Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-07-29
THE MINE Sen o. Z.
AND IT'S DIGGINGs.


CAssyILLE AND IT'S DICGINGS.
Cassville owes it's earliest existence 10 the stir
ring enterprise and memorable folly Of '36-a pa
rsn,age which, in this and many other instances
has turned out to be misfortune, yell as farce
1t is one Of those cites over which the Of ira
vel ard observation would have paused in the cer-
tainty thar he was surveying point marked out
the natural depo, Of a considerable trade, while
the man Of taste would have found, in the rich and
ample scenery about him, enough TO contemplate
and admire.
II is situated in Section twenty, Township three
north, Of Range five west, in this county; upon the
bank Of the Mississippi, upon point entirely Tree
from islands, and upon tho margin OF a beautiful
plain, nearly half mile in width, and bordering
the river for several miles. This plain, which ri
SOS just sufficiently above the river to afford the ut
most facilities of landing, aud be, at the same
lime, forever guarded agans, the possibility OF in
undaton, appears to the eye perfect fat, but in
Isaity rises to very considerable, though an ex-
uemely uniform "grade." The plain, oi the dis
lance we have mentioned, is terminated by bluff
of singular variety and beauty. Considered yer-
ideally, il presents three sections, entirely different
from each other, and remarkable for the exteut to
which this difference Ia preserved. The first Sec
,Ion rising to an anglo of about fifty degrees, and
TO a height Of seventy or eighty feet, is entirely
srass-eovered, and appears from the town, except
ing tho occasional uttng of rock, surface ofth
mos, exact uniformity. The next is belt ofrock,
forty or fifty feet in width, varying only from per-
pendicular elevation by the gradual falling back OF
sbs successive strata. The last section which
fies from fifty to hundred and twenty FIVE fee, in
heighth, makes ups community OF scenery, at
once noble and enchanting. A description OF this
division ct one point, would convey no idea of its
imposing beauty asa whole, which is borrowed,
TO no small extent, from the utter absence Of mo-
noiony.
Considered in direction parallel TO the river,
It's bold front is made to assume an over changing
shape by tho constant occurrance ofraynos in every
size, from the slight indenta,ion upon its brow, 10
The broad valley upon level with It's base
Sometimes the upper section of tho bluff stretches
back with moderate ascent, beautifully covered
with comminglings Of woodland aud prairie; a,
oihen II presents broad, frowning face OF towering
rock, curiousy diversified, now bearing oil the accu-
away into oil tho unshapelinoss Of the rudsst pre-
eipioo.
Connect this scenery with the broad, unruiiied
river, the brigh, foliage with which the extensive
bottom, bordering its opposite shore 10 covered, aud
the majestic bldf Of Iowa with its soolloped hori-
zon--all richly and tremendously blended --and
we have before us site over which no pointupon
the Mississippi is n, liberty 10 boast.
The village was commenced in 1885, principal
~ built, and crowded with Inhabitants IN go, de-
eliacd in '37, and was nearly deserted la '3o. 1t
has revived this yeai, and 10 now brsky and stead
lily filling up; already numbering population Of
one hundred and ,h,riy-hve. b The town comprises
twenty 6vs good dwelling houses, and several stores
and Offices, exclusive of building erected BY the
p,opris,ors Of tho town, aud designed by them for
!. houss Of entertainment. The di dimensions Of the
wing Of this mansion, composed OF wood, are
by sixty, three stories, The main
building, Of brick, ia fly five by ahy, i've stories,
nd though OF PLATA architecture, ITS s,a,eliness
and size comp orts so well with tho grand scenery
sbou, II, as to produce an e1trsmcly hno effect.
Tbs Importance OF this point as a mineral dis
uiet has yot TO be established Tho ground, We
bsiisve, has never been worked by experienced
miners, although, judging from its shape, and the
great quantity Of "srasel mineral found in the
rs,ines and upon the banen points back from the
brow of the main bluf,--we would think the in-
duesmsnt to this class OF prospeeters by no means
small. Oae bunch OF mineral. OF seventy thou
sand, aud several prospects, making one hundred
thousand OF mineral in all, has been raised from
sAis ground, But The eevices have aever been
fairly understood, and little moro is knowa Of 1t,
than the very favorable Indications Upon it, sur
lace.
A sskious ACCIDENT occurred On Tuesday last,
near Patch Grove, 10 a youas man named Gibbs,
..sa.., of p,.,,is du lhela He started from