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part of this county to Washington City, and another—the
Western Maryland Railroad—is rapidly being constructed
through the northern portion of the county near Emmitts-
burg, and the charter for another has just been procured
which will traverse the county from south to north nearly,
connecting with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at or near
Frederick City, with Littlestowh, in Pennsylvania. The
character and ability of those who have acquired the charter
are sure guarantees for the early completion of the work.—
The county will thus soon be furnished with the most
thorough and complete Railroad and Canal transportation.—
It has, in connection with these, well made turnpikes, tra-
versing its various sections, which gives all that can reasona-
bly be required in this respect.

The price of land varies from twenty to two hundred dol-
lars per acre, according to the various circumstances of im-
provement, locality and productiveness, and none of similar
quality in the northern or western States can be procured ex-
cept at much higher rates, when all of the advantages of the
Frederick county lands are considered.

There are in this county several of the first class Colleges
and schools for the education of both sexes, which have long
maintained a deservedly high reputation in the country. The
public morals are sound and good, the population as a gener-
al thing, well educated, honest, temperate and industrous,
with a full share of Maryland hospitality and kindness to
strangers.

All who may wish to settle here will find a hearty welcome
in addition to the material advantages which this county so
eminently possesses.

Its county town is Frederick City, with a population, of
about 10,000 inhabitants. It has numeious schools, churches
and is pleasantly situated in the Monocacy Valley, near
where it is crossed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

WASHINGTON COUNTY.

This county is the most western county of the Rlue Ridge
Division of the State, and well worthy of its illustrous name.
It lies at the foot of the Alleghany Mountains, has a pure,
healthy, invigorating atmosphere, a numerous, well educa-
ted, skilful and industrous population, numerous schools of a
high order, abundant and rapidly increasing avenues to the
trade of the Union, with a rich productive and well cultiva-
ted soil.

It, like the county just named, occupies the whole breadth
of the State, from the Pennsylvania line on the north, to the
Potomac river on the south, by which it is separated from
Virginia; it is bounded by Frederick county on the east and