destitute of trees or shrubs, excepting a few com- 

 pact clusters of trees, surrounded with thick 

 bushes, appearing like scattered islands in a bay* 

 The soil is good, and a fine stream of water passes 

 on the south side. They are said to produce the 

 best wheat raised in the State. There are two 

 small villages on them, containing about 50 

 houses, and a wind-mill has been erected which 

 grinds all their grain. These plains have been 

 considered as the handsomest tract of land in this 

 part of the country. The land from the Pickawa 

 plains, in a northerly direction, for thirty or forty 

 miles is level, interspersed with wet prairies, 

 nearly to the forks of the Scioto, and thinly set- 

 tled. Near the forks the land is good and thickly 

 settled. In an easterly direction from the forks 

 of the Scioto to the waters of Licking Creek is a 

 largely extended tract of level lands, with some 

 wet prairies but mostly a very rich soil, and is 

 fast settling. At the distance of 38 miles is the 

 town of Granville, built by a number of emigrants 

 principally from Granville in Connecticut, where 

 are thirty houses, and the country well settled 

 around it. East of Granville, about seven or 

 eight miles, is Nework, on the waters of Licking 

 Creek. It contains about 60 houses, a log court 

 house and jail, and a large log Presbyterian meet- 

 ing house. It is the seat of justice for Licking 

 county. This tract of country is well settled as 

 far east as Zanesville. The land father north- 



