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LEWIS 383 tersected by Black river ; area, 1,288 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 28,699. The surface toward the east is uneven, broken in many places by low ridges or isolated masses of naked gneiss, and rising gradually to an elevation of 1,400 ft. Toward the west it rises by a series of terraces to a height of from 1,500 to 1,700 ft. The soil is of various qualities. In the E. part it is a light, sandy, unproductive loam; in the W. almost uniformly fertile, with a limestone basis. The Utica and Black Eiver railroad passes through it. The chief productions in 1870 were 33,853 bushels of wheat, 38,414 of Indian corn, 445,667 of oats, 69,828 of barley, 353,016 of potatoes, 32,631 Ibs. of wool, 272,- 815 of hops, 451,326 of maple sugar, 2,080,259 of butter, 977,547 of cheese, and 104,653 tons of hay. There were 6,547 horses, 32,298 milch cows, 10,865 other cattle, 8,384 sheep, and 5,979 swine ; 3 manufactories of agricultural implements, 23 of carriages, 41 of cheese, 10 of cooperage, 1 of pig iron, 1 of printing paper, 2 of pumps, 11 of saddlery and harness, 9 of tin r copper, and sheet-iron ware, 3 of woollen goods, 15 tanneries, 4 currying establishments, 50 saw mills, and 7 flour mills. Capital, Mar- tinsburg. II. A N. W. county of West Vir- ginia, drained by the Little Kanawha river and the W. fork of the Monongahela; area, 610 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 10,175, of whom 196 were colored. The surface is rough and hilly, in some parts mountainous, but fertile near the streams. The chief productions in 1870 were 41,174 bushels of wheat, 191,556 of Indian corn, 31,776 of oats, 16,071 of potatoes, 51,470 Ibs. of tobacco, 26,955 of wool, 113,259 of but- ter, and 8,620 tons of hay. There were 2,515 horses, 2,962 milch cows, 8,136 other cattle, 10,922 sheep, and 5,673 swine. Capital, Wes- ton. Ill* A W. county of Tennessee, drained by tributaries of Duck river; area, 364 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 1,986, of whom 188 were colored. The surface is uneven, with a fertile soil. The chief productions in 1870 were 6,099 bushels of wheat, 73,315 of Indian corn, 14,356 Ibs. of butter, and 120 bales of cotton. There were 329 horses, 443 milch cows, 730 other cattle, 1,676 sheep, and 3,361 swine. Capital, New- burg. IV. A N. E. county of Kentucky, sep- arated from Ohio by the Ohio river ; area, 300 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 9,115, of whom 228 were colored. The surface is generally hilly, and the soil fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 18,632 bushels of wheat, 163,150 of In- dian corn, 23,085 of oats, 12,674 of potatoes, 48,807 Ibs. of tobacco, 10,069 of wool, and 66,725 of butter. There were 1,430 horses, 1,070 milch cows, 1,816 other cattle, 4,125 sheep, and 5,282 swine; 3 tanneries, 1 curry- ing establishment, and 4 saw mills. Capital, Clarksburg. V. A N. E. county of Missouri, separated from Illinois by the Mississippi river ; area, 520 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 15,114, of whom 1,181 were colored. The surface is diversified, well timbered, very fertile, and of easy culti- vation. Limestone underlies part of it, and 492 VOL. x. 25 coal has been discovered in several places. The Mississippi Valley and Western and the Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific railroads cross it. The chief productions in 1870 were 152,454 bushels of wheat, 30,783 of rye, 526,611 of Indian corn, 347,145 of oats, 35,412 of potatoes, 10,006 Ibs. of tobacco, 37,325 of wool, 47,515 of but- ter, and 14,425 tons of hay. There were 6,304 horses, 1,402 mules and asses, 5,036 milch cows, 1,459 other cattle, 21,133 sheep, and 21,583 swine ; 2 manufactories of carriages, 8 of cooperage, 5 of saddlery and harness, 5 of tin, copper, and sheet-iron ware, 1 of tobacco and snuff, 1 flour mill, 2 planing mills, and 1 saw mill. Capital, Monticello. VI. A S. W. county of Washington territory, occupied in the E. part by a portion of the Cascade range ; area, 1,580 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 888. It com- prises a portion of the valleys of the Chehalis and Cowlitz rivers, and is a fine agricultural region, the W. portion being level or rolling. The rivers are here navigable. It is crossed by the Pacific division of the Northern Pacific railroads. The chief productions in 1870 were 27,304 bushels of wheat, 24,154 of oats, 4,205 of peas and beans, 10,165 of potatoes, 27,325 Ibs. of butter, and 1,985 tons of hay. There were 494 horses, 1,809 cattle, 1,956 sheep, and 1,849 swine. Capital, Claquato. LEWIS, the name of four brothers prominent in the revolutionary history of Virginia, whose father, John Lewis, was descended from a Hu- guenot family which settled first in England, and afterward in Ireland. Having killed his landlord in resisting an illegal attempt to oust him from his possession, he emigrated to America, and in 1732 settled at Belief onte, Augusta co., Va., being the first white resident of the county. I. Andrew, the third in age, but the most distinguished of the brothers, a revolu- tionary general, born in Ulster, Ireland, about 1730, died in Bedford co., Va., in 1780. He was remarkable for bodily vigor and commanding gresence, and early became conspicuous in rentier struggles. He volunteered in the ex- pedition to take possession of the Ohio region in 1754; was with Washington at the surren- der of Fort Necessity ; was present at Brad- dock's defeat; commanded the Sandy creek expedition in 1756 ; and was made prisoner in the unfortunate enterprise of Major Grant near Fort Du Quesne. In 1768 he was a com- missioner on the part of Virginia to conclude a treaty with the Six Nations at Fort Stanwix, N. Y. In 1774 he received the appointment of brigadier general; and as commander-in- chief at the battle of Point Pleasant (the junc- tion of the Great Kanawha with the Ohio), he gained a victory over the most formidable In- dian force that ever assembled within the lim- its of the Old Dominion, headed by the cele- brated Cornstalk. The number of troops en- gaged under Gen. Lewis was about 550, of whom from 40 to 75 were killed and about 140 wounded. The Indian force is believed to have been 800 or 1,000. Lewis represented