Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-09-07

I fon the waters Of Turkey River and ii
hits immediate vicinity on the highland
i lprairies both north and south Of It, to.
= gethcr with the great Inducements which
8 nature extends to those who are desi.
!. rous Of enbarking in the cultivation d
the soil, sufficiently demonstrates the
t importance Of such measure The
q great distanceof Du Buque (which can
/ not be Tess than forty miles, from this
j partDf the country, together with the
rout Of travelling which runs through a
4 trough, rugged, mountainous country,
4 broken by numerous streams of water,
forbade only At certain seasons Of the
year, renders tho travelling extremely
difficult particularly to those whose
business at the County Seat, REGARDLESS
4 OF Rseason Of the year requires per-
sonaI tendance. Those difficulties
and pnveniences am, however, in
duced elieve will be removed at a
very earl per- in the first session Of
the Legislatiy6 puncil, from = knowl-
led9 there's y q very spirsteu efs
II fort naa ing to effect the object in ques-
ton.
The next question, then, Of impor-
tance which must naturally arise, IS in
what part Of the new county (which
must be- ought the county seat to be
located. If, sir, the opinion which /
shall offer upon this subject, is not CO.
incided with by more than two-thirds
of the inhabitants in this part of the
county, am willing it should be loca-
ted by any company Of to,cn-pltat spe-.
catlato1s wherever they may think it
best likely to advance their pecuniary
interest-on the highest peak of the
Andes, or in the breaches pockets of
.3tchssO,s and Campbell, ifitsuitsthem.
give it, Mr.. Editor, as my humble
opinion that the most suitable place for
the county seat would be at what is
known as Hatfel1,s Landing, which
is situated on Turkey River about three
miles from its Msosltl, The river from
its mouth to4.thii1 place is nayigable for
steam boat and free from ri and
every otle Kind Of obstructi0l Hut
Jfeld's L0ading' is situas 5n the
border of a high and beautiful prairie,
containing about four hundred acres, a.
long the south and east shore Of which |
Turkey River winds its way in its on
ward course to the Mississippi. On the
north side the hills or bluffs slope gra-
duality down to the prairie, thickly CO.
vered With heavy growth Of timber Of
all kinds peculiar to the country. On
the south side oftfe riverdirectly oppo-
site the prairie, Little Turkey River
empties into the mother stream. It is
on this branch about ons mile from its
mouth that the saw mill Of Messrs. Fin
leg and ROaceaa is situated. The mill
is now in full operation, and aging
from the patronage which is daiIy ex-
tended to It, we are induced to believe
that the enterprising proprietors will
soon be amply compensated for the ex-
pense and trouble which they have in
Cured. Turkey River winds hrough
a rich, fertile farming countr md ma
vigable for fiat boats and small craft six
ty or seventy miles. On each side of
the river beautiful prairie bottoms may T
be seen from half to mile in width,
containing from one hundred to one
thousand acres Of rich prairie land. De-
llghtful springs are seen winding thro'
the bottoms, and an abundance Of tim
Der on the hllaasthat rise gradually in
the rear. 6u ascend the river, at
intervals Of almost every mile, may be
heard the tinkling Of the OK bell, or the
barking Of the farmers dog, until you
have reached the distance Of 80 miles.
Settlements have, however, been made
AZ high up the river as fifty miles.
Turkey River is, and in fact ever1;
will be, the great channel thro' which
the produce Of the farmer (whetherof!
the highland prairie, or Of the river bot
TONI must pass ii, order "a reach the
Mississippi with convenience and de-
spatch.
$3.50 e.: CT G = slKkANsA ssS;HunaAKA.
SEAT or GOVERNMENT.
The inquiry, where will the Seat of
Government for our territory be loca-1
ted? is now SO frequentl made, and
<I~<~