Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-06-26

Information Wanted.

\ rRIDAY:::::::::::::::::::::::::JUN 20, 1851.
Information Wanted.
he thousands who are turning their eyes to-
wards Iowa, need information ~ to our position.
,esosrces, &c. A letter was recently placed in
= hands, from which we make the following
extracts. The gentleman who wrote it, resides
= Mississippi:
al have not single acquaintance that know
= 4 your State, must therefore beg Of you the
kherH Of addressing you, and asking Of you some
formasion relative to the country, its prospects,
~. an desirous Of knowing what could pur-
ch.se. ~ 80 acres Of good land, with some i'm
80 q cultivation for, in some to 8 miles Of
Burlington, and please inform me how much
wheat per acre is an average crop, and how much
eorn per acre is an average crop, &C., and what
rlc:s Noses are worth, and what would have to
~ per month for good plow hand, say boy
IN vsars old, and what is the price Of shipping
An your place Of st Louis.
aMany things have not mentioned may sug-
esut themselves to your mind as being important
= rnterestng, should such be the case please COM
nrnicate them. would be very much interest
q n every thing touching the products and guam
Sty per acre, prices there and elsewhere, climate,
Il and growth Of Burlington and surrounding
teWas II there is any, what rivers and what size
m through your State. know that the Mother
Z waters washes one side of your State, but the
hlesnal streams know nothing of.
az you could send me a newspaper containing
lhe vote Of Iowa, could from that, gather great
ii e information. I should like to take pa
81 from Burlington"
We reply publicly to the above queries, as such
esestions may be on the lips Of many others. We
lavs delightful country, bounded on the east by
ths Mississippi its whole length; on the west BY
the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers on the south
by the State Of Missouri; and on the north by
the Territory Of Minnesota, dividing on the par
allel Of 4so so. It's much more eligibly appor-
toned between prairie and timber, than any 9TH
q western State. The principal rivers which
are at the present time navigable, are the Des
Moines At the south, and the Iowa and Cedar in
the centre Of the State, emptying into the Missis-
sippi; and the Big Sioux, entering into the Mis-
souri,. There are several smaller streams on
which can be found good mill privileges, such as
Skunk, Turkey, Wabesipinecon and Maquoketa.
No country could be better watered. The prai-
r;es are the highest table lands, with remarka-
BY rich soil, while the timber, except as found
u groves on the prairies, is the lowest land.
Improved land, near Burlington, can be had at
trom Eve to thirty dollars an acre. Well culti-
wted farms can be made to yield from thirty to
Anty-6ve bushels Of wheat, and from eighty to
- hundred bushels Of corn. We suppose the
average crop is 30 bushels of wheat and 80 BUSH
u Of corn. sPlough horses" are now high, but
ho hoJ ~ 70 A
good plough hand" without regard to age, could
y hired for $40 or $l2 per month. We have a
pleasant climate, more temperate, than in the
same parallel of latitude on the Atlantic slope
Our land is susceptible of cultivation for all the
esculents, and for fruits, it cannot be beat. The
price of produce is now quite low. Wheat and
corn are our staples, but the attention of our far
ners win soon be directed to the raising OF max
I'D wco..-.Hhie country being well adapted to the
growth Of these articles. Much Pork is also
shipped from our State-30, 900 hogs having been
packed in this city, alone, the last fall.
Burlington is beautifully situated on the Mis-
sissippi, about two hundred and fifty miles above
st Louis. It was laid of, while the Territory be-
longed to Wisconsin, by the U. S. government,
and the lots sold to settlers at $5 each. II now
has upwards Of six thousand inhabitants, and is
growing quite fast. A Plank Road, which will
be finished this summer, connects it with Mount
Pleasant, beautiful town % miles west, and
which will soon be extended 25 miles further to
Fairfield. On the north there is another Plank
Road just surveyed, from this place to Virginia
Grove, some 30 or 40 miles; and on the east a
Plank Road will soon connect us with the near
settlements of Illinois, and Rail Road to Peoria
On the Illinois river, which will bind us to the
great Central rail road Of Illinois, and open to us
the markets to every desirable part of the coun-
~.
In the above brief and crude sketch, we hope
wehave been sufficiently explicit in our answers
p the questions propounded. We know of nc
nore desirable portion of the country than this.
lhprospects are highly fattering, and our State
saly needs to be known familiarly, to secure for
thy the next census million Of inhabitants.
Mr. L. B. AUSTIN, who occupies an official
safon in the California Legislature, and who
vas formerly citizen in this place, has laid u'
under renewed obligations by sending US tive
hrge packages Of late California papers, and thu
Governors message, in pamphlet form.
JOKES IN THE PAINTING OrFIcE.-s'I wan
an o." said the compositor, while correcting a
the press.