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OTTAWA 733 the Michigan Lake Shore, and the Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore railroads. The chief pro- ductions in 1870 were 218,010 bushels of wheat, 215,043 of Indian corn, 164,643 of oats, 253,- 826 of potatoes, 618,130 Ibs. of butter, 51,453 of wool, 80,819 of maple sugar, and 23,148 tons of hay. There were 4,324 horses, 6,514 milch cows, 6,983 other cattle, 14,943 sheep, and 7,795 swine ; 9 manufactories of carriages and wag- ons, 6 of tanned and 4 of curried leather, 5 flour mills, and 31 saw mills. Capital, Grand Haven. III. A N. central county of Kansas, in- tersected by Solomon and Saline rivers ; area, 720 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 2,127. The surface is undulating and the soil fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 31,246 bushels of wheat, 100,680 of Indian corn, 5,100 of oats, 12,475 of potatoes, 33,169 Ibs. of butter, and 5,851 tons of hay. There were 922 horses, 1,151 milch cows, 6,166 other cattle, 827 sheep, and 1,055 swine. Capital, Minneapolis. OTTAWA, a W. county of Quebec, Canada, separated from Ontario on the south by the Ottawa river; area, 5,706 sq. m. ; pop. in 1871, 37,892, of whom 21,439 were of French, 10,873 of Irish, 2,250 of English, and 2,216 of Scotch origin or descent. It is watered by the North Petite Nation, Du Lievre, and Gati- neau rivers, and other streams. Capital, Hull. OTTAWA, a city and the capital of La Salle co., Illinois, on the Illinois river, just below the mouth of the Fox, and on the Illinois and Michigan canal, and the Chicago, Eock Island, and Pacific, and the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy railroads, 82 m. S. W. of Chicago ; pop. in 1870, 7,736 ; in 1875 estimated by local au- thorities at 12,000. The city is lighted with gas, and contains many handsome residences. The chief public buildings are the court house in which the supreme court for the northern division of the state is held, and the county court house and jail. The surrounding coun- try is fertile and abounds in coal. The Fox river has here a fall of 29 ft., affording great water power. The principal manufactories are six of agricultural implements, four of car- riages, and one each of starch and glass, the last two being the largest of the kind in the state. There are several grain elevators, and large quantities of wheat are shipped from this point. The entire trade of the city is estima- ted at $14,000,000 a year. It has three banks, several hotels, seven public school buildings with graded schools, three weekly newspapers (one German), the Illinois law library, and eleven churches. OTTAWA, a city and port of entry of the province of Ontario, capital of Carleton co. and of the Dominion of Canada, on the south bank of Ottawa river, at the mouth of the Rideau, 97 m. above the St. Lawrence, and 220 m. E. K E. of Toronto; lat. 45 20' K, Ion. 75 42' W.; pop. in 1861, 14,669; in 1871, 21,545. It is divided into the upper and low- The Parliament House er town by the Rideau canal, which connects it with Kingston at the head of the St. Law- rence. The canal is here crossed by two bridges, one of stone and one of stone and iron, and has eight massive locks. The ^ sce- nery in the vicinity of the city is pictu- resque and grand. At the W. extremity are the Chaudiere falls, 40 ft. high, just below which the Ottawa is spanned by a suspension bridge ; and at the 1ST. E. end two other falls, 40 ft. high, over which the Rideau flows to join the Ottawa. The streets are wide and