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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...a printing office, and a number of stores and manufactories. The rivers furnish extensive water-power. Bast Pes Moines is about 220 miles, following the jX b.3- course of the river, from the Mississippi. It was laid out in 1846. Population titimitinrl it ISfW, and increasing rapidly. The river is navigable to this place, for small steamboats, during high water, Dudley, 14 miles below, in same co. Lafayette, 5 miles below, in same co. Bennington, Marion co., Io, about 10 miles below, is a small village. Red Rock, 16 miles below, in same co., is a thriving place. Pop. about 500 Amsterdam, 12 miles below, in same co. Bellefontaine, Mahaska co., Io., 12 miles below, is a small village. Auburn, a small place, 12 miles below, in same co. Des Moines City, 8 miles below, in same co. Eddyville, 2 miles below Des Moines city, in Wapello cov is a flourishing village, with a number of churches and schools. Chillicothe, in the same co., 8 miles below. Ottumwa, county seat of Wapello co., Io, 12 miles below, is a thriving.. town, with abundance of water-power, and surrounded by a fertile country. It s5-' j has several mills and manufacturing establishments. Iowaville, Van Buren co., Io., 20 miles below, has 2 flouring mills and 1 distillery. New Market, just below, in same co. Portland, in same co., 6 miles below. Philadelphia, 8 miles below, in same co. Pittsburg, 7 miles below, in Van Buren co. Keosauqua, capital of Van Buren co., Io., 5 miles below, is a thriving town. It contains a number of schools and churches, several grist and saw mills, a paper mill, and a number of manufacturing establishments Pop. about 1200. Pleasant Hill, nearly opposite Keosauqua, in same co. Bentonsport, 8 miles below, in same co., is a flourishing village, with good water-power, and ...
