Page 1 of 19 Feb 1836 Issue of Bloomington Post in Bloomington, Indiana

Bloomington Post February 19, 1836 Page 1 old newspaper archives

Read an issue on 19 Feb 1836 in Bloomington, Indiana and find what was happening, who was there, and other important and exciting news from the times. You can also check out other issues in The Bloomington Post.

Browse Bloomington Post

Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4

How to Find What You Are Looking for on This Page

We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to make the text on a newspaper image searchable. Below is the OCR data for 19 Feb 1836 Bloomington Post in Bloomington, Indiana. Because of the nature of the OCR technology, sometimes the language can appear to be nonsensical. The best way to see what’s on the page is to view the newspaper page.

Show OCR

Bloomington Post (Newspaper) - February 19, 1836, Bloomington, Indiana 63 per Aurum in Adrance. i rep la want nil d at he end old year. Dit Ivi. L. , i Daiva Friday feb teary to i8s�. Toi. 1 a a a a a i to 16. R e o ii r of the excl Beer f a the Urvey far Ute f r the Leavenworth and Bloo Moncton Railroad. No ii vat to j Gnu ii 20ih, 183c. To the it ii a Iii hit i Rio Ltd i i Jin ill. U Ile <111 the North Ali Dot ii tuft la a Uii Ein Vlf y of l til if ii it Liml i i Fyk Felt Iii id Exie Injian a rrose the Bottom to in Luff at huh i . Wide re tin prut Niiha Xvi hot nmn Iii a Ltd Imd the it a a a Quot a to to la Inion ii Iii a Wilh it 1 Whu h must lie ��5 let tic Paciej Down the vault of no. R he a it ugh Side is a h duo a get i of a Ami Hiom 1 hich win Only lip Ullis i Vui it in i hic Eji v Lii Iii at itis i a Ejlif Quot a of Spinei h of Hsy Oll it a a it to liar presi Tiit in l . Of Chr i Vilich o i Hep two rouf s he u Ruu Fri Ivy Izo not mud Dio in Iii Loii i Iri on Nanti. a Iii Compi sure Nith Lynnr ii Ivy tuition to to of to m Ike Aux Iii my Ion a Iii a it v. Find cd tip or a i i ii t Chi front Indi i a j Vir Iii Vilf. R Ooi. Ii c oi., la if idol i if ind i hopi o l Vul Worth t h Ivy it Honor of sub Nitim he following re port. A a sri. D. M. Elliott und j. S. A hmm a. Minnii is of Ilif 1 but a eni incl is Quot a of Lodi High it i Gill it i Quot Lih Vii g r. Jio itrel the fms i Vei for Huv Iima in a is Ira Compili w 1� orig Itoiz d in tic Surv comm Kcf Dot in i it Impolis i. For Lac conf Iii fire of i , to Tiff to Milf in i Livili d into Divi a Iii acid Pic of Vry in i Divide d into gttioll., Vitti re for it Quot inc to the yrs Cly. Ali r hts i til it i it hot lilt a k a Horn a a Nills Lierz Iii Tell he Niue he Del tar mined by i a a Vul Survey of the Wei Tern Wii Witlie a a a Torii. From thin to Iii a Union in tie Valley of in 3loi$om, till Havi g its Fdl in to it i Thiim >t9< it it t i i Koinm Tonii a t pm Iiley if Grilii h it re Eli and Iles in run a or re Omilig the Elev Iid Iii a lop a o 4 2 Mil<-9 division third from b Oom Eglon to Drift Honfi fms no White nver Dis Trince 23 52 Miles to Iii Divi Jon to surmount Ron a . L he Louif a lir a dec and the v a Iley of Clear i re. K on a month ground had a Van Olup Roffis l Ier Eek once hid a Sija it kt>oi>4 f in near it Mutli Mimi. To fim ill or Xii of Clar Cret k. Tiie to Sitf Mefi Witti tio Diho i ully in by a n run go a log q i Liz it a i in army to it fish la a thu Tim la it. A hid chm Ihk of Milf Ami m tie t Limati Bolli Are Fui inned Liidi r tie head of . Trip first div lion ext filing from Indian Ipolit to Litile Ludo an i it Ltd i 35.cl Mil s Al ii h. T Uit lit Entsiel in the Bottom of White liver Nind ii a to Lwi Ihbe a tvs of to Poi a a in Shewn by Ine Hihi x a cd i Ohlf. In Allie n it the y through heavy Lillie it a l Point and Planta Lioni the character it their Hin Clantie the Boi it Ltd or a one Lutrow the a Well id Cli it and in i Froam mean i rink the Alu rotely was be the a Brose Oll enter a Ide. L tie tire i band i it la cd by pros Rizig tie Creek twice in a Short dirt anti and Asem b a Tiki Ieiri i Nei. Garv hero a tiie to Tom. It will be a to dial due the Courtie of the Teek by a dam and cau4e it to a a Quot a Thioni a h new Clit Nel formed by an it Cav and a in hair Zinent Acris it the i it Tomii it. I be need Facia to Nike in excellent ii hut Seiil Bill Lay ii Iii which Ihu Span of in. Bridge will lie inc revised to goo feel and will there lore require four a. Be of 150 feel Span each. The whole work wiil Leq Wiiret be we a a eci ired of nah Nisi a hich Iino Biilly inundated this River Divi com Koc kill Dhiti Twood t. Oklans dista it cd 10.07 a Luke. This div sinti passes Over no water Courie the Lupin in Hob Infin with Sii Ike. Throw ii huh the whte r from Llie surface descends c3um>ii>g under a a to Iii forms utter i eos channels from which it sometimes emerges hid a links As i ii Denly. This is tile feature nth countr imm Liis to a at in Worth. A very Tood route with Small i expense May be Quot and Here by rain Nice it so is to avoid he deepest Sii Nicch signally fellow. Ikje the Roi Irie of valleys. Division fifth from Orleans to lick Creek Summit distance 15 67 . From Orch is the go ii ii i big rare of the Rountr Iii level until we Reacie Ijo i River and Over the dry bed a the Coli Itzy then commie get it right ing and continues so until tie rum Init Between loft River and Lack Creek attained tie Tien ties ends us lick Cre it a and Pissini , continues the Vallies of la k cart. K and one of its tributaries. Hie Road bed Cuil Isidio almost entirely Witti the surface of the a round until the divid i"t2 Ridge Between lick Creek and Paton it is of Hind. In a his state c Cuil ovation. Lorn i dam must be us a Luik client Width mind dais Ion from Liik Creek Mymit Mei Riino at the inter fiction of a it i dim acid Columbia to list to the route 4ake8 the direction of tie Lilu Omin it ton roil Row Iny i Obj Ufa Lun so i Carant run. S lorry lilt Gorc Iii the Lai Ler ii 12 Diri t 8 a to on a radius of 22,000 Bel conic Iii to m a bout the s Une dire it lion tio Rcv Lii k Creek i ick Creek and avoiding the head of iveral a him m a is ii in i Pilot in a Ltd ill my i by l Uii Al pleasant Ruo and not Arti c county Liin to her it in a Jaisi i Uinci i s i ii tie u Tonii Lyton , and in the same direction Joney Crew k alien hearing Jura duality to he in Eros cd a Icli it Ltd Lun four fill he of a mile from l Ori u a a then Beni my i Iuit by to the w. I a fruit acc it nor by a Drilli fro ii Kimiji i run to l in Al a d or is ends it in in let a the Varcy of u ii wreck to River Lintlom Nikii. Two Cuits m ils i Lenici it of one la oui no and of Twenty 8< Ven Hundred h it i Kliu. Hearing to Lilit 1 to the , the Luule Coli Loime i i the did Clion of the flu Iron Smi Ovid b Iii of the liver Cic it fun travel run c Rookie Leek stoic s Creek some be eral or Iii the in a of a Mars and Cro a cd cd cite end k Iier the Road. routes a if i ont Folh mice the a Cutie of lilt a min Rivir Rovid to Mai to Iiley Len our i a direct i it if to Lorn a tin i ill to Marlin Ivi in. The Lori in r Hai a it it Liat the Iida Matiie in Point of level t it is More i lie Lai later Iii ire Ferre j a Rendink therelo by the Grassy Folk of year Rry. K. A Hilt h head m the direction Olivi in to Iii Vilie the Ridge in several places lit Ami s at a Low grip Causi d Liy two Treani Lake Ujj their Rick there and Al Mihi in oppo it thin in la a. Whith is f e Isy a x a , Liy a. Us it do Sci i to Itie Plain of Wuriu it Vilh by n slope on the Hill Kiili. A Toile a be had rom the Cui Dir a a Tilo Kie ii i l i ii Indian Cuk la us by Wol m Isle thu a a a is end is time .1. From m or h s Rii lit is run to the Chis it ii of u g i no in a re a twin us. In Cven b tto ii ten nce to the t to rim it if Little Indian Creek a be role i if vol and in. A a a in s Divit Jon. Timber of the Tiesi i Lole in the Imin Diale v. Init o the i Ali. And As Miira id in Lii Rutih no Tivald Fichie the and i e it Rioin will not be i ape nude. Good Liu mint of Toile is a oven enl m Lien yielded i. Ept Minini Pijie q i Irry Ai tie to i Idian to it. A Zisin t co i Fatm Little Ludi m Rork to lil Iroini in it tit in 71 Miles div Sioui Embr ices iwo Ronli r. Only Nie of Inch be it n Cui a Ltd Ihu ens Terii Leviti n Ink f Neinl Iii hot. Forin in mad bed and Al the be Coith d Rik fint a simple truss Bronti a i 1l be Sulli Lent. The Rouimi can Tiow be ii a a on the same ride if the Ere k. Arij iwo bilt avoid led by be Ning a tick trom to Creek Iii a Kii id old Illey a radically and Dessiei dog again it it meets and 4 to a Iez Ciez k Al i Igil angles. Al Lilis a it taif Creek flows t a week. Hit a Aluir of ?, wit Iii Inay Easi y be Rte i ii to Abul ments Lor .1 . tuis t in Creek but Ai i Why la Stmard ill Valley h is tier Effie lol get run to Lish Edas Well on acc lint of its Coli get of inc med 1 1 the Valley Anci the Iii Iii ice liar k s in Ere. K. D Iii g ii Lily soum me Rou e or i eight its about a mile and a Over a Coli or by Llie Ravin a old r. Elk it then Reache the head of ii Kin s or girl it i s Creek. Iii h a 1 g Lollie Courine is .�?�llowt.-d, of a Hill in Send a Foin Llie v Illey and a mss Esai. Otilit Folk Olllie reek. Alter Ira very ing a tine Migo or s Ime Diganci. Lodi Sci in is by Valle of ii in i Pecklo Sill Cre. A a i Lee of 4 4g Miles i in boil Iii of s Lurre. K i tal Dve Niforth distance 2 a a Miles. by on of the Heads of Puloka to tie Init in Stream ii in found expedient to Rosili three tidies As Stream is very crooked and we Sites ii Banks Heller namely on either Side Bui As Llie Stre Iii is Small the expense will not be great. A fire it re in u Llie third the route act ads the v Llev us h Small Frei a Lead i g to h a of direction hid Willi it tine Grad it Sintil Ine submit of in Ridge Between i Asoka Vilii it be run detain d tie he pm Saint Liis k a run and i Casidy run and Asien a Iii tie Vallins of in Euler the sum Mil of Llie White Ridge is obtain �?��>1. Firn tins Point it tie head old run Little Radii g will be Neces nary As the whole Rou e is in a Ven Ridge. Dot Sceili g one of the Branch a s of dry my Quot the if Ace . S at a Point Opp Onile Ibe town of l Hven Vorih Llie other t Day Lugt. An it req sued Elev Holl Call he kill on the North Side of the rid be in dry run if i he Roche in kept no m eur of thirty feet h l ave Niwor the u in Atli of a Ini r z Lucinel through the Hiil a ill he ove.ilowe.1 of the him be o 70 6 6 i a i Quot Quot Quot a h. Re an of iof i to the nver will be Al the Rale of one . A Iii a. N. log hut a menu. Creek i Yards. Ii the descent on the i . By 0� p09ll< Eli Lei s a sin Iii Cici k i iding Iii the dire non of a a a old i car the a of Ihil one Fork of spid r Crew k interlocks with it Hove Iii Iii the opposite direct Iii Wilile Anoton a i near u Ford 1.�� to the i Ortli West Menelio t be i Itley ii Iii a Ali Erie Llie Reachi a Iii Liliu expense of a deep Cut s nit ii Sidis he it the Rale of 250 eel per mile the length of the Ommul Mph it 469. H the Grade be i to Hundred of Quot it per mile. Hie length of the Luniel will Only be 193 Hrdy. By reference Llie map in will be perceived 3 routes Are Laid Down Between a i Lions 1370 and 13c0 inc one the route Chr Coli wins be Kuo vault already described the to reach from red ,. I j i lord tin Cec. Ads to a oui Kwesi a it. Ascending the a cd the he the we. Eils Dinicu Roand . S l n Twood i.,,n. A Moushi of i. Allie woo. Quot i that . Ulland he head of and i and it t u . Musl at on. E be seen besides of a Quot a Quot i. R to Lead. U. Droid we must i x i i d our m unum or it a de of 50 i Eli a mile whip i is nut Hie care it in any. Yohei pail 1.1 Louie. I will Here Rucci Nuiji Enid to Yourm Sid Cri Ilii ii Ruic Inai ked on inc i nip i 11 do id . Ii Iii in us reitling West 1.1 Ibe Piceni. A. Pm no u bile liver Ibe Iii ouch of a a a a a a a a Quot a in Riiel of ii level lid Mil o Ibe while Ridge. I Nii is decided the b Roule Bolh As it regards level mini the a Dpi Seol Unce Bui Little Oli Liis Roule then of re the est mile a been m Ide. considered inexpedient to Ine Hii Iii through Ihu Hill. In. Sill do to. I Riih Roule the i Vii Injo in a Belg ten l eur Creek unit i ill it arrives on the Bill m the rear of l have North. From this Point an Lull Cicik Ibi Iii Xvi it filing it Muir Creek in lined Pune of Hilda mile Long and 200 Leet descent will terminal the route on the liver Hgt Ink As he lord. These Heller Almont mul be decided by m Chrell Quivey having Moie Lui e allow ii for its Jaccoi Neplir Hoenl than could be fur this is the ice Sily of report to it eing presented i the pref ii legis lure burned thes Ivey to it tinal Roiti Cletion. I Beli a ave How e be i that in will be found to he the inner Sci Ciet a and Aill Beir Nikul Uijun Iii id a Kimii i the cd Peiche us Ilie Bui Ivy Gru Diimig in Iii ii it i it mild a bridging Iii eff any in i1m log Ibe Iii is Iii Tho Cap Cut i Uei Horii Wiiki Ilio Geller will not Iii out i. U till Thoumi Piid dolls in i. Would Llie Beloiu to your i 11 1 Ili it to it it Lippi Lor Hii Iii Send ii Lili i i ibo a Lii Irir Kun us to to Moo us a Loiis Mil of Ilio ii ii. I he or Fork of while straight direction to ii of Nigton no Quot a it by a i it of the Compain to terminate the route Liam it Waii to i a first , fax in to is to lit Elf i i n Creek , 414,301 cubic Yar u a a it a. V hid cab Iii ment �45 5s�z of 3.22 per. He Ftikas onry i2.��30 00 Hinl Clear eng 10.683 00 5g6 feet bridging 6,880 00 Frace or Mie or to on from l Tlle. Indian Creek t9 d Onmin Ifon lg7l in length. 28�,7. 9 ubic Yard a a Favalion and embankment 8.3 pm a chips Maflin try Fri Hibing and Cleavin 1 20 Iet l bridging 31 s27 70 2 561 00 50n 00 1.900 00 4 72 70 average ppr Milia 2,435 82 3f/ Divisi a i. Fern Reno min it ton to Drift. Lord Fork 23 5 2 Mies. 1,320 653 i Whir x i Loi Ems ilium a132054 w 4.2.10 Peicie m a so iry 1.1,110 00 �,54 7 00 30 240 00 183972 30 a Penn Quot ppr 6 453 g6 4�a div x o i. From drip Rio to gtd to Orleans w g7 Milt s in length 313 1g3 cubic y ii la pc it in Iti ii and c Bank in i �31.507 40 grubbing and Clearing 3,2�j0 960 irus i bridging a t l i i it i to in a and t be a if the exp ii so Nield be Ureal t it in i s immediate it Omli lion t n roid m he in Mien cd Hiti c con temp tip red Fermi Imison of its Noills in , h d it Ibish the depot there and Dia from thai Point to the nver but Hub More than a half mile. Tree Ili mile for the grading. Con Templ Iseji space fora get Iraik Twenty Lour feet wide with to ply Sac cording to the nature of it get Ina terms whether in Cut it Ltd Eban Kmeil but Al Wasas Hinh As 4� decrees. Than the issues through a count re much a a ill lulls and Vai lies and parses several streams Al Riu it angles but Ibe route has been of selected that in put in sin a Rintje it follows to ils head one a Tream and de trends another in Erli Chinn with in in opposite directions and in several i ices the streams seem to be arrange d for this sex pro a purpose. The estimates Hereunto Amine Neil must not be considered us Ngi Fly Cor ret to i us on As near an lion is ran be obtained an. i mental Survey mini no Fli u it will be More than Silhi if some Altera ,. Lions Fukue sied in this r. Port Shou Al Quot quote a be made i the route. As a i Rigi Quot por Iii of tie Roule parses in Rougie cd it aled Liritis and open Clearing and grub into will not be e. The estimate is at the late of$300 per n Ile the whole rift Ince or afoul goo Pel mile for timbered land. O i Llie whole of the roue Wiliie i it a of the hell qty laity can he Ohi a med in tie imm it Dii Hie Vicinity for tiny con it Truc Ion i f Wool work. Sio in of the Audi Clin be had in the immediate Vici Ili of the works on the Winde mule Ltd real the Pirt Between Royal and i Lihi Zapolis. In Consi qut Nice of this Ile ii of Mason Wili he comp Ira Livel cheap it a almost the entire t x penile of of so ii will be figved. Risen i would recommend that the from the u urls to Indianapolis be Ronnii Otid Fui Iuliani eos with or Iii the commencement of the Rule at the Olio. The Sluice used in s for building and thai whip la w ii be used in the acini by of that Ace in const Duclion of Wikson ibis and Oti ers uniting at i i in Apolis would it to it ply a Laige am a Iii of traiirpoilatloim.,d would Abdulie be in Titi enl to warrant the Cut nil i Uri Ion of this part of Ibe As the am Tinl Wou d increase with the Iaci lilies of transportation. Tie most economical method of Roii Feyti us Iii g this Pait Fine be to commence i Al Ibe a intr and i arching Vor tame pc the Pul Tim shed could be u ted Lor the Tim ,.p ii Ili ii of Loi e and materials Foi the of the rest. T e n Lecomie ended i the 1 it bar with a a a nil the inner Edge Laid on while string put eur s let into the Iraq reverse sleepers and secured by a Dot Lail wedge Tbs a Jop to be i to in bes wide and half an Inch think Willi a triangular Flange of Hall an Inch deep and an Inch in Willi sloping to at an Angle of 45 decrees so Aslo make the Inni a Edge j of the bar one Inch thick. The Strim i total Cost per Miles pieces if the Best while Onk 5 indie by 9, Suppo Rieti i intervals of 9 eel by Trai Iberi of silly 8 feel Long and not lest than 12 inches Ink impeded i i tie ground and on embark ii it no it Koll ii roid i supported b bearing umber Laid Lenin to wire. The i expense of to Gnu h a would be As Loi Low 1 t Tok i Iron , i h Al Ukia a 550 per ton .5>00 00 spoke i hint spec Long Plaus 133 00 76 005 01 2131 59 31757 40 a Verng a per Iii lib 3 257 43 5th div sin 15 81 Mvi in tenth from orians to lick Creek Sumajit 090.91 i ii ii a ird i exc Iva lilt and embark nevits 592 476 10 3,27 2 pen bes masonry g u icing and 1 , 120 feel bridging 9816 00 4.775 00 1,200 00 Lois 267 10 Avo rap ppr mile 6.903 Icik Divis it 2\.97 Miles from Uch crack t i a ave Norih. 553,143 cubic arils i excava Lioi. And Ems re Merit �55 314 39 815 perches a sooty 2 5 5 00 Rii l in and Clearing 8 640 00 240 eel bridging 2.400 0 1 Accra Gfa per Rte ill Tunnel. 12.320 cubic Yards Rock exc Vallon at �4, 63 889 .30 3,135 60 per mile log to in gift Oak Liing Pii 1 i j b y Iii 2 Cis. ,1056 i bite Oak Sills �1 20 Cis. Pm h,2112 Bhe Oak Wod Gfa my i Celli each Carpe Wilcis Woik per mile Ope Idini Side Drain cover ii g i ii Dii of stat pers 4c. Per a Wilc to which must be Addi a the i Stu end eol heal Iii limbers on air link Mentz at 2 i 2 is. Per foot a 30 per cent on lbs whole distance or 3lt5l3 Cal pwt nigh a total Cost of the Road bed from in Lian in Dis to Itie Iii Ali end of the Tunnel it a leaven Koi in Avra be per mile to which the Cost of supers Tructien per mile or for the whole distance. To which for Torii Otin one in ten , Siept Tinl Ondarco a. D 0 Linen ties 10 per cent. 211 20 211 ?0 21 12 410 to 100 00 Lulis j 2 40 280 03 1,803 of �51,080 00 �312 393 31 3,963 93 2 0c7 72 6 0 6 70 778,734 so 4,900 03 77 873 43 861,507 73 6 c73 35 861.407 73 51.080 00 1 033 80 013622 59 7,073 il71 a j7 average Cost per Mil. I x elusive of Tunnel or Ioc lulling Tunnel Cost the whole Distan e Ai before co it of to it ii a i 2 Mike supers Rulure Cost ppr Milia 111 older that Jour Road my be i pro table to the stockholders mid a a Adt 1� Community it a table it ii necessary tent it a Knuhl tie exit tried so a to connect the o no Wilh the Northern l a Kes. Hick a tills i it Ida Chinnel of coming him Ron in Weeti the Noichi and touch. F be Only Juet tion will be it Klimt Pomi Fth Iii ii Len Nintle. I a i. I w Ould scr Ommund Lik Laihr Tim. L be Erie a a

Search All Newspapers in Bloomington, Indiana

Advanced Search

Search the Bloomington Post Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Start for Free

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bloomington Post?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Advanced Search