WINSLOW, pt. Kennebec co. Me. 20 N of A. Winslow, pv. Gloucester co. N. J. 54 s of Tn. Winslow, pv. Pike co. Ind. 146 ssw of Is. WINTERSVILLE, pv. Jef. co. O. 134 ENE of Cs WINTHROP, pt. Kennebec co. Me. 10 w of A. WINTON, pv. cap. of Hertford co. N. C. on Chowan river.
WIDTA, pv. Iowa co. Wis. 75 N of Madison. WIRE TOWN, pv. Monmouth co. N. J. 50 Tu. WIRT, tp. Alleghany co. N.Y. WISCASSET, Me. See GAZETTEER. WISCONISCO, tp. Dauphin co. Pa.
WISCONSIN, State of. An act was passed at the last session of Congress providing for the admission of Wisconsin into the Union as a sovereign state, with the following bounda. ries-Beginning at the north-east corner of the state of Illinois-that is to say, at a point in the centre of Lake Michigan where the line of 429 30′ x Lat. crosses the same; thence, running with the boundary line of the state of Michigan, through Lake Michigan, Green Bay, to the mouth of the Menomonie river; thence up the channel of said river to the Brule river; thence up said last mentioned river to Lake Brulé; thence along the south- ern shore of Lake Brule in a direct line to the centre of the channel between Middle and South islands, in the Lake of the Desert; thence in a direct line to the head waters of the Montreal river, as marked upon the survey made by Captain Cramm; thence down the main channel of the Montreal river to the middle of Lake Superior; thence through the centre of Lake Superior to the mouth of the St. Louis river; thence up the main channel of said river to the first rapids in the same, above the Indian village, according to Nicol- let's map; thence due south to the main branch of the river St. Croix; thence down the main channel of said river to the Missis- sippi; thence down the centre of the main channel of that river to the north-west cor- ner of the state of Illinois; thence due east with the northern boundary of the state of Illinois to the place of beginning.
Wisconsin comprises a portion of a rich mineral region which extends into Illinois and Iowa. Lead ore is abundant; copper occurs in considerable quantities. Antimony is said to have been recently discovered in great abundance, near Helena, in Buchanan county.
WISENBURG, pv. Lehigh co. Pa. WISSAHICKON er. a small stream falling into the Schuylkill 6 m. above Philadelphia, no- ted for the wild and picturesque scenery along its banks. [of Cs. WITHAMSVILLE, pv. Clermont co. O. 128 sw WOBURN, pt. Middlesex co. Mass. 10 Nw of B. WOLCOTT, pt. Lamoille co. Vt. 23 N of Mtr. Wolcott, pt. New Haven co. Conn. 54 s of Hd. Wolcott, pt. Wayne co N.Y. on L. Ontario. WOLCOTTSVILLE, pv. Litchfield co. Conn. 26 w of Hartford.
WOLF, tp. Lycoming co. Pa. [Mercer. WOLF CREEK, tp. Mercer co. Pa. 10 SE of WOLFSBOROUGH, pt. Carroll co. N. H. 40 NNW of Concord. [wsw of Rh. WOLFSVILLE, pv. Mecklenburg co. N. C. 178 WOLVERTON, pv. M'Minn co. Tenn. 185 ESE of Nashville. [Reading WOMELSDORF, pv. Berks co. Pa. 14 w of
WONASQUATUCKET r. Providence co. R. I. flows into Providence Cove.
WOOD cr. N.Y. flows into Oneida Lake. Wood er. Washington co. N.Y. flows into L. Champlain. [of Al. WOODBOURNE, pv. Sullivan co. N.Y. 103 sw Woodbourne, pv. Knox co. Tenn. 200 E of Ne. WOODBRIDGE, tp. New Haven co. Conn. 6 xW of New Haven.
Woodbridge, pt. Middlesex co. N.J. 43 NE Tn. Woodbridge, tp. Hillsdale co. Mich. WOODBURN, pv. Macoupin co. Ill. 63 s of Sd. WOODBURY, pt. Litchfield co. Conn. 50 w Hd. Woodbury, v. Queen's co. N.Y. on Long I. Woodbury, pv. cap. Glo'ster co. N. J. 37 ssw of Trenton.
Woodbury, pt Bedford co. Pa. 113 w of H. Woodbury, tp. Huntingdon co. Pa. [SE of Ne. Woodbury, pv. cap. of Cannon co. Tenn. 54 Woodbury, pv. Wood co. O. 104 NNW of Cs. Woodbury, pv. Madison co. Ind. 22 NE of Is. Woodbury, pv. Coles co. Ill. 105 ESE of Sd. Woopcock, pt. Crawford co. Pa. 213 Nw H. WOODFORD, pt. Bennington co. Vt. 120 s Mtr. Woodford, pv. Woodford co. Ill. on Macki- naw river. WOODHULL, pt. Steuben co. N.Y. 240 w of Al. Woodhuil, tp. Shiawassee co. Mich. WOODLAND, pv. Hamilton co. Flor. Woodland, pv. East Feliciana par. La. 120
NW of New Orleans. WOODLAWN, pv. Lincoln co. N. C. 173 w Rh. Woodlawn, pv. Edgefield dist. S. C. 98 w Ca. WOODSBOROUGII, pv. Frederick co. Md. 85 Nw of Annapolis. [E of Cs. WOODSFIELD, pv. cap. of Monroe co. O. 117 Wood's HOLE, pv. Barnstable co. Mass. 80 s of Boston.
WOODSONVILLE, pv. Hart co. Ky. on Greene r. WOODSTOCK, pt. Oxford co. Me. 50 w of A. Woodstock, pt. Grafton co. N. H. 57 N of Cd. Woodstock, pv. cap. of Windsor co. Vt. 50 s of Montpelier. [Hartford.
Woodstock, pt. Windham co. Conn. 43 ÉNE of Woodstock, pt. Ulster co. N.Y. 70 s of Al. Woodstock, pv. Anne Arundel co. Md. 50 NW of Annapolis. [on N. Fork of Shenandoah r. Woodstock, pv. cap. of Shenandoah co. Va. Woodstock, pv. Cherokee co. Ga. on Little r. Woodstock, pv. Champaign co. O. 37 NW Cs. Woodstock, pt. Lenawee co. Mich. 73 wsw of Detroit. WOODSTOWN, pv. Salem co. N. J. 53 s of Tn. WOODSVILLE, pv. Middlesex co. Mass. Woodsville, pv. Mercer co. N. J. 13 x of Tn. WOODVILLE, pv. Litchfield co. Conn. 40 w of Hartford. [Albany. Woodville, pv. Jefferson co. N.Y. 170 Nw of Woodville, pv. Rappahannock co. Va. 118 NW of Richmond. [of Rh. Woodville, pv. Perquimans co. N. C. 205 ENE Woodville, pv. Abbeville dist. S. C. 93 w Ca. Woodville, pv. Greene co. Ga. 55 N of M. Woodville, pv. Jackson co. Ala. 163 NE of T. Woodville, pv. cap. of Wilkinson co. Miss. 135 sw of Jackson. Woodville, pt. Sandusky co. O. on Portage r. Woodville, pv. Jackson co. Ind. 74 s of Is. Woodville, pv. Hancock co. Ill. 106 wxw Sd. Woodville, pv. Macon co. Mo. 96 N Jef. City. WOODWARDVILLE, pv. Marengo co. Ala. 104 s of Tuscaloosa.
WOOLWICH, pt. Lincoln co. Me. 35 s of A. Woolwich, tp. Gloucester co. N. J. 11 sw of Woodbury.
WOONSOCKET FALLS, pv. Providence co. R. I. | YoсUMTOWN, pv. York co. Pa. 21 s of H. 15 NNW of Providence. YONKERS, pt. Westchester co. N.Y. on Hud-
[Cleveland. WOOSTER, pv. cap. of Wayne co. O. 50 s of WORCESTER, pt. Washington co. VI. 8 N Mtr. Worcester, Mass. See GAZETTEER. Worcester, pv. Otsego co. N.Y. 57 sw of Al. Worcester, pt. Montgomery co. Pa. 90 E of H. Worcester, pv. M'Donough co. Ill. 98 Nw Sd. WORTHINGTON, pt. Hampshire co. Mass. 17 www of Northampton.
Worthington, pv. Armstrong co. Pa. 190 w H. Worthington, pv. Muhlenburg co. Ky. 172 sw of Frankfort.
Worthington, pv. Franklin co. (). 9 N of Cs. Worthington, tp. Richland co. O. WRENTHAM, pt. Norfolk co. Mass. 32 ssw B. WRIGHTSBOROUGH, pv. Columbia co. Ga. 95 ENE of Milledgeville.
[mouth. YORK r. Me, flows into the Atlantic by a broad York r. Va. See GAZETTEER. York, Me. See GAZETTEER. York, pt. Livingston co. N.Y. 238 w of AL. York, Pa. See GAZETTEER. York, tp. York co. Pa. 5 sw of York. York, pv. Fayette co. Ga. 87 www M. York, ip. Athens co. O. on Hockhocking r. York, tp. Belmont co. O. on Ohio r. York, tp. Morgan co. O. York, tp. Sandusky co. O. York, pt Washtenaw co. Mich. 46 w of D. York, tp. Switzerland co. Ind. York, pv. Clarke co. Ill. on Wabash r. YORK HAVEN, Py. York co. Pa. on Susqa. r. YORKSHIRE, pt. Cattaraugus co. N.Y. on Cat- taraugus creek. Is of H. YORK SULPHUR SPRINGS, pv. Adams co. Pa. 21 YORKTOWN, pt. Westchester co. N.Y. on Cro- ton river.
WRIGHTSTOWx, pt. Bucks co. Pa. 21 N Phila. Wrightstown, pv. Burlington co. N. J. 23 s of Trenton. [quehanna r. WRIGHTSVILLE, borough, York co Pa. on Sus- Wrightsville, pv. Roane co. Tenn. 154 E Ne. WURTSBOROUGH, рv. Sullivan co. N.Y. 97 swYorktown, Va. See GAZETTEER. of Albany.
Yorktown, pv. Delaware co. Ind. 50 xɛ of Is. YORKVILLE, v. New York co. N.Y. 5 x of the City Hall.
WYALUSING Cr. Pa. flows into Susquehanna r. Wyalusing, pt. Bradford co. Pa. on Wyalu- [of Ca. sing creek. [hatchee r. Yorkville, pv. cap. of York dist. S. Č. 80 x WYATT, pv. La Fayette co. Miss. on Talla-Yorkville, pv. Pickens co. Ala. 68 wxw of T. WYE r. Md. runs between Talbot and Queen Yorkville, pv. Gibson co. Tenn. 143 w of Ne. Anne counties into Chesapeake Bay. Yorkville, pv. Racine co. Wis. 96 Esɛ of Ma- WYKERTOWN, pv. Sussex co. N. J. 80 N Tn. dison. WYNANT'S KILL, pv. Rensselaer co. N. Y. 10 E of Albany.
WYOMING, PV. Wyoming co. N.Y. 248 w Al. Wyoming, pv. Luzerne co. Pa. on Susqa. r. Wyoming, pv. Dinwiddie co. Va. 60 s of R. Wyoming, pv. Stark co. Ill. 100 N of Sd. Wyoming, pv. Wayne co. Iowa. Wysox, pt. Bradford co. Pa. 136 N of H. WYTHEVILLE, pv. Wythe co. Va. 248 w of R.
XALISCO. See JALISCO.
XENIA, pv. cap. of Greene co. O. 60 wsw Cs.
YADKIN r. N. C. See GAZETTEER, YAQUI, or HIAQUI, yah-kee', a r. of Mexico, which falls into the Gulf of California near the 28th parallel of N Lat. and the 110th meridian of w Lon. [NW of Rh. YANCEYVILLE, pv. cap. of Caswell co. N. C. 87 YANKEE SPRINGS, pt. Barry co. Mich. 150 w YANTIC r. Conn. flows into the Thames. [D. YARDLEYVILLE, pv. Bucks co. Pa. on the De- laware. [Boston.
YARMOUTH, pt. Barnstable co. Mass. 78 SE of YARMOUTH PORT, pv. Barnstable co. Mass. 77 SE of Boston.
YATES, pt. Orleans co. N.Y. 12 N of Albion. YAZOO r. Miss. formed by the junction of Tallahatchee and Yalabusha, flows into the Mississippi river.
YAZOO CITY, pv. Yazoo co. Miss. on Yazoo r. YELLOW CR. pt. Chariton co. Mo. 110 Nw of Jefferson City.
YELLOW OF CHESTER SPRINGS, V. Chester co. Pa. 30 WNW of Philadelphia. YELLOW SPRINGS, pv. Greene co. O. 52 sw Cs. YELLOW WATER г. Ala, and Flor. flows into an arm of Pensacola Bay. YELLVILLE, pv. cap. of Marion co. Ark. 180 N of Little Rock.
YELVINGTON, pv. Daviess co. Ky. 156 w of F. YERBA BUENA, yer'ba bwa'nă, a small t. of California, on San Francisco Bay.
YOUGH OGHENY, yõh'ho-ga'ne, a r. which rises in Preston co. Va., and flowing through Md. into Pa., falls into the Monongahela 18 m. SE of Pittsburg. It is navigable to the Ohiopyle falls, 20 m. from its mouth. Ai this obstruction the river has a perpendicu- lar descent of 20 feet. YOUNG, tp. Indiana co. Pa. Young, tp. Jefferson co. Pa. YOUNGESVILLE, pv. Fairfield dist. S. C. 40 x YOUNGSTOWN, pt. Niagara co. N.Y. on Nia- gara river. [150 w of H. Youngstown, borough, Westmoreland co. Pa. Youngstown, pt. Trumbull co. O. 177 NE Cs. YOUNGSVILLE, pv. Warren co. Pa. 218 xw H. Youngsville, pv. Tallapoosa co. Ala. 140 ESE of Tuscaloosa. [134 N of H. YOUNG WOMANSTOWN, pv. Clinton co. Pa. YOUTA. See UTAH. YPSILANTI, pv. Washtenaw co. Mich. 30 w D
ZACATULA, sac-ă-too'lă, a r. of Mexico, fall- ing into the Pacific about 18 x Lat, and 1020 25 w Lon. Also, a little town at the mouth of the above.
ZACATECAS, sah-kǎ-tā'kas, a state in the een- tral part of Mexico, immediately s of Coa- huila. Area 20,000 sq. in. Pop. 275,000 Zacatecas, the capital of the above, is about 9,600 ft. higher than the sea, and has a population of 25,000. (B.) ZANESFIELD, pv. Logan co. O. 64 NW of Ca ZANESVILLE, O. See GAZETTEER. Zanesville, pv. Montg. co. Ill. 38 s of Sd. ZEBULON, pv. cap. of Pike co. Ga. 77 w M. Zebulon, pv. Pike co. Ark. 136 sw of Little
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