Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-10-23
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TIKI GREAT WEST.
The papers are now crowded with corrcspon-
aence from the Great West" presenting many
interesting lac,s connected with It's soil, popuia.
lion. mineral and other uutursl resources---rise,
progress and future prospects. We have no doub,
many of these account. highly coored and
vastly exagefsted set there j. 30 question that the
great Western States Of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Michigan. Ne, possess in an eminent degree
the most powerful elements Of future wealth aud
greatness. The ude of emigration is rapidly roll
| ing into those States, snd every Census viii fad
them becoming the controlling powers Of this vast
! Republic They have for the last few years been
sorely oppressed and borne down beneath The bur.
dens Of debt, bal management, demagogicaI poll
tics. and had (some Of them) their fair escutcheon
stained by the detestabie odious and unpardonsble
doctrine of reputation. But they are rising up
from beneath their oppressious--a brighter and
more prosperous day is dawning upon them-the
clouds of their indebtedness are rolling away, and
with them the taxes and burdens which have pre-
vented emigration and population. This has emf
nently been the case with Illinois, whose natural
advantages points TO her as destined to become
one of the most powerful members of this great
Confcderacy.
We spent most agreeable day. last week, with
our friend Mr.. SAMUEL MILLER, of this County,
who has but recently returned ftom a visit to his
son in Ogle County, Illinois, which is located in
the great Crock River" Country, Of which he give.
us most glowing and gratifying accounts. The
country is possessed OF most prolific soil--admi
rably adapted to the most abundant produce Of
wheat rye, corn, &c, and the grazing of cattle
/ The markets are now somewhat inconvenient but
great artificial means of reaching the best markets
are daily Fastening on to completion, and the day
perhaps is not far distant when that whole Country
will be opened up and brought Rezt door TO the
great commercial msrts now being planted upon
the vast Lakes which skirt our North Western
boundaries, We learn from Mr. Miller that num-
bers of Marylandsrs and Vrginians are locating in
the Rock River" settlement, and the cry is "slil
they come" This is the country as all remember
N which the hottest part Of the "Black Hawk"
Indian conducted few years since
How wonderful the change now, aad what an indica-
ton Of the rapid Development of great country7
We find IN the last New York Tribune the fol.
lowing letter, showing the growth, fertility, &c OF
Iowa Territory, which copy part OF the his
tory of the day
CAMANCHE, Iowa, Sept. 90, 1915.
| have been all through the country
West OF this, and | have never seen IA
more splendid farming country ihan il is,
particularly that portion Of 1t bordering
on The beautiful stream of the w abesaplne-
con and the Maguogetos. The face of the
country is moderately uudulaling, though
not broken; the sod rich and fertile aud
well adapted to farming purpose. AT a
distance from the water courses there Is a
scarcity of timber, bat the fine woodlands
of the W abesapinecon, and OF Spring,
Mill and Eik creeks, will afford suth
cient supply Tor all useful purposes.
There is 10 the northeastern part oil The
county, bordering on the Mississippi river,
one Of the most beautiful bottoms that the
eve ever behcld, called Prdirie P0mme
de Terre, and which is already nearly
covered with splendid laIms. The lrsth
10, Eastern people have ltiio idea of the
vast Capacities OF the West and of It's
great destin,es. will try aud give you,
one ofthese days, when nave the leisure
and the means, some statistics showing
the unexampled and astonishing growth
of Iowa Territory. It's ye; Territory,
Tor the people (lor wonder) had sense
enough not TO play INTO The hands OF set
of miserable and worthless demagogues,
aud 20 into a State Government.
Such has been the intense heat of the
past Summer, tina. the Autumn has set IN
with an unusual amount Of sickness
throughout this whole section otthe coun.
try, SO lar as can hear. Scarcely a
family escapes an attack, and II IS ire.
quently the case that every member is
down with the bilious fever, or fever and
ague, at the same time. The climate ap-
pears deightiul--ihe days are pleasant
the atmosphere is mild and balmy, and the
moonlight nights rival in beauty and
splendor the far-lamed Italian skies; but
still disease revels upon is miserable vic.
TINS with good deal olmaIgnity.
This is a little town lald out, about
seven years ago, on Government land on
the west bank Of the Mississippi river,
thirty miles above Davenport and sixty
below Du Buque, Iowa. 1t is beautiful
site for a town; It has good back coun-
try, and a good landing for steamboats,,
but many causes have operated to check
its prosperity. The Government, how
ever, has very recently sold the and, and
the enterprise Of the presert proprietors
may give the town fresh start Among
The present owners Of the place is Seth
Grosvenor, Esq, Pearl.si merchant OF
your city, who owns one-iIteenth Of the
whole town and who is also the proprietor
of some valuable mills about two miles
from the village. Yours, ROVER.