Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-11-15

Extract of a letter from gentleman in Wisconsin,
4 to his friend in this city.
i MWhen wrote you last, was in Burlington,
land then thought that for life Twas TO be resident
tofthis place, fGalena,) but by the time you ear
from me again may possibly be citizen Of Pata-
lgonia. The commercial earthquake, SO terrible
with you, reached US ia due time, and am still
tossed about by its thloes. At that time Icetain.
lily thought of seeing you instead of writing. The
visit now, am sorry to add, is indefinitely post
poned. then felt pretty certain of having secu-
red fortune, but my hopes, at least for the pres
lent, are baf1ed. Thus what sent me hitherto will
keep me from New York. shall very possible
return to Burlington, which is better place that
this in most respects, not, however, SO good loca
ton for lawyer, so far as gain is concerned. Ga
lena is the emporium for the lead trade, the prin
cipal traffic i'll the northwest. It's very busy lit
tie town, containing three or four thousand nhab-
Iitants, but is very disagsesable place so far as
nature has been engaged iii the business of its es-
Establishment. tits placed upon the back of a little
river formed principally by back water from the
Mississippi, which is seven miles distant 1t is
bull, upon hill side nine times steep as that up
on which Newburgh stands. There is room for one
street along the shores of the river, and by hard
climbing, you can arrive in good weather TO the
second street running parallel to the first. Behind
this second street the hill rises steep that squ
rel could hardly assemble Its height is probably
one hundred and fifty feet above the river. You
ascend to its summit by roundabout ways at each
end Of tho town, and there youare on a level with
the prairie, which is of course beautiful. You
then find the delightful roads in the world, the
earth being perfectly in its natural state, and not
stone root to jostle your carriage you drive
onward among the flowers of thousand brilliant
huse, while on all sides the swelling indulatons
are clothed with the richest verdure and OCCASION
al groves Of trees, all which, together with the
grateful summer air of the praires, produce most
delightful exhiliraton, to which the inhabitants of
cities must, in great measure, remain strangers.
In May returned from a tour to St. Louis. l had
travelled up and down the Mississippi river, be-
tween this place and Burlington, several times be-
fore, and had often admired its banks, but Ineyer
before saw them clothed in he rich foliage of spring.
In moments Of enthusiasm. did fancy ever present
to your delighted gaze the complete representation
OF terrestrial paradise, with its
-sfairy fountains and Elysian groves,
And wales ofbliss?n
You could not even dream of so delightful region
as is presented i'll numerous Instances OH the west
ern bank OF the Mississippi, within one hundred
and fifty miles of this place. you descend the ri
quire whether the frequent groves, widespread with
their carpet of green, which sometimes skirted the
river and then receded to give room for ofthe
most lovely lawns OH which the eye of man ever
rested, which came slOpng down 10 the very riv-
er's brink-Isay wished to enquire whether these
scenes bore any resemblance to the parks which
you had seen in England. In travelling over this
country it is Impossible to believe it uninhabited
and, when you say to yourself sslhis is all fresh
f,o.,, ~. nf. fsx
the pleasure of the contemplation. Give my warm
est wishes and respects &c, Mr.. and Mrs. L., and
tell them how happy should be to welcome them
to my home of the west.
Tell Mrs. g., that she will be delighted beyond
measure with the whole country; but it must be
confessed there some d,agreeable drawbacks
10 be mentioned. An old sssicker'' woman whom
met coming down the county, observed that this
wasa fine country for men and horses, but twas pow
efful hard for women and oxen. However comb
cal the association, or homely Inc phrase, it con-
tains much truth. Servants are pretty much out of
the question. A gentleman with whom have spent
soma of my time III Galena, has wife who hard
ly knew the first rudiments Of house keeping. She
has now to be cook, chambermaid, and madame.
Twas on visit at Mineral Point, the other day,
in the house of gentleman whose wife was very
intelligent English lady, but who had known noth-
ing of housewifery. She had not only to perform
the ordinary Woik Oh domestic Servants, OUT she nau
painted and papered the interior Of her house, Be-
sides, itwould shock you to see how the people in
this region frequently live. have often seen large
families reside in a house with only a single room.
have slept III the same room with men, women,
and children. recollect waking up one morning
! and finding two young ladies in bed not a yard
distant from mine. All these things seemed rath-
or singular at fist, butt think nothing Of them now.
hope you will make up yourmind to come here
by next spring, before which time the moral rough
ness of the country, you may be assured will be
greatly abated.-[ N. Y. Eve. Post.