Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-12-25

contemplated by some one or two of The citizens
10 put up as soon as is practicable a building suit
able for hotel; 50 that private families may be
relieved Of the burden, and Inconvenience Of
throwing open their doors Ia the travelling public.
There are in Sydney already several Lawyers
aud Doctors. These professional gentlemen seem
almost inseparahly connected with the first foot
prints of civilization. Where the foot of the pjo'
neer marks desert land, there 30 in hot pur-
suit the Doctor anA<the Lawyer. The Doctor
first, in order that he may sicken the patient pi-
oneer, the Lawyer to leech him and this is too
Frequently the ease: but il has not 50 happened
in this instance, There are three Physicians,
| and three Lawyers. Among the Physicians we
will name our old friend J. G. Camphell, NJ. d.
| u student of Medicine Of yonr worthy and esteem
cd citizen, Dr. +, Lowe. He is changed in APP
| pearance very materially; showing that time and
study both nave been at work upon mis- physical
| organization: but he IN gentleman and a very
! popular Physician. Among the gentlemen OF the
! legal profession; with whom we formed acqVa,n.
! lance are Messrs Sharpe and Ford. Mr. Sharpe
was a member Of the Senate Of Illinois, some
| years slhce; and removed with his family, INTO
/ Fremont i'll 1880, where he has been actively en-
| gagged in making a claim and in agricultural
! pursuits; but since the organization of Fremont
has again resumed the practice of the law He
! is gentleman of very good legal Abilities and is
fine speaker and will, as he is yet young man,
become a distinguished member OF the Bar His
/ partner, Mr. \. C. Ford, has Just returned from
! California with "pockct full OF rocks" as the
aaage runs, and has means and large library;
and will devote his whole attention to his profess
sion. The firm of Messrs Sharpe and Ford get
| the whole docket business of the county, conse-
! quently they are in fair way of doing we'll
Mechanics are not numeI Gus, there being as
yet no business inducements for them to remove
to Sydney. Far removed as this place is from
the lumber region, and but few saw mills in OPP
Grafton in this portion OF the State, which render
1t difficult to obtain lumber, and the demand for
mechanics must be in proportion TO the quantity
OF material for building purposes produced in
creaseS, and in the ssme proportion will rnechan-
les iind their way into newly settled Districts
What few buildings have been put up were I'M
dertaken with much apprehension of completion,
on account of the scarcity of lumber, but with
great perseverance and expense on the part of the
owners, Sydney can now boast Of some very pref
ty little residences. The only mechanic they now
lack is blacksmith, and there Is no artisan in a.
ny industrious community more needed. or one
that should be better paid
There is no shop yet for the vending of shot
punch" and "ginger pop and it is to be hoped
never will be; stil,by some feat of legerdeman or
of the black art Of hocps- pocus creatures in hui
mar form are seen lying by the way side, iatoxi-
Gated, and no longer able TO keep their fee; but
who are kindly waited on by atiectionate nurses,
the mosquitoes, who manifest their singular at
tachment by peculiar kind of bite, which in it,
self is by no means very agreeable 10 man in
his right mind, much less to one fuddled with the
last nights rotations, but which produces suffi-
cient excitement of the muscular system in him
to keep up the circulation Of the blood, SO as TO
prolong his existence ill he gets sober. Still We
are happy 10 state that the morals Of the commu-
nifty are not far behind those of more highly IA
vored regions, where is heard every Sabbath
morning "the sound of the church going bel. -
Although on the borders Of civilization seeming
iy; yet the same respect is paid to civil and re-
lgous institutions that is observed on the hills of
the Rappahannock or in the vaies of the Connec-
ticut. Though denied many of tie conveniences
and luxur cs of life. well as the comforts pos
sessed by communities in old settled districts.
they nevertheless as social, kind and hospita-
HE, 50 far as their scanty means allow, as The
more refined aud opulent who are surrounded
with every thing that heart could wish or palate
crave. Living as they DO upon Congress land,
they have paid but little attention 10 Agriculture
no more than would barely yield them subsist-
ence and supply for their focks during the
Winter months. But we see every where evil
dences of industry, in the improvements which
they have already made, notwithstanding they
have no indncement TO cultivate or improve ey-
tcnsiyey, other than to render themselves com
Portable as they have no security warraning
them in the possession of their lands The land
is as susceptible of cultivation any land in the
State, ans yields as richly being somewhat more
sandy than the soil Of the casters part of the
State. The praries are small and rolling, abound
ing with good springs, and have but few sloushs
and these are not marshy and are easily crossed,
and when The sod is once broken they Become
dry as the uplands. The timber lands generally
are very broken and are thick-set with under
growth, tangled with grape, pea-yine, green briar,
wild hop and bind-weed which spring up so
thick as to render Il almost impossible for any
one TO pass through them. Tue timber tracts
embrace from 20 to 1000 acres, and when seen
from The high elevations in the praires, look like
green isles far off in the Ocean. All these are
well supplied with springs Of running water,
some Of which are clear, cold and paatable. 9TH
ers are strongly impresnaed with mineral salts
and arc unpleasant to the taste. In these timber
lands the settler has built his cabin, and laid claim
to his 100 acres of timber-passng along the
margin of the prairie, you see the cabins of the
settlers just within the timber-n proportion to
the quantity Of acres in the timber district, will
he the number of cabins. There is no deficiency
of timber or water, for both these are abundant
But so far as | have traversed the county, | have
discovered no limestone, and as far as can learn
from the inhabitants, it exists only in small guam
titles and that of very inferior quality; so ,ha,
builders will be compelled to get all their lime
from the Missouri bluffs, where il abounds.
The large streams which pass through the
county are the two Nishnahottany's and Plum
Creek. The main Nishnabottany is nearly as