. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . vested |»13:i,>00 in the Pittsheld branch, with no prospectof dividends; but it was propo8e<l to issue county bonds of $10,000to $12,000 per mile on the Pittsfield branch, on which the Wabashcompany should guaranty the interest, thus enabling them to negoti-ate the bonds at a f;iir rate. The Quincy, Payson
. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . vested |»13:i,>00 in the Pittsheld branch, with no prospectof dividends; but it was propo8e<l to issue county bonds of $10,000to $12,000 per mile on the Pittsfield branch, on which the Wabashcompany should guaranty the interest, thus enabling them to negoti-ate the bonds at a f;iir rate. The Quincy, Payson *fc Southeastern nilroad was projected tomake a direct line to Pittsfield through Payson, thence nearlydirectly east to Effingham, to connect for Cincinnati and the East,but nothing definite has been done. The Chicago, Alton vfc St, Louis ran the Louisiana, orKansas City branch through the southern townships of thiscounty seven or eight years ago. This was done without local aidfrom this county, but received lielj) from the city of is a first-class road, and opened up a most prolific part ofPike county. At this time a railroad bridge was built across theMississippi at Loiiisiana. Aug. 1, ls71, a magnificent bridge wascompleted across the same river at ^MivajJ//77^ BARRY MISTOKY OF riKE COUNTY. 909 SNY ISLAND LEVKK. Alons: the whole of the west side of Pike county there runs abajou of the !Mississip])i river, named by the early French Ch*nialEcarte (crooked chniiTiol) hut in Kn<:^lish i^enerally called Sny,for short, from the French pronunciation of Chenal. This hayoucommences in Adams county about 12 miles below Quinc}, andruns southeasterly somewhat parallel with the river, until it endsin, Calhoun county, its channel bein^ generally about midwaybetween the river and the bluffs. The low land drained by thisbayou, channel, slough, creek, etc., as it is variouslycalled, comprises about acres. This was subject to overflowevery spring, and be
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