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The county of Highland lies on the east side 

 of this river and south of the great prairie, ex- 

 tending eastward within twenty miles of Chilico- 

 the. It is moderately hilly, the soil rich, and the 

 growth of timber generally large. Hillsborough 

 is the seat of justice, and contains about thirty 

 houses, and a handsome brick court house. A 

 tract of swaly, wet land, about eight miles in 

 width, passes through the country, which drains 

 a part of the great prairie. Its waters run off by 

 Oak creek into the Ohio. The road from Chili- 

 cothe to Cincinnati passes through it, and the 

 depth of mud and water renders travelling ex- 

 tremely troublesome at all seasons of the year. 



The people settled between the Scioto and Lit- 

 tle Miami are mostly from Virginia and Ken- 

 tucky, and the improvements are inconsiderable, 

 excepting near Chilicothc 



Immediately below the mouth of the Little 

 Miami, is the town of Columbia. It was laid out 

 by Col. Symmes, and is the oldest settlement in 

 the State, on the Ohio river, except Marietta ; 

 but has increased very little in the number of its 

 inhabitants. 



At present, it is only a neat, pleasant village, 

 consisting of about forty houses, built at some 

 distance from each other, on a rich bottom or 

 interval. Nor is it probable, from its situation, 

 that it will ever become a place of much business. 



On an eastern branch of the Little Miami, is 

 William sburge, the seat of justice for Clermont 

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