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VIEWS OF LOUISIANA. 
An enumeration of the principal settlements will not be un- 
interesting—I shall therefore begin with those of the district of 
St. Louis. That of Bon Homme is amongst the most noted— 
It is on a creek of that name, about fifteen miles from St. Louis: 
at this place, the IVIaramek and Missouri come within eight miles 
of each other. The land is said to be good., and there are in this 
settlement some very respectable farmers. La riviere des 
Peres, and a branch of it, called Grave, are also tolerably well in¬ 
habited ; from its vicinity to Bon Homme, it may be considered 
a part of the same settlement. La rivere des Peres, is a hand¬ 
some stream which enters the Mississippi between St. Louis 
and the Maramek. On the Missouri, from the junction to the 
mouth of Bon Homme, there is a continued and excellent set¬ 
tlement. Immediately on the Maramek the land is broken, but 
well adapted to the culture of grain : the river bottoms, I have 
already observed, are of small extent, and but few farms have yet 
been opened. Between the Maramek an 1 the Platen, there are 
a considerable number of scattered settlers ; and in the neigh¬ 
bourhood of the Joachin, numerous and extensive improve- 
meats. 
In the district of St. Genevieve, the principal compact settle¬ 
ments are on Big river, whica passes through the tract of lead 
mines : the largest, that of Belle Vue, is about fifty miles west 
of the town of St. Genevieve. There is also a settlement on the 
St. Francis, within this district, perhaps not inferior to any. In 
the neighbourhood of the mines, there are usually a number of 
farms. On la riviere Habitation, the 6. Vase, on the Saline, and 
on Apple creek, there are a number of small settlements, and 
all over the district there are scattered farms. Bois brule bot¬ 
tom, has also a number of good plantations. 
Cape Girardeau, contains solne of the best settlements in the 
territory. Burd’s is the principal; it is.a few miles from the 
Mississippi, on excellent land ; the improvements extensive.— 
There is also a large settlement of Germans, about thirty miles 
west of the town They live well, and are becoming easy in their 
circumstances: there are also a number of good farms in Ty- 
wapety bottom. In general, the settlements are much scatter-* 
ed in this district. 
