Index

Title page	1
Preface	3
Introductory	8
Historical events	11
Sketch of the early history of Illinois	15
Forests of Illinois	21
Illinois river and tributaries	22
Sangamon river and tributaries	25
Productions of Illinois	26
Sangamon, Menard and Tazewell conties	28
Mason county	30
Mason county Postoffices	39
Salt Creek township	40
Lynchburg township	43
Forest City	44
Crop statistics in 1853	46
Geology of Mason county	52
Treelessness of the Prairies	67
Early efforts at fruit growing	73
Havana, History of	80
Meteorological	86
Mason City, History of	101
Biographical	118
Benevolent Orders	230
Newspapers of Mason county	234
Railroads of Mason county	256
Educational	266
County Poor Farm	274
Military History	277
Conclusion-The Pioneer	347

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