The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-10-07

Oat Tue vel traiDcV i,utuu, IL which every
settler has twnvr three Is upon his truis,
aud the uncrr'nY rnic ruon puts him uut
1 harnss' ruy; Wild cats aud valves arc
~ re ,,cnt. aud cause considerable tr"nb.
&c aud ana,, amce-be'ng PARTICULAR, fond
:: Young pigs aud chickens. Al tho wild
.rait common ~ The u.r,h, gr"ws In g,en,
abundance in Marion, and in the corn.
growing line, Is equal To Ohio ar lndiann.
Is, the way, Marion will shortly became
an imp,rtant part Ut the Democracy ot the
State, Tor, bcs,1es hclng thoroughly demo
cratic ever since her orga,,lzatin,,, shc il
about Ia receive an acquisition Ut u thou.
sand lluIlandcrs who have purchase two
entire Townships, mud who IRE Oh their wa,
there al the present time. A Mr.. Post,
who is munster, believe, is their agent;
he resides at la rticid, and should think
isa very worthy man. Marion county
holds cut many Inducements u emigramts;
there nre plenty of tirs,.rn,c claims 10 be
yet taken up, m il they wish improved
ones, there IL always an opportunity to
buy.
Polk Comfy, north aud west &c Marion,
is one ii the best iimbcred counties in the
State, and is well wa,ercd by the Dcs.
MONIES, Racct"n, Skunk, aud The Three
Rivers. The lace Mflhc country is rolling
and the soil general. good. A short dis.
lance above the jnncturc M the llaccoon
and Dies Moines. is the old Fur,, ar For,
Dcs Moincs, ns il is called. This For,
was evacuated By the U. 5. Dragons on
the 10Th oi March, 1876. Since that time
n town has sprung up, numbering within
lis limits same $50 inhnhitnn,s, WIN nrc
engaged IN the various branches ii trade
and mechanical arts. Tho surrounding
cmintr, is thickl, Inhabited, creating il
the mind of the traveller, wonder and ms.
t"nishmcut that a country So lately inl,ah.
lied should have MS extensive improve
nnnts, aud thriving farms. There are few
counties that present more iu,lucememt.
IL the rmigrant I'll u ,hls having an album
dance a tlmtrr. With u.u"si m. nmm,n,
,f water privileges. Il mus, become q point
al great importance, and al no disinnt ,.a,
either. Excellent claims nm, I've had in
this cn,,n,r, fur the ,ro,bic III stalking them
out, mud putting up cabin, or impr we'd
claims NAV b. h"ighi tur yer, small a.
mounts. The p"p.l.,lon is estimated a,
1900.
W0rrcn County l"rders upon Marinn,
but - Inis,nT I" the aLove mentioned
counties ns an agricultural district, nn nc.
count al n preI'"nderanee Il prairie, Though
the soil l. iir>,.rate. |, l. watcrc,I IN the
npf,h M The two lower rivers. bath good
mill sire ms, aud ~ the suu,h hs "Nhi,c
Breast" NJ also H. Cm' Creek. which
heads IN Warren. mud runs parsl, with
the banaar, hue between this aud Nj
II ~. There nrr MI mn, settlements in
this c,,,nts !; aud II NC except 81 i.w thai,
arc n,de ling The IN" Lower Rivers, aud
n White Breast, the Whole al i; M, b.
SAID IL he nnoccupiod. The Lcsi h.alies ut
inni,r vii. be found IN III. nr,ghln RI I'D
i streams. par,Hul ri. trt,rinr up. u
White Bre4s,. Warren Is "i,,ehcd IL
VI r,"n t., jad cal porpesc.
Lucas County. ma. be clnsscd nmnngs;
The best tnr agricultural purposes; The
prairie aud timber IRE VEL. divided, aud
the soil tirsi.ra,e. The face -. ,he c"an
ir. is high and rolling, and IL Is wa,crcd
Il, nnilnr.ais streams and r,snc,s. o.,
The North il j. wn,crca liz E,p'i.l, aud Oh
the s"uih h. the SAITH Furk uf White
Breast, aud in the n. ". d, the N nth
fork ii White Breast. The North F.rk
It Cedar heads in Lucas, mud ncnmdcrs
through the entire county. Charlton riv-
or flows through the s"n,hwes, part 1T the
county. M.~, ii these streams IRE cnp,.
bic al prapclling either mills ar m,chine-
~. The M"rmon trace passes through
Lucas. Mr.. J.hn Ballard and Mr.. Da.
Wis are the only settlers in Lucas; but sew.
ernI families from Ohio nrc expected 10
move there this ensuing fnll. Mr.. Ballard
is one nf the most successful bcc hunters
in the Purchase, having found ut dfieren,
times, nnre than 5ONhcc trees. Were l
locnting in the purchase" my thoce
would fall upon Lucns, innsmnch ns claims
ofnll descriptions urc easily obtained, and
because springs arc more abundant than
in the adjoining counties; besides, there 10
abundance ii excellent conl. Lucas wss
tormerl. tho f"vori,o hunting grounds uf
tho Poinmafamies. Il is attached 10
Marion TOR jndiciaI purposes.
While viewing the country | have thus
briefly md impcrice,ly described, / ~
course wis very often led 10 contrast il
with tho thigh bluffs and deep ravincs oi
the North; and must l,nncssly confess TINT
the preference is decided fur the ln,,er.-
II Ind no other mn,ivc or this prefer.
cnce than TINT Of rnjo.ing good health, il
alone would confirm my ch"icc; Cnr in
spite Of all our predictions in favor IL the
'Purchnse, :" il innss he acknowledged, TIM,
il Inns good chance &c intermittent and
hilious fevcrs. Az CIR MS hcmuty of land