Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-09-15
DUBUQUE, low \, SEPTEMBER Is, ls47.

the, sttirdisst trees, and to have thrown them;
( in wild confusion amongst the standing tim
Der, conveying the idea Of d Red River raft
upon dry land; while in the distance, and
upon thesmargin Of the valley. stupendous
rocks and overhapginr CLIFF, gaily festoon.
ed with running vines and creeping moss,
and thousand varieties of stined shrubs
and diminntive trees form q bold outline to
the valley below stfor5the Rock itself, I
could see nothing SO very remarkable about
1t. except its color, which is quite red and
very soft, and lite singular projection above
and over part Of the river; very good port,
4 Thought l. for a fatzboat in heavy shower
Z Of ram: But Red Rock must and wilIhave
acelebrlty, if for no other reason, because
/ It is red, and because several important per-
4 sonages have already identified their exis-
3tence by means Of carved initials upon it's
i crest. But aside from alljest, the scenery
IN the vicinity is inimitably gra nd and
might Challenge q comparison with the ro-
mantle Hudson orfoam:ng Niagara. Red
72och is sitnated in Town. No. II, Range
~ Meet ne rI the mouth Of ssJf7tiie Breast
/ Fork. 'ss The most extensive settlements OF
thlscounty will be found in the vicinity of
the two last mentioned towns, and along the
different streams. particularly White Breast
md .sEngli sll ,, ros n, anv a.
tliers besides. There are also several Mills
IN operation, though as yet upon limited
scale. The whole county may be said to
abound with bituminous coal Of a most ex :
cellent quality. tits most observable along
the banks OF streams, where it appears in
/ tue form OF a stratum averaging from four to
eight feet thick. have no doubt these
strata or veins extend far back into the hills,
and at some day will be the medium of in !.
exhaustable wealth to the inhabitants.-
Game is very abundant; deer may be found
( upon almost every prairie; and Us for tur-
kles, 1t IS common occurrence to meet
droves of them, containing from ten to fifty.
W'ld honey is found in the greatest profil-
sion, indeed bee hunting, as they call it, a.
mounts to almost an injury to many of the
settlers; they spend more time at this bust
ness than they do in cultivating their farms:
! It Is true, they are sweetly rewarded, but
helr farms are neg elected; of course. but q
lssma1l portion of the settlers are included in
Sins catalogue. l was informed by an old
imam, that within the last two years. he had
found more than one hundred and iftr bee
trees; and Judging from the number of bee
stands in his yard, had no reason to dis !
pute bis veracity. | cannot but advert 10 a
tact IN connection with this county which
struck me as somewhat singular. What is
known as the Mormon Trace, runs thro'the
county; and, if am correctly informed, the
trace Is only continuation Of the Diyidinr
Rtdge' Road which intervines between the
Des t,Iolnes and Skunk rivers, and contin
ues on to 'agounci Bluffs" AtaI events
large companies of Mortnons travel this road
en- Route to California Those who are ser ;.
tied along this road, or near it. seemed tn
nave more approximations and fears from the
.Mormons than the Indians. They repre-.
sent them as q thieving, lying. treacbe rous
people, having no respect fo- the laws of
uod or the country, and setting at defiance
every thing like decency or chrstian-like
department. i met settlers who were aclu-
ally afraid to leave their homes over NIGHT.
TOT tear their cattle or horses would be sto
! len before their return In the morning. In
fact, almost eVerv person in the county has
an adherence for these people, and from all
accounts, for very good reasons. Query:
II the actual settlers upon our trontiers have
apprehenslons from travelling partiesofthese
people, what VIII be the Consequence when
t1elr whole number shall be concentrated
IN California? There are no Inoiap settle
ments now in the Purchase" and the on
~ Vestlges OF them that row remain, are
'he,r grave yards and wickeups, which are
e'ili Standing, as when they were want to
occupy them. VI wild or ravenous animals
tnere are few; occasionally bear or panth.
ther makes his appearance, but the we'll
framed mound, ot which every settler has
Two OF three IS quickly upon his trail. and
the uhsfrlng rifle soon puts him out of all
"oTn's way; wild cats and wolves are moro
pen ana cause considerable trouble and
particularly fond young
pigs and chickens All the wild fruit com
mon 70 tue north, grows in great abundance
10 Marion, and IN the corn-growng line, is
eqnal to Ohio and Indiana. By the wav.
MARION VIII shortly become an important
part or the democracy OF the State; for. be-
sides being thoroughly democratic ever since
5iier organization. she is about to receive an
acquisition OF a thousand Hollanders. who.
nave purchased two entire townships. and
VINO are on their way there at the present
-tlme. vi course, as these people are for
etgners, they mast become Democrats. A
Mr. Post, who is q minister. i believe, is
.lnelr agent; he resides at Fairfield, and |
should think is very worthy man. Mari.
on county holds out many inducements to
en'ig grants; there are plenty Of first rate
claims to be yet taken up, or if they wish
improved ones, there is always an opportu.
nifty to buy.
rom County, north and west Of Marion.
70 one OF the best timbercd counties in the
state ,and IS well Watered blythe Des Noines.
Raccoon, Skunk and the Three Rivers.
ne face OF the country is rolling. and /es
soil generally good. A short distance al sye
the lunctufe of the Raccnon q, 4 ~, NJ