Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-12-09
Du BuauE. w, II. Dec. LIST, !

DEAR SIR: Your letter of 25th Oct. duly
received On the Eth Nov. and take much plea
sure in answering it. Before going into the details
you desire, however, will simply remark that as
receive great many letters Of enquiry from the
east, the postage apon them amounts to consider
able tax, ifnot paid by the writers. The time re-
qisite for answering the various questions submit
ted TO me most cheefully bastow, firmly persuade
ed that il is thus devoted to the good cause of pro-
motins the welfare of my fellow beings. Having
been originally resident of tho east myself, both
in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, am deeply
sensible OF the extreme ignorance generally pre-
vailng amongst you, in relation to the real char
actcr and condition of this most charming country,
and of the incalculabe advantages you consequent
" lose, by being deferred from removing hitler.
would tina, itwere possible for me to present to the
eyes of all those have left behind, true picture
Of this highly favored land--for should then un-
doubtedly acquire the enviable appelaton of a
public beneiacior, with the proud consciousness
TOO of knowing that deserved it. But vastly ADLER
pens than mine have fallen far short OF accomplish
ing this tsconsummation SO devouty to be wished''
Yet would fondly hope that my honest endeavors,
humble as they are, may be productive of some
good, to all for whose benefit they sincerely in
tended: ] therefore particularly desire you will
do me the favor of handing this letter 10 the editor
of your paper, requesting him, for the sake of his
subscribers, to honor it with publications. pledge
my name for the correctness of its contents.
Du Buque is situated upon the west bank of the
Mississippi river, in latitude 424 degrees ~, being
about the same as that Of Boston, only half de-
gree north of Pennsylvania. The town is incor-
porated, and though only laid out in 1888, now
contains about two thousand inhabitants. We have
two stone and one wooden churches, all excellent
female school, and another for boys several splen-
did brick houses, Bank which has never suspend
ed epecie payments, double steam saw-mill, and
grst mill about to be attached, printing press,
(whence issues weekly tho ''lowa News,') about
thirty stores, two public billiard rooms, two coffee
houses, an extensive public readng-room, four ho-
tels, two brick yards, &c. &c. The mail arrives
iri-wsekIy at present, but will run daily from LIST
January next. Steam boats we do not pretend to
count; they como and 90 constantly. Navigation
is now in the finest order, with oyery appearance
Of its continuing open until Christmas. There is
not particle Of frost IN the grouna at present,
you may imagine, when many of our industrious
farmers arc busily engaged in breaking up the rich
sod Of their smooth prairies. As an evidence of
not being entirely out Of tho world, as you per-
haps suppose, may mention that the La Fayette
Circus Company of New York recently performed
here seveful nights ito overlooking houses,' since
when there has bsen an exhibition of wild animals
and paintings from the same place.
Dur climate consider decidedly preferable to
that Of Pennsylvania, the winters being no colder,
much drer, and fresr from snow. Navigation 60
Morally closes in Dec. and rc-opens il March,
causing an interruption of about three months in
the year. No land can be richer, ITO water finer,
no air purer than ours. The land Is prairie, inter-
spsrsed with groves of timber, and we'll supplied
with the most beautiful springs and nvulcts, well
stocked with fah Of various kinds, amongst which
is the mountain, trout.
NaturA has hnvn JonA Ill st,o Sr,,1d FIR the
soil being ready for tho immediate Introduction Of
the plough, without cutting off even single bush,
or clubbing up root. No chopping whatever is
requisite, excepting for the purpose offaneirg and
sons farmers dispense with rails sntlfaf. eacic-
sing their fields with enbanknient. q 80 IL
stead. Grain ofalI kinds arrives at the nncst per-
fsesion ho.c. W. shall coon entirely sclipss the