New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-20
BELLFFOUNT. near Silver Greek, }
Stephenson CO. m. Jan. lSf7.

BELLrFoUNr near Silver Creek,
Stephenson Co. III. Jan lsfl. :
Si / sold ous last Spring, left Buffalo by
steamboat for Chicago ON the 18th Of June had
pleasant passage, and got safe to the Prs'ues OF
the West where have settled on small stream
called Silver Creek, on a prairie miles wide by
30 in length between tho river Picketouic and y.
and w Groves l2 miles West OF Rock River
Our nearest town is Freeport have entered a
quarter section Of land at Government price, with
chance Of entering as nuch more as please, at
the same price, for my children. We have beau.
tifl spring Of cool, clear water gushing IN torrent
from the rocks at our door. My next neighbor GA
the stream. above me. Rev. John Sharp, is
sco,chman from Brantford Upper Canada. We
have 70 20 three or four miles for wood-thefe Is
not tree or bush my land, excep, few little vii
lows along the creek but we have the best and richest
quality OF land for farming. We began by building
shsniy set up two crotches In the ground put on
ridge pole up other posts for the sides and covered
with boards and slabs mailing on sround the sides any
kind of boards we could get We laid down q tempo.
rary floor left holes open for windows, set up our
cooking stove, aud moved into frat htbaton, l6
feet by 20 with family OF from 10 $ beside or
hands whom we soon employed. Near the spot we
found excellent stone quarry went TO work quarry
~
dWene house of stone 80 feet by 80, OF Two stories
In which also, my po,ters shop was 10 be placed In
the midst OF this buste and hurry Wa taken Ill Mrs
n and one OF my hands were taken SICK sso with the
nrsvsiins disease Of the country called the chifever
which sometmes turns 10 fever and ague and some
times 10 bilious fever My complaint seemed 70 oe me
latter and though not very severe 3, n'st ye' mas
hung about me for four months and hes run INTO
touch of liver complaint, of which | am now getting
better Mrs NJ and the others were not seE 50 long;
and think should have sooner reco'erel II eoulS
4 H. skaft N
to my bed. was on the move, getting ns,erlS.s sn1
overseeing the building. To live IN the shsny through
the Winter out Of the question with US stnoush
mos; OF neishbors told va that they bad h'ed IA
places no better for more than one Winter was de-
tsrmined 20 be discouraged by no dineuites, put 70
have a place more comfortable II possiele-snd have
succeeded We cot the basement story Up. put
temporary root Oh part OF II laid good door put IN
windows and door, made wood house OF our shsnty,
snd now live wsrm and comfortable. In the Sprog
intend 10 finish the building and commence the pottery
a. soon as possible 70 10 much wanted VA THIS u
cinity. ,,
comfortable As was Ia Canada should come on here
and endure such hsrcshiPs and priNsuons-o ui haa
con,idered everything msfurely before offered n sell
there sud concluded that could do Better Tor my IAN
y BY coming hliher This country "a rising and gong
ahead while Csnsia is Tetrosrsins both IA the value OF
nropsrty and in morals Canada 10 daily tins up with
Tories and OfSBgemep OF the oasest sorkeiofnles are
selling The mselves 10 corrupt Administrator man eSn
plsce bat little eorideEee in the integrity OF MS fellow
have not yet hsd one moment OF reges on see0on' OF
leaving a country 90 si,usted
There /. spirit Of enterprise here and Az improve
ent In education and morals, which causes constant
aood OF mnig grafton into these parts aud consequently
rapid rise in the value Of properly THIS northern part
Of Illinois is considered healthy than farthef souis
II has been seky here FOR the sst two seasons but nal
4. ascrbsd 10 the extreme drouh OF the Summers a. II
was NOT so before. The prevailing complaint 10 very
seldom fatal
,hink we shall Ike the psee when We SET properly
se,,la and Although Il will take time 10 get hSed
As comfortable were IN Upper Csnsoa JET when
n 4 done All will be new ana substantial and chose
rather 70 take place and make ne improvement
,scf tbsn NJ huy improvements that did not suit my
tss,s 4. to eaucsiol there is e0urishine seminary
IS miles ii,,spt where we can send boys 70 rnish
- ~. 's, -.'.ses' NJ
The above Is al exirsc, from letter written ~
highly respectable and intelligent settler IN northern IL
llnois to bis friend in New.fork State