ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. lake is about 600 ft. above the level of the sea; its depth is stated to be 900 ft. Lake Michigan is connected, at its N. E. extremity, by the Strait of Mackinaw, with Lake Huron.

MICHIGAN, one of the U. S., situated between 41° 40′ and 48° N. Lat., and 82° 10′ and 91° W. Lon. It consists of two great natural divisions, viz., the lower peninsula, bounded on the W. and N. W. by Lake Michigan, on the N. E. and E. by Lake Huron, the r. and Lake St. Clair, the Detroit r. and Lake Erie, and on the S. by Ohio and Indiana; length, from N. to S., about 290 m.; greatest breadth, from E. to W., rather more than 200 m.: and the upper peninsula, situated between the lakes Superior, Huron, and Michigan, and bounded on the S. W. by Wisconsin; its length is near 330 m., with a mean breadth of 50 or 60 m. The total area is estimated at above 60,000 sq. m. The state is divided into 72 counties.* Pop. 397,654. Lansing is the seat of government. Michigan was admitted into the Union in 1836.

MICHILIMACKINAC. See MACKINAW.

MID-DEL-BURG`, an ancient t. of Holland, in the i. of Walcheren, cap. of the prov. of Zealand. Among its literary institutions, the Athenæum or Academy deserves to be mentioned. Lat. 51° 30′ N., Lon. 3° 37′ E. Pop. 3,500. (M.)

MIDDLEBURY, mid/-del-ber-re, the cap. of Addison co., Vt., on Otter creek, 33 m., in a straight line, S. W. of Montpelier. Pop. of the township, 3,517. Middlebury College, of this place, was founded in 1800. MID/-DLES-BO`-ROUGH, a t. and river port of England, in the N. Riding of Yorkshire, on the Tees, 16 m. E. by N. of Darlington, with which it is connected by a railway. Pop. 5,463; in 1831, it was only 154. (M.)

MID-DLE-SEX', a co. in the S. E. part of England, N. of, and bordering on the Thames. It comprises within its limits the greater part of the metropolis. Pop. 1,576,636.

MIDDLESEX, a co. in the N. E. part of Mass., bordering on N. H. Pop. 161,383. Co. towns, Cambridge and Concord.

MIDDLESEX, a co. in the S. part of Conn., intersected by the Connecticut r., and bordering on Long Island Sound. Pop. 30,680. Co. t. Middletown.

MIDDLESEX, a co. in the E. part of N. J., on the Raritan r. and bay. Pop. 28,635. Co. t. New Brunswick.

* Alcona (Negwegon), Allegan, Alpena (Anamickee), Antrim (Megissee), Arenac, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix (Kishkawkee), Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clair St., Clare (Kaykakee), Clinton, Crawford (Shawwano) Eaton, Emmet (Tonedagana), Genesee, Gladwin, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco (Kanotin), Isabella, Jackson, Joseph St., Kalamazoo, Kalcasca (Warbassee), Kent, Lake (Aishcum), Lapeer, Leelenaw, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Manistee, Mason (Notipeskago), Michilimackinac, Midland, Missaukee, Monroe, Montcalm, Montmorency (Cheonoquet), Necosta, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Ogemaw, Omeena, Osceola (Unwattin), Oscoda, Ottawa, Otsego (Okkuddo), Presque Isle, Roscommon (Mickenauk), Saginaw, Shiawassee, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford (Kawtawwabet), Wyandot, Delta, Houghton, Huron, Marquette, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft, Tuscola.

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MIDDLESEX, a co. in the E. part of Va., S. of, and bordering on the Rappahannock. Pop. 4,394. Co. t. Urbanna.

MID-DLE-TON, a manufacturing t. of England, in Lancashire, 5 m. N. N. E. of Manchester. Pop., including an area of near 3 sq. m., 7.740.

MID-DLE-TOWN', a city and port of entry in Middlesex co., Conn., on the W. bank of the Connecticut r., about 22 m., in a straight line, N. E. of New Haven, with numerous manufactures, of which that of swords and fire-arms is perhaps the most remarkable. The Wesleyan University founded in 1831, is situated in Lat. 41° 33′ N., and Lon. 72° 39′ W. Pop. of the city of Middletown, 3,511.

MIDLAND, a co. in the E. part of Mich., bordering on Saginaw Bay. Pop. 65.

MIF/-FLIN, a co. in the S. central part of Pa., on the Juniata. Pop. 14,980. Co. t. Lewistown.

MIL-AN* (It. Milano, me-lå/-no; Lat. Mediola/num), the principal city of N. Italy, and the third in the Italian peninsula (being inferior only to Naples and Rome), is situated between the Olona and Lambro, on the Naviglio Grande (nå-veel'yo grån/-då) or "great canal,” which connects these rivers with each other, and flows all round the original town or city proper, of which it marks the boundary. The suburbs which have been built outside of this boundary, occupy more space than the original city. They are surrounded with a line of ramparts, which is planted with trees, and serves as a promenade. Much of the space, however, between the ramparts and the Naviglio, is occupied by gardens. Among the number of magnificent buildings that adorn Milan, the most remarkable is the Duomo or Cathedral, which, after St. Peter's, at Rome, is the largest and most sumptuous ecclesiastical edifice in Italy, and one of the finest in Christendom. The exterior, with its hundred spires, and its three thousand statues of various sizes, looks like a forest of marble. Milan is distinguished as a centre of learning and the arts; and it is said that more books are published here than in all the rest of Italy put together. Among other institutions, this city contains an academy of fine arts, one of the most extensive establishments of the kind in Europe, and a picture gallery, rich in the choicest productions of the ancient Italian masters. The library of Brera (brà/-rå) contains 100,000 vols., and is open to the public. open to the public. Milan is the residence of an archbishop, of the Austrian viceroy, and of the governor-general of the Lombard provinces. The Observatory, which is considered the first in Italy, is in Lat. 45° 28' 1" N., Lon. 9° 11' 48" E. The pop., according to Balbi, is above 155,000, and increases rapidly from year to year.-Adj. and inhab. MIL`-AN-EŞE'.

MILAZZO, me-låt/-so, or MELAZZO, mà-låt/-so, (Anc. My/læ,) a fortified seaport t. on the N. coast of Sicily, near the N. E. angle of the island,

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ou, as in our; th, as in thin; TH, as in this; N, nearly like ng. on the W. side of a small bay, to which it gives its name. Lat. 38° 15′ N., Lon. 15° 14′ E. Pop. in 1831, 9,206. (M.) MIL-FORD, a small t.

of S. Wales, in Pembrokeshire, on the N. side of an extensive basin or inlet of the sea, called MILFORD HAVEN. Lat. 51° 43′ N., Lon. 5° W.

MILHAU, me`-lô', a t. of France, in the dep. of Aveyron, on the Tarn Lat. 44° 5' N., Lon. 3° 5' E. Pop. 9,437. (M.)

The

MILITARY FRONTIER, the name given to a tract of country extending along the S. and S. E. frontier of the Austrian empire, from the Adri atic to the E. extremity of Transylvania. It is distinguished from the rest of the empire by having a purely military government. object of this establishment was originally to secure the frontier against the inroads of the Turks. All the peasants are soldiers, and hold their lands from the state as fiefs, on tenure of military and civil service. In time of peace, 45,000 men are always under arms, who feed and clothe themselves, and perform their appointed services without any expense to the Austrian government. In time of war, they serve the state in the same manner as the rest of the army, and march out of the country, if required, and they receive the usual pay. It is said that, in any extremity, they can muster 200,000 men, and that, by means of alarm-fires and bells, this immense force can be summoned together, throughout the whole extent of the frontier, in the space of four hours! (M.)

MIL/-LEDGE-VILLE', the seat of justice of Baldwin co., Ga., and the cap. of the state, situated on the Oconee, at the head of steamboat navigation. Lat. 33° 7′ N., Lon. 83° 20′ W. Pop. 2,216.

MILLER, a co. in the S. central part of Mo., intersected by the Osage r. Pop. 3,834. Pop. 3,834. Co. t. Tuscumbia.

MILO, me/-lo, (Anc. Me/los,) an i. in the Ægean Sea, about 70 m. E. of the Morea. It is about 14 m. long, and 8 m. wide. The N. coast is indented by a deep bay, which forms one of the best and safest harbours in the Levant. The Lat. of this port is 36° 42' N., Lon. 24° 14 E. Pop. of the island about 7,000. (B.)

MILWAUKIE CITY. See WISCONSIN.

MIL-WAU-KIE, a co. in the S. E. part of Wisconsin, bordering on L. Michigan. Pop. 31,077. Co. t. Milwaukie.

MINCIO, min/-cho, (Anc. Min/cius,) a r. in the N. of Italy, which has its source in the lake of Garda, and, flowing southerly, passes by Mantua, and joins the Po, 12 m. S. E. of that city.

MINDANAO, min-da-nål-o, or MAGINDANAO, (Sp. pron. må-нeen-dånå/-o,) the most southern, and, after Luzon, the largest of the Philippine Islands, is situated between 5° and 10° N. Lat., and 121° 30′ and 126° E. Lon. It appears like two islands, connected with each other by a narrow isthmus. The eastern portion is above 300 m. in length, from N. to S., with a mean breadth of 80 or 90 m.; the western is about 170 m long, and, on an average, perhaps 50 m. broad. The area is estimated at about 34,000 sq. m. The inhabitants appear to be chiefly Malays. (See PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.)

MIN-DEN, an ancient t. and fortress of the Prussian dominions, in

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Westphalia, the cap. of a gov. of the same name, on the Weser. Lat. 52° 18′ N., Lon. 8° 53′ E. Pop. 8,000.

MIN-DO-RỌ, one of the Philippine Islands, intersected by the 13th par. of N. Lat., and the 121st mer. of E. Lon.. Length 100 m., breadth 50 m.

MIN-E-SO/TA OF MINNESOTA (originally spelled Minnay-Sotor), a territory of the United States; bounded on the N. by British America, E. by Lake Superior and Wisconsin, S., S. W., and W. by Iowa and the Missouri and White-Earth rivers. Area estimated at 120,000 sq. m.

MINHO in Portuguese, and Miño in Spanish, pronounced alike, meen'-yo (Anc. Min/ius), a r. in the N. W. part of the Spanish peninsula, which rises in the N. part of Galicia, and, flowing south-westerly, falls into the Atlantic in about 41° 53′ N. Lat., and 8° 47′ W. Lon. In the latter part of its course, it forms a portion of the boundary between Spain and Portugal.

MIN-NE-SO-TA, a Territory of the United States, a portion of the old North West Territory, and more recently of Wisconsin and Iowa, lies between 42° 30′ and 49° N. Lat.; and between 89° 30′ and 103° 30′ W. Lon., having a mean length from E. to W. of about 410 miles, and an average breadth of 390 miles; including an area of nearly 166,000 sq. miles. It is bounded on the N. by British America; E. by Lake Superior and the State of Wisconsin; S. by Iowa and Missouri Ter.; and W. by Missouri Ter. The Lake of the Woods, with a chain of small lakes, and their outlets, form a part of the N. boundary, the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers a part of the E., and the Missouri and White Earth rivers form the W. boundary.

Population. By the census of 1850, Minnesota had 6,077 inhabitants, of whom 6,038 were white, and 39 colored persons. The deaths for the year ending June 30th, 1850, were 30, or only five in every one thousand. Governor Ramsey estimated the Indian population in 1852 at 25,000.

Counties.-Minnesota is divided into nine counties, viz. Benton, Dacota, Itasca, Mahkahta, Pembina, Ramsey, Wabasha, Wahnahto, and Washington. The capital is St. Paul's.

Face of the Country.-Though there are no mountains in Minnesota, it is the most elevated tract of land between the Gulf of Mexico and Hudson's Bay. A plateau of about 200 miles in length, and from 15 to 40 miles in breadth, known as the "Coteau des Prairies,” or Prairie Heights, runs through the middle of the southern part of Minnesota. Its greatest elevation is about 1916 feet above the level of the sea, and its average elevation is about 1450 feet. The northern and highest portion is about 890 feet above Big Stone Lake, which lies in its vicinity.

Passing the St. Peter's river, we come upon another range of heights, called the "Coteau du Grand Bois," or the Wooded Highlands, which extend for more than 100 miles nearly parallel with the Coteau des Prairies, and form the eastern wall of the valley of St. Peter's. These heights are mostly covered with an extensive forest of hard wood. Through the middle of the triangle which occupies the N. E. part of

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the territory runs another range of heights, known as the "Hauteur de Terre," or High Lands," which extends west by south about 300 miles, and forms the dividing ridge between the waters which flow into Hudson's Bay and those which flow into the Gulf of Mexico. A range of highlands extends north from the Coteau des Prairies, and forms with them the water shed of the rivers flowing into the Mississippi and Red rivers on the east, and the Missouri on the west. The other parts of the territory, as far as known, are varied with rolling prairies, extensive woodlands, and rich meadows.

Lakes and Rivers.-Minnesota abounds in lakes, giving origin to rivers which flow toward every point of the compass, and whose waters mingle with those of the Gulf of Mexico, Hudson's Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean. The largest of the lakes, with the exception of Lake Superior, which bounds about 70 miles of the N. E. of Minnesota, are the Lake of the Woods, Red Lake, Mini-Wakan or Devil Lake, Rainy Lake, Leech Lake, and Mille Lac or Spirit Lake. Besides these, there are hundreds of smaller lakes, varying from mere ponds to lakes of 30 miles in length. These generally have clear pebbly bottoms, and are well stocked with fish, among which are the white The wild fish, pike, pickerel, maskelonge, sucker, perch, and trout. rice grows on the shores of many of these lakes, especially in the north. Devil Lake, which is on the 48th parallel of lat. in the N. W. of the territory, is 40 miles in length by about 15 in breadth. It has no outlet, and the waters are brackish. Red Lake, on the same parallel, E. of the Red River, with which it communicates, is about the same size as Devil Lake. Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake are both on the N. boundary line; the former is quite a large lake.

The rivers and streams of Minnesota are almost as numerous as its lakes. The far-famed Mississippi river issues out of Itasca Lake, N. E. from the centre of the territory, in lat. 47° 13′ N. and at an elevation of 1575 feet above the Gulf of Mexico. It has a course of about 800 miles within Minnesota, of which 500 are navigable; 200 below the Falls of St. Anthony, and 300 above. In the S. E., where it forms the boundary between Minnesota and Wisconsin, its banks are very precipitous, reaching an elevation of from 200 to 500 feet. The Rum and St. Croix, noted for the pine forests in their vicinity, are the principal tributaries from the E.; and Crow-Wing, Crow, and St. Peter's from the W. The latter has a course of about 470 miles through a very fertile country, and is navigable, at high water, 120 miles. The St. Croix is navigable to the falls, about 80 miles. The Red River of the north drains all the northern slope tending to Hudson's Bay. It has a course of 800 miles, of which 500 are within Minnesota, and of this portion of its course 400 are said to be navigable. The Riviere à Jacques (ree-ve-air' ah zhak) about 600 miles long, and the Sioux, 350, are tributaries of the Missouri on the W. from this State. They run south.

Soil and Productions.-About 60,000 sq. miles in the N. E. of the territory are mostly composed of volcanic rocks, or arid, sandy hills