A pictorial description of the United States; embracing the history, geographical position, agricultural and mineral resources .. . st indestructible, though ofcourse its regularity has only been pro-duced by the undermining and breakingdown of the rock which, at some by-gone time, existed below it. The cleav-age marks of the massive sandstone ofwhich it is formed cause it, even in themore minute construction, to resemblean artificial bridge, as these lines makeit appear as if built with regularly-worked blocks. Beneath it are manypieces of broken and partially water-worn rocks—materials, as i
A pictorial description of the United States; embracing the history, geographical position, agricultural and mineral resources .. . st indestructible, though ofcourse its regularity has only been pro-duced by the undermining and breakingdown of the rock which, at some by-gone time, existed below it. The cleav-age marks of the massive sandstone ofwhich it is formed cause it, even in themore minute construction, to resemblean artificial bridge, as these lines makeit appear as if built with regularly-worked blocks. Beneath it are manypieces of broken and partially water-worn rocks—materials, as it were, leftby the builders; and these, togetherwith the mighty escarpments roundabout, would impart a most grand as-pect, even if that were not produced bythe bridge itself. A little spring tricklingfrom between these broken makeit a frequent resort of the deer, whichabound in that part of the counti-y, andwhose numerous footprints on the softsoil indicate a favorite lick. Lofty hem-locks and beech trees growing on thebridge, and near by, shade it from therays of the sun. 428 DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. A Wooding Station on the Mississippi. MISSISSIPPI. This state is bounded north byTennessee, east by Alabama, sonrhby the gulf of Mexico and Louis-iana, and west by Louisiana andArkansas, from which it is separatedby the Mississippi river. It liesbetween 30° 8 and 35° north lat-itude, and 10° 12 and 12° 42 westlongitude, from Washington. Itsentire outline measures ] ,203 miles,of which large portions lie alongthe Mississippi and the length from noith to south,337 miles; mean breadth, 135 mile;area, 45,760 square is a gentle declivity in the east part of the state toward the Tombigbeeriver; but the grand general slope is toward the Mississippi, having abrupt bluffsat a considerable distance from the bank, and leaving a wide, low tract of landbetween them, which is subject to inundations. That part of the state is crossedby
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