CHAPTER  VII— Statistics— Population  of  the  State  by  Counties
as  sh.iwn  liy  the  Census  of  184O,'50,'6O, 'TO  iiiiill^sn  -rnliti.iil
Status  -.\ii  f.xliibil  Sh.iwing  the  Votes  eii-t  In,- |1„.  srwinl
Caiidi.lati's  linl'i.'si.leut  in  1860— Fur  (i.A  .inn]  m  Is:,',  ami
again  in  IN^o.  in  tli.'  Different  Counties  ol  tli.-  sial.'  -State-
ment Showing  the  Acres  of  Land — Its  Value— Valuation  of
Improvements — A^aluation  of  Town  Lots  and  the  Improve-
ments Thereon— Valuation  of  Personal  Property  in  the
Several  C.iuntiis  .if  the  State  with  the  Aggregates  for  the


Stat.
CHAPTE


I'liysi.al  Geography — An  Epitome  of  Geolog-
ical Fuiiuali.iu  Stratiflcation  of  Rocks  in  the  Order  above
tlie  Huronian— Classification  and  Division  into  Orders-
Some  of  the  Distinguishing  Features  of  the  Principal
Glasses— Grouping  and  Blending— Indications  of  these  in
the  State 85

CHAPTER  IX— Archteology-Pre-historic  Remains-Their Char-
acter—Where  and  How  Situated— Their  Use— The  Mound-
Builders— Who  were  They  and  what  Became  of  Them':'-
Character  of  Their  Works 87

CHAPTER.  X— The  Public  Land  System— Tlie  Public  Domain—

The  Government  Title  to  It How  Acquired— The  Title

under  tlie  Confederation  of  States— Disposal  of  Lands  to
Individuals- Early  Surveys— The  ColoniiU  System  with
Modifications— The  Method  of  Iluited  States  Government
Survfvs— .\il.iptiiiiL  .if  the  Rectangular  System  and  its
Api.ili.iiliiin  1.1  III.'  Surveys  nf  tin-  Western  Lands— Changes
Mai'l.-  .\.lai.lali.in  I.,  lli.'  Wants  ,if  Settlers— The  System  in
Detail  Laud  Districts  and  Land  Offices— Land  Sales,  their
Revenues— Appropriation  of  the  Proceeds,  etc.  .        .110

PIONEER    PERIOD.
