Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-08-26
IOWA NEWS.
DU nUQUE, sATUR DAY, AUGUST &c.

IOWA NEWS.
DU RUQUE, SATURDAY. AUGUST &c.
REMOvAL--Thc office of the s'Ioxva
News, will, next week, be removed TO
a newly finished building ON Locust
street. nearly opposite the residence Of
Judge Lockwood.
Mai. L. Taliaferro, with about twenty-five OF
the Sioux chiefs and warriors left Galena on
the 23d inst. on the steam boat Ariel, on their
way to Washington. We understand, that it |,
is the intention Of the government to treat with
them for the purchase Of that valuable tract of
country lying on the east bank Of the Missis-
sippi river, from the mouth of the Black Riy-
er to the Wah-tap, distance Of two hundred
and fifty miles. The Sioux Indians inhabit- !
ing this country are few in number. less pro-
badly, than one hundred and fifty families.
They inhabit country capable of supporting
millions of civilized men. We hope the Gov
eminent will succeed in exiinguishing the ii
tie Of the few savages who reside on this land.
Ifitis purchased, we do not hesitate to predict
that before ten years elapse, population ofas
many thousands ofenterprising and industrious
citizens of the United States, will make that
evidences blossom as the rose.''
In passing through portion of the mining
country during the past week, we observed an
appearance of general activity in business. All
the smelling furnaces are actively engaged in
making lead, ana large Quantities of ore are
being raised. Notwithstanding the pressure
is somewhat felt in the territory, and money
very sacre, yet the energy of our citizens re-
mains undated, and the current of business
flows on with little interruption.
We learn from the st. Louis Republican,
that the Board Of Surgeons, frem the U. S.
Army, for some time engaged in selecting sites
for Hospitals on the Mississippi, have select
ed St. Louis as one point, and purchased the
requisite quantity Of land ,---that Warsaw, at
the foot Of the lower Rapics, will likely be Sc
fected as another, and the third be located at
OF below the mouth of the Ohio river.
The Burlington Gazette, in long article,
proves the insufficiency of our present mail ia
cilities, and urges upon the people to take
measures to secure privileges equal to those
granted to other portions Of the country oflike
importance. We are confident that the Pos,
Master General has the disposition to extend
tous every facility consistent with his Office
and that we are in need of great increase
we all too sensiby feel In the Iowa District
which numbers near, ifnot equal with the east
in population, there is not one hundred miles
of stage line in operation, while on the east
stages are run in almost every direction. We
do not mention this because we think the citi
zens of Wisconsin proper receive more thai
they are justly entitled to;---indeed, many i'm
aprovements ought yet to be made there.
In this District, the mail from this place t.
Burlington, passing through several importan
towns, we have but weekly mail, on horse
back, and that frequently fails, being one o
the contracts of A. Philleo, and there is nov
more mail in this Post Office than can be ia
ken in three weeks on horseback, good por
ton of which has laid in the Office for three
weeks, for want Of Sufficient means of convey
ance. This is subjecting the citizens of thi
part of the country to an inconvenience whicl
calls loudly upon them to take measures to re
medy. Let them hold meetings, draft AM
send on petitions for the establishment Of mai
stages three times week, and then we viii
have no more than we are justly entitled te
Our subscribers in the Iowa District will, W
hope, bear with US, and make all due allow
ance for the irregularity Of the mail. We hav
several times heard that our paper had faile
to reach several of the offices, but W.T. will il
form our readers that every number of our p;
x. pers has been mailed.
ELECTIONS.