Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-08-26

49, VI l oSn A'SboGRlbERSsa
Du BueuE, CIV. To- Aug. Is, 1887.
Dear Notwithstanding the many let |
tiers have already written since nv having
settled In Wisconsin, describing to the friends |!
and acquaintance left behind me, the great
advantages, present and prospective, possess
ed by this favored region, still must contil-
ue to urge upon you all, how much would you
change for The better, by removing hither.
have now resided in the Territory nearly
twelve months, and every succeeding DAVIS
experience only tends to confirm the opinion
formed on my first arrival, in relation to it,
VIZ: That Wisconsin presents to the enterpri-
sing and industrious, combination Of adyan-
tages unequalled by any other portion of the
Union, have ever seen or heard of. tits true
that those who come here expecting to find
with our infant condition, state of ADVANCE
ment which at the east, scarcely less than cen
furies have been required to effect, must as
matter ofcourse be doomed to disappointment
And yet many such there are, so profoundly
Ignorant and inexperienced in regard to all the
world not embraced within the sound of their
own church bell, that they come here, and 90
home again abusing us, because where yester-
day the Indian was sole possessor of the soil,
the white man has not to-day completed cities,
railroads, and canals, such as they have pass
ed on their trip hither. And yet, supremely
extravagant as these anticipations could blu,
seem to one of sober judgment, and only ac-
customed to the gradual march Improvement
as witnessed in former times--had our sol dis
tant travellers but deferred honoring us with
their company for a few short years, even Mey
would be at loss 'to find peg to hang a
fault upon.
But as it is, will any man of common sense
pretend to say we have not much to boast of,
when it is recollected that only twelve months
have elapsed since Wisconsin became Ter
ritory, aud vet be able to present to the world
her thriving towns and villages, some number
ing their thirty stores, stone churches, banks,
handsome brick buildings, and splendid steam
boats-hcr smiling farms, proving how admi-
rably adopted are her soil and climate to the
production of grain Of all kinds--her lnexhausti-
bic lead and copper mines---her numerous fur
naces for smelling these minerals---her ship
| yards---her saw and grist mills--and her intel
ligent and enterprising population, enjoying
country unsurpassed for the purity of its air
/ their prosperity with chose we have left be-
hind u.s.. have just returned from mos
interesting trip to ST. Peters, where the Gov.
eminent has concluded treaty with the Chip
pewa Indians, for the purchase Of large bo-
dy of fine timber land---containing also i'm.
mense treasures Of lead and copper.
To those who have been accustomed to tho
laundering business, most favorable oppor
tunity is now afforded by this treaty for be.
coming Independent. The new purchase a
bounds with fine timber, and water power OF
4 navigable streams emptying into the mighty
i Mississippi, passable at all seasons Except
ing the winteT,) for large steam boats up to the
falls Of st. Anthony. Pine Lumber is in grea
: demand at every point along the river, and /;
one of the few articles with which, in the ma
ture olthings, the market cannot become over
" stocked. Common pine boards are now sell
ing here at Fifty Dollars per thousand feet
This is an evidence Of the profit that may b
derived by engaging in the business. A maj
: has now nothing to do but proceed without fea
t of molestation, and 'sInake claim embra
! cling timber and water power, erect his say
} mill, and make money enough i'll short tim
$ to reimburse all his capital, Qeaving surplu
3 to pay for his land whenever it may come int
markot.l Or if his means will not, at first, en-
: able him to buiid, his industry will soon rer
e der him So, by rafting logs for the supply O
| the different mills along the Mississippi, al
g ready in operation. How many persons do
e know engaged in this business on the Susgut
il hanna and its tributaries, who, with the indus
= try they are obliged to use there, TO afford tles
d bare living, would here speedily becom
f richl But you are afraid of encountering tn
|, distance, the expense Of travelling, the Indians
J. and thousand other difficulties, which be as
!. sured, exist only in your mistaken imagine
1t tons.
d lfyou are disposed TO come and see for you
l., rl,, find uftrr AZ
g Pittsburgh, Pa, whence to Du Buqne a stear
J; boat will carry you FOR ten dollars, and yo
r will find when you get here, that we do M
h see half dozen Indians in year; and tfats
s. to the apprehension Of any danger from then
r. the idea is ridiculous.
re Nor are my remarks applicable alone
r lumbermen Farmers, mechanics, and labo
lie ers, to one and all Of you, permit me to say ye
y, will never rue the day when you may be ind
- ced TO settle in Wisconsin,. kno" farme
3 who arrived here this spring, aud whose whe
e. crops are worth at least one hundred doila
per acre! know mechanics who ge!iToIn thr
to five dollars per day, and laborefs from tive
ty to fifty dollars per month; and know moi
"a over that there is room enough here Tor as II,
10 ny fresh emigrants as choose to come and
h. vail themselves of the benefits held out to the
IN The land on the east side the Mississippi
n. surveyed, and most of it in market (atSi
,e per acre. That on the west side lbeing I
il ssBlack Hawk Purchase'') is now under
he hands Of the Surveyors, and will probably
eel in market, wholly or in part, sometime d,
s ing next season. In tho interim, the scttl
)u can seat himself Down upon any unocsupl
portion of it he pIeases, and avail himself
i'll twelve months time Cor more before being
he CURED to pay to Government his 81 25 per
he acre for the fee simple.
e. The philanthropist cannot but notice wi
e. deep regret, the daily accounts with which
eastern prints are filled, ofthe thousands up
thousands of our fellow-citizens on the
lat board, who are destitute at the present mono