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" Various have been the conjectures of the learned, concerning the time when, by what people, and for what purpose, these stupendous monuments of labor and in- genuity, were erected. Their origin is so deeply involv- ed in the obscurity of remote antiquity, without any light of history, or even authentic tradition to conduct our inquiries concerning them to the desired result, that no certainty upon the subject will probably ever be at- tained."
The mounds vary in size and somewhat in shape, (round or oval;) the magnitude of some being 15 to SC rods in circumference, and one is SS-their height is from 5 to 70 feet. Some are conical, others with a flat area on the top. The earthy material of which they are composed, differs from the surrounding earth, and ap- pears to have been brought from a distance; but no trace can be discovered of the place from whence taken, nor of the corresponding material within any reasonable distance. Their sides are so abrupt, that it would ap- pear to have been difficult to make the particles adhere to each other. In many instances trees, of a size correspond- ing with those of the forest, are found upon their apex, and the country on which they are found, is uniformly
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level. In most instances where they have been opened,, human bones have been discovered ; but generally they crumble in pieces or moulder into dust, shortly after being exposed to the air-except the teeth, jaw, skull, &c. being of a peculiar solidity, are capable of resisting the effects of the air.
The forts, or fortifications, are wrapt in the same kind of mystery as the mounds-are of the same kind of material, erected on level land, and no trace to lead to the point from whence the earth was taken. Their height is of various elevations, from 2 to 30 feet, and almost perpendicular ; and the ground they occupy, an area of a few perches to nearly 100 acres, but is gene- rally not far removed from a river or stream-it is not unlikely that where there is an exception to this rule, a stream or river once coursed its vicinity. The fortifica- tions at Circleville, in Pickaway county, is the most re- markable phenomenon of the kind, in the state, but for details respecting it, I have not room here ; farther, than that it is circular, and consists of two parallel walls - whose tops are, apparently, about three rods asunder ; the inner one of which is forty seven rods in diameter. Between these two walls is a fosse, excavated sufficient- ly broad and deep, and not more than sufficiently so, to have afforded earth, (dirt and gravel,) enough for the external wall alone. The interior wall is composed of clay, of which the inhabibants manufacture brick ; and there is no other clay in the vicinity, the whole neigh- boring grounds being dirt and gravel.
The face of the country is somewhat diversified ; the interior, and northern parts of it, bordering on lake Erie, are generally level, and, in some places, marshy.
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About a quarter, or a third possibly, of the eastern and south eastern part of the state, bordering on the Ohio river, is very hilly and broken. The hills are not, how- ever, generally so large and rocky, as properly to be termed mountains ; notwithstanding they are almost in- finitely numerous. But immediately upon the banks of the Ohio, and several of its tributaries, are numerous tracts of intervale or meadow land, of most exuberant fertility.
One particular, which is worthy of remark, in the conformation of the land in this state, as well as through- out the western country generally, is the circumstance of the height of land between the large rivers and other water courses, being the wettest and most marshy, and of the most miry quality of any other in the state ; while the driest land lies along the margins of the vari- ous streams ; whereas, concerning the land in the east- ern states, the reverse is the case.
Of the forest trees, the most abundant are black wal- nut, oak of various species, hickory, maple of different kinds, beech, birch, poplar, sycamore, ash of several species, pawpaw, buck-eye,* and cherry, besides nu- merous other kinds, whose beautious foliage, or variegat- ed hues of their flowers, present a delightful prospect, in their season, to the lover of rural scenery. Among
* This tree abounds more generally in Ohio than in any other state in the west-it is indigenous to the western country-is with great difficulty ignited, and when ignited, will not burn. In the nomenclature of names, wherein the people of different states are localised, being governed somewhat by circumstances, probably as the aborigines were in taking names, Buck-eyes is the cognomen by which those of Ohio are designated : those of Kentucky are Corn. crackers; and those of Indiana, Hoosiers ..
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the cultivated productions of the soil, are fruit trees and , grain of various kinds.
Among the medicinal plants, are columbo, found in the greatest plenty ; turmerick ; seneka snake root ; black snake root ; valerian ; spigelia ; a species of ipe- cacuanha ; ginseng ; mezereon ; sarsaparilla, &c .- [ Dr. Hildreth.
Among the mineral productions, aluminous earth, from which alum could be made, is found in large quan- tities-some pure alum has been found ; large beds of pyrites ; copperas ; salt water; coal; iron ; clays of various descriptions, red, brown, blue and white -- of the latter very strong putty is made ; ochre of different kinds, particularly red, which, when burnt, is equal to Spanish brown ; nitre ; gypsum, some elegant crystals of which have been found. Up the Muskingum, Seneca oil, (a kind of petroleum,) is found when the river is low .- Idem.
The Ohio Gazetteer states, that in Muskingum coun- ty are also found inexhaustible beds of buhr-stone, or cellular quartz, in amorphous masses, having the same constituent properties of the celebrated French buhr- stone, so extensively used in the United States for mill stones. In both the sand stone and slate formations, in and near Zanesville, are found impressions of several tropical plants, of which many specimens have been collected ; but the geology and mineralogy of the coun- try have not yet been subjected to the rigid examination which they merit.
To ascertain the mineral region of stone coal, (bitu- minous,) iron ore, and salt springs, imagine (says the Gazetteer,) a line drawn from the western limits of
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Pennsylvania, at Williamsfield, in the southeast corner of Ashtabula county, in this state, to Northampton in the western part of Portage county; thence southwester- ly through Wooster to Mount Vernon ; thence south through Granville to Lancaster ; and from thence south- westerly to Hillsborough ; thence to the mouth of Eagle creek, in Brown county ; then all that region, lying east and southeasterly from this line, to the Ohio river, will embrace the coal, iron, and salt region of the state. The water, from which the salt is manufactured, is obtained by boring into a stratum of whitish sandstone, (in Mus- kingum county for instance) called salt rock, at a depth of from about $50 to 700 feet, through numerous strata of different, but, as is supposed, of secondary formation.
The Muskingum river, which empties into the Ohio, about 60 miles southeast of Zanesville, is the largest and most beautiful stream, running its whole distance, in the state. " It rises in the southern borders of the Connec- ticut Western Reserve, and flows in a remarkable wind- ing, but generally southern direction, across Stark, Tus- carawas, Coshocton, Muskingum, Morgan, and Wash- ington counties, into the Ohio river, at Marietta, by a mouth, 225 yards wide." At Duncan's Falls, Si miles below this place, the navigation, except by batteaux, has been impeded. This obstruction, however, is now in progress of being removed ; the appropriation, made by the legislature of the state, at its last session, being sufi- cient to open a steamboat navigation from Marietta to Dresden, 12 miles above Zanesville, to which there is a side cut connecting with the Ohio and lake Erie canal ; and the contracts having all been let, and considerable work upon some of the sections having already been done,
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navigation by steam boats will shortly be commenced .- Adjoining Duncan's Falls, a town, called Taylorsville, was a few years since laid out, and mills erected, which are in successful operation, and may be considered as one of the appendages to Zanesville.
" The Muskingum rolls its limpid waves over a sandy and pebbly bottom, variegated in summer months, (says the authority above quoted,) with the open valves of thousands of red and white shells, scattered amongst the gravel, rivalling in beauty the richest tesselated pave- ments of the Romans. Its head branches water the most picturesque and romantic portions of the state, while south of Zanesville, it passes over inexhaustible beds of stone coal, and some of the richest deposits of mineral salt, to be found in the valley of Ohio. The Aborigines of the west rightly named this river the " Elk's eye," in token of its transparency and beauty.
In numerous places along this river, and its various branches, are considerable tracts of valuable land ; al- though the country bordering upon it, for the distance of about 40 miles below Zanesville, is generally hilly.
Zanesville lies in lat. 59º 59' N. and lon. 81º 57' W. -or, 5° 2' W. from Washington city. It is a flourish- ing town, and situated on the west bank of the Muskin- gum river, through which runs the great National road from Cumberland, to the western States. It is the seat of government of Muskingum county, and contains about 8000 inhabitants, a spacious court house, public offi- ces, and other fine buildings. Across the Muskingum river, at this place, are two beautiful and substantial bridges, the one connecting with the village of Putnam, containing nearly 2000 inhabitants, with a bank, capi-
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tal $500,000-the other, continuous of the National road, and branching into West Zanesville, giving to the struc- ture the form of the letter Y, containing about 800 in- habitants. There are but few, if any situations in the state, that afford more ample means for manufacturing, than Zanesville, and its vicinity. The great water power, created by means of the dam and canal, now in progress of building, by the state, will increase it to more than double what it has heretofore been. The county also abounds with iron ore, salt springs, inex- haustible beds of bituminous coal, and abundance of timber. A peculiar kind of clay is also found in the county, suitable for crucibles for the manufacture of glass, (which formerly had to be imported at great ex- pense,) beside fine pipe clay.
The institutions and public buildings of Zanesville, beside those above named, are a building, erected by the liberality of the citizens, called the Athenaeum, contain- ing a library of 2500 volumes ; and a reading room, where are received all the principal newspapers and periodicals in the United States. It is supported by stock- holders, who pay an annual instalment of five dollars, and where all strangers, visiting or tarrying in town, are permitted to visit, free of expense : there are also a bank, with a capital of $500,000; an insurance of- fice, and four agencies for foreign offices ; S large hoteis; 5 printing offices* ; 8 churches ; 2 steam engine and ma- chine shops ; 3 woollen factories ; 1 cotton factory ; 1 steam paper mill ; S oil mills ; 2 breweries ; Sair foun- dries ; 2 brass foundries ; 2 rope manufactories ; 2 soap
*The first newspaper printed in Zanesville, was in 1809.
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and candle manufactories ; 1 starch and glue factory ; S coach manufactories ; 2 glass manufactories ; 2 saw mills, propelled by water, and two by steam ; and a steam hat manufactory.
There are also in the immediate vicinity of Zanesville, five flouring mills, propelled by water, with thirty run of stones, and three steam flouring mills, with nine run of stones, manufacturing annually 100,000 bbls. of flour.
Five hundred thousand bushels of Salt, and upwards, are manufactured annually, on the Muskingum river, be- tween Dresden and Marietta.
There were exported from Zanesville, during the last year, 1,200,000 lbs. pork; 200,000 lbs of lard ; 40,000 gallons of whiskey ; 300,000 gallons of stone ware; 2,000 hogsheads of tobacco ; and 800 barrels of linseed oil. There are also manufactured at Jas. Taylor & Son's Mills, nine miles below Zanesville, on the Muskingum river, 20,000 barrels of flour annually.
At the decease of the proprietor of this town, he left all the property which he at the time possessed, for the support of a free school ; which fund, at this time, amounts to about S35,000-in a few years more, it will probably be increased to between 80 and $90,000 : and when all the property is disposed of, the proceeds will be under the control of the Canal Company, the interest alone arising from the fund, to be applied to school pur- poses.
These advantages, taken in connexion with others in contemplation, such as a rail road to Wheeling, and also one to Columbus, will render Zanesville one of the most desirable situations for the man of capital, in the west.
Zanesville, (O.)-Attorneys in 1836. 205
WYLLYS BUELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, MAIN STREET, ZANESVILLE.
SAMUEL W. CULBERTSON & SON. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ZANESVILLE.
GODDARD & CONVERS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, MAIN STREET. ZANESVILLE.
HARPER & ADAMS.
ATTORNEYS AT LIH.
ZANESVILLE
Alex. Harper, Wm. A. Adams,
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GEORGE JAMES, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ZANESVILLE.
RICHARD STILWELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, ZANESVILLE.
STEPHEN BURWELL, AUCTIONEER, AND Commission Merchant, MAIN STREET, ZANESVILLE.
F. COGSWELL,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in BOOTS, SHOES, & LEATHER, No. 2 Wilson's row, Main street. ZANESVILLE.
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Zanesville, (O.)-Printers in 1836. 207
J. R. & A. LIPPITT,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
BOOKS & STATIONERY, DRUGS, MEDICINES & DYE STUFFS ;
Publishers of the North American Reader, Testament 12 mo .; New England Primer, 18 mo .; Cobb's Expositor and Arithmetics, &c. &c. ; Blank Books, and Binding of all de- scriptions, done to order.
MAIN STREET, ZANESVILLE.
PARK & BENNETT,
Book and Job Printers. AND Publishers of the Zanesville Gazette. ZANESVILLE.
ADAM PETERS, Publisher of the " Ohio Republican." AND
Job Printer,
MAIN STREET, ZANESVILLE.
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BALLENTINE & CLARK,
BREWERS OF PORTER, ALE AND BEER~ Manufacturers of Flour ; AND DEALERS IN
ALL ELVDS OF PRODUCE.
John Ballentine, ? Adam Clarke. 1 ZANESVILLE.
CHRISTIAN F. HAAS, BREWER OF Porter, Ale, Strong Beer & Brown Stout, MARKET STREET, ZANESVILLE. N. B. Orders from a distance, filled at the shortest notice.
J. ST.ICY, CONFECTIONARY & CANDY MANUFACTURER, AND BREAD, CRACKER, AND SHIP BISCUIT BAKER. Wholesale and Retail, Main street, Zanesville.
JAMES SMITH, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Wines and Liquors, exclusively, Corner of Fifth street, ZANESVILLE.
Zanesville, (0.)-Grocers, &c. in 1836. 209
JAMES TAYLOR & SON, Dealers in Merchandize, and Produce generally : MANUFACTURERS OF FLOUR, SALT, LEATHER, &C. Taylorsville, (Muskingum county, ) 9 miles S. of ZANESVILLE.
JOHN R. HOWARD, GROCER, Commission and Forwarding Merchant, Corner of Main and 2d streets, ZANESVILLE.
JAMES RAGUET, Wholesale and Retail GROCER-and Forwarding and Commission Merchant. MAIN STREET, ZANESVILLE.
N. & C. G. WILSON, DEALERS IN Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, GROCERIES AND PRODUCE-AND . Forwarding and Commission Merchants. MAIN STREET, ZANESVILLE.
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GEORGE REEVE & SON, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Dry Goods & Grocery Merchants, AND
Manufacturers of Flour.
Geo. Reeve, ? Geo. B. Reeve. S
ZANESVILLE.
OG> Goods and Produce received at, and forwarded from, Zanes- ville or Dresden, by river or canal craft, to any part of the United States.
JAMES W. CASSEL, PRODUCE DESLER.
Cash paid for Flour, Pork, Whiskey, Lard, Butter, &c. ORNDORFF'S HOTEL, ZANESVILLE.
II. EASTM.IN', DRUGGIST,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
and Proprictor of
Doct. Bloodgood's celebrated Elixir of Health ; If. Eastman's Specific Embrocation ; Nerve Cordial ; Fe- males? own Medicine : Rheumatic Drops; and Family Physic or Anti-Bilious Pills-which will be furnished to the order of dealers on the most reasonable terms.
'ZANESVILLE.
Zanesville, ( O. )-Druggists in 1836. 211
MERRICK & JACKSON, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Drugs, Paints, Oils, Bye Stuff's, and Glass Ware ; AND MANUFACTURERS OF LUCIFER MATCHES, Corner of Fifth and Main streets, ZANESVILLE. N. B. Country Merchants and Pedlars supplied with the latter article, by the gross or dozen, at Eastern price ..
THOMPSON & SCOTT. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS. (Sign of the Mammoth Lamp,) Keep constantly on hand, a large and general assortment of Drugs, Medicines, Paints. DYE STUFFS, AND STATIONERY, Which they will sell at Eastern prices. 35- They also manufacture Lucifer Matches.
B. T. WHITAKER & Co. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Dyc. Stuff's, &c. WARRANTED GENUINE. Physicians' prescriptions, carefully compounded. Sign of the Golden Mortar, Main street, Zunesville.
B. T. Whitaker, ? John P. Whitaker. S
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HENRY BLANDY, DEALER IN Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Groceries, Queensware, &c. Sixth door above Orndoff's Hotel, MAIN STREET, ZANESVILLE.
J. A. CR.IMMI,
Dealer in Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, HARDWARE, GROCERIES, &c. Hamm's row, Main street, ZANESVILLE.
Wholesale and Retail dealer ht Foreign and Domestic Merchandize, Corner of Main and Fifth streets. ZANESVILLE.
HUGHES & SPURCK, DEALERS IN Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Hardware, Crockery-ware, Groceries &c. Main street, Zanesville. Thos. Hughes, ? Geo. Spurck.
Zanesville, ( O.) -- Merchants in 1836. 213
KEARNY & GRAHAM,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Dry Goods Merchants, No. 4, Wilson's row, Main street, ZANESVILLE.
JAMES M. KIRKPATRICK, DEALER IN Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Hardware, Queensware, and Groceries. Corner of Seventh and Main streets, ZANESVILLE.
John & Andrew Mc Mechan,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, GROCERIES, &C. Corner of Main and Sixth streets, Zunestills.
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SPEAR & MELNICK, DEALERS IN Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Groceries and Produce-and Forwarding and Commission Merchants, Farmers' Exchange, Putnam,
V. Spear, ? Geo. Helinick.
J. SPERRY & SON,
DEALERS IN Dry Goods, Queensware, Hardware, Gro- ceries, Iron Nails, Produce, &c. Corner of Sewer alley and Main street, ZANESVILLE.
LOUIS WARNER,
DEALER IN Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Groceries, &c. Main street, Zanesville.
Watch and Clock Makers,-and
JEWELLERS, Keep constantly on hand, a general assortment of Watches, Jewellery, and Fancy Goods, Main street, Zanesville.
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R. P. ROBINSON,
Manufacturer of WINDOW GLASS, AND Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, S'c. Main street, Zanesville
J. SHEPHERD & CO. Manufacturers of Hollow Glass Ware, Corner of Market and Third streets, ZANESVILLE.
WILLIAM SCHULTZ. COACH AND HARNESS MAKER; AND Family and Fancy Carriages, inade to order on the shortest notice, Main street, Zanesville.
THOMAS WOODS, Saddler, Harness, and TRUNK MANUFACTURER, Corner of Main and Fourth streets, ZANESVILLE.
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JAMES HENDERSON, MERCHANT TAILOR, Main Street, west of Third street, ZANESVILLE.
THOMAS MILLER.
TAILOR,
Main street, east of Seventh street,
ZANESVILLE.
J. . HOTN'A.
TAILOR, No. S, South Fifth street, ZANESVILLE.
JOIIN O. WINTERMUTE,
FASHIONABLE TAILOR, Corner of Main and Fifth streets, ZANESTILLE.
Zanesville, ( O. )-Hatters, &c. in 1836. 217
S. ALLEN & Co.
Manufacturers of Hats and Hat Felts,-and
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN All kinds of Huts, Hat Felts, Hatters' Stock, Trimmings, Caps and Furs. MAIN STREET, ZANESVILLE.
William Galigher, HAT MANUFACTURER, and Dealer in Hatters' Furs and Trimmings, at Wholesale and Retail, S doors below the National House, Main street, ZANESVILLE.
N. WILSON, Soap and Candle Manufacturer, WATER STREET, ZANESVILLE. 21
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ZANESVILLE FOUNDRY.
ADAMS & WHEELER, are daily Manufacturing, Stoves, Grates, Fire-places, Ploughs, Mill-gearing,-and CASTINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Water street, near the lower Bridge, ZANESVILLE.
DARE, WHITAKER & Co. Iron Founders, Engine Builders,
AND MACHINISTS GENERALLY.
All kinds of Mill and Machine Castings executed at the shortest notice.
A general assortment of Stoves, Grates, Ploughs and Castings on hand.
Corner of Market and Third streets, Zanesville.
John D. Dare, John P. Whitaker,
Proprietors.
Elias Ebbert.
. & M. DUETY, Copper, Tin, and Sheet Iron MANUFACTURERS, AND DEALERS IN STOVES, Opposite the National House, Main street, Zanesville.
Zanesville, ( O.) -- Tanners, in 1836. 219
MUSKINGUM ROPE WALK.
John R. Howard, ? Proprietors,
Geo. L. Shinnich,
Manufacture, and keep constantly on hand, Ropes, Cordage and Tucine,
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
NG Orders executed at the lowest Western prices, at the warc- house of John R. Howard,
Corner of &d and Main streets, · ZANESVILLE.
DOSTER && DARLINGTON. Tanners and Curriers, Dealers in Leather from slaughtered Ifides of all de- scriptions, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, Head of Main street, Zanesville.
James Doster, Harvey Darlington.
MOOREHEAD & ROBERTSON,
Tannen's and Curriers. Manufacturers of Slaughtered Hides, Sole Leather, Skirting, and Cal Skins, HEAD OF MAIN STREET, ZANESVILLE.
Thos. Moorehead, Joseph Robertson.
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D. TALLMADGE'S
MAIL STAGE LINES,
Between Zanesville, (Ohio,) & Maysville, (Kentucky. ) -
The Bainbridge and Cincinnati, Lancaster and Co- Jumbis Pilot line of four horse Post Coaches, leaves Zanesville every morning at 8 o'clock, running through Lancaster, Chillicothe and Bainbridge to Maysville, (Ken. ) connecting at Bainbridge with his line to Cincin- nati, through to Maysville in S6 hours, or to Cincinnati in 48 hours.
For seats in Zanesville, apply at the office of Neil, Moore S. Co's General Stage Office, National House.
EL7> The subscriber informs the public, that he has the road stocked with the best horses, coaches and drivers, the country affords ; and there shall be nothing wanting on his part, to add to the comfort and convenience of all who may please to patronize him.
D. TALLMADGE ..
Zanesville, Ohio.
Portsmouth, ( O.)-ils Statistics in 1836, 221
LETTER X.
Portsmouth, (Ohio) -- Its situation-Mouth of Scioto river and Ohio and lake Erie Canal-Resources, and Statistics of Portsmouth- Cards of Merchants and other business men.
PORTSMOUTH, (Ohio,) Jan. 1857.
This town, which is in lat. 38º 43' N. and about S2º 50' W. was laid out in 1805, is situated on a bank (of clay and loam formation,) of the Ohio river, sufficiently elevated as not to be endangered by inundation at or- dinary high floods. At this point, about a mile to the west, enters the Scioto river, upwards of 150 yards in width at its mouth ; and here also is the termination of the Ohio and Erie cana!, S06 miles in length, without the feeder-including feeder, $20; and 1185 feet of lockage-at an elevation of 470 feet above the Atlantic ocean, and 94 feet below the level of lake Erie. Ports- mouth is the seat of justice of Scioto county ; contains a population of 2000 inhabitants, and is a delightful and flourishing place. The large brick stores, factories. churches, and dwellings, present a very imposing spec- tacle to persons passing up or down the river, and the scenery in the rear is in correspondence with its other attractions. Here are a court house ; jail ; market house; 4 churches; a bank, with a capital of S268,621.26 ; about SO stores and commission houses ; 2 hotels ; 2 printing offices ; numerous manufacturing establishments; and at this time there are in operation within a circuit of twenty-five miles to the south and east, and for which Portsmouth is the nearest and most convenient point for disposing of their manufactured Iron, and procuring the- necessary supplies of money, merchandise and provi-
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sions, twenty-five blast furnaces, six water forges, three steam forges and one rolling mill, which manufacture an- nually at least $2, 061,000 worth of Iron at present prices. The sales of merchandise, in the town for the past year, according to data, exceed the sum of S400,000. The amount advanced, by the Commission Merchants, for freight and merchandise, received by and forwarded on the Canal, during the same period, exceeded the sum of. $250,000. The value of all the manufac- tures in Scioto county, some of which are very consider- able, together with the sales of produce and lumber and the amount of other commercial, mechanical and agri- cultural operations, for the current year, is $1,000,000. All these sources of business, and more particularly the manufacture of Iron, are daily increasing and capable of almost indefinite expansion.
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