JOURNAL 



940. July iSth. Come to Chillicothe, the country improving 

 and more even as we proceed. See some very rich lands on 

 passing Paint Creek, and on approaching the Scioto river ; these, 

 like all the bottom lands, having a coat of sediment from their 

 river in addition to the original soil, are by far the richest. Chilli 

 cothe is a handsome town, regularly laid out, but, stands upon a 

 flat. I hate the very sight of a level street, unless there be every 

 thing necessary to carry off all filth and water. The air is very 

 fine, so far as it is not contaminated by the pools of water which 

 stand about the town as green as grass. Main sewers, like those 

 at Philadelphia, are much wanted. 



941. July if)th. Called upon Mr. Bond, being introduced by 

 letter, and spent a very pleasant evening with him and a large 

 party of his agreeable friends. Left them, much pleased with the 

 society of Chillicothe. 



042. July 2Oth. We were introduced to Governor Worthington, 

 who lives about 2 miles from the town. He took us to his house, 

 and showed us part of his fine estate, which is 800 acres in extent, 

 and all of it elevated table land, commanding an immense view 

 over the flat country in the direction of Lake Erie. The soil is 

 very rich indeed ; so rich, that the Governor pointed cut a dung 

 heap which was bigger than the barn it surrounded and had 

 grown out of, as a nuisance. The labour of dragging the dung 

 out of the way, would be more than the cost of removing the 

 barn, so that he is actually going to pull the barn down, and build 

 it up again in another place. This is not a peculiarity of this 

 particular spot of land, for manure has no value here at all. All 

 the stable-dung made at Chillicothe is flung into the river. I dare 

 say, that the Inn we put up at does not tumble into the water less 

 than 300 good loads of horse-dung every year. 



943. I had some conversation with Governor Worthington on 

 the subject of domestic manufactures, and was glad to find he is 

 well convinced of the necessity of, or at least of the great benefit 

 that would result from, the general establishment of them in the 

 United States. He has frequently recommended it in his public 

 capacity, he informed me, and I hope he will advocate it with 

 effect. He is a true lover of his country, and no man that I have 

 met with has a more thorough knowledge of the detestable villainy 

 of the odious Boroughmongering government of England, and, 

 of course, it has his full share of hatred. 



944. July 21 st. Leave Chillicothe. A fine, healthy country 

 and very rich land all the way to New Lancaster,. 34 miles from 

 Chillicothe, and 38 from Zanesbille. Stop at the house of a 

 German, where we slept, but not in bed, preferring a soft board 

 and something clean for a pillow to a bed of down accompanied 

 with bugs. 



945. Nothing remarkable, that I can see, as to the locality of 

 this town of New Lancaster : but, the name, alas ! it brought to 

 tny recollection the horrid deeds done at Old Lancaster, the 



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