Much has been published already about the West ,—the Great West ,—the Valley of the Mississippi .—But no portion of this immense and interesting region, is so much the subject of inquiry, and so particularly excites the attention of the emigrant, as the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Michigan, with the adjacent territorial regions. All these States have come into existence as such, with the exception of Ohio, within the last twenty years; and much of the territory, now adorned

Cotton and Sugar Planters;—Farmers;—Population of the large towns and cities;—Frontier class;—Hunters and Trappers;—Boatmen. There is great diversity in the character and habits of the population of the Valley of the Mississippi. Those who have emigrated from the Atlantic states, as have a very large proportion of those persons who were not born in the Valley, of course do not differ essentially from the remaining population of those states. Some slight shades of difference are perceptible in su

System of Surveys.—Meridian and Base Lines.—Townships.—Diagram of a township surveyed into Sections.—Land Districts and Offices. —Pre-emption rights.—Military Bounty Lands.—Taxes.—Valuable Tracts of country unsettled. In all the new states and territories, the lands which are owned by the general government, are surveyed and sold under one general system. Several offices, each under the direction of a surveyor general, have been established by acts of Congress, and districts, embracing one or mo

Length, 278; medium breadth, 235 miles: containing 64,500 square miles, and containing 41,280,000 acres. Bounded north by the Des Moines country, or New Purchase, attached to Wisconsin Territory, west by the Indian Territory, south by Arkansas, and east by the Mississippi river. Between 36° and 40° 37' N. latitude, and between 11° 15' and 17° 30' west longitude. Civil Divisions. —It is divided into 50 counties, as follows:—Barry, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Chaviton, Clay,

Arkansas, which has recently formed a constitution, lies between 33° and 36° 30' N. latitude, and between 13° 30' and 17° 45' W. longitude. Length, 235; medium breadth, 222 miles;—containing about 50,000 square miles, and 32,000,000 acres. Civil Divisions. —The following are the counties, with the population, from the census taken in 1835: Another table we have seen, makes out the population, as officially reported (with the exception of two counties, from which returns had not been made,) to be

Suggestions to Emigrants—Canal, Steamboat and Stage Routes—Other Modes of Travel—Expenses—Roads, Distances, &c. &c. In the concluding chapter to this Guide , it is proposed to give such information as is always desirable to emigrants upon removing, or travelling for any purpose, to the West. 1. Persons in moderate circumstances, or who would save time and expense, need not make a visit to the West, to ascertain particulars previous to removal. A few general facts, easily collecte

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