Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-12-18
FoRr DIS MolSEs. Iowa, }
Snnt ol 1911
To the Editors Of The Hawk~ Epe.

nSit. -. iS,lt.
10 the Editors oftte Hawk~ Eye:
AS am making Journey from your city west
ward 10 the Missouri river, and shall pass thro'
The most fertile and aens ly populated district Of
Iowa, have concluded to furnish vour coElmrs
"Ha lew brief sketches Of the route; saca III
least as may appear to possess SulGcirut interest
10 engage The attention of yonr readers especial
iN these who have never usaae such a toar. And
THIS being. my design SHALL commeuce by giy-
my yoaa brief sketch of Fort nesmo]aes.
thus thriving little towa is situated GA the west
>lde ct the pesmeines river, at the naeton Of the
kaeeean Fork, II is the seat Of Justice for Polk
eoantN, Iowa, aud is abe8t taa miles from the
Mississippi river, Ga she Seo,A is tae Raceoaa
RIVER called BY lie eStlaeRs ~Goea rivers" for
What reaSea, | eaaaet tell, unless, because il il
>''eFter, moee easily >po>ea aua al tAe same tlme
more eaphea2eos, T0at part al tae tovn site
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Is III ~e4ae places low and subject ta ia,ya}atloa,
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e'"'' eNe"ev~hS '"s 'e"a aud eom0ahashs a
""s we" ", oe,n 'NeEs az" '2e a1laeee' country
'" '"e so''" aod e&s' teF many mtleS. oae would
'Sa"ss "'St 'te'a vac P"S'aeh oil tae>e neat ht~
"e so''aSsS 'a0' WsH owners haa became tired
~ 'ae az" a'1 oo>oe oil town hte and retired to
ns sunny Saepe OF lais otof, "'o ENJOY the ffea
aem OF pnFeF sky" Ga this table land stand
the toafs House, welS~aaIli brick building, ami
aSfoag log la'; ha' am happy to stale that the
good efi&eh& OF felk county are u law-abiaing
people, ami having no 0se Tor snch building,
they Keep Il II Tor The accommodation of their
nesAhog$ from Madison.
The haldiuss Of Fort nesmoines arc chiefly ~
wood and are scattered OVER The town site ae-
corlisr ~ tie fancy Of the e-enna,,t nrn,n,,,aa
yhe selection of the rlare of his residence iran.
pendent Of its proximity 10 business Nh, H..
shops and mercantile houses arr, for th,. nn&t
part. caaf1ae1 10 one street. which rams naral3al
with the DeSmoines river. And here too are The
offices Of tAe gentlemen of the learned nrafas.
sion, who hv the way. are rot few. AMI some nr
whom stand hi.h f., their scientific atiainae,ts
The mercantile houses arc not numerous. there
being only four regular dry goods establishments
in the town. Bat in addition TO these there are
a great number of shops In which are so'a theva-
rious articles necessary for the comfort and con.