The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-06-12

Museatine," be continued, twill /. j.
o. our custom, and will le.v. un.'' aN'
mean. g secure IT," Speaking q Il. p''l1
~ O. ihs mails, he said-"Il.ro ~ ,'''
twenty-six miles Of Davenport. md ~, s,''
mail letter from Spring Rock 10 H.. ~
must lay in our pos. Office often r.. ' p
i've days before i Forwarded on. ,sa y
s'ssd Of going the direct route ,b,o. NV 20
take tho round through Upton ~ ~ =
to get there" "aa
These are the facts, Mr.. Editor. .
Ne that The boar has come for ,he c,,. a's'A
port to be waking W on this ,utjec, rs1
show god rsasons Il they csn, ~, :. .a'sss
be dependent upon Musca.ins "a, a. i ,aealdi
and from the Capital Of our state. u'p'd4
which said mail route should take. ,,,.' ~aa
and definitely marked II out Tor u,. n.a
Ills point AMI Rochester, dry ridy. ~.
the tributaries ef Cedar river from ,h.. .aea
ssipinicsn. 4 free ferry, und.r,,,.s
river, IL ALREADY . operation. .hn' 'essGt
stream 70 Iowa City, the road h, .0.h ~
travelled during the vsttest season. ...atN
port and Rochester, b bridging ia a.. ..sa
1t . small sxpense, the road IA, j. -, ""s
even during the rainis u season. \. pnes
map, il win also be seen tia, thu !, \. .'assa
route to Iowa City. But enough ), n. "
the present, Mr.. Editor. On son. ~, ~ infect
may touch upon u again, with Won, W., 'ess'as
ing meantime that our citizen, v;ll ,..'i
Of 20 much importance to rest her, y
Leaving Rochester on TAsrsd.y ..,,,..,
Upton about eight miles distant. !, !, 80, ~
10 certainly handsoms little tovr ..s go
very forcibly Of ouskaioo,a, III. csn,.. .@as
Aaska. II 10 like that town. atu.,.A ~
ground in the prairie, near beautiful -.
q its houses are built On an .xp,n,,. .,.,...
them look nsas, tidy, and inviting. u.-'. ~
my business q this point, lien !, y. ~.
Spring Rock. Ny departure 10. N. .,...
e.er, was signalised BY IN eou..,,;.s -, -, a's
might have done credit Ito better p.,es,... !,
tast crossed : stream, about mil. =. !, -.
when Iteek IL in my head, the .aa b.i0, i,,....,4
te raise my umbrella, q which nv pe., ~. ~
ny umbrella turned-the bridIe.r.iO M...
pony broke soo-rserosssd The stream, ma ,,a !.
. mile, leaving her human cargo to cro.. 4. 4
- best he could, and follow suit. lms.,,a
rial injury, no wever, save that ny p.rvou. 49,.
ccivsd considerable shock, and nv sens. !; ~.
~ stin greater enc. did not reach spri.,
until sometime afssr dark.
This morning, Friday, ! rose early, and +.
resumed my journey. Wen, fv. mile. nj
tempted to cross . stream; had 10 sb,ek .t,l
Before could return, / was overtsk.a ), N
rain. As soon - l could reach huu,. d.
ing, ] turned in and laid by iii 2 o'clesi > !
when ] again turned out, retracing sotiu
the journey Of the day previous, for III. pun,
Of heading Rock Spring Creek, Travelled On !
as Round Grove, and put up for the might I
Mr.. Kizer. Mr.. K. treated me with ssa h
ness and gave me much information r.spxay
roads, which, however, did me very little m,j|
after ] left hi, house, the day following
Saturday morning came, aud brou,h, "a |
trouble enough, excitement, enough u
that il 10 all oser,I can look back upon !
say fun enough, Tor one day. Taking lsh
port road from Kizef's, rode abou, .r d
when | came to Mad Creek. This ,rs,pls]
had, like most Others which Ierossed dWiy
journey, heen on col,i-wai.r ".pne, nj 1
still gloriously ''high." While standing q |
bank 81 the ela,ne stream, wrapped in b.siis
amaze mont 1t the majesty Of ,he ngs b
my thoughts REQUIRED to Cesar, as b. aps
upon the brink" Of the Rabicon, with ~
land in prospect beyond. Like bin, Il
."paused upon the brink" Of q stream Which
long may become as renowned on The STORED i
Of history - the Rubicon itself. PrOn0aas.
.wor. "Mud Greek ."-don', !, sound Just VI
steal and quite - poetical q . Rabicon!n
just try it in rhyme once
The fiow'rs were in he bad
Along The banks OF Mud!
There, told you 50! Now I appel to
gentle reader, IL the name doesn't sound gut
sol 10 the ear Is the "Rubicon!" Well ul
saying; ! "pansed upon the brink until 10
eddy the example Of the worlds eonqusn
dashed into the watsrs-Teachedt the place u
thu bridge ought to bs-paused again-e0al
see bottom, turned roand-and, though d
exactly sstake water" took for terra hrnt,
siderably cooled in my ambition. will
longer detain the reader with The details Of
days adventures. Suffice il to soy that
the shack track' to Kizsr's, where, bidding
bye 10 all roads for that day, ! made ne sss
my way to Davenport by heading all those 'l''
which make into Mud Creek at The %
ward. dismounting ), each slough, and leading
way for my poay through mud and w''ef enc
passing me sometimes about midshPs. IN
O'Clock found me 90 The high ridge, a00d
miles from Davenport-not rosd-no' Wv
hottest trace Of civilization. And nefe' 'n0
!, a. / stood holding my Ponyoy 'os o''0''
and musing on the prospect which -! ''0u0u
here perchancs stand upon SOD tna' ="
pressed BY human foot before. bu' p.'u''
kind reader; II occurs to me thai 'nes = vs.
time nor place for musing now. mus =. !.
my rony and trudge along, OF else NV :, !.
quish all ideas Of either eating OF seepins'n :.
next twsnty-four hours. AZ 10 d'oo'' WV
together out Of the question. ..,;,,
/ met with but little thst was 'ase'.""s I,
tween this poin, and Davenport, except - n; !.
tina, of killing . badgsr--la" DEAN % ~ (
Of al kinds-I murdered badseh :.
mean. 10 hide the body, too, night % w
prairie! Fell in with company o - !.
50, TIA, k.p. distant compan'0n'n,p -. r
about Ten miles, when they turned Of 'na -, .
them no more. Some .sadhill sials, -, ~
occasionally spo,ted about me- "''""'' |.
long necks several ieet out Of the gas !,
eighteen miles from Davenport ! go =.