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vantages. A dam built across the two streams, a short dis- 

 tance above their junction, gives it a command of water 

 power which is calculated to set in motion very extensive 

 mills and manufactories. It was the observation of these 

 natural advantages, that induced the late Mr. Zane* to fix 

 upon it as a seat for a town ; the rapid growth of the place 

 has raised it to a rank among the most thriving towns in 

 the state of Ohio. A number of manufactories have al- 

 ready been established there, which appear to be conducted 

 with spirit and enterprize ; among these a manufactory of 

 cut nails belonging to Mr. Reeves deserves notice. The iron 

 for the manufactory is prepared by him from the pigs by 

 the process of puddling and rolling. Glasshouses, in which 

 both green and white glass are made, exist there ; it is said 

 that the clay from which they make their crucibles, and which 

 is found at a short distance from the town, is excellent. 

 Within four miles of Zanesville, on " Licking creek," there 

 is a furnace at which an hydrated oxide of iron is worked. 

 The difference in the price between cast iron and pigs is 

 so great as to enable them to convert the whole of their 

 produce into hollow ware, which is readily disposed of at 



• A few days before our arrival at Wheeling", Mr. Zane, the founder 

 of Zanesville, died in that place. This man was extensively known as 

 having been one of the first settlers in that state. He was one of those 

 pioneers of civilization, of which the history of our western states 

 presents us so many instances, men equally distinguished by a daunt- 

 less courage, an unwearied perseverance, and by the success with 

 which they resisted the aggressions of the aborigines, who frequently 

 attempted, but in vain, to oppose those, whom they, perhaps very 

 justly, considered as trespassers upon the soil which they had inherit- 

 ed from their fathers. Mr. Zane's character was highly respectable, 

 and among the many anecdotes still current in Ohio, many of which 

 attest his courage, there are none but such as are reputable to him 

 as a man of feeling. 



