Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-10-03


0JTHE RRooKL1N F1RE.-The New
York Tribune give the particulars Of the
tremendous confagration with which the
city Of BROOKLYN was lately visited. The
estimated loss is 1900 600 only COM
paratively small amount Of which was
covered by insurance.
DUBUQUE LEAD, RAILROAD, &c.
In looking over the list of consignmcnts
published in the St. Louis Union of last
Monday; our attention was struck with the
large cargo of lead received by the steamer
Dubuque from the Dubuque Lead Mines.
AS nearly every boat that passes down is
freghted; more or less, with lead, we were
not surprised at seeing that article on board
the Dubuque as she lay at our wharf here
last Saturday; but we conerss our astonsh-
ment ut seeing that she had GAIT p &c on
board. This, at an average Of seventy-five
pounds to the pig, will be 4e5,675 pounds,
which, at 1910 per hu ndred, the market
price Of Inst Monday, will give nearly SIS,
600, as the freight of one boat in one day.
and at low stage of water when merchants
are unwilling to ship. The Dubuque had
also large quantity Of flour wheat, pota-
| toes. onions, &c.
Dubuque is becoming city of great i'm.
PORTAGE. 1t contains about four thousand
active, intelligent, and enterprisirg inhab-
itants, and being the great mart for all north
ern Iowa a stranger will be struck with the
great hustle ard business appearance of its
streets. In addition TO its mineral wealth
which is equal to a mine of gold or silver, it
is one Of the best wheat growing countries
in the world, and the wheat raised there al
ways commands ten cents per bushel more
in the St. Louis market than the wheat Of
Missouri or Southern Illinois. The day is
not far dis:aat when the town will be place
of great trade and immense wealth.
The Legislature of Iowa memoria,ized
Congress at its last session for grant of
land for the construction Of Rail Road from
Dubuque to Keokuk, passing through the
Counties of Dubuque, Joes, Lynn, johnson,
Henry and Lee. Delegates from each IF
those Counties held Convention at Iowa
City last winter, and committee was up.
pointed in each County to collect statistics
and forward them to an executive committee
at Dubuque. for the purpose eff having them
laid before Congess by our Representatives.
We were surprised however, to see that
Lee Coudty took no part in the matter. She
held no meetings, furnished no statistics,
forwarded no memorial, nor did slle appear
to know or care any thing about it! We
cannot imaeine why this is so! for it certain
ly would be Of immense Importance to our
citizens. It would paes through the heart
of our country, by way of Fort Madison, to
this place, ard would give an impetus to
business in both these towns which could
g.: 10 %Eor - o~<r
tude. 1t would make this place the depot
for the great trade for all the nothcrn and
middle counties of the State immigration
and wealth would be diffused over our now
bleak anduncultivnted prairies. 521E
The memorials anr statistics furnished to
our Representatives in Congress- have been
Committee on Public Lands, as is usual in
inittee addressed a letter to the. Hon.
him that the subject was fayorably enter
tained. but that there was no data before
them--no survey, maps, or estimates on
was such as to leave do doubt Of an nppro.
printion being made whenever this data be
furnished, n. ,@ -
The attention Of thd people, and psrtic.
ularly Lee Countp. should be given 10 this
subject Of an early day, in order that the
Legislature, during the first week at least.
after organization, may instruct the Board
Of Public Works to have recognizance
made out Of the route, and forwarded 10 Con
gress At an early date Of the session. Sue
cess will attend our efforts II We only will it.
Keokuk DLpatch. @9stf' !. ss'ai. ~. N N
Sel6shncss has no, soul. Il is = heart 81
stone encased in iron. selfsbness cannon
secSthe miseries Of the world--it cannot fee
the pangs and thrusts. Of hunger. II rob,
! its own graye---seils its own bones TO ~,
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