The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-08-28
QUERIES ANSWERED.

possession the last week, each containing
, string Of inquiries in regard TO this coun-
~, which the recipients desire Us to ans
yer and while We thus save them the irou
BILE. confer an obligation upon all those
who are similarly situated, either TO the
writer's or receivers Of the letters. We
comply with the reque., in regard to one
Of these letters, i, being fuller in its inqui.
RIGS and the writer having testified his sin
cer,y by preparing the postage. !: is da-
ted Vevay, Ind, Aug. 18th, 1851, and is
addressed TO citizen Of lie Claire, in this
county. The queries nre as follows:
l. Iwoald like to know If poor man can get
along better there than here!
2. Is there any Congress land to be had within
80 miles Of that place that is tmbered!
3. What is the kind Of rock, water, timber and
soil IN the county!
Z. What the usual price for wheat, corn, oats,
hay and potatoes,
5. What the price per acre, or rent Of land, and
how paid, cash or share!
s. What is the common price OF horses, cows,
and sheep!
7. The price Of labor per day, month or year!
8. The usual quantity Of wheat, corn, oats aud
potatoes per acre.
9. The political cast, and population Of your
county and the number Of its Townships
10. Shall bring horses, wagon and farming
utensils with me! Horses are worth here from
$50 10 500, wagons $40, plows $500 to $500.
IL. What chance is there for merchandising!
IL. Is there any chance Of renting house in
that place!
10. What are the prices Of wood and coal.
Ia. What is the size Of your town, number Of
meeting houses, denominations, and how far are
you from the county seat.
ANSWERS.
l. II poor man cannot get along here
he has no business to be poor man, us
we don, believe there is another portion
Of our Union where greater facilities are
afforded for The same amount of money
2. Very little, If any. Bat then there
is prairie land to be had in the vicinity Of
saw mills, where lumber for building, fen
cling, etc, can be purchased at low rates.
3. Rock, limestone of superior qusit,
for building purposes. Water, very good.
Timber, the best in the county. Soil, rich
md arable-s.black as your hat" to the
depth of three or four feet.
5. Good improved farms may be pur-
chased within from three TO five miles Of
lie Claire at from $40 to $50 per acre.
Rem, of land from 50 to S3 per acre, pay
ment generally cash.
6. Horses rate at from $50 to 500;
cows, SIS; sheep, $500.
Z. Labor per day from 80 to IS cts; b,
The year about $50.
8. The average yield Of wheat per acre
is about % bushels, corn 60 bush, oats 80,
and potatoes 800. Onions are a reliable
and staple article and yield about 300 bush
to the acre.
8. Scott county is Democratic, though
not hopelessly SO. Population in 1850, as
shown by the census, 59S7, since which
time there has been continual influx Of
emigration. Scott county contains about
Ii townships, or little more than 500I
square miles.
10. We have stated the price Of horses,
YOU must judge for yourself whether j,
would be advisable to bring them. Farm
ing utensils Of every description can be
purchased here quite as reasonable as you
could import them.
IL. There are three stores 10 lie Claire
but from the business they do and the
slight exerlions they make to extend their
custom we should conclude the opening ia
vorable.
70. There, that spoiIs your s,ore--you
can't get house. Lots however are cheap,
building materials low and mechanics p!en
~, SO that that obstacle may soon be over
come.
l3 Wood sells for $l,5O per cord; coal
10 cents per bushel.
H. Population Of lie Claire from 600
to 500. There are four meeting houses,
Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist aud Dis
ciple lie Claire is about twelve miles
from Davenport, the county seat, which
contains $500 inhabitants, and is popula-
ling and improving with rapidity unsur-
passed by any town on the Upper Missis
.ippi river
Rev. WM. RUTLEDGE, a resident Of LIE
Claire in this county, contemplates trip
10 England for the purpose Of inducing
emigration TO our State, by disseminating
knowledge Of its resources, fertility, &c.
Mr. K. is an Englishman, gentleman Of
information, has been a resident Of LIE
Claire for the last four years, and is there
fore eminen,Iy qualified for the mission he