The other towns of the county are Genoa, Syracuse, and Little Rock.
The surrounding country is a vast prairie, now under good cultivation, but too uniform to please the eye. Population, 14,226; dwellings, 2,455; farms, 1,595; manufactories, 43. One collocation of incidents interested me greatly. Population, 3,007; dwellings, 559; farms, 225; manufactories, 3. Population, 6,720; dwellings, 1,132; farms, 827; manufactories, 9. But few Indian, and those of the Menominee tribe, were in the vicinity. Such were some of the incidents which led to the cognomen of Cross Camnp. It is situated in the northern part of the state, and watered by Rock river and its branches. To many persons this soap-clay is quite a curiosity.
Of domestic fruits, the apple and peach are chiefly cultivated. The Green Bay and Chicago Railroad is another important line connecting Illinois and Wisconsin. French explorers at its mouth, where it empties into the Illinois. The bottom is clay, affording good anchorage ground. From the entrance to the extremity, which is about 180 feet, it has a regular and gradual ascent. Then we soon reach Mackinaw island, on which is situated the town and old fort of the same name.
These groves are generally elevated above the surrounding prairie, and are most advantageous situations for settlements. The grain is almost wholly cut by harvesting machines. The whole descent on these rapids twenty-five in all was ascertained to be thirty-four and sixty-eight hundredths feet. Illinois river countries, as well as in the regions of the Sangamon, and other streams of the State. The other towns are Clinton, Franklin, Waynesville, Marion, and iMount Pleasant. The largest, most accurate, and only reliable map of Illinois extant. Its name is, I believe, derived from that of an Indian chief. That Troy marsh and the corduroy make one ache for the completion of plankroads.
Illinois Town, to unite with this road, and in view of such probability, it has been built in a most substantial manner. The soil is rich and deep, mostly a heavy clay, with frequent strips of sandy loam. Wisconsin river, are among the very best in the State. Population, 9,565; dwellings, 1,855; farms, 988; manufactories, 25.
As if they did rejoice o'er a young earthquake's birth. Well does it then deserve the name Father of Waters. The earth cannot boast so magnificent a sight A continent blazing with oceans of light. The western counties of Iowa are best reached by Steamboats runnmling on Missouri river. Thie money expended upon Jacksonville is already yielding a good return.