Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-05-03
STR YED.
FOR RENT.

A SAW MILL and Farm on the Little
a Mequoketa. Apply to
n2e-3v S. HEMPSTE.4D.
SOAPS.
A Superior article of CASTLE Soap, also
IN fine assortment of fancy and toilet
Soaps just received and for sale by
l7nlO E. F. GILLESPIE.
COLOGNE WATER.
A SUPERIOR nrticle in fancy or plain
IN bottles, or by the gallon, in store, and
or sale by E. F. GILLESPIE.
SUPERIOR GUMS.
n HAVE in store and for sale low the fol-
d lowing: Gum Opium, Gum Myrrh, Gum
Gamboge, Gum Guac, Gum Frazacauth,
Gum Arabic, Gum Bergoin, Gum Shelac,
and oil other gums. usually kept in drug
store. L. +. GILLESPIE.
VARN1SH.
- BARRELS superior Copal and Japan
81 Varnisb, also one barrel Leather Var
nish just received and for sale by
oc27n7 E. F. GILLESPIE.
NOVELS! NOVELIST!
H HAVE just received lot Of the latest
Il novels, (chcap publications.) which will
mis- E. F. GILLESPIE.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEALED Proposals will be received by
- the Board of Public Works of the State
of Iowa, at the office Of their Engineer in
the city Of Keokuk, until the LIST day of June
next, for the building and constructing of
Cana! and Slack Water improvement on the
Des Moines River. for distance of thirty
two miles from the mouth Of said river up
wards.
There will be embraced in the letting
crib dams, from 13 to Is feet in heighth, and
about 700 feet in length, with crib abut-
ments. oil filled with stone; a Lock in each
dam a. byl75 feet in chamber, on rock foun-
dation, to be built of heavy rubble masonry,
with cut stone copeiug; the walls to be 10
feet base and battered to 8 feet on top, laid
in grout and hydraulic lime, to be furnished
20 contractors on the work. :'r
There will be about ten miles of Steam
boat Canal cutting, so feet on bottom, with
cutting will be through loomy and sandy
soil, on the river bottom, heavily timbered,
in which there will be to build two stone
Locks, and one guard Lock, same size, and
of similar structure to those in tho river
The work will be let in such parcels us viii
suit contractors, and the best interests
the Stnte. @
Abundance Of stone and timber canbe OBJ
tanned in the Immediate vicinity Of the work
and contractors will be enabled to procur'
teams, hands, and every description of pre-
visions with facility, and at very low rate
in the vailed Of the Des Moines, hich
unsurpassed for fertility of!he soil, and
other natural advantages.
The work will be paid for in cash at the
rate f65 per cent on the monthly estimates
as it progresses, reserving Is per cent. until
completed.
There has been m appropriation, Of about
one million Of acres Of the best and most
fertile lands to be found west of the Mississ-
ippi, made to The State of Iowa by the Con-
gress ofthc United States for the construc-
tion Of this improvement, which lands are
now selling and settling rapidly.
The contemplated improvement is about
$50 miles in length, which the Board design
to put under contract as fast as they can ef-
feet the necessary arrangements, and the
circumstances will admit Of. Contractors
and laborers will find this improvement and
section Of country well worthy their atten-
ton. @tR
Plans and specifications can be seen, and
oil other information on application to, or
addressing the Secretary Of the Board at the
office in Keokuk, Iowa.
BY order Of the Board, fA, 81, 4
CHAS. COOKERY, Sec'y.
Office Board of Public Works at Fairfield,
March 18th, lS45-n2-3t "a z- ff5.,,s
II COOKING Glasses and looking glass
H plates for sale by L. s. & CO..
rRIND STONES-4O grind stones for
NJ sale by +. s. &c co.
- bis. crushedSugnr ,forsa1e 9sl g.s
eJiln42. EMERsos.iE & GO.
IN casks Madary, Port, and sweet Wine
IN a superior article, for saleby
7 july 1, n42 EMERSON, SHIELDS & CO.
firstrrte horses now on
IL hand for sale by =. S. e. CO.
W7HITE D--1O5 kegs now landing
w and for sale by e. 8. q GO.
tDOOTS--25 cases suitable 10 the season
~ for sale lowby e. 8. ri CO.
GTEEL- 1000 lbs, Of oil kind on hands,
1For sale BY p. ~ co.