Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-07-22
Of Il. Newark Daiiy Adresaiser
Dir Brorr. wisconsin. June 10. 1877.


Dc Buerr, Wisconsin. June 10. 1877.
have become convinced during cur short
visit, Ina, this Territory is destined 70 be with
in few wears, 50! five q most, one OF inc
iunpor,ant States Of :he Union. IL has many
attractions 70. an eaterPssing People, WHICH
are not united in ass OF the border States. Ana
the present tide Of emigration proves that ms
faci Is well understood a. the cast. ms pan
| OF the Territory, klosa IS ine Iowa DISTINCT.
we., the MissisaPp.. S filling up Win SUI
prising rapidisy. -.
expecting 70 Esd sssts and howhng wiidel1
/ ness. viii be agreezbis dasspposn.ec. noegns
the Dis,ric; vas PRrcassea NON its Soois,hasis
proprie,ors. the Sac and FOX Indians, As isse
as 1882, The population IS not shc1t OF u Q,
1900. The government nave soia no 'sno
as yet, bot families settle under tne pre-emP-
4 non privilege, ssa : =: S ~
every foo, Of the District VIII fseoaoiy De mus
appropriated bessn sale Is advertised. -.ihe
!, crowd is 50 gree; nat the ferries Of The MIS-
; sissippi canno. ketp uP with II. and the par
ties are obliged e Esi' ,nelt iufn HON la1ee
: days SC 2 week "a.
i The towns AZ. fast filing uP.--Du Buque.
Burlington, Gres Bay, and others. already
assume the Espfcs W sHSdecs. os'o VI sasS
Iuxuries az .slI - the Decessaries Of life are
: brought up tie fiva By steamboats,, /" hieh no"
; srriv. and deezst weekly. The water power
, of lie Disaia is beyond comparison greater
than that Of asy ether habiiable part Of the con.
dnens. Eighi or go important streams I'M.
gate she casntFy, and with heir tributaries at
ford numerous mill seals. A Rochester has
4 been laja cut on one Of the bends Of the rivcl
/ Des hoines, which must, ere long. become
q gr-ai manufacturing mart, for besides ell III
oLier natural advantages, il is surrounded with
1 nexhaustibie beds Of bituminous coal. II il
I zone your paper cities. got up for specula
tion, but possesses Intrinsic advantages, wh.ct
mus, attract an industrious population. doub
| If there is another spot in the new country
where such substantial inducements are held
out TO the young and enterprislng; TO men 0
small capital Of any age; and, indeed, TO al
classes Of enieTpfising men, whether rich o
/ poor.
/ An industrious individual coming here will
sloo may lay the foundation Of an early an.
comfortable independence, with less toll thar
he must endure 10 the old settlements 10 pa,
| his daily expenses. That SO many should con
iinue to struggle with want, and contend viii
scarcity, until the energies Of soul or body ar
exhausted, in our Atlantic towns, while sucl
an inviting field as this is spread out inviting
ly before them, isproof either Of lazy dispo
sition or depraved taste. Ii argues discred
table want of spirit and energy.
| A brisk business is now done at Milwau
kee, but Du Buque goes ahead of any place
in the Territory. The chief pressure here is
/ for hands TO keep pace with the enterprise o
4 The people. Among various buildings now go
4 ing up is large steam saw mill, which viii
4 furnish increased facilities for building. ,Tht
1 capital stock Of the Miners Bank has jus
been subscribed, and the bank will GO into op
Grafton as soon as the necessary arrangement:
can be made. The newspaper which was es
tablisbed here last year, has been revived with
good prospect, and schools and churches viii
not long be wanting. Society is in the form
ing state yet, but the materials and tie prom
| ise are good.