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7 '^^^^ « THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS :/ m LIBRARY an. t * IILINOIS HISTORICAL SURVEY T^T^i^-'. ** ... >^ ^.^ ^y JAMES' K I V E R GUIDE: CONTAINING DESCKIPTIONS OF ALL THE CITIES, TOWNS, AND PEINCIPAL OBJECTS OF INTEREST, ON THE NAVIGABLE TITERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, FLOWING WEST FROM THE ALLEOnANY MOUNTAINS, EAST FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND SOUTH FROM NEAR THE NORTHERN LAKES, INCLUDING THE RIVERS OF ALABAMA AND TEXAS, FLOWING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO : ALSO, AN ACCOUNT OF THE SOURCES OF THE RIVERS; WITH , FULL TABLES OF DISTANCES, AND MANY INTERESTING HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE COUNTRY, STATISTICS OF POPULATION, PRODUCTS, COJIMERCE, MANUFACTtTRES, MINERAL BB- SOURCES, Scenery, &c., &c. ILLUSTRATED WITH FORTY-FOUS MAPS, AND A NUMBER OF ENGRAVINGS. ^"' t. CINCINNATI: PUBLISHED BY U. P. JAMES. '* 167 WALNUT STREET. 1857. PUBLISIIEE^S NOTICE. The former edition of the River Guide, published under the name of " Conclms New River Guide," is embodied in this edition so far as it suits the present time. The work has been tliorouglily revised and cor- rected, very much enlarged, in amount of matter, and brought down to the latest date. It is confidently believed that the book is now as com- plete and accurate as it is possible to make a work of this character. To the traveler on the Western Waters desiring correct information respecting the Rivers, Towns, Products and Resources of the country, it will prove an invaluable companion. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WORK. Ala. stands for Alabama. Ark. TABLES OF DISTANCES. The jniSSISSIPPl RIV£R, from Fort Kipley to the Guif oi ITIexico. From I'lace' Whole PLACES. to Place, dintance Milm. Milrs. Fort Ripley, Min.... IS Swan River, Min , 18 Sauk Rapids, Miu.... 28 •16 9 Benton. Min , 55 Itasca, Min 40 95 Rum River, Min 10 105 Manomin, Min 10 115 Falls of St. Anthony) 124 Minneapolis, Min... | Fort Snelling, Min. 1 St. Peter's River,M. [ 132 Mendota, Min J St. Paul. Min 138 Red Rock, Min 145 Hastings, Min 10 155 Vermilion Riv. Min. 3 158 Point Douglas, Min "| St. Croix River - 1G3 Pre^cott, Wis J Red Wing, Miu.... ) 18 ISl Lake Pepin j Kansas, Wis 25 206 Chippewa River, Wis. 1 207 Wabashaw, Min 10 217 Fountain City, Wis... 15 232 Trempaleau R,.Wis. 10 242 Minnesota City, M. Montoville, Wis.... 5 Black River. Wis.. Rising Sun, Min... Brooklyn, Min La Crosse, Wis Hokah River, Min Brownsville, Min... Racoon River, Wis Bad Axe River, Wis. Battlefield, Wis Lansing, lo Lynxviile, Wis ] Wexford. lo [ Prairie Du Chien, W, Fort Crawford, Wis.., Wisconsin Riv., Wis Cincinnati, Wis ] Kilroy, lo j Clayton, lo, Mendota, Wis Guttenburg, lo Cassville, Wis Turkey River, lo. Frankford, lo Buena Vista, lo... Potosi, Wis "Peru, lo Sinapee, Wis Jamestown, Wis lo Dubuque, | Dunleith, 111 j Fevre River, 111 Moselle, 111 1 Bellevue, lo J Makoqueta River, lo. Portsmouth, 111 )) ) TABLES OF DISTA NCE S.— Continued. Kroni Pl»c<! Whole From riacc Wkole I From Place dintuuri to Place oittsncsi to Plic*. diataa* PLACES. I to Pl(U-e. PLACES. PLACES. Miles. Milia. Misi'i River Cont'd. MinD'i Jiiver Cont'd. Alabama Ji. Contin'd. BearBeld Landing, A. 2 1149 Rodney, Miss 4 1672 Bell's Landing, Ala... 16 Forked ])eer R., Ten. 4 115;> Natchez, Miss ) Claiborne, Ala 22 41 1713 Vidalia, Gosport, Ala Ashport, Tenu 2 1155 La j 7 Osceolii, Ark 1 Ellis' Cliffs, JViiss 18 1731 Gainestown, Ala 9 12 1167 Point, La French's Land'g, Ala. Plum Point J Union 3 1734 8 1st Chickiisaw Bluff, T 1173 Ilomochitto R. Miss.. 23 1757 James' Landing, Ala. 6 Fulton, Tenn 4 1177 Port Adams, Miss 10 1767 Tombigbee Riv. Ala. 40 llatchee Riv., Ton. ) Red River, La Fort St. Philip, Ala.. 22 10 1187 River Island MOBILE, Ala Ptiindolph, Tenn... J Red 11 1778 22 Pecun Point, Ark 10 1197 and Cut-off. Gulf of Mexico 30 Sd Chickasaw Bluff, T 10 1207 Red R. Landing, La 1784 Greenock, Ark 27 1234 Raccourci Bend and ST. PETERS RIVER. Mound City, Ark 12 1246 Cut-ofl". 4 1788 From South Bend Ci- Wolf River, Tenn.. ) Tunica Bend 6 1794 8 1254 La.... ty to the 3/ii)niiisippi. Memphis, Tenn.... j Ba3-ou Sara, Pickering, Tenn 2 1256 St. Francisville. La 24 ISIS South Bend City, M.. (Jrayson, Ark 6 1262 Point Cuupeo, La... Mankato, Miu Norfolk. Miss 2 1264 Waterloo, La 5 1823 St. Peters, Min Blue's Point, Ark 18 1282 Thompson's Cr'k, La. 5 1828 Traverse Des Sioux ) Commerce, Miss 2 1284 Port Hudson, La , 1 1829 Min j Austin, Miss 6 1290 Thomas' Point 13 1842 Le Sueur, Min 8 St. Francis River... ) Baton Rouge, La... 1 Henderson, Min 6 20 1310 W. 12 1854 Chasca, Min Sterling, Ark j Baton Rouge, L j 34 Carver, Min Helena, Ark 10 1320 Manchac, La ) 2 15 1869 Yazoo Pass, Miss... Manchac Bayou Hennepin, Miu 10 \ 8 1328 j Delta, Miss Bayou Plaquemine, Mouth of St. Peters.. 25 j \ 1877 Frier's Point, Miss. Plaquemine, La — J Horseshoe Bend <fc 1334 Iberville, La 10 1887 ST. CROIX RIVER, Cut-off. Bayou Goule, La 10 1897 1.337 Bayou La Fourche, From St. Croix Falli Old Town, Ark 3 | 14 1911 to the Missinsij/pi Barney's, Ark 10 1347 Donaldsonville, La. j Concordia, Miss 30 1377 Jefferson College, La. 16 1927 Jiiver. Montgomery'sPoint) Bonnet Carre, La 24 1951 St. Croi.\ Falls, Wis.. 10 1387 Church, La Osceola, Wis Victoria, Miss J Red 16 1967 9 WMte Eiver, Ark.. 4 1391 Carrollton, La 19 1986 Marine Mills, Min.... 9 Arkansas Biver... Lafayette City, La.... 5 1991 Stillwater, Min 15 16 1407 Napoleon, Ark NEW ORLEANS 2 1993 Hudson, Wis ) J 5 Bolivia, Miss 13 1420 Battle Ground, La... 6 1999 Lake St. Cruix ) Oaines' Landing, Ark 35 1455 Ducro's Lauding, La 6 2005 Mouth of St. Croix... 16 Columbia, Ark 18 1473 Fort St. Leon, La.. 5 2010 Point Chicot, Ark.... 4 1477 English Turn, La.. WISCONSIN RIVER, Greenville, Miss 4 1481 Forts St. Philip & ) 55 "005 From Wau»au to the WorthingtonLand- ) .lackson. La J 22 1503 JliHsissippi River. iug. Miss Mouths of the Mis- ) J 30 2095 Grand Lake Land- ) sissippi Wausau ; or Big 1509 J Bull Falls. AVis.. ing, Ark j J Princeton, Miss 4 1513 Little Bull Falls, W.. 18 ALABAMA RIVER, Point, Wis. Buncho's Bend and I Stephen's 28 10 1523 From Montgomery to Plover, Wis 3 Cut-off J Providence, La 19 1542 the Gulf of Mexico. Portage City, Wis... 115 Tallalula, Miss 5 1547 Montgomery, Ala.... Prairie du Sac, Wis.. 40 Tompkinsville, La.... 10 1557 Washington, Ala 13 13 Kichhuul, Wis 45 Brunswick Laud- Lowndesport, Ala 10 23 Brooklyn, AVis 65 14 1571 Mouth of Wisconsin 7 ing. Miss J Vernon, Ala 8 31 Campbellsvillo, La... 10 1581 Miller's Ferry, Ala... 9 40 ^[ilUkinsville, La 2 1583 Benton, Ala 15 55 ROCK RIVER, Young's Point, Iia. ] Selma, Ala 26 81 1589 From Wfttertown to the Yazoo River, Miss, j Cahawba, Ala 16 97 "Walnut Hills, Miss... 10 1599 Elm Bluff, Ala 5 102 3Iis»isiippi Rirer. Vicksburgli, Miss.... 2 1001 Portland, Ala 19 121 Watertown, Wis AVarrcntown, Miss 10 1611 Bridgeport, Ala 16 137 .Tefferson, Wis. 16 Palmyra Set., Miss, ) Canton, Ala 5 142 Fort Atkinson, Wis... 8 15 1626 Jancsvillo, 34 New Carthago, La. j Prairie Bluff, Ala 10 152 Wis ) Beloit, Wis.... 18 Point Pleasant, La... 10 1636 1 Upper Peach Tree 11 163 Black Riv. Miss, 14 1650 Landing, Ala Roscoe, 111 8 Big j j Rockford, 111.. 12 Grand Gulf, Miss 2 1052 ; Black Bluff Land- | 176 Bayou Pierre, Miss. ing, Ala., Byron, 111 12 ] 10 1662 J Bruinsburgh, Miss, Lower Peach Tree ) Oregon, 111 10 j 18] St Joseph, La 6 1668 Landing, Ala..... Dixon, 111 20 I j next jpage f Continued an TABLES OF DI S TA NCE S.— Continued. IFrom Plac« Wkole From Plftcej Whole PLACES. lo Plac*. Idiiitaiicff, PLACES. to Pluce. distance Mlln. MiLei. Hock River Contin'd. lUinoit River Cont'd. Sterling, 111 12 150 Lacon, 111 6 93 Lyndon, 111 16 166 Chillicothe, 111 I 13 100 Prophetetown, 111.. 2 168 Peoria Lake J Erie, 111 10 178 Rome, III 4 Camden, 111 .35 213 Spring Bay, 111., Mouth of Rock River 1 214 Detroit, 111 Little Detroit, 111 Peoria, 111 IOWA RIVER. Wesley City, 111 From Iowa City to the Pekin, 111 Jfissiseippi River. Liverpool, 111 Iowa City, lo Havana, 111 Port Allen. lo 35 Bath, 111 Concord, lo 45 Sangamon River Wapello. In 57 Fredericksville, 111... Mouth of Iowa 80 Beardstown, HI La Grange, 111 Meredosia, 111 DES MOINES RIVER, Naples, 111 from Ft. Dca Moines Florence, 111 to the Mississippi. Montezuma, 111 Fort Des Moines, lo Bridgeport, 111 Dudley, lo , 14 Newport, 111 Lafayette, lo 19 Hardin, 111 Bennington, lo 29 Guilford, 111 Red Rock, lo 45 Monterey, 111 Amsterdam, lo 57 Mouth of the Illinois Bellefontaine, lo 69 Auburn, lo 81 MISSOURI RIVER, Des Moines City, lo 89 Eddyviilc. lo 91 From the Head Wa- Chillicotlie, lo 99 ters to the Miaiis- Ottumwa, lo 111 sippi River. lowaville, lo ) "Gates of the Rocky) Market 131 Mountains" New J J Portland, lo 137 Great Falls Philadelphia, lo 145 Mouth of Yellow 1 Pittsburgh, lo 152 Stone River J Keosauqua, lo Sioux City, lo | 157 Hill, lo... Pleasant j Tekama, Neb I'ontonsport, lo De Soto, Neb | 165 Vernon, lo J Fort Calhoun, Neb... Bonaparte, lo 170 Florence, Nob Fariiiington, lo 178 Council Bluff's Ci Black Hawk, Mo 181 ty, lo Croton, lo 184 Omaha City, Neb.
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