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LEOPOLD, RUNO. DERBY AND ROHIT
ure small towns. The former is In the interior of the county, and seltled principally by the French. The Catholic Church here is an imposing structure, built of gray sandstone, yunrried in The neighborhood.
llona and Derby are Ibriving tuins, situated on the Olin River.
Honie, seven miles beloiv Derby has a fine location, on the rich, allnvial "bollotu," but has decreased in population since 1850.
There are no ollier towns of any note in the enunir.
Between Cannelton and Tell City is a plnee called Fulton. There are no hauses here and the name is opplied lo an ubaulened coal mine il is on a frael uf laud given by the United States to Robert Fulton, who, in company wilb Mr Livingstone, buill, Al Pittsburgh, in 1812, the first steamboat ilunit ever Hosted on Western rivers. 11 was called the ". Orleans," and made her first trip from l'intsburgh lo New Orleans in Goirleen days. On ilns trip, it is sand, The bont stopped at Fulien oud some con] from The mine was taken on board- whether for fuel or as u inalter of curiosity is not kovivn.
Il is proposed to creel here il luonument lo Fulton, and l'erry County couldJ nol ilo herself tore hoger Iban to see a muuutuenl erceted to Ibe man irhose inrention has done so much for her.
There are four newspapers published in the county: The Cannelion Reporter. I. D. liuut, proprietor, C. Il. Mason, editor ; and the Cannelion Enquirer, by llmeld & Goderwood, S. B. Hatfield, editor The Fell City Commercial, W. P. Knight, editor and proprietor ; nul the Tell Cite Anzeyer, G. F. Bott, editor and proprietor.
FLOYD COUNTY.
Floyd County is situated upon the Obio River, in the southern part of ibe Sinte, It is one of Ibe smallest counties in Indiana, containing an area of 145 square miles, or 92, SUM neres, The louds of the county were valued, in 18fa, m1 81,241,600; including improvements, at $1,537,103. The tutal equalized ralue of faxnhle property in the county, in 1875, was $10,294,932. persounl properly, $4,170, 785.
GENERAL PHYSICAL TENTITRES.
The surface of The county is diversified with hills and valleys, boltom lauds along the streams, und consulerable sirelches of level aud rolling country. A range of knobs (originally called the Silver Hilis) runs through tha county from north to sauth, Ibe elevated surfaces of which constitute some of The best fruit lands in the Siale. The soil nud climalo ure well adapted to ull kinds of fruit, especially grapes onil the sinaller varieties. The valleys and holtotu Inuds of the Ohio ure proverbial for one crops of coro, wheni, ouls, rye nad barley, the soil being of a ileep, black loam, or, iu somno juris, of loumu mixed with elny, und, in others, with snad und gravel, lying favorably fur noluml drainage, aud, consequently, dry and easily tilled
Feir sections of the Stale are so well adapted lo gardening purposes as The region about Nen .Albouy. Vegetables of all sorts are cultivated bere in lorge quantities, and find o readly market, yielding profitable returns to those engugul in the business.
The water courses or drainage xy dem of Floyel County comprise Big and Lillle indian Creeks, Silver Creek, Richland. Knob, Middle and Bear Creeks. Midilie Fork of Indian Creek, Corn Ruu and their tribularies The first named risey in Lafayelle Township, iu the northern corner of tho county, nud triverses il ile il southicesterly direction. Silver Creek divides Floyd County frow Clark fur a short distance, and is n beintiful streum, taking us name from the Silver ilills, among which il rises. All Ibeze ereeks furnish many excellent will sites.
Alung The ereeks which course Ibrough the bollom lands are fine bodies of timber of birge growth, consisting of white and black walnut, hickory, unple, poplar, ash, mulberry, chin, coltonwood and syenmore. The onk tim- ber nf this section is pronounced superior to that of almost any other por- tion of the Stide for ship building, wengon hubs and spokes, and other me- chunical purposes. The soil of these timbered lunds is very productive. There are many fine grotes of sugar maple in the county, from which con- silendile quanlities of sugar are annually muade.
MINERAL RESOURCES.
The mineral resources of Floril County comprise iron ore, necuganese Neir Albouy black shute, bydraulie limestone, St. Louis limestone, knab ssnl- stone, silica, minend springs, ete. Irun ere und laingunese are fund in thin struta along the Silver Hills, The New Albany rolling. mills obtrun a portion of their ore from these beds. A few years ago, it was thought that the New Albany tilnek alute, mixed with coal tar. would make an excellent roohug tonterial, but experiments lace not justified anticipations.
The hydraulic limestone is found itlerneath the New Albany Inek slate, but not in all places The color of this limesloue isn light direb, and il is classified us quick, medium and alow setting. This stone, in an economic point of view, is one of the most valuable in the county.
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The SI. Louis limestone is quarned by soveral parlies near Greenville, where il has a thickness from lirenly-fire to fifty feel. It is & Bno building lone, and is used considerably in Now Albany. It is also quite extensively converted into road matemal Throughout The rounly.
The knok sandyiono is in inany places from fifty In eighty feel in Thick- n494. Il bar lens on expesure, and is used for doorsteps and many other purpeses ivith success.
Near the lops of the hills about Mooresville there nro beds Iwelre feel in thickness ef n soft, hright-colored ochorous sandstone, exposed porlions of wellch make an excellent mineral paint
lying in rery compael beds, near the intersection of Clark, Harrison unit Washington Counties, is a fine grained while sunil, used in the mamfile- Iure of plate glass nl New Albany hy W. C. De Pauw & Co. This formilion is of very great economic value, and is destined lo play on important parl in abling lo the wealth of Floyd County.
Mineral springs are found in various parts of the county, possessing de- vided medlicnul properties, and there ure nurserons noticeable mounds anil "Ther relies of a prehistorie race.
KABLI AITTILMENT.
Tho frat selllemenl within the present limity af Floyd County w'As probe- nbly made by Robert In Follello, in ivhal is now Franklin Township, in 1901. 'The following spring, l'atrick Shields lounled nyeu land in the present loun- ship of Georgetown. Soon after this, minny families of Germans sellled in chifferent parts of the county. These were followed by the Hunts und Murshes, Buil by Joch, Ahner nud Nathan Scrihner. Froin this time forward, welimpenta multiplied rapiilly in tho county, so that by 1820, there trus nol only a consideratdo population, but muy of tho comforts atul contenienees of living laul been intrailucell.
A unu by the name of Trueblood huitl on Falling Ruo the first mill, in
Whon Pulrick Shieldy caine, there were, of course, ne mills, and he anil the neighbors wha seltled uronad him were utiliged to cross over lo Kentucky lo gel Their gnels grimind, nud la buy such provisions as they needed. Al The foel of whol is new State street, in Georgeloin, MIT. Shields, by the nid of n negro hrunight with him from Virginia, cleared his first palch of grounil il uns destroyed by a sovere Trest in untinin.
Juhn Anglin, mngy residing in Nou Mbany, is said to have been the firel n hile chill hinmu within the hinils of the enunly.
HONORLALILI. MENTIUS
.Inmes k Shields, son of' I'ntrick Shields, bns been a prominent man in the business nffirs of Ibo enunly and of New Albany. In connection with others, in 1860, ho fummel the Bank of Coryilon, of which Thomas C. Slaughter, now Virenil Judge, uns I'resident. In 1866, ho mmil seremnl frimmils sinried the Merchanta National Bank, uf which he remained Cashier till 1874, when he resigned. Ile is n highly esteemed citizen of Neu Albany. In the full of 1812, tho three brothers, Joel, Alizer nnd Nalhun Scribner, citron un exploring expedition lo Inilinno. They stopped on the hund u here Now Albany is now located, and thought it a good juanl. On in- fry, ihoy teornel That The elnim belonged lo Col. John l'anl, Jiring ul Malison; und Ibey went immediately lo see him, and mnude o purchase of his laud ciliniced in fractional Sections 2 and 3, together with the exclusivo righil of ferringe neross tho riror frotu snill fractional sections of Innd. On the 2d day of March, 1813, they col down the first Irec in preparation fur The building if & cabin. These Three brothers, nod parlienlurly Abner, nere intimately identified with the finding ond growth of New Albany, Through the mangement of The Inttor, New Albany gol The start flint il did in ils early iInys. Jool died in Ilelober. 1833, und Abber in 1829, al Men- This, Teuntype
Juenb .Suthing, Leg , is another of the old and esteemed citizens. From 1801 10 Nuremter, INfu, he hehl, by appointment, the office of Surreyar of the Port of New Albany The office nas abolished ut Ube Toller ille
Julgo b W. La Fallello is a untivo of Floyd l'ounly. He uns born Sep- lember 19, 1816, gruilunted ni tho Lair School of tho State University ; i'is ichmitted In practice in 1849; seltled al Nen Albany siuil commenced the umaelice uf kun with the Hon. Juuns Collius, in 1855; in 1858, was elected Indge of the l'ourt of l'ommon Flens of Floyd Couply. in IST#, wvos mp- pinoled, by The Governer, Indge of the l'ireuil Court, but declined, atul be- came I'riseculing Attorney of the district ; in 1973, wos appointed one of The Luty Professors in the State University, and filled the chair one year Since then, he has devoled his alleolion lo his profession al New Albany, There hr ung n good reputation ns a lan yer atul a citizen.
llon Michnel C. Korr, Speaker of Ibe House of Hepresentalives of the Forly-third Congress, is n native of Pennsylinnin, bnl n citizen of New Altmuy, where he has lived since 1848. In that year he was admitted to petice, living studied Inte of Louisville. From 1862 lo INGI, he iras He- porter uf the Supereuro Court of Iudinnn In the full of 1864, he was elceled lo Congress, nud served as member of the House four consecutive lerzus from the Third Congressional District, and was reelected in 1Si4. lu December, INTh, he was elected Speaker af the lbrise. As a lawyer, he stands nell, und is highly esteenred nen bilizon ju the county und cily where be respiles nud bus long hireu kuonu.
TILITICAL 1LISTO11.
Floyd Conuly nas cut off from Horrison and Clark Odinties in the laller juri of Ibr winter of 1819, by Commissioners Appoiuled by the Legisla- iure. After several meetings and a good deal of deliberation, the l'on. missiunere 6nally leeitled to locate the county seal al Nen Albany. Tbe importance of the situation nod prospects of the pace were, nt thal Time, fully recognized. In addition to This, a donation of four lols and $0,000 iras wPeDTod lo the county hy Joel und Almer Scribuer, John Enslinan, Seth nud Clintles Woodruff, und Smith & PasHin, March I, 1819. The couuly wus umned in honor of Col lohu Fluye, of the palest Virginiu family of Ihnl untue, irho was killed by Ibe Imhaus on The Kentucky side of The river. untirly opposite The present vile uf New Albany.
Governer Jeouingy, Ingelher with the Seerelary of Sinle, nppoiuleil l'hardes I'neson, C. Ynuce, Ir , ulul .Incob Piersol, County Commissioners, wwlou heldl their first meeting at the house of Sell Woodruff, fay., on the Bili uf lebrunry, IR]9, They divided The connly into Ibree tornsluijs, aud Ap- painted Iano Stewart County Assessor. By the sanic allarily, Doris Floyd was appointed Presiding Judge; Isane Von Buskirk, Associale ; Joel Serile. ner, flerk nul Recorler , James Beuse, Sheriff aud Treasurer.
The courl held its first term in May, 1819. The following uamed ul+ turnery practiced in the first courts of the county. J. F. Ross, H. B. Nelson, lenne Imirks. M I' Fulrb, W Ht Thumassan, Jnmues Ferguson, J. M Duu- Leur, II I| Moore. E It Stores, T Phelps nud others, M C Fuch way Aje- pointed l'rusgenting Allorae) .
Flord I ontily hus ie hine oud benalifnt a court house as is to be seen In) soulberu ludiana. Il was complelet, reply for use, in March, 18h7, niud tudl the county npnun of $1114,001). The county offices are situated upon the first floor, anul abne are the United States nud Pireuil Courl room", irill Their respective jury roomis, ele These Apartments Are suncique, well at- rungel. lighled oud furnished. The Natural Histury Society have their rooins upon the third floor. The building upon the whole, is u growl anil imposing structure, and does eredd lo the culinly seal and ilx huilders
The mitinly jail in n three-story building, comprising mnte aul female nparluienla. It is lunli of stone, and has n hnudrame Sheriff's resilence in froul, of brick The whole eust nhnnt $15,001 and was ereeleil in 1898
COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.
COUNTY INSTITUTIONS.
There is loented here a Society of Natural History, trhich ins organizeil in 1866, writh John Sloun, 3I. D., as I'resident, and E. S. Crosier, Secretary. Il is in a prosperous emulition financially, nul, asit scientific institution, con- tribules to the general sleek uf inforinalion, and is a eredil lo ils founders. The present officers are : Jebo Sloan, 3I. D., l'resulenl ; Her. Charles Inteh- iuson and L. Russell, Vice Presidents; W. 31. Mny, Secretary, nud J K. Wults, Treasurer.
This county, in conucetion with Clarke, bas niso u Horlicultural Society, Sermour C. Wilcox, Scerelary.
The county poor asylum is situated upun n form of 138 nores, fito iniles d'esl of The city of New Albany. The site is A picturesipie and beantifi one, but the buildings are poor. The prospeel is good, hurorer, for belter buildings al no distant day. The arerage unmber of inmates in the nayhim is forly-six, six of whom are insane persons The asylum is mmler the luanugement of George Brod, Superintendeal.
COUNTY OFFICEAS FOR 1876-6.
William Spellman, Recorder ; B. F. Walker, Clerk ; Thomas Hanlon, Auditor ; Washington Frederick, Treasurer, L S. Davis, Sherif ; E L. Pennington, Coroner, Jobn Myers, Assessor ; G. V. Honk, County Allorney ; J. K. Walls, Superintendeul of Schools; County Commissionors, Loni's HIurrie, Julio tones, William Cook.
Judge of Circuit Court, Hon. George A. Bicknell, J. K. Morris, I'rose- enling Allorney.
Judge uf Criminal Court, Hon. T. L. Smith ; James K. Starsh, Prosecul. ing Allarney.
ludges of United Sintes Distriel wud Circuit Courls, Hon. W. Q Gre. slam, nipl Bergamin Spmoner, Murahat.
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Now Albany is n Ilorishing town of about 20,000 inhabitants. It is situnteil on the Ohiu Rivor, and Ints excellent railroad facilities by the hollis- ville, New Albany & Chicago, the Louisville, New Albany & SI. Lons oud the Jeffersonrille, Madison & Indlinnnpolis Railroods.
The silnalion of the city is beautiful and pieluresque, being bounded oll ibe north ond trest hy the Silver Hills, rising lo the height of three or four hundred feel. I'rom their summits it very magnificent riou may be oblnined of the cities of Now Albany, Jeffersonville unul Louisville, Iho Falls of the Ohio, The great brilge sponning the rirer, The far-off hills that loom up in grandeur nlong Sall River, in Kentucky, and the long sirelch of river both abore anil beloir the cily.
Neu. Albnuy is at the foot of the Falls of the Ohio, which oxlenit n dis- louce of obout oue mile. These falls were a fitorite resort of the uborigines of the Ohio Valley loug prior to the ndreul of The while wonu. They were uoled among the early explorers before the beginning of the present century. The great oilvanlages afforded by them as u waler-pauer for mannfueluring purposes were marked al an early day.
The northern bank of these falls, iu what is now Clark County, u'ns selected by Gen. George Rogers Clark, al the eluso of his greni campmign, in which he gained over The Wesl lo the cause of The American Revolution ; und this land, known as " Clark's Grant," was coled to hiin by the United Siales, in 1779. It was included in the strip of country wilbiu the bouaits uf ludiaun whieb iros ceded by tho Indioos at the Treaty of Greenville, in 1795.
Near the City of New Albany is nu asland in the Ohne Birer, which was ocenpied by Geo. George Rogers CInrk and his men al the commencement nf bis expedition, in liis tu Dillon's Ilistory of lodiann we find the fal- lowing
ulo arriviog with his forces al the Falls of the Ilhic, Col. Clark look possession of an islund which contained obont seven neres. le divideil this island among s small number of funtulies, for whose protection he constructed some light forlifeations. The . Memoirs' of Col. Clark give on account of his learing this islundt. 'On the 21tb of June, Iffs!' he says, Fire left nur little islund nud run oboul a tuile up the river, in order to gain the uinin channel, and shol tho falls nl the rery moment of the sun being in n greol eclipse, which caused varions conjectares among the superstitious.' "
New Albany iras Imod ont in 1816. by Joel, Abner nad Nalhamel Scrib- ner. Tbe luod was purchased hy tho Serboer brotbers of John Paul, n ho cutereil it al the Governorent Land Office, al Vincennes. The lols nere ilis- posed of il publie nuelion on the first Tuesday and Wedausilny of November, 1818, mil ibere was a stipulation in the advertisement of the sale, thot "one- fourib part of each payment upon the lols sold shall be paid into the hands of Trustees (lo be chosen hy the purchuusers) utilil Bitch payments sunll nmount lo $5,000, the interest of which shall be upplied to the use of schools in the lowu forerer.
With this funil the Scribner High School irus founded, and has Bourished up In the present time, through a period of over sixty years, oud is umr one among the most efficicully manngel nod prosperous high schools in Indiann. The city is noted for the number and success of ils manufacturers The Weolen und Colton Mills Coinpinny, Mr. Intues Hoioes, President, aud J. F. Geblinrl, Seerelary, nre doing n lurge business. The iggregule business iu isnul uud woolen fabrics, and collon and collen fabrics, revebes the yunt of $1,500,000
The most eslelisne glass works of the kind in the Quiled Sinles are lecaled ut New Albany The works are organized muter the unure of the Sinr Glass Company. The l'Inte tiloss Works Inve the enjeily for the pro- duction of 1,000 feel per day of the finest quality of polished plaies, 92x180 inches in size. These extensive trorks hare a capital of $650,000 employed in Iho mannlacuire of glass
Mr. Washington T De Inuw way The first American who had the courage nudl enterprise la renture in the wannfacture of plusle gliss, and he lins innile il n grand success. His quergy, colerprise aul enpital huve built up This great establishment ul Neir Albany.
Kilrer- plated glass mirrors irere first winde in this city during the year 1872.
There are. in New Albany, some of The most exleusite faumlries and machine shops tu ludiuuu. The machine shops of the Louisville, New Albnuy & Chicago failnay, The shops of P T'. Ihitl & Co. and Johnson & Web-ler hate n latge capital iurented. Phere ure, nina, dure foundries, brass fonplries, Inuveries, forge works, pluning. mills, by J. B. Friend ; Bouring-milla, by R. P. Main, J. F. heyden & Co,, nud city mills hy Peter Muun. There are here tun immense rolling wills-the Ohiu Falls mint the New Alluny-le J. Bragden & Cu.
There are manny fine residences in the city, particularly on Upper Main si reel. Amnoug These may be nuliced The houses of W. C. Culberlaou, .I. . I. Brown, Itoberi McCord and John Clorn.
The elly coulais twenty-four churches, viz .: Two Baptist, tuo Christina, tuto Episcopalinn, Ien Melhedist, Iwo Cathelie, Three Presbyterinn, Que Ini- versnlist, one Lutheran Finngelienl and ane German lefuruet.
There are eleren publie schouls on The graded plou, with fine school houses, of which The Upper Main street buibling is the most elegant aund costly in The city. The se schools are ally and efficiently inaungeil hy n City Superintentent aml n Beard uf Dilucalion.
This is the seat of De Pauu l'ollege for femalo students-u hiue institu- lion, localed on beautiful grounds in a grove, with large and handsome sile. This institution is In a prosperous condition
"'iro newspapers are published at New Alhnuy-the New Albany Ledger- Standard, daily and weekly, mil the Independent, a weekly issue. Buth are ubly condueleil and well supported
New Albany irns incorporated as a tolyn about 1814, the Trustees boing Joel, Nallmuiel mini Abnor Scribner, John Ensiburn amil Charles Woodruff. Tho cily incorporation uns efleeleit in 1830, with the election of the follow- ing others : P. 3I. Dorsey, Mayor ; John S. Davis, Clerk, The City Council consiuled of twelve mon, of whout only one, Mr. H Becler, still mirvires. Some liventy- five differout additions have been maile lo the city, from first lo lagt, abit ils growth and prosperity hure slendily increased, It is one of the most aclire munufueinring ofties in the Stalo.
OTILFIL TOUNS ANH T'IL.LAULS.
MOORESVILLE.
(Floyıl Knobs Pasl Office) ia n small Town siluatedl upon the east bank of Little Initian Creek. It contains two stores, a largo ynu-mill, soreral mechanical establishmonts, and a hno school house and church.
Scottsville, Balena, Greenrille, Georgelou'n and Hilwardsvillo ure small villages und post offices senttered orer the county.
NOBLE COUNTY.
Noble County is bouydel on the northi hy La Grange, engl by De Kalb, south by Allen and Whitley, und west by Kosciusko mid Elkhart Conolies. Tho firel selllements within these limits were by immigrants from Ohio and Pennsylvonin. Al this lime, nearly orery Stale east of Inulinon is repre- sented in Ibis All maclire agricultural district.
At the organization of the counly, iu 1836, it coninineit a population ef obout 2,000. At the last census, in Isfo, the population was 20,389.
The area is 420 square miles, or 268 800 neres. By The report inade to The Stale Board of Equalization in 1875, almost all of this amouul was lilla. blo, 205,618 acres being roluroul for taxutdo purposes. This Ialler aumber were inlued ul, including huproroments, $4,676,268. The ralve of loun lols nud improvements wos $924,101, aud of personul properly, $2,236,466 These values gire tho sum of $7,836,826, ns the taxablo wealth of Noble County.
The surface is iliversified with hills ulternaling with burr onk "open. ings," und nhumit ou coly ilirided between the luo. Sereral small prairies occult, one of the largest being near Ligonier, in The northivest corner of tho county. The soil of the timhered loud is loom and elny, hith n stiff clay subsoil, and is proverbialty productive. Thal of lbe " burr onk openingy" is lighter, coutauning sand, 19 easily cultivated, and is considered the best in The couoly. Tho prairio anil is a dork, peuly loumn anil sund, will a subsod of grarel or suml. Corn, wheat, ools und the grosses are grann lo grenl perfection, and in bountiful supplies, noil apples and other fruits amply reward the attention their cultivation hns receired.
Peal bog», or marshes, occur ul interrats, somo of which bare been Inkes, von bridged over by the growth of aquale plants, watsh grass nul shrub- bery. A few of them hure hecome densely cuvored with somll trees and smilerbrush, the tough roots of which, interlacing with cooh othor, hore strengthened The Ireucherons bridge, and gire the surface tho appearance of
enduring solidlily In sereral instances, in tho northern part of The Siale, railroads have been coustrucleit neross These seemingly solid menilows or woolled marshes, which, offer n short term of yeurs, hare sunk below the established graile, and in some cases sunk through lo the botteru of the underground Inke, necessitaling the filling in writh solid molerinty. Gen. erally lile, heary rock and sund are useil in such localities. In no case Ivay the sinking so sudden as lo chuse loss of life or incrcheodise in Iransil.
"The Loose nbundnul tinibor in Ibo county is while onk. Red, black all hurr oak, hickory, poplar, elin, trople, ush and beech ure still plenty ; while auil hlack iralunt ond coffee nul sparingly, and Inmaruck is seen in some of the swamps.
The county. excepting the prairies, nas once covered nilh an abundance ol' raluable limber, but The demands of Trade Inre thinned out the varieties useil in cabinet itul furniture work
"The northern portion of the county is nnlereit by the Elklingt River und ils Tranches, the eastern hy numerous small Tributaries of The ". St. Joseph- of-the- Maumee " nud The southern parl by some branches of Tippecanoe and Eel Ilivers. Near Lisbon, in the northeast corner of the county, is tho sum- init or erest from which The streams run northwestinrd into Laku Michigun, eastuanl inlo Lake Erie, mul Houthueduard into The Wabash River.
The monolonous succession of goully umlerhailing surface is charmingly diversified by nuincrous lakes, some of which are set in the heanlifnt green of surrounding forests, while others reflect from their zephyr-rippled sur- faces Ibe golilen harrest of cercals grain upon the surrounding luuds. 11 is olnimod by the citizens thul Tho county contains more than u hundred ef These beautiful Inkes. Some of The principal ones nre . Bisler, Crane, Deep, Dusinond. Deer, Eagle, Engle, Lalia, Long, Mart, uncio, Rouir, Sand, Tamarack, Sandford, Sap, The Reservoir al Home City, Siher nud a choiu uf Iwenly smoll lakes in the soul lnrest coruer
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