Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-08-14
BURLINGTON. IOWA.

For The purpose of keeping pace
with the growth and improvements of
our young and thrifty city, aud 10 keep
our readers advised thereof, i, is neces-
sary to give, from lime 10 time. sketch
Of its onward march. In making up
the following crude historical statement
we shall tell our subscribers in this
vicinity no news. but now that the pc.
Iitical contest has subsidized and there is
nothing Of importance occurring in the
news world, we thought that some such
sketch might be acceptable to our read
ers at distance and might possibly add
something to the interest that is mani
tested in behalf Of our young and rising
city. We have been in the habl, of
occasionally giving such a statement
and j. has always heretofore been gen
orally acceptable.
BURLINGTON is not YET in its teens.
yet i, numbers about 1000 inhabitants
within its mile square. The Black
Hawk war. which resulted in the settle
ment of the whites in this Territory,
took place in 1889. Just twelve wears
ago this month, DR. w. II. Ross, NJ. NJ.
McCarver, S. S. White and Mr D0olii.
lie made the first white settlement in
this place. These persons are sul
living. DR. Ross is in the New Par
chase, farther west, McCarver and
White have gone to Oregon and Doolit-
tie is a! Appanoose, opposite Fort Ma
olson. This was the beginning Of
Territory which now numbers one
hundred thousand inhabitants. We
took up our abode in the Territory in
the fall Of 1887, just four years after
its frs! settlement. 1t twas then part
of Wisconsin. In the following year
the Territory was divided, and all the
public domain on the west side of the
Mississippi above the mouth Of The
Des Moines was organized into a sepa-
rate Territory under the beautiful name
Of Iowa. 70 retain memorial of the
name Of him from whom this delightful
land was purchased, and 10 have a cog
nomen, the etymology Of which could
be more easily traced than can the
nickname Of any other State or Ferr'o.
~, our citizens by common consent,
have ever since rejolced in The appro-
PIRATE name Of Hawk Eyes.
Burlington is situated on The west
side OF the Mississippi, about $50 miles
above Saint Louis, and is the port of
entry for large extent Of some Of the
richest and most fertile country TO be
found in the world. From the ergani.
cation Of this Territory until 1911, the
seat Of Government remained at Bur-
lington, when i, was re located and
placed at Iowa City through the innu-
ence of northern members and the aid
they obtained from other sources
Some were appreEensive that The
change nigh, operate detrmen,ally on
the future prosperity and prospects of
Burlington, but time has shown that
they were mistaken. No permanent
advantage can be realized by any COM
muniiy merel y because its locality is
chosen for the seat of government. II
experiences kind of spasmodic pros.
perity at given periods which only
makes the want Of its continuance
more visible, and does no, in reality
afford any lasting benefit. No check,
at any rate, has been given to The on.
ward progress of our city in conse.
quence of the change in the location of
the sea, Of government.
Abou, two years ago we gave a de-
scription Of our town, similar to the
one we are now writing. Since then
1t has grown with a rapidly which as.
'onishes every body. Within that pc
Rod more than one hundred and fifty
buildings have been erected, some Of
which would be ornamental 10 any city.
Among these may be reckoned Noble
and Yates row of three story brifk
stores on the corner of From, and Co.
umbia streets, S. A. uudson's sigh,lv
mansion on Sixth and several of the
best buildings on Jefferson and Main
streets, together with the Barrett
House," which for size and sunerior
accommodalions,w will not suffer in com.
parison with any building in the west.
But all these will be pu, in the shade
in poin. of beauty of construction. nv
the dwellings now in process of cree.
ton by Gen. Peasley, Nessrs Copp and
Parsons and Henry w. Starr, ESQ
The superior finish and elegance of