A pictorial description of the United States; embracing the history, geographical position, agricultural and mineral resources .. . rd took possessionof Upper Louisiana, and hoisted theAmerican flag at St. Louis. The first newspaper printed west ofthe Mississippi, was ihe Missouri Ga-zette, by the late Joseph Chaross. Itwas on a sheet of cap paper, anddated July 12, 1808. A book of lawsof the territory was printed the sameyear. The Missouri Gazette was theprogenitor of the Missouri Republican,now published daily, tri-weekly, andweekly. The second paper was started by acompany of gentlemen in 1
A pictorial description of the United States; embracing the history, geographical position, agricultural and mineral resources .. . rd took possessionof Upper Louisiana, and hoisted theAmerican flag at St. Louis. The first newspaper printed west ofthe Mississippi, was ihe Missouri Ga-zette, by the late Joseph Chaross. Itwas on a sheet of cap paper, anddated July 12, 1808. A book of lawsof the territory was printed the sameyear. The Missouri Gazette was theprogenitor of the Missouri Republican,now published daily, tri-weekly, andweekly. The second paper was started by acompany of gentlemen in 1815. It wascalled The Western Emigrant, andin 1818, the St. Louis Enquirer, and forseveral years edited by Colonel ThomasH. Benton, late of the United Statessenate. The first steamboat that ever ascend-ed the Mississippi above the mouth otthe Ohio, and reached St. Louis, was asmall boat called the General Pike,which reached St. Louis, August 2, 1817,commanded by Captain Jacob second steamboat was the Con-stitution, commanded by Captain Guyard, which arrived October 3d,the same year. The Western Engineer, a keel-. DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. 574 boat with a steam-engine and stern- wheel, was the first steamboat to ascendthe Missouri river, in April, 1819. Itaccompanied the scientific expeditionunder Mnjor S. H. Long. The nextsieamboat that ascended the Missouiiwas the Independence. Ca])tain Nel-son, that reached Franklin, in the BoonsLick country. May 19, 1819. This wasfollowed by the Calhoun, and the President, two other steamers, whichattempted to take troops and militarystores to the Council Bluffs, estab-lished that year. Neither boat reachedthe mouth of the Kansas. A voyage fiom New Orleans to in keel-boats, before the introduc-tion of steam, was from thiee to fourmonths. In 1819, a voyage by steam-boats was from twenty-five to thirtydays. Of late it has been run in lessthan four days !—usually from six toten days. The city of St. Louis is
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