The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-08-01

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but stow their heads in the first cellar O
! garnet to which their steps are directed OF
leaving ship board. But no doubt if they
could find Kentuck they'd be sure to fin,
plenty Of friends s'who'd for love knocl
them down. and a country as decent a
St. Paddy's own island. | do not discern
the peculiarities of the other side of tn,
valley; though there are those here VIII,
think they can readily distinguish the EN-
igrant from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
have therefore purposely omitted Civ
ing an account of the inhabitants, and yo,
will perceive at once that it would be alb
surd to attempt to describe the popula
ton of the territory by any NATIONAL O.
general characteristics; and no sensible
man would give credit to such descrip
ton, if attempted. There is beside anoth
er reason. The population has doubled
in the past year, and will double agar
perhaps in the next: and if any definite
general character could be given to day
it might not have any application in few
months after date. You know that com
munity of pioneers is not like the popula
ton of an old city. 1t is commonly, and
1 believe correctly, said that the popula'
ton Of this territory is better than is usu.
ally found in the like circumstances. ORR.
ginating so diyersely, they have very nat.
urally suspicion of one another, which
time, no doubt, will wear away. The
settler of three years looks askant on the
inhabitant of one. The inIabitant OF
one year views in the same way the emf
grant arriving to day. But each consid-
ering previous resident as entitled to .
fair regard without jealousy.
Most Of the population are farmers. at
present, throughout the territory. At Du-
buque, however, the chief business is
mining. Grain and the common produc-
tons of the earth in the same latitudes
are raised here. Lead, raw hides and
some grain are exported. We shall prob
ably in few years export great quaint
ties Of pork, and marble and lime. The
country is supplied with artisans in the
most necessary trades. l believe there
arc carpenters, musoTs.f iastcrors and mill
wrights sufficient for the wants the pop
ulaton. Hatters and furriers, tanners,
leather dressers and curriers', shoemakers,
tinplate workers, painters, saddlers and
some other trades may here find employ
ment. A tin plate worker was publicly
invited to Fort Madison by call through
the newspaper year ago; but no one has
yet answered the call. Women receive
high prices as laundresses and domestics:
and the supply is not equal to the demand
in any labor or work usually assigned to
the fair part of the race. They are in re-
quest for all stations and employments:
and an additional number would readily
find engagements as laund.esses, domes-
tics, workers in needle work, or wives.
The mode oflife Of the population is Of
course one not Astounding in Injuries nor
unattended with deprivations. The farm
house is universally log Int Of one sto-
ry and most commonly Of enc room, I'M
which all the family, and sometimes
strangers are fed and lodged. Mr. Peck 5
account Of the habitations and mode of
living in the west is very correct. If it
were not too long should like to quote
it. The house has puncheon floor (that
is planks not sawed and planed, but split
and hewed:) the chimney is built of sticks
of wood laid up with clay. Sometimes!
the logs. are hewn, the floor is made of
sawed boards, the chimney of brick, and
the whole, if it were not for It's narrow
dimensions, IS pretty comfortable dwell
ing.
Wild Or noxious animals are not SO nu.
merous in this country as would be sup
posed. The wild turkey and prairie hen
would make some mouths water among
the gourmands at Aston or fremont. The
venison is not SO good here as in some
other parts of the country. The snake,
the type of the red man, is fast disappear
ing before the type of the white man, the
hog. Gophers, rabbits, squirrels, badgers,
raccoons, are the most common
Of the wild four footed races. Foxes, op-
possoms, otter and beaver are ranked
among the inhabitants of the country
Perhaps some buffaloes are yet east of the
Missouri. sThe prairie wolf is not vet
among the things that were.
The farmers who come to us overland
from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio usually
bring much cattle, and the territory is thus
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