westerly direction, and passes through the State 

 of Ohio to Limestone, in Kentucky. This road 

 is the great thorough fare of people, in which 

 there is incessant travelling from different parts 

 to the Atlantic States, and from these States into 

 the western country. The land through which 

 the road passes from the Ohio to Zanesville, on 

 the Muskingum, is uneven, but rich, pretty 

 thickly settled and well cultivated. There are. 

 four thriving villages. St. Clairsville is the 

 largest, containing a number of handsome houses 

 and several stores of goods. It is the principal 

 town in the county of Belmont. 



Passing down the Ohio from Wheeling to 

 Muskingum, there are only scattering settle- 

 ments on the rich lands near the river. 



The town of Marietta, situated at the conflu- 

 ence of the Muskingum with the Ohio, has 

 greatly increased in population and wealth. 

 Before the settlement commenced, the ground 

 on the eastern side of the Muskingum was laid 

 out in the form of a city, containing one thou - 

 sand lots of 90 feet front and 1 80 feet rear. The 

 squares were oblong, separated by spacious 

 streets, which intersect at right angles. A large 

 square was reserved for a market, and several 

 others, in different parts of the city, for public 

 uses, or pleasure ground. There are now, on 

 the city ground, more than one hundred houses, 

 and about one sixth part are built with brick 

 and stone. Many of the houses are large and 

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