[AT] The valley of the Mississippi with a small part of that of the
St. Lawrence belonging to the United States, is six times larger than
all France. A large tract in the extreme west is sterile; but the most
fertile portion, already occupied by States and Territories, is three
times as large as France.
[AU] At Kingston, (U. C.) the site of Fort Frontenac, I found the
remains of a wall built by La Salle, or one of his successors, in the
barrack yard of one of the English regiments.
[AV] The valley of the Mississippi contained, exclusive of Indians,
In 1762 about 100,000 inhabitants,
In 1790 150,000
In 1800 580,000
In 1810 1,365,000
In 1820 2,625,000
In 1830 4,232,000
The Indians, now mostly removed to the west of the Mississippi, number
only about 300,000 souls.