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Salisbury, pt. Litchfield co. Conn. 53 w of Hd. Salisbury, pt. Herkimer co. N.Y. 73 wNw Al. Salisbury, pt. Lancaster co. Pa. 16 E of LanSalisbury, tp. Lehigh co. Pa. [caster. Salisbury, pv. Somerset co. Md. 95 SSE of An. Salisbury, pv. cap. of Rowan co. N. C. 118 w of Raleigh.

Salisbury, pt. Meigs co. O. on Ohio r.
Salisbury, pv. Sangamon co. Ill. 10 Nw of Sd.
SALISBURY CENTRE, pv. Herkimer co. N.Y.
75 wNw of Albany.
[of Albany.
SALISBURY MILLS, pv. Orange co. N.Y. 93's
SALMON r. Coun. flows into Connecticut r.
Salmon r. N.Y. flows into Mexico Bay, which
sets up from Lake Ontario, in Oswego co.
SALMON FALLS r. the name of the Piscataqua
r. above the great falls at South Berwick,
York co. Me.

SALONIA, pv. Greene co. Ky.
SALT CR. tp. Holmes co. O.
Salt Cr. tp. Marion co. O.

Salt Cr. pt. Muskingum co. O. 65 E of Cs.
Salt Cr. tp. Pickaway co. O.

Salt Cr. tp. Wayne co. O.

SALTILLO, sal-teel'yo, a t. of Mexico, in Coa

huila, 70 wsw of Monterey. Lat. about 25° 20′ N. Lon. 101° 20′ w. Pop. stated at 12,000.

SALT LICK, tp. Fayette co. Pa.

Salt Lick, tp. Perry co. O.

SALT r. Ky. flows into the Ohio at West
Point, 20 m. below Louisville.
Salt r. Mo. flows into the Mississippi.
SALTSBURG, pv. Indiana co. Pa. on Cone-
maugh river.

SALVADOR, sal-va-dore', a state of Central
America, bordering on the Pacific. It is
the most populous part of Central America.
Nearly all the indigo exported from Guate-
mala is grown here. Capital, San Salvador.
SALTVILLE, pv. Smythe co. Va. 288 w of R.
SALUDA, pt. Jefferson co. Ind. 100 SSE of Is.
SALVISA, PV. Mercer co. Ky. 21 s of F.
SAMPSONDALE, v. Rockland co. N.Y.
SAMPTOWN, V. Middlesex co. N. J. 8 N of
New Brunswick.

SAMUELSBURG, pv. Putnam co. Ind. 42 w Is. SAN AN-TO'NI-o, a r. of Texas, which falls into a lagoon at St. Joseph's Island. SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR, san an-to'ne-o da ba-Har (See BEXAR), a t. of Texas, on the San Antonio, 110 m. sw of Austin. Pop. perhaps 1,500.

SAN AUGUSTINE, san au-gus-teen', a co. in the E part of Texas, on the Sabine r. Soil extremely fertile, much the greater portion being included in the tract known as the "Red Lands," noted for its fine cotton. San Augustine, city cap. of the above co. on an affluent of the Neches, 190 m. NE of Galveston. Here is a university. San Augustine is one of the handsomest towns in Texas. Pop. about 1,500.

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SAN BARTOLOME, baR-to-lo-mä', a t. of Mexico, in Chihuahua, near 270 N Lat. and 1040 40 w Lon. Pop. said to be 20,000. SAN BLAS, a sea-port of Jalisco, on the w coast of Mexico, 420 m. Nw of the city of Mexico. It stands on an island at the mouth of the Rio Grande de Santiago. This locality is very unhealthy during the

warm season.

SAN BUENAVENTURA, san bwa'nă-ven-toră, a r. of California, flows into the Bay of

Monterey. Also a little t. of California, on the Pacific. Lat. 34° 20′ N, Lon. 119 w. SAN DIEGO, de-a'go, a sea-port of California, on the Pacific, noted for the mildness of is climate. Lat. 32° 40′ x, Lon. 1178 w. Pap. from 1,200 to 1,500.

SAN FELIPE DE AUSTIN, san fa-lee'pay da aus'tin, (familiarly called San Philip,) the cap. of Austin co. Texas, on the wor right bank of the Brazos, 120 m. ENE of Austin SAN FERNANDO. See TIGRE. SAN FRANCISCO, a small t. of Californa, at the entrance of a bay of its own name, with one of the finest harbours on the wecast of America. Lat. 37° 45′ N, Lon. 122995 w SAN JACINTO, a r. of Texas, flowing_inte Galveston Bay, 25 ENE of Houston. Near its mouth was fought (April 21st, 1836,) the battle which established the independence

of Texas.

SAN JOAQUIN (Sp. pron. san нo-ah-keen'), a L of California, flows northerly, and joins the Sacramento at its entrance into San Fra cisco Bay. The valley of this river is one of the best parts of California.

SAN JUAN (Sp. pron. san Hoo-an' or Hwan), a t. on the Pacific coast, 30 m. s of the Pueble de los Angeles, important as being the head quarters of the Mexican forces in California.

SAN JUAN DE ULUA (00-100'ă) or ULO'A (Sp pron. san Hoo-an' da oo-loo'a), the citadel of Vera Cruz, and the most important for tress of all Mexico, is situated on a little island immediately N of Vera Cruz. Its construction is said to have cost more than 30,000,000 dollars.

SAN JOSE DEL PARRAL. See PARRAL.
SAN LUIS, v. of Brazoria co. Texas, on an

island at the w extremity of Galveston Bay. SAN LUIS DE POтost (da po-to-see'), a state in the E part of Mexico, w of and bordering on Tamaulipas. Area 18,000 sq. m Pop. 220,000.

San Luis de Potosi, the cap. of the above, is on the river Tampico, near its source. Lat. 220 N, Lon. 100 40 w. Pop. variously esti mated from 12,000 to 40,000.

SAN PATRICIO, a large co. occupying the southernmost portion of Texas. The soil along the Nueces, and Corpus Christi Bay: is generally very fertile; farther south towards the Rio del Norte, there is an extensive tract of desert. Capital, Corpas Christi. (Nueces

San Patricio, v. of Refugio co. Texas, on the
SAN SALVADOR (sal-va-dore'), a city of Ceu
tral America, cap. of the state of Salva-
dor, about 35 m. from the Pacific, and 120
SE of Guatemala. Lat. 13° 50′ N, Lon. 88-
50 w. Pop. stated at about 40,000.
SANBORNTON, pt. Belknap co. N. H. 21 x Cd.
SANBORNTON BRIDGE, pv. Belknap co. N. H.
17 N of Concord.
[tucket I.

SANCOTY HEAD, Mass. the E point of Nan-
SANDERSVILLE, pv. Chester dist. S. C. 66 x Ca
Sandersville, pv. cap. of Washington co. Ga
28 SE of Milledgeville.
SANDFORD, tp. York co. Me.
Sandford, pt. Broome co. N.Y. 120 sɛ of Al.
SANDGATE, pt. Bennington co. Vt. [of B.
SANDISFIELD, pt. Berkshire co. Mass. 126 w
SAND LAKE, pt. Rensselaer co. N.Y. 17 x AL
SANDOVER, pv. Abbeville dist. S. C. 80 w Ca.

SANDOWN, pt. Rockingham co. N. H. 26 SE Cd. | Sardinia, pv. Brown co. O. 92 sw of Cs.
SANDSTONE, tp. Jackson co. Mich.
SANDSVILLE, PV. Clinton co. Mo.

SANDTON, pv. Kershaw dist. S. C. 55 NE Ca.
SAND TOWN, pv. Kent co. Del. 19 sw Doyer.
Sand Town, pv. Campbell co. Ga. 100 Nw M.
SANDUSKY, r. and t. O. See GAZETTEER.
SANDWICH, pt. Carroll co. N. H. 50 N of Cd.
Sandwich, pt. Barnstable co. Mass. 58 SSE B.
SANDY r. Me. flows into the Kennebec r.
Sandy cr. N.Y. flows into Lake Ontario in
Monroe co.

Sandy r. Va. and Ky. See BIG SANDY г.
Sandy, tp. Tuscarawas co. Ohio.
SANDY BAY, V. Essex co. Mass. on Cape Ann.
SANDY CR. pt. Oswego co. N.Y. 160 wNw Al.
Sandy Cr. pt. Mercer co. Pa. 228 WNW of H.
Sandy Cr. tp. Venango co. Pa. [Hudson.
SANDY HILL, pv. Washington co. N.Y. on the
Sandy Hill, pv. Wo'ster co. Md. 124 SE of An.
SANDY HOOK, N. J. a sandy beach extending
from Monmouth co. 6 m. N into the Atlan-
tic. It encloses Sandy Hook Bay.
SANDY LAKE, pt. Mercer co. Pa. on Sandy cr.
SANDY POINT, Mass. the N extremity of Ñan-
tucket Island.

SANDYSTON, pt. Sussex co. N. J. 87 N of Tn.
SANDYVILLE, pv. Tuscarawas co. O. 123 NE
of Columbus.

SANFORD, pt.York co. Me. 83 sw of A.
SANGAMON r. Ill. See GAZETTEER.
SANGERFIELD, pt. Oneida co. N.Y. 15 s Utica.
SANGERVILLE, pt. Piscataquis co. Me. 77 NW
of Augusta.

SANTA BARBARA, a small t. of California, on
the Pacific. Lat. 34° 15' N, Lon. 119° 50′ w.
The SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS consist of 7 or
8 small islands off the coast of California, s
of Santa Barbara.

SANTA CRUZ, San'tă crooce, a sea-port on the
s side of Cuba, 45 m. s of Puerto Principe.
SANTA CRUZ DE MAYO. See MAYO.
SANTA FE (Mexican pron. san'tă fa), the
chief t. of New Mexico. It has a pop. of
between 5,000 and 6,000, and is the great
emporium of the overland trade that has
been carried on from the state of Missouri
since the year 1822.

SANTA ROSALIA (ro-sal-ee'ă), a t. of Mexico,
in Chihuahua, 40 m x of San Bartolomé.
Pop. said to be 4,000.
SANTANDER (Sp. pron. san-tan-dair'), a r. of
Mexico, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico
in 23 40 N Lat.

SANTIAGO (de Cuba), a sea-port and archie-
piscopal i. on the's coast of Cuba, not far
from the E end of the island. It has a fine
harbour and considerable trade, but its situ-
ation is very unhealthy. Pop, unknown.
SAPPINGTON, pv. St. Louis co. Mo. 140 E of
Jefferson City.

SAPTIN INDIANS. See NEZ PERCE INDIANS.
SARAHSVILLE, pv. Morgan co. O. 100 ESE of CS.
Sarahsville, pv. Franklin co. Ill. 180 s of Sd..
SARANAC r. N.Y. flows into Lake Champlain.
Saranac, lake, Hamilton co. N.Y. 10 m. long,
and 2 or 3 wide.

Saranac, pt. Clinton co. N.Y. 15 w Plattsburg.
SARATOGA, lake, Saratoga co. N.Y.9 m. long,
and 2 wide.
[Spa.
Saratoga, tp. Saratoga co. N.Y. 6 N Ballston
SARATOGA SPRINGS. See GAZETTEER.
SARCOXIE, PV. Newton co. Mo. on Centre cr.
SARDINIA, pt. Erie co. N.Y. 28 SE of Buffalo.

SARGEANTSVILLE, pv. Hunterdon co. N. J. 23
NW of Trenton.

SATARTIA, pv. Yazoo co. Miss. on Yazoo r.
SAUGATUCK r. Conn. flows into Long Island
Sound.
[Kingston.

SAUGERTIES, pt. Ulster co. N. Y. 10 N of
SAUGUS, pt. Essex co. Mass. 11 N of Boston.
SAULT ST. MARY, originally SAULT DE ST.
MARIE, pv. cap. of Chippewa co. Mich., on
the s side of St. Mary's Strait, 400 N of De-
troit. It is defended by Fort Brady.
SAUNDERSVILLE, pv. Vanderburg co. Ind.
SAUQUOIT, PV. Oneida co. N.Y. 90 WNW Al.
SAVANNAH, pt. Wayne co. N.Y. 11 B Lyons.
Savannah, pv. cap. of Hardin co. Tenn. on
Tennessee river.
[sissippi r.
Savannah, pv. cap. of Carroll co. Ill. on Mis-
Savannah, pv. cap. of Andrew co. Mo. 5 E of
Missouri river.
[Clarksville.
Savannah, v. of Red River co. Texas, 10 E of
SAVERTON, pv. Ralls co. Mo. on Miss. r.
SAVILLE, tp. Perry co. Pa.
SAVOY, pt. Berkshire co. Mass. 122 wxw B.
SAXENBURG, pv. Butler co. Pa. 205 w of H.
SAXONVILLE, pv. Middlesex co. Mass. 22 Nw
of Boston.

SAYBROOK, pt. Middlesex co. Conn. 42 ssx Hd.
Saybrook, pt. Ashtabula co. O. 200 NE of Cs.
SAYLORSBURG, pv. Monroe co. Pa. 112 NE H.
SCANTIC VILLAGE, pv. Hartford co. Conn. 12
NE of Hartford.
[of Portland.

SCARBOROUGH, pt. Cumberland co. Me. 10 sw
SCARSDALE, tp. Westchester co. N.Y. 4 s of
White Plains.
[of Al.

SCHAGHTICOKE, pt. Rensselaer co. N.Ỹ. 20 N
SCHLOSSER, N. Y. the site of an old fort, a
little above Niagara Falls. [Mahoning cr.
SCHMICKSBURG, V. Indiana co. Pa. on Little
SCHODAC, tp. Rensselaer co. N.Y. 7 s of Al.
SCHODAC LANDING, pv. Rensselaer co. N.Y.
on the Hudson.

SCHOHARIE Cr. N.Y. flows into the Mohawk. Schoharie, pv. cap. of Schoharie co. N.Y. 32 w of Albany.

SCHOODIC (skoo'dick) LAKES, a collection of lakes in Wn. co. Me. communicating with St. Croix river.

SCHOOLCRAFT, pv. Kalamazoo co. Mich.
SCHOOLEY'S (skooʻleez) MOUNT, pv. Morris co.
N. J. 56 N of Trenton, at the celebrated
mineral springs on Schooley's Mountain.
The pure air and romantic scenery around
this place, render it one of great resort
during the hot season. The top of the
mountain is about 1100 feet above the sea.
SCHROEPPEL, tp. Oswego co. N.Y. 16 SE of
Oswego.

SCHROON, skroon, r. N. Y. enters the Hudson
in Warren co.
[wide.
Schroon, lake, N.Y. 10 long, and from 1 to 2
Schroon, tp. Essex co. N.Y. on Schroon Lake.
SCHUYLER, tp. Herkimer co. N.Y. 7 w of Her-
kimer.
[the Hudson.
SCHUYLERSVILLE, pv. Saratoga co. N.Y. on
SCHUYLKILL, pt. Chester co. Pa. on Schuylkill
river.

Schuylkill, tp. Schuylkill co. Pa. [NE of H.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, pv. Schuylkill co. Pa. 58
SCIENCEVILLE, pv. Greene co. N.Y. 48 sw Al.
Scio, pt. Alleghany co. N.Y. 15 s of Angelica.
Scio, pt. Washtenaw co. Mich. on Huron r.
SCIOTO r. O. See GAZETTEER.
SCIPIO, pt. Cayuga co. N.Y. 8 s of Auburn.

Scipio, tp. Seneca co. O.
Scipio, tp. Hillsdale co. Mich.
Scipio, pv. Jennings co. Ind. 56 SSE of Is.
SCITUATE, pt. Plymouth co. Mass. on the At-
lantic.
[Providence.
Scituate, tp. Providence co. R. I. 12 w of
SCONONDOAH, pv. Oneida co. N.Y. (Tn.
SCOTCH PLAINS, pv. Essex co. N. J. 42 NW of
SCOTCH TOWN, pv. Orange co. N.Y. 107 ssw
of Albany.

SCOTIA, pv. Schenectady co. N.Y. 18 NW Al.
Scotia, pv. Pope co. Ark. on Arkansas r.
SCOTLAND, pv. Windham co. Conn. 35 E of Hd.
SCOTT, pt. Cortland co. N.Y. 150 w of Al.
Scott, pt. Wayne co. Pa. on the Susqa. r.
Scott, pt. Adams co. O. 95 s of Cs.
Scott, pt. La Grange co. Ind. 180 N of Is.
SCOTTSBURG, pv. Halifax co. Va. 120 sw R.
SCOTTSVILLE, pv. Monroe co. N.Y. 230 w Al.
Scottsville, pv. cap. of Powhatan co. Va. 33
w of Richmond.

Scottsville, pv. Bibb co. Ala. 30 SE of T.
Scottsville, pv. cap. of Allen co. Ky. 148 sw
of Frankfort.

Scottsville, pv. Lee co. Ill. 150 N of Sd.
SCRIBA, pt. Oswego co. N.Y. on L. Ontario.
SCROGGSFIELD, pv. Carroll co. O. 132 ENE CS.
SCROON. See SCHROON.
SCRUBGRASS, tp. Venango co. Pa. [of Rh.
SCUFFLETON, pv. Greene co. N. C. 102 ESE
SCUFFLETOWN, pv. Laurens dist. S. C. on
Saluda river.
[Salem.
SCULL TOWN, pv. Salem co. N. J. 12 NE of
SEABROOK, pt. Rockingham co. N. H. 47 SE
of Concord.

SEACONNET POINT, R. I. 6 ESE of Newport.
SEAFORD, pv. Sussex co. Del. on Nanticoker.
SEAL, tp. Pike co. O. [of Little Rock.
SEARCY, pv. cap. of White co. Ark. 50 NNE
SEARSBURG, pt. Bennington co. Vt. 11 E of
Bennington.

SEARSMONT, pt. Waldo co. Me. 38 E of A.
SEARSVILLE, pv. Stewart co. Ga. 128 sw M.
SEAVILLE, tp. Hancock co. Me.

SEBAGO, lake, Cumberland co. Me. 12 m. long
and about 7 wide.

Sebago, pt. Cumberland co. Me. on Sebago L.
SEBASTICOOK r. Me. flows into the Kennebec.
SEBEC, pt. Piscataquis co. Me. on Sebec Lake,
96 NNE of Augusta. The lake is 10 m. long.
SECOND FORK, pv. Clearfield co. Pa. 157 Nw
of Harrisburg.

SEDGWICK, tp. Hancock co. Me. 85 E of A.
SEEKONK, pt. Bristol co. Mass. 46 ssw of B.
SEGUIN, V. Gonzales co. Texas, on the Guada-
lupe r. 70 m. s of Austin.
[of An.
SELBY'S PORT, pv. Alleghany co. Md. 214 Nw
SELIN'S GROVE, pv. Union co. Pa. on Susqa.r.
SELMA, pv. Dallas co. Ala. on Alabama r.
Selma, pv. Jefferson co. Mo. on Mississippi r.
SEM'IN-OLE INDIANS, a once powerful tribe
dwelling in Florida. Most of them have
been removed to the w of the Miss.
SEMPRONIUS, pt. Cayuga co. N.Y. 16 SE of
Auburn.

SENECA LAKE. See GAZETTEER.
SENECA r. N.Y. joins an outlet of Oneida
Lake to form the Oswego river.
Seneca r. S. C. flows into Tugaloo r.
Seneca, tp. Ontario co. N.Y. 15 x of Canan-
daigua.

Seneca, tp. Seneca co. O.

Seneca, tp. Lenawee co. Mich. Waterloo.
SENECA FALLS, pv. Seneca co. N.Y. 4 x of

SENECAVILLE, pv. Guernsey co. O. 90 E of Ca.
SENNETT, pt. Cayuga co. N.Y. 158 N of Al.
SERGEANT, tp. M'Kean co. Pa.

SETAUKET, pv. Suffolk co. N.Y. on the x side
of Long Island.

SEVIER r. California, runs for some distance
along the SE margin of the Great Basin.
The lower portion of its course has not
been explored, but it is supposed to flow
into the Colorado.
LE of Ne.

SEVIERVILLE, pv. cap. of Sevier co. Tenn. 213
SEVILLE, tp. Medina co. O.
SEWARD, tp. Schoharie co. N.Y. 47 w of AL
SEWICKLY, tp. Westmoreland co. Pa.
SHADE Cr. Pa. flows into Conemaugh г.
Shade, tp. Somerset co. Pa.
[of H.
SHAEFFERSTOWN, pv. Lebanon co. Pa. 32 E
SHAFTSBURY, pt. Bennington co. Vt. 110 s of
Montpelier.
[14 N of Cd.
SHAKER VILLAGE, pv. Merrimack co. N. H
SHALERSVILLE, pt. Portage co. O. on Cuya-
hoga river.
[r. 2 m. below Sanbary.
SHAMOKIN cr. Pa. flows into the Susquehanna
Shamokin, pt. Northumberland co. Pa. on
Shamokin creek, 76 N of Harrisburg.
SHAMONG, V. Burlington co. N. J. 26 SE Phila.
SHANDAKEN, pt. Ulster co. N.Y.83 ssw of Al
SHANESVILLE, pv. Tuscarawas co. O. on Su-
gar creek.
SHANNON, pv. Mason co. Ky. 68 ENE of F.
SHANNONSVILLE, pv. Mongomery co. Pa. Si
E of Barrisburg.

Shannonsville, pv. Perry co. Tenn. 109 sw Ne.
SHAPLEIGH, pt. York co. Me. 90 sw of A.
SHARON, tp. Hillsborough co. N. H.
Sharon, pt. Windsor co. Vt. 40 s of Mtr.
Sharon, pt. Norfolk co. Mass. 17 ssw of B.
Sharon, pt. Litchfield co. Conn. 48 w of Hd.
Sharon, pt. Schoharie co. N.Y. 43 w of Al.
Sharon, pv. Mercer co. Pa. 250 WNW of H.
Sharon, tp. Potter co. Pa.

Sharon, pv. Wythe co. Va. 265 w of R.
Sharon, pv. Mecklenburg co. N. C. 165 wsw
of Raleigh.

Sharon, pv. Madison co. Miss. 30 x of J.
Sharon, tp. Richland co. O.
Sharon, pt. Washtenaw co. Mich. 56 w of D.
Sharon, pv. Whitesides co. Ill. 174 N of Sd.
SHARON CENTRE, pv. Potter co. Pa. 192 NNW
of Harrisburg.

Sharon Centre, pv. Medina co. O. 1256 NE of Cs.
SHARONVILLE, pv. Hamilton co. O. 102 wsw
of Columbus.

SHARPESVILLE, pv. Montg. co. Ala. 128 SE of T.
SHARPSBURG, pv. Alleghany co. Pa. 206 w H.
Sharpsburg, pv. Washington co. Md. on the
Potomac.

Sharpsburg, pv. Bath co. Ky. 62 x of F.
Sharpsburg, pv. Monroe co. Mo. 94 N of Jef-
ferson City.

SHARPTOWN, pv. Salem co. N. J. on Salern er.
SHARTLESVILLE, pv. Berks co. Pa. 65 в of H.
SHAS'TE INDIANS, a tribe dwelling in the sw
extremity of Oregon.
[Wallkill r.
SHAWANGUNK, shong gum, er. N.Y. flows into
Shawangunk, mts. Sullivan co. N.Y. a part
of the Alleghany chain.
[gunk er.
Shawangunk, pt. Ulster co. N.Y. on Shawan-
SHAW NEE INDIANS, a tribe now dwelling w
of the Mississippi, near the Kanzas river.
SHAWNEETOWN, pv. Gallatin co. Ill. on Ohio r.
SHEBOYGAN I. Wis. flows into Lake Michigan.
Sheboygan, v. cap. of Sheboygan co. Wis. at
the mouth of Sheboygan river.

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SHEEPSCOT T. Lincoln co. Me. flows into
Sheepscot Bay.

SHEEPSCOT BRIDGE, pv. Lincoln co. Me. 258 A.
SHEFFIELD, pt. Caledonia co. Vt. 45 NE of Mtr.
Sheffield, pt. Berkshire co. Mass. 20 s Lenox.
Sheffield, pt. Warren co. Pa. 90 NW of H.
Sheffield, pv. Newton co. Ga. 70 Nw of M.
Sheffield, pt. Lorain co. O. on Lake Erie.
Sheffield, ip. Tippecanoe co. Ind. [coggin r.
SHELBURNE, pt. Coos co. N. H. on Andros-
Shelburne, pt. Chittenden co. Vt. 6 s of Bur-
lington.
[Greenfield.
Shelburne, pt. Franklin co. Mass. 5 w of
SHELBURNE FALLS, pv. Franklin co. Mass. on
Deerfield r. 100 w of Boston.

SHELBY, pt. Orleans co. N.Y. 10 s of Albion.
Shelby, pv. cap. of Cleveland co. N. C. on
French Broad river.

Shelby, pv. Richland co. O. 70 N of Cs.
Shelby, tp. Macomb co. Mich.

f Shelby, tp. Jefferson co. Ind.

Shelby, a co. in the E part of Texas, on the Sabine r. mostly covered with wood. Soil, in many parts, very fertile. Capital, Shelbyville. (canal. SHELBY BASIN, pv. Orleans co. N.Y. on Erie SHELBYVILLE, pv. cap. of Bedford co. Tenn. 60 s of Nashville. [of F. Shelbyville, pv. cap. of Shelby co. Ky. 23 w Shelbyville, pv. cap. of Shelby co. Ind. on Blue river, 26 SE of Indianapolis. [Kaskaskia r. Shelbyville, pv. cap. of Shelby co. Ill. on Shelbyville, pv. cap. of Shelby co. Mo. 100 N of Jefferson City.

Shelbyville, a v. of Texas, on Tanaha cr. 10 m. sw of the Sabine r. Pop. between 200 and 300.

SHELDON, pt. Franklin co. Vt. 62 N of Mtr. Sheldon, pt. Wyoming co. N.Y. on Seneca cr. SHELTER ISLAND, tp. Suffolk co. N.Y. 20 E of River Head.

SHELOCTA, pv. Indiana co. Pa. 161 w of H. SHENANDOAH г. Va. See GAZETTEER. SHENANGO cr. Pa. flows into Beaver r. Shenango, pt. Beaver co. Pa. [nango creek. Shenango, v. Crawford co. Pa. on SheShenango, tp. Mercer co. Pa. 11 sw of Mer[w of H. SHEPHERDSTOWN, pv. Cumberland co. Pa. 18 Shepherdstown, pv. Jefferson co. Va. on the

cer.

Potomac.

Shepherdstown, pv. Belmont co. O. SHEPHERDSVILLE, pv. cap. of Bullitt co. Ky, on Salt river.

SHERBURNE, pt. Rutland co. Vt. 68 s of Mtr. Sherburne, pt. Middlesex co. Mass. on Charles river, 19 sw of Boston. [nango r. Sherburne, pv. Chenango co. N.Y. on CheSHERBURNE MILLS, pv. Fleming co. Ky. on Licking river.

SHERIDAN, pt. Chautauque co. N Y. on L. Erie. Sheridan, tp. Calhoun co. Mich.

SHERMAN, pt. Fairfield co. Conn. 57 sw of Hd. Sherman, pt. Chautauque co. N.Y. on French creek.

Sherman, pt. Huron co. O. 15 sw of Norwalk.
Sherman, pt. St. Joseph co. Mich. on Prairie
SHERWOOD, pt. Branch co. Mich. [creek.
SHESHEQUIN, pt. Bradford co. Pa. 144 N of H.
SHETUCKET r. Conn. the principal branch of
Thames river.
[Shiawassee r.
SHIAWASSEE, pt. Shiawassee co. Mich. on
SHIELDSBOROUGH, pv. cap. of Hancock co.
Miss. on Lake Borgne.

SHILOH, pv. Cumberland co. N.J.
Shiloh, pv, Camden co. N. C. 226 NE of Rh.
SHINNSTON, pv. Harrison co. Va. 265 Nw R.
SHIPPEN, tp. Cumberland co. Pa.

Shippen, pt. M'Kean co. Pa. 170 Nw of H.
Shippen, tp. Tioga co. Pa. [34 sw of H.
SHIPPENSBURG, borough, Cumberland co. Pa.
SHIPPENSVILLE, pv. Clarion co. Pa. 188 waw
of Harrisburg.

SHIPPINGPORT, v. Jefferson co. Ky. on Ohio r. SHIREMANTOWN, pv. Cumberland co. Pa. 4 w of Harrisburg.

SHIRLEY, pt. Piscataquis co. Me. 84 n of A. Shirley, pt. Middlesex co. Mass. 40 Nw of B. Shirley, ip. Huntingdon co. Pa. [85 sw of H. SHIRLEYSBURG, borough, Huntingdon co. Pa. SHIRLEY VILLAGE, pv. Middlesex co. Mass.

on Nashua river.

SHOAL Cr. Ill. flows into Kaskaskia r. [plain. SHOREHAM, pt. Addison co. Vt. on L. ChamSHORT CR. pt. Harrison co. O. 120 E of Cs. SHO-SHO'NEE, or SNAKE INDIANS, a large tribe dwelling in the SE part of Oregon, and the N part of California. [Red r. SHREVEPORT, pv. cap. of Caddo par. La. on SHREWSBURY r. N. J. is a continuation of San. dy Hook Bay.

Shrewsbury, pt. Rutland co. Vt. 72 SSE of Mtr.
Shrewsbury, pt. Wo'ster co. Mass. 37 w B.
Shrewsbury, pt. Monmouth co. N. J. on
Shrewsbury river.

Shrewsbury, tp. Lycoming co. Pa.
Shrewsbury, pt. York co. Pa. 38 s of H.
SHUSHAN, PV. Washington co. N.Y.47 NE AI.
SHUTESBURY, pt. Franklin co. Mass. 80 w B.
SIDDONSBURG, pv. York co. Pa. 11 s of H.
SIDNEY, pt. Kennebec co. Me. 9 N of A.
Sidney, pt. Delaware co. N.Y. 93 sw of Al.
Sidney, pv. cap. of Shelby co. O. 80 w of Cs.
Sidney, pv. Marshall co. Ind. 105 N of Is.
Sidney, pv. Champaign co. Ill. 104 E of Sd.
Sidney, the cap. of the island of Cape Breton,
situated on the SE coast, on a small bay
called Sidney Harbour. Pop. 500.
SIDNEY PLAINS, pv. Delaware co. N.Y. on
Susquehanna river.

SIERRA DE LOS MIMBRES, se-er'ră del loce mim'bres, i. e. the "osier mountains,"* a mountain chain in the N part of Mexico. It appears to be a continuation of the Anahuac Mountains.

SIERRA MADRE, se-er'ră mad'ray, a mountain chain in the N part of Mexico, extending from about 210 to 320 N Lat., traversing the states of Durango and Chihuahua. Height unknown.

SIERRA NEVADA, se-er'ră na-vah'dă, i. e. the "snow-clad ridge," a mountain chain running nearly x and 's through Upper California, at the distance of from 100 to 200 m. from the Pacific. It is supposed to be even higher than the Rocky Mountains. The pass by which Captain Fremont crossed the Sierra was about 9,300 ft. in height, and the peaks around him rose several thousand feet higher.

SILOAM, PV. Madison co. N.Y. 110 w of Al.
Siloam, pv. Surry co. N C. 140 www of Rh.
SILVAN, tp. Washtenaw co. Mich.
SILVER CREEK, tp. Greene co. O. [3-4 m. wide.
SILVER LAKE, Wyoming co. N.Y. 3 m. long,

applied to a "mountain ridge," which from its notched • Sierra literally signifies a “saw." The term is also appearance may be supposed to resemble a saw.

Silver Lake, pt. Susquehanna co. Pa. on Silver Lake. [of Carlisle. SILVER SPRING, tp. Cumberland co. Pa. 7 NE SILVERTON, pv. Barnwell dist. S. C. on Savannah r. [of New Orleans. SIMMS PORT, pv. Avoyelles par. La. 237 NW SIMONSVILLE, pv. Windsor co. Vt. SIMPSONVILLE, pv. Shelby co. Ky. 31 w of F. SIMSBURY, pt. Hartford co. Conn. 13 N of Hd. SINALOA. See CINALOA.

SINCLAIRSVILLE, V. Chautauque co. N.Y. SING SING, PV. Westchester co. N.Y. on the Hudson, 35 N of New York. One of the state prisons is located here. [of Cs. SINKING SPRING, pv. Highland co. O. 84 sw SINNEMAHONING cr. Pa. enters W. Br. of SusSIOUX. See GAZETTEER. [quehanna r. SIPPICAN, pv. Plymouth co. Mass. 60 s of B. SISAL, se-sal', a sea-port of Yucatan, near 210 N Lat., and 90° w Lon. Hides are exported from this place to the United States. SISSONVILLE, pv. Kanawha co. Va. on Poca

talico river.

SISTERSVILLE, pv. Tyler co. Va. on Ohio r. SKENEATELES, sken'e-at'less, lake, N.Y. lies between Cayuga and Onondaga cos. ; 15 m. long, and 1-2 to 3-4 m. wide.

bec r.

Skeneateles, pv. Onondaga co. N.Y. 147 w Al.
SKIPPACK, pt. Montgomery co. Pa. 86 E of H.
SKOWHEGAN, pt. Somerset co. Me. on Kenne-
[low Burlington.
SKUNK r. Iowa, flows into the Mississippi be-
SLAB TOWN, pv. Anderson dist. S. C.
SLATERSVILLE, pv. Providence co. R. I. 19
NW of Providence.
[Mile cr.
Slatersville, pv. Tompkins eo. N.Y. on Six
SLIPPERY ROCK, pt. Butler co. Pa. 15 Nw of
Slippery Rock, tp. Beaver co. Pa. [Butler.
Slippery Rock, tp. Mercer co. Pa. [AL.
SLOANSVILLE, Pv. Schoharie co. N.Y. 33 w of
SMITH, tp. Washington co. Pa.
Smith, tp. Belmont co. O.
[Natchez.
SMITHDALE, PV. Amite co. Miss. 30 SE of
SMITHFIELD, pt. Somerset co. Me.
Smithfield, pt. Providence co. R. I. 16 N of
Providence.

Smithfield, tp. Madison co. N.Y. 106 w of Al.
Smithfield, tp. Bradford co. Pa.
Smithfield, pv. Fayette co. Pa. 188 wsw H.
Smithfield, pv. cap. of Isle of Wight co. Va.
65 SE of Richmond.
[SE of Rh.
Smithfield, pv. cap. of Johnson co. N. C. 27
Smithfield, pt. Jefferson co. O. 126 E of Cs.
Smithfield, pv. Alexander co. Ill. 227 s of Sd.
SMITHLAND, PV. cap. of Livingston co. Ky. on
Ohio river.
[City.
Smithland, pv. Randolph co, Mo. 70 x of Jef.
Smithland, v. Bowie co. Texas, on Ferry
Lake, a western branch or arm of L. Caddo.
SMITиSBORO', pv. Tioga co. N.Y. on the Sus-
quehanna, 170 wsw of Albany. [of An.
SMITHSBURG, pv. Washington co. Md. 106 xw|
SMITH'S ISLAND, N. C. at the mouth of Cape
Fear river.
196 Nw of H.
SMITH'S PORT, pv. cap. of M'Kean co. Pa.
SMITHSVILLE, PV. Abbeville dist. S. C. 94 w
of Columbia.

SMITHTON, pv. St. Clair co. Ill. 108 s of Sd.
SMITHTOWN, pt. Suffolk co. N.Y. 48 E of N.Y.
SMITHVILLE, tp. Chenango co. N.Y. 15 w of
Norwich.

Smithville, pv. Jefferson co. N.Y.
Smithville, pv. Lancaster co. Pa. 46 ESE of H.
Smithville, pv. Powhatan co. Va. 40 w of R.

Smithville, pv. cap. of Brunswick co. N.C.
on Cape Fear river.
Smithville, pv. cap. of De Kalb co. Tenn. 60
E of Nashville.
[Strawberry r.
Smithville, pv. cap. of Lawrence co. Atk. on
Smithville, pv. Wayne co. O. 100 NE of Cs.
SMITHVILLE FLATS, PV. Chenango co. N.Y.
125 w of AI.
ISSE of Albany.
SMOKY HOLLOW, pv. Columbia co. N.Y. 37
SMYRNA, pt. Chenango co. N.Y. 103 w of Al
Smyrna, pv. Kent co. Del. 12 N of Dover.
Smyrna, pv. Harrison co. O. 100 ENE of Cs.
SNEEDSBORO', pv. Anson co. N. C. on Yad-

kin river.

SNICKERSVILLE, pv. Loudon co. Va. 168 x R
SNIDERSVILLE, pv. Monongalia co. Va. 297
NW of Richmond.
[of Dandridge.
SNODDYVILLE, pv. Jefferson co. Tenn. 12 xs
SNOW HILL, Md. See GAZETTEER.
Snow Hill, pv. cap, of Greene co. N. C. 90
ESE of Raleigh.

Snow Hill, pv. Walker co. Ga. 241 Nw of M.
Snow Hill, pv. Clinton co. O. 74 ssw of Cs.
SNOW SHOE, pt. Centre co. Pa. 100 Nw of H.
SNOWSVILLE, pv. Choctaw co. Miss. 110 NNE
of Jackson.

SNYDER, tp. Jefferson co. Pa.
SNYDERSVILLE, pv. Monroe co. Pa. 116 NE H.
SOCIETY LAND, tp. Hillsborough co. N. H.
SoCIETY HILL, pv. Darlington dist. S. C. on
Great Pedee river.

Society Hill, pv. Macon co. Ala. 167 SE of T.
SODUS, pt. Wayne co. N.Y. 12 N of Lyons.
SODUS BAY, Wayne co. N.Y. on L. Ontario.
SODUS POINT, pv. Wayne co. N.Y. on Great
Sodus Bay, 200 wNw of Albany.
SOLESBURY, tp. Bucks co. Pa. on Delaware r.
SOLON, pt. Somerset co. Me. on the Kennebec
river.

Solon, pt. Cortland co. N.Y. 12 E of Cortland.
Solon, pt. Cuyahoga co. O. on Chagrin r.
SOMERFORD, tp. Madison co. O.
SOMERS, pt. Tolland co. Conn. 23 NE of Hd.
Somers, pt. Westchester co. N. Y. 20 x of
White Plains.

Somers, tp. Preble co. O.
[nington.
SOMERSET, tp. Windham co. Vt. 15 NE of Ben-
Somerset, pt. Bristol co. Mass. 44 s of B.
Somerset, pt. Niagara co. N.Y. 14 NE of Lock-
port.
[40 w of H.
Somerset, borough, cap. of Somerset co. Pa.
Somerset, tp. Washington co. Pa. [of F.
Somerset, pv. cap. of Pulaski co. Ky. 84 sss
Somerset, tp. Belmont co. O.
Somerset, pv. cap. of Perry co. O. 47 ESE Cs.
Somerset. pt. Hillsdale co. Mich. [Ta
SOMER'S POINT, pv. Atlantic co. N. J. 90's of
SOMERSWORTH, tp. Strafford co. N. H. 45ɛ of
Concord.

SOMERTON, pv. Nansemond co. Va. 95 SE R
SOMERTON, pv. Belmont co. O. 107 E of Cs.
SOMERVILLE, pv. St. Lawrence co. N. Y. 176
NNW of Albany.
[31 N of Ta.
Somerville, pv. cap. of Somerset co. N. J.
Somerville, pv. Fauquier co. Va. 83 N of R.
Somerville, pv. cap. of Morgan co. Ala. 13
NNE of Tuscaloosa.
[wsw of Ne
Somerville, pv. cap. of Fayette co. Tenn. 155
Somerville, pv. Butler co. O. 100 wsw of Cs.
So-NO'RA, a province in the Nw part of Mex-
ico, w of Chihuahua. It forms with Cina-
loa the state of Occidente. [Merrimack r.
SOUHEGAN r. Hillsborough co. N.H. flows into
SOUTH ALBION, pv. Kennebec co. Me. 25 NE A.

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