New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-31
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ALBANY 2ith Jan. Isi5
y, d. Editor of The Tribune
You perhaps. may confer bereiit upon some OF
sosr readers by calling their attention to the many
IA considerable advantages offered 10y that fine
..roe known as the O. Rock River Country" :"
,,her for residence or investment in land, all
things considered, offering greater Inducements
tb.a have seen elsewhere, after travelling lei
,n,ely and for observation over he United States,
especially in the West.
Trusting you may kindly find ROOM in yourcol-
,mps for my brief communication, will endeavor
m state some of the advantages alluded to. The
climate is delightful and healthy, more so than
an, other have ever residsd in. Winter sets in
h, December and keeps cIcs,d until the Litter part
of february or early in March, during which
,eriod with little variation, The weather is bright,
sunny and exhiiarating-yet rarely oducing
tha,ss or open weather as elsewhere, 50 uncuin-
nuable and unwholesome. Sleighing continues
va,hout Interruption three or four months una Inc
eold nhough greater on aB eyerage) Is to uur feel
incs far less uncomfortable than IN the Eastern
Sta,es After Spring opens, the weather IS mild
and steady, without the RAW Eas!erly winds 50
percng and 50 injurious 10 The Invalid elsewhere.
'rhr,e :. eeks, or thereabouts, after the change
irom Winter 10 Spring, the roads are settled, veg
eta,ion has pu, .oith anu a nature feels aud
tyinces t,at Summer is at hand, The heats OF
which arc never cat as in the East, nor have |
ever known the temperature sYitty or oppressive.
p;obable for the reason uf the ranges OF open,
sIevatet rolling gress-ooveIed PTuirie, over which
the Summer winds pass, generally arlsiDg with
tho sun into fresh brcczes as 93thiD the tropics.
Tie autumns are perfect, and whoever has felt
lhe weather OF ltay and Of the country alluded
10 will, as does the writer, give preference to the
latter ,or all desirable and delicious Influences
Indeed visit to, or residence there, will as have
esn and FELT, relieve restore many classes Of
nyalds TO health.
However the reverse 1t may be in other sec
tons of Illinois and otter Western States, is.
sure YOU that in the range alluded 10, theIe are
pnya!e none Of those diseases, bilious, inter
nittent, &c. so general in our so called neW
States, and the reasons for this exception are OBJ
yous, in The comparative elevation Of the land
its roliog surface. consequently well dsained--no
stsgnant waters, Jungle, flats or wei buitoms-
bor is the tmoer so e1tepsive and dense as 10 pc
nerate and send forth malaria, In fact the timber
isgcneratly scattered in grooes upon elevated
Aufis, as openings of Uak, sc. beneath which al
is clean and grassy as in a nohleman's park
There arc many spots, adequate tn extensive
ARMS or estates SO nearly resembling, at short
distances, or as landscape views, old aid well
cultivated es ates, with lawns fields oi grass and
main--uncient forest trees and lesser plants
slcpes and mounds, with riils, and springs, that
one lnvo!untariiy puts spurs tn his horse, that be
may quickly ascend the rayine and get 4 look si
The noolc mansion of the proprietor OF so rlch, 50
perfect place. We are generally disappointed
on fading the work Is from The hand Of nature,
unchanged by man, and over which We may
nam unquestioned, ami which may be ours for
small cost, and become within brici psrlod OF
time, ptinceiy inheritance.
There are spots on The Praifies alluded to from
which the timber of the Mississippi may be
seen-a distance of 81 miles with all the in
tucenen:s The value and charms oi the country
al!used To-, there exist few or Objectionable
features, so common IN other parts OF the West
| A farm, with timber contiguous, may, without
loss Of day, be put under the plough, and nch
crops follow in season mo cutting down forests
ard making cleaslngs necessary, costing five,
seven Ten or mUre years OF laoor, oepr'vaton ana
disease, t. patch Of 25, 40, or ~ acres OF
gram can he laid dOwn-uO, no. But within
twelve months OF the purchase, and wneIc plough
has never previously passed OF axe heen heard
you may harvest crops of all The various grams
The writer mas verified the truth Of what he
states. in growing, the first year, tao hu'dreo
acres OF wheat, aud other grains IN proPo' uon'
with several acres ef rota baea, yisid,ng ABOUT
loO0 hrsbejs IN tho acre, aud other Suits bcs!oe
jenc;ng -0O .cres; also getting on large Heck
oh, cn and providing so well 'or them 'nat tnay
mcrnved IN fleece and carcase about ~ per cc'it.
in ,velve mpntbs. There are no richer lands u
the United States (ncr IN Organ nor 1eTds! y
for cultivation or stock. The surface is agree
Ably varied, from gradual slopes, geiuy ra.ilGg,
to rayiues and blutfs--,he latter sdmlrabte 1"r
sheep-ali well watcie3. and timoerei sufficient
", and 40 more Besides the nanny other iacil-
tics ana comforts, there are thriving yiisges and
towns, where are abundance Of sho?s, ,aecaanics,
&c, as well as -four ana saw mills.
Tic cost of keeping sheep at present II large
socks docs not rcac: forty cents per head per an
mum, and other animals III proportion. But when
the farm has been farther improved ard tho fields
of blue grass [irr t0inter c1oppHS] have s2rungi
believe | shall carry my animals thrQugh the
year at about half the a5ove cost.
wish some of your gentle" readers wso
are knowin gin hcrschssh had seen NY stock OF
blood horses as they reached the Pfairies from
Lexington a year ago, and again seen them some
SIX months af;er-why, ihey would rot Know
them as The same. hope sJnse of the fanciefs
OF the noble animal may be iaduced by the at
fractions of the country, and by the great abund-
ance of game, fishing, &c. 10 visit there. To
such shall have pleasure in showing now my
list OF mares, colts, fiilies, &c.-of course the
creatures themselyes-to those VINO visit ne.
Game is in great aboudancc-say grouse,
quail, venison, have; and duriag the autumn a
considerable variety of the wsb,tooted tribe, be
SIDE lots of fac isil-enoush TO sureit the most
ardent sportsman and angler.
Rock River is rapid and clear over rocky no
tom. It's bankssre cod and coani! 1t rises IN Wis
consin, and after winding through more than two
hundred hi es OF iich and beautiful country iahs
into the Is Father of Rivers Steamboats, no"
navigate the nver when the waters arc aeoVe
average height, but owing 10 tro hmIstd obs,ric-
ftnpc rozi5s srISnen.ltH i,aft OF tue