All the western states and territories . reducedmore nearly to a gradual ascent of from 5 to 10 degrees from the city extends more than three miles along the river. The central por-tions are compactly and handsomely built, with streets about GG feet wide,bordered with spacious warehouses, stores, etc., many of which are magnifi-cent structures, of beautiful brown freestone, rising to the hight of 6 stories,and with fronts of elaborate architecture. Main-street extends from thesteamboat landing, in a northerly direction, and Broadway, Sycamore, AVal-nut. Vine, Race, Elm, and Plum-stre
All the western states and territories . reducedmore nearly to a gradual ascent of from 5 to 10 degrees from the city extends more than three miles along the river. The central por-tions are compactly and handsomely built, with streets about GG feet wide,bordered with spacious warehouses, stores, etc., many of which are magnifi-cent structures, of beautiful brown freestone, rising to the hight of 6 stories,and with fronts of elaborate architecture. Main-street extends from thesteamboat landing, in a northerly direction, and Broadway, Sycamore, AVal-nut. Vine, Race, Elm, and Plum-streets, are parallel to it. It is intersectedat right angles lay 14 principal streets, named Water, First, Second, Third>etc. An open area upon the bank of the river, with about 1,000 feet front, east OHIO. 103 from the foot of Main-street embracing some 10 acres is reserved for tlie land-in-, and usually presents a scene of great activity. The .hore is paved w. htone from low water mark to the ton of the first bank, and furnislied with. View on Fourth street, Cincinnati. Sbillitos Dry GoodsestablLshmeut, . _ _ floatin.^ wharves, which accommodate themselves to the great variation uyfheK of the river. From GO to 80 steamboats are otten seen here atmice m-esentin- a scene of animation and business hie. , . , ^ ., The^OhTo lli^er, at Cincinnati, is 1,800 feet, or about one third of a mile, 104 OHIO. wide, and its mean annual range from low to high water is about 50 feet:the extreme range ma}^ be 10 feet more. The water is at its lowest point ofdepression usually in August, September and October, and the greatest rise,in December, March, May and June. Its current, at its mean hight, is threemiles an hour; when higher, or rising, it is more, and when very low it doesnot exceed two miles. The navigation of the river is rarely suspended byice. The city is supplied with water raised from the Ohio by steam power,capable of forcing into the reservoir 5,000,000 gallons of w
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