Late Account of the Missouri Territory Compiled From Notes Taken During a Tour
Late Account of the Missouri Territory Compiled From Notes Taken During a Tour
D T Madox
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Spring water, one'liundrcd yaids wide, and some miles lo'ig; emptying kself by a constant rapid stream throughthe center of the town. The bunks of this lake, called St. ArHiis, are high, beautiful and pleasant ; tlie water deep, clear and sweet, and weU stored with fish ; the bottom a clear sand, free from wood, shi'ubs, or other vegetables. Oa each side of this delightful lake, streets were to be laid out 100 feet Avid •, and a road to he continued found it of the same breadth ; and this doubl...e AtJ LAT^ ACCOUNT Of; front of central streets were in the charter preserved ft;rc\cr lor the health and pleasure of the citizens. Tile same reserve was made on the m;irgin oi" tho 3\i)-i>ibbippi ; bo that New Madrid seemed equally Cjlculatcd lor commercial advantages, taste and £tbhion. But the earthquakes in 1811, — 12 ^avea consi- derable sho( k to ihe whole town; ii destroyed se- veral buildings, and ^nnk a p. Rt of ihe first bottom and stconcf tabic iil)(;ut tigliKcr. Inches. New Aladrid is beleivcd by many to have been the centre of this strange concubbion.
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