The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-06-27
For the Express.

! For the Express
DR.. Ho1.r-A few mornings since, after d
gentle shower, friend gave me pressing in.
vtation to accompany him to the Plumb Creek
country, some rs miles N. w. of this city.
l accepted the kind invitation. The morn
ing was bright and balmy-pleasant and in
spirting-my friend in the best of moods.
Our equi page consisted of a light buggy,
drawn by one of Mr.. Beaubien's noble blacks.
whose G lossy skin bctokencd masters favor
ite. brisk trot Of an hour and half brot
US to the Clutch Settlement"-the houses
are generally small and plain, but present an
air of neatness. Thrift is written on every.
thing without, and plenty revealed within.
The inha bitants are good farmers-severa)
fine vineyards are being cultivated, and indeed
the whole settlement is in prosperous condi-
tion;--thc inhabitants are continually recciv.
ing accessons from their Father-land. This
settlement was first made in the midst of a
timbered country-therelore the timber neccs,
sury to be cut down, in opening their farms,
decayed trees, &C., are carefully corded up
and at a leisure time, hauled TO the city-af.
Fordng each man an annual revenue Of about
800. This plainly indicates the shrcwdness
If the German, whilst many of our Yankees
themselves with prairie land be-.
cause of the case in converting it into farms,
merely securing timber enough for homo con.
sumption.
We next passed along the foot of the beauti
full "Sherall Mound" description OF which
may, however, speak of this celebrated mound
in future.
After leaving the Dutch Settlement, we ira.
ve!ed over an undulating prairie, with now
and then grove of thrifty timber. This whole
country IS dotted over with farms. We next
began to ascend gradually for several miles,
until we reached ''LoveIl's Point" some Isl
miles from this city. The view from this Gle
vation is the most beautiful l ever behed-
language is far too feeble to describe a tythe of
its beauty. Almost beneath your feet Law al
valley, with numerous little brooks :.
whose bright sparkling waters glitter ed in the
sunbeams as they leaPed over the rocks, wend
ing. their way to the Mississippi. Still further.
and you behold the calm and mrrored "Fath-
er Of Waters" extending far away to the north
in a serpentine manner, betwe the green an d
lofty bluffs From this point in the distance
we could see the beautiful little hamlet of Gu.
lhenberg, formerly called Prairie la Porte y
situated on the left bank of the river. Still
further up, and on the right hand side of the
river, we could distinctly see the pleasant vii.
iage Of Cassville with the naked eye. NV
friend directed my attention eastward, to how
erng cloud of smoke, which he ssid arose from
b smelling furnace, situated near Sired Dog
Oiggings." In another direction, between US
ind some large trees with masses Of foliage,
we could see gang Of birds darting through
the air, and from their rapid motion, we took
them to be sea 'rulls-they had probably ven.
tured on pleasure excursion to this beautiful
valley to spend the summer months. But turn.
Ing again afar off to the north, after loosnp all
traces OF the river, we saw succession of hills,
The more remote of which were blue and mis-.
ty; the latter we conceived to be in the Terri.
tory Of Minnesota. In looking at the beautiful
lea panse of water, the wooded bluffs, the nu,
|merous falls. the towering rocks, the bright
and dark shadows, the wild and sublime scene.
Try from this point, could not but exclaim
70. for tho power to transfer tho scene to can.