A Geographical Description of the State of Louisiana: The Southern Part of the Mississippi, and the Territory of Alabama Presenting a View of the Soil, Climate, Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Productions ; Illustrative of the Natural Physiognomy, Their Geographical Configuration, and Relative Situation ; with an Account of the Character and Manners of the Inhabitants ; Together with a Map, from Actual Survey and Observation Projected on a Scale of Ten Miles to an Inch, of the State of Louisiana, and Adjacent CountriesJames Olmstead, 1817 - 356 Seiten |
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... , but the parts adja- cent to the Gulph of Mexico , have characteristics in common with Attacapas and Opelousas , and will yield the same staples . With the Rio Grande del Norte , ought the south- 28 [ CHAP . L. STATISTICS OF.
... , but the parts adja- cent to the Gulph of Mexico , have characteristics in common with Attacapas and Opelousas , and will yield the same staples . With the Rio Grande del Norte , ought the south- 28 [ CHAP . L. STATISTICS OF.
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... Opelousas and Attacapas , and the still more extensive savannahs to the west of the Mississippi , may be called the American Sahara . But how different the aspect of the American grassy plains , from the parched sands of Africa ! Could ...
... Opelousas and Attacapas , and the still more extensive savannahs to the west of the Mississippi , may be called the American Sahara . But how different the aspect of the American grassy plains , from the parched sands of Africa ! Could ...
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... Opelousas , varied by the irregular chains of woods , narrow and indented , run- ning along the rivers . Beyond those seas of grass , another forest would be seen commencing , which would at a great distance melt into the immense ...
... Opelousas , varied by the irregular chains of woods , narrow and indented , run- ning along the rivers . Beyond those seas of grass , another forest would be seen commencing , which would at a great distance melt into the immense ...
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... Opelousas , of frost in the latter month . The heat in Fahrenheit's thermometer seldom amounts to 90 ° , and the medium temperature of well water is 52 ° of the same instrument . * In the islands of Hicres , opposite Toulon , in lat ...
... Opelousas , of frost in the latter month . The heat in Fahrenheit's thermometer seldom amounts to 90 ° , and the medium temperature of well water is 52 ° of the same instrument . * In the islands of Hicres , opposite Toulon , in lat ...
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... Opelousas 7600 4,864,000 5,747,120 5048 Natchitoches 10,600 6,784,000 8,015,720 2870 Ouachitta 4000 2,560,000 3,024,800 1077 Rapides 2300 1,472,000 1,739,260 2300 Ocata hoola 2000 1,280,000 1,512,400 1164 Concordia 2100 1,344,000 ...
... Opelousas 7600 4,864,000 5,747,120 5048 Natchitoches 10,600 6,784,000 8,015,720 2870 Ouachitta 4000 2,560,000 3,024,800 1077 Rapides 2300 1,472,000 1,739,260 2300 Ocata hoola 2000 1,280,000 1,512,400 1164 Concordia 2100 1,344,000 ...
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Seite 285 - That the inhabitants of the eastern division of the territory northwest of the river Ohio, be, and they are hereby, authorized to form for themselves a constitution and State government, and to assume such name as they shall deem proper, and the said State, when formed, shall be admitted into the Union upon the same footing with the original States in all respects whatever.
Seite 287 - State on lands or property therein belonging to or which may hereafter be purchased by the United States...
Seite 288 - An act providing for the indemnification of certain claimants of public lands in the Mississippi territory.
Seite 287 - ... the navigable waters leading into the same, shall be common highways and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of said state as to all other citizens of the United States, without any tax, duty, impost or toll therefor.
Seite 287 - No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
Seite 285 - That the said State shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries, to wit...
Seite 287 - That the people inhabiting said territory do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within said territory, and that the same shall be and remain at the sole and entire disposition of the United States...
Seite 285 - Tennessee; thence, west, along said boundary line, to the Tennessee river; thence, up the same, to the mouth of Bear creek; thence, by a direct line, to the northwest corner of Washington county...
Seite 287 - Provided always, That the three foregoing propositions herein offered are on the conditions that the convention of the said State shall provide, by an ordinance irrevocable without the consent of the United States...
Seite 288 - State, and which shall be sold by Congress from and after the first day of January...