All the western states and territories . hree states Illinois, Missouri and was taken on top of thelevee, within a few hun-dred feet of the extremesouth-western point of Il-linois, which is seen in thedistance. The temporarydepot of the Central Railroad and the St. Charles Hotel appear in front. Onthe right is shown part of the town plat (some eight feet below the top of thelevee), the bank of thelevee between the specta-tor and the MississippiRiver, before its junctionwith the Ohio, and theMissouri shore. On theleft appears the Kentuckyshore, and point where theOhio, -the beautifu
All the western states and territories . hree states Illinois, Missouri and was taken on top of thelevee, within a few hun-dred feet of the extremesouth-western point of Il-linois, which is seen in thedistance. The temporarydepot of the Central Railroad and the St. Charles Hotel appear in front. Onthe right is shown part of the town plat (some eight feet below the top of thelevee), the bank of thelevee between the specta-tor and the MississippiRiver, before its junctionwith the Ohio, and theMissouri shore. On theleft appears the Kentuckyshore, and point where theOhio, -the beautiful river,pours itself into the bosomof the Mississippi, thegreat father of waters, ashe stretches himself south-ward in his majestic courseto the ocean. The bestbuildings in Cairo are ofbrick, mainly stores, andare on the The leveeitself resembles an ordina-ry railroad embankment,and is about 50 feet broad on the surface. The town plat within the levee isregularly laid out, and a system of underground drainage adopted. Theappear-. Map of Cairo and its Vicinity.
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