All the western states and territories . y theunpromising name of ?barrens. In 1800, the legislature considering this tract but of little value, made a•gratuitous grant of it to actual settlers. This land ])roved to be excellent forgrain, and also adapted to the raising of cattle. The whole state, below themountains, has, at the usual depth of eight feet, a bed of limestone, which hasfrequent apertures. The rivers have generally worn deep channels in thecalcareous rocks over which they flow. There are precipices on the Ken-tucky River of solid limestone 300 feet high. Iron ore and coal are wid
All the western states and territories . y theunpromising name of ?barrens. In 1800, the legislature considering this tract but of little value, made a•gratuitous grant of it to actual settlers. This land ])roved to be excellent forgrain, and also adapted to the raising of cattle. The whole state, below themountains, has, at the usual depth of eight feet, a bed of limestone, which hasfrequent apertures. The rivers have generally worn deep channels in thecalcareous rocks over which they flow. There are precipices on the Ken-tucky River of solid limestone 300 feet high. Iron ore and coal are widelydiffused; coal, especially, occupies an extensive field. Salt springs are nu-merous, and mineral springs are found in many places. The great agricul-tural productions arc hemp, flax, Indian corn, tobacco, wheat and live than half of all the hemp raised in the Union is grown in , in 1790, 73,077 ; in 1820, 5G4,317; in 1840, 779,828; in ,-105 ; in ISGO, 1,185,5G7, of whom 225,490 were slaves. ^. Sovih eaiiem iitio oj r>niikfort. Showing tlie appear;inco of tlie pl:-,cp from the The snutlunu cntraiue of tho tunnel Ihrouslithe limcstmip. bluff, iind under tlie State Arsenal and foot path to tho Cemetery, is sien on the ri-ht Ther4il)itol and some other puhlio Ijuildings are .seen in the central part, Kentucky Kiver in front on tho left. Frankfort, the capital of Kentucky, is 25 miles N. W. from Lexington,and 53 E. from Louisville. It is beautifully situated on the right or north-tMist bank of Kentucky Kiver, 60 miles above its mouth, in the midst of thewild and picturesque scenery which renders that stream so remarkable. Thecity stands on an elevated plain between the river and the high bluffs, whichrise 150 feet immediately behind the town. The river, which is navigablafor steamboats to this pfaoe, is nearly 109 yards wide, and flows through ;jdeep channel of limestone rock. A chain bridge crosses tho river here, conneeting
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