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south border is the Chester river, an arm of the bay, giving
constant and direct communication to the bay and all of its
connections; whilst its eastern front is within striking dis-
tance of the Delaware railroad. On the waterfront of the
bay and rows numerous smaller bays and creeks penetrate
into the interior, which give great additional conveniences
for both local and general transportation. To these natural
facilities there ie a railroad proposed from the Delaware rail-
road, at or near Townsend, to Chestertown, the county town,
on Chester river. This road will pass through a very pro-
ductive and rapidly improving section of the country, and
from the well known energy and financial ability of the gen-
tlemen having it in charge, its early completion may be con-
fidently relied on.

The value of land of every description in this county has
been greatly enhanced within a comparatively short period;
a fact not less due to the diffusionof the knowledge of its sub-
stantial merits than to the industry, skill and intelligence of
its proprietors. Investments in it may still be made with
the certainty of ample remuneration.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY.

This county, the third as we proceed southward down the
Eastern Shore, is bounded on the north by the Chester River,
which separates it from Kent county,—on the south by Tal-
bot county and the Wye River, which separates it from this
latter county,—on the east by Caroline county and the State
of Delaware, and on the west by the Chesapeake Bay. Its
average breadth from south-east to north-west is about seven-
teen miles, and its length on the mainland from south-west
to north-east, about thirty-seven miles.

Kent Island, about fifteen miles long, with an average
breadth of about six miles is included in this county. It lies
immediately opposite to the city of Annapolis, has an easily
and in many places a highly-improved soil, composed mainly
of the white oak variety, with sandy loam on a red clay base,
lies high above tide-water, is well drained and very produc-
tive.

The soils of the county are mainly of the white oak, red
and yellow clay loams, sandy loams, with a peculiar variety
in some portions of the eastern part of the county, composed
of a large proportion of organic (vegetable) matter. All of
them are easily and, cheaply improved as has been demonstra-
ted, by the use of the natural fertilizers found in the county,
the use of artificial fertilizers have also been very general.

The natural resoorces of this county used with the skill
and general intelligence which characterize its population,
have greatly increased its products, and in spite of the blight-