The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-12
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. IL.
The Resources of our state.


There is perhaps no State on the continent
which possesses more natural advantages, than
the young State of Iowa. Its geographical po-
stion is peculiaryadaptrd to reap all the benefits
resulting from the splendid works of internal
Improvement traversing the West, from the
Atlantic on the East, and the North from the
Cult on the South; its climate mild nvicora-
ting and healthy; its soil gently undulating fer
| tie and facinating, and well watercd and tim
bered-wih the renowned Mississippi on the
Easi, the broad Missouri on the West and the
! pes Moincs, iowa, Cedar, Wapsipinican, En-
gllsh, Skunk, Charlton, North and South Ma
quoketas traversing the State from North to
South, and West to East; and its mineral re-
sources are not surpassed by any State or Ter
rltory on the continent. Even California, with
her vast deposits of gold, can claim no superior
ity over Iowa, in point of wealth, when its i'm
mense lead and coal banks are in as successful a
process of developement as are the gold noun
tains of California. The lead mines of the
North Eastern portion of the State, up to this
time but partially explored and developed, must
prove an nexhaustible source of wealth, while
the immense and unprecedented coal fields of
the Des Moines, as yet almost entirely undis- |
urbed, afford incontestable proof Of world of
wealth in store for the people of this State
With such pre-emincnt advantages, to con
duct the people of our young State, to wealth,
and intelligence, it is a subject well
calculated to call forth the astonishtncnt of
every intelligent observer Of events, that this
highly favored region has absorbed but small
share of public attention, until within the last
four or five years. Perhaps larger population
have migrated TO this State, within the last four
years, than ever before, and we are fully salts
fed we wespoak within the bounds of propriety
md truth, when we assert that for the last year
! larger number of emigrants have cast their lot
lmong us, than in any two proceeding years
In July, 1888, we were organized into Ter 5
itory, with population of 22,s6o persons Ini .
$40 we had but little over 43,G00 inhabitants {
Jp to 1914 our progress in increase of popula- r
ion was triiing and inaonsiderate. In 1916 k
We were admitted as State in the Union P
from this period we may date a growth and a
as rapid and brilliant, and which :
ids fair to prove potent and permanent, as {
ny of the States of the North West Accord S
NC to the census of 1850, our population was r
90 900 souls, and from the immense and rapid b
nfiux of population into the State, since that I
erod we have no hesitation in giving it as our '
andid and deliberate opinion, that were the
ensus taken at this time, State would be t
ound to contain at least $4,000 inhabitants 7
very avenue to the State on the East, has i
cen literally choked up with emgralts, their t
cams and stock, during the past season, and 7
that makes their timely visit among us the t
1ore acceptable, is the fact that they are very a
-ell stocked with the one thing needfm, cash G
We have been induced to notice this subject G
t some length, from having perused the tol
owing article, UPON the Coal fields of the Dcs a
loines, which we have taken from late No ,
fthat able and correct public journal, the Wash
ngton Union, which will be found to contain C
nuch truth of an interesting local character and
rom which we may draw valuable lessen Of f
he mineral wealth Of our young State and fiat ?
ring. assurances of its futurc prosperity and t
greatness. P