. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. frequent blulTs which^?nerally from 4U to 130 feet high. The highest ground in divlduals entitled thereto, about 6, acrwi, Imrlng ,000 acrea to be couveved in the future.—The rallr day the working of theje roads hasnot been remunerative, which Is partly owing to lavishness ofexpense in their construction. In 1879 the nggregale debuof the /. railroads were estimated at Sl>»,744,418,nr M5,674 60per mile. The stock and debt amounted to S153 GUI ;s4 orS36, per mile. The following table exhi
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. frequent blulTs which^?nerally from 4U to 130 feet high. The highest ground in divlduals entitled thereto, about 6, acrwi, Imrlng ,000 acrea to be couveved in the future.—The rallr day the working of theje roads hasnot been remunerative, which Is partly owing to lavishness ofexpense in their construction. In 1879 the nggregale debuof the /. railroads were estimated at Sl>»,744,418,nr M5,674 60per mile. The stock and debt amounted to S153 GUI ;s4 orS36, per mile. The following table exhibitjithe namesof the hues lying wholly or partly within the Slate, the num-ber of miles completed iu ; In 1879, and the euUre length ofthe hues:— theSlal which ente abounds with grassy lanumerous plateau in the N. H., called Coltau tits Pra from .Minnesota. The S. part of the StateTdant plains, intersected by Red (.. , the . 2S7. — Se ? Iowa i,and thebranch ofl«,i, Hiv,.rs, which Howin: . ^ K. direction Inton , Nl: i-Mppi. The banksI i!:!i^rallofthese rivers:iu .-Kirlcd with belts ofwuud. The distinguishingfeature, however, of /. isits unique and admirablydiversiHed prairies, some-times spreading out intoviust plains, from ;ircity of wood, theM-enery becomes weari-nd tame. In the\. , however, the sur-face is more elevated, thetups of hills arc coveredwith towering oaks, and the rivers tumble over precipitous ledgesand rocks. The soil of /. is generally fertile, and of easycultivation, and no State iu the Union has a smaller proportionol infenor land. The climate is generally healthful, and highlyfavorable for agricultural operations. The peach generallyblossoms in mid .\pril, and wheat ripens early in August Thewinter is occasionally severe, but the severity is not so great asIS usual in the same latitude. The summer, also, is less op-pressively hot. /. is
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