Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-01-27
TIE FAR WEST REGION.

. icuel, descriptive OF Inc region Tai w O9"
in the New York Courier ADD Enquirer.
( It's from the pen of CALEB ATwATER, Esq.
I who was connected with the Agency for
making the Indian treaties lately ratified
/ by the Senate.
WAsH1NGroN. Jan. /, 1880.
The treaties with certain Indian tribes,
: for the cessiou ofthe mineral country, on
the Upper Mississippi, are ratified by the
unanimous consent Of tie Senate. By
these treaties the United States has acqnIr-
ed S,0O0,O 900 acres Of land, equal IN all
respects, to any 10 the Union. The climate
.of thus region Is equal to thatoi Italy, such
Is the purity ofthe air. When travelling
along the road from Dodgeyile, twelve
miles south Of the Wisconsin, 10 GaleDa,
ON Fever river I could distinctly see a
wagon and team five miles of, with the
naked eye. This purity Of atmosphere
may be attributed to the total absence OF
marshy ground, aud tokho elevation Of the
country which, after leaving the Hiscon-
sin and Mississippi rivers, aud ascending
to the common level Of the country, is, by
BOY computation, about 5000 feet above
The sea. The absence of dense forests all
the way to the Rocky Mountains, aud to
the Frozen Oceanic winch lt may be
added, that the mineral country is beyond
the influence of the great northern lakes
uay, in part account for the purity of the
ATMOSPHERE.
The streams of this region, copious and
.bnsbIg gliding over pebbles of cornehan,
topaz, Jasper, agates, opal, aud quartz, are
as pure as crystal Originating M springs,
they are cool enough tor drinking IN the
hottest day IN August Tie 3tsslsslppL
from Rock Island to the mou I'd OF ihe WIS
cousin. distance of two hundred miles
and upwards, aud wbich forms he Western
boundary of the ceded teruto5y, is, on an
average, about three foGr;hs Of mile ln
Wdth. Tie FISH are abundant, Of fine
flavor, aad furnish food for the Indians on
the western share of that beautiful river
The Wisconsin is abou. bali a mile 10
width, and al a low stage otwater IS shall
low. and full of islands and sandbars.
When assembled il, about oiAsty miles
from It's mouth. it presented to view. far as
the eve could trace it. wind rice no bloom.
The sccrcry along IFS borders exhibited
views rigst impressive, aa3 always either
beautiful or sublime.
Rock river, and It's branches, irrIgate
and lcr'i!ize large tract ot country. This
river originating ia peiucid lakes, and
roDlous sprilgs, runs of gradually, and
neither rises very high, nor sinks very low
during hcyear. Ninety miles above ITS
mouth. where crossed it ON tie first day
Of last September, it appeared to be about
twenty roas wide four feet deep, and ran
with rapidly The branches Of this river
fine PickatoIica, Sugar Creek, sc. are
the finest streams for mills Of every kind,
in the world. The sands ofthe Wisconsin
are as white as the mountain snow.
The surface ofthe country IS greatly I'M
dulating, and, in most places, Is covered
with grass and q succession Of flowers
from early spring TO late autumn. One
week Won see, far as the delighted eve can
reach. flowers ola reddish bIue-,he blue,
the white, the yellow, of every shade, ln-
deed follow IN succession, week after week
ever VARYING, ever new, ana always de-
Hghtful. After ascending IRON the level
of the rivers to the country, where the
mines exist. my attention was riyetted for
fifteen minutes on the vast prospect before
me. With only here ard there a grove Of
trees in view. ] saw suufowers, large as
those i'm our gsrdens, the rozin weed, Ga
bel.antbus) with ITS leaves so arranged as
10 indicate he northern and southern
points of the compass. The surface, gent
iy unduiatnr, was covered WIKI grasses
and flowers. among which, BESIDE those
referred 10. was the Mineral PLANT"
with IT'S blue leaves, aud most beautiful
flowers TIE Sky was as pure as the
spirit that made 1t. Die sun shoue brightly,
and not a breath of airwas M motion, not
nm animated beng, except those with me,
was TO be seen, nor sound to be heard!
In the far off prospect arose a mound,
which | behcld afterwards, as l ioumeyed
onward. during three days. The smoke Of
q lead furnace, IN the edge Of a grove, fi-
teen or twenty miles distant from me, slow
lvcurled up towards the pale blue heavens.
Stiffness and repose dwelt all around me.
Looking back towards the north, from
whence had with great difficulty ascend
ed. TO where | stood, (atter travelling, as |
supposed. about twelve miles, from the
maruin of the Wisconsin, where had slept
the preceding night / could distinctly see
that beautiful river gliding along, in width.
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