 10 15 20 27 23 7 18 13 16 10 22 11 23 18 5 29 19 28
Bedford 15 9 18 11 19 20 16 24 25 7 27 20 32 17 2 5 22 14 38 40 19 8 26 50 12 28 31 22
Chambersburg 8 20 27 30 34 35 91 4 7 26 16 27 33 32 21 17 14 26 31 33 10 14 30 45 14 24 28
Chowrow .
22 16 22 6 24 14 21 33 31 5 31 24 34 10 9 12 29 17 42 46 25 19 31 54 17 36
Cool Bank.
18 22 13 30 12 22 15 22 19 29 8 11 10 26 27 23 10 19 10 12 13 21 7 21 19
Detroit
6| 6|18 16 21 22 7 14 16 14 17 15 22 18 11 6 12 15 29 31 8 4 16 42
East Hannibal
38 43 29 48 27 40 36 38 35 52 27 28 17 44 50 46 30 20 11 8 34 46 26
Eldara
23 17 9 25 6 17 11 28 24 29 13 7 6 21 25 21 15 14 12 14 19 20
Florence
6 10 22 18 25 26 11 16 17 14 21 19 25 22 7 7 15 19 31 34|11|
Griggsville
4 10 23 19 25 25 10 7 6 21 6 16 17 22 18 14 4 16 22 24
Hull's.
28 32 22 40 18 32 23 33 27 42 17 21 9 36 39 35 21 30 3
Kinderhook 26 30 20 36 15 32 16 |29 25 40 16 23 6 32 37 33 18 26
Martinsburg ..
20| 9| 6 11 9 6 9 23 22 15 13 8 18 7 16 13 12
Maysville.
8|14 16 23 20 20 6 11
9 25 3 14 13 18 21 17
Milton
10 4 15 11 18 19 11 19 20 8 22 15 27 16 4
Montezuma.
14 8 18 13 21 19 15 23 24 9 26 16 31 19
Nebo
26 12 15 4 18 5 12 29 27 8 20 15 24
New Canton.
21 23 14 28 7 19 16 26 21 31 16 11
New Hartford 20 11 2 18 7 12 7 23 22 22 12
New Salem
10 16 14 25 18 18 9 13 10 29
Pearl
18 13 20 4 22 12 19 22 27
Perry
10 16 24 25 27 29 15 3
Perry Springs.
9 17 27 27 33 32|17
Pittsfield.
13 7 10 15 16 15
Pleasant Hill.
29|18 9 8 9
Rockport
29 14 6 18
Stewart.
22 10 16
Summer Hill.
23 11
Time.
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HISTORY OF PIKE COUNTY.
towns of this county, in a condensed and available form. The names
and the table is arranged like the multiplication tables of the old
find the distance from any one place to another, you trace the
level, as surveyors of land do, between the two designated points. ber at that point is the number of miles by wagon road, counting on a column of figures running out from each until they meet; the num-
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