Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-12

spring rains in Missouri. ] would
rather have weeks rain than two
days snow. / believe a man can do
twice the work here in the winter than
in Missouri; and il he is mechanic he
can work every day. The rains are
now past, and the grass is growing iinc-
~. Flowers are opening. and I have
been informed by VIM, O'Neal and
others, the best Of authority, that straw
berries have been in bloom all winter.
know SAW them in LIST December
last. have lived since 9Th January
in log cabin, floor ofloosc plank, laid
on sleepcrs high from the ground, with
only boards nailed on the cracks; and
have burned much less wood, and not
suffered half the cold as | would have
done in Missouri. They never daub
the cracks of their houses here.
American cows are worth from fifty
to scycnty.iirc dollars. American hor--
scs from fifty to scventy-iivc dollars
Oxen from scycnty-tivc TO one hundred
and twenty-five dollars per yoke.
This is the finest country for raising
cattle you ever saw. They keep fat
all winter. Butter sells at twenty to
twenty live cents. ABd what | did
not expect 10 iind, this a good country
Tor hogs. At all events You have here
plcnt, o. grass, root they call wap-
wa;o, ana also plenty of white oak
mast. a iir,I rate market can be had
here Tor nythiug and every thing. and
you have never seen busincis more
brisk. Times are first rate ani every
body busy. The manufacturing
power here is unsurpassed in this
world. There is more tine mill sites
than yon ever saw. Such water pow
or rs thatatthc falls OF Platte, can't be
found any where. The timber OF this
country is fir, white cedar, oak, ash,
maple, cherry, cotton wood. and SOME
others YOU never saw. Great plenty
OF Wild fruit here. The halle and ol-
der grows here ten times rs large IS in
the States. We make hoop poles and
5, rub brooms OF the hale. You will
find trees here oxen more than three
hundred feet high. T.is tall timber
Is 1T the mouth Of Columbia. and in the
Cascade mountains. But even here it
i. two hundred and ity feet Ligh.--
The other day we cut down fir tree,
and cut i. towards toorEa's house. not
dreaming it would rcnch it; but when
it fell it knor kcd Lis roof severely, and
some 9th linls went over the house.
1t took CoorEa all day TO repair lis
house.
will not persuade you, nor will
any Of my friends. 10 come TO this conn-
try; bat were in the State again. I
should certainly come ny self. For
$500, You could purchase 100 young
ncilcrs; and in driving them here. you
might loose from live 10 ten. When
yon reached here, they would be worth
| 5000. and in tn years withou, labor
or expense. would make ,ou a splendid
fortune. You can move here Wit, loss
expense, than yon could % Tennessee
81 kentucky. Your prn> isions, teams,
Sc, YOU have. lour oxen aud wag
on, and especially ,onr inc American
horses aud mares nouid he worth donb-
L ~ much rs thy would cost you
mere. There are very fw good Amer
lean horses here. The indian horses
are not so g"ntlc rs the Am ,rican. nor
50 hnc.blood d. The American cattle
arc greatly sup III. to The Spanish for
mix, rs they give more milk and nrc
more gentle; but the Spani,h cattle ARE
/ larger. Coy, hncc,f,' b &c. ut from
Is 10 - months old, and sheep have
.nnh, twice a.year. II -omc pari Of tho
Territory. tn reason i, Trey arc al
ways E,t and gct their growth much
ooncr. tti>my deliberate opinion
chat no country il the world affords so
fair IN opportunity TO acquire y living
i, this. can see no OH .ction to it,
except il b by u mln who loves liquor
/ for he can gel none here.
PETER II. BURNETT.
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