New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-22


so,r, an idea of the difference made IN the aspect
and movement of things 10 general, IN towns upon
or near the Mississippi, by the state oil the waters
The convenience and enjoyment OF almost every
Individual is affected by it. We felt the dePres'
sion from Mime sofa to Illinois, on the right hand
and on the left. Passing up Fevre River with a
wake of mud. we cav the stream shrunken into
n;tiable limits-its waste of bank on either side,
wetted by the rush Of water forced upby the
passage Of boats, looking ike the ocean strand az
low tioe, a broad line of black mud. Still the
parched earth drank no nourshmsnt from the
heated air. and the summer sun eXscted his tris-
ute from the stresmlets, and the foliage began to
look sere and withered and people to tax omln
ously of the long drouth and the heavy rate oil
feights. There, at Galena, lay the West Newton
laid I'D till the next rise, while smaller ooAts Ia
bored 10 and out, each Bringing IN diligence OF
still greater difficulty OF progress Inc excessive
heat of the few DAYS soent in GaIena, caused some
serious apprebensoDs OF suspension u hasi "a
ton should there be delay in the approach VI ''i'
rainy season. H. otber
Tbere was a sensible moderation iE the weather
when our little party took passage IN one VI =
N d,s,end the river toilIng along az Ia'o nD
rand than one could walk, I'll tn fui hlCou
sawu. an our way down the Mississippi. ~.
nunerou. ,ando srs make the DaVlssuon Wy IS nh,
,ha chsnre FL being tortucus; Out our o's' -
drausb,. though ouiit Tor ooss Tsroueh the nIsht
~ s oro,oerously and dsys ut found US hHe %
L. Vamn,,p' al ths hesd Of the Upper hs2'ds' heIe
our ,ood fortune forsoos us We SeIe s .' ~ 80"
49, b,ch no labor or effort could ret Tree me strug'
-. as.sl The hours Of ths day wore oy Ia one I'M
suecs,sf.l attempt after apo;ner; all was VAN, ana
snot ar morning discovered us 10 precisely the sans
In III lad In. lin AT
v hooh, they had brought with them, g)ssped IDLY on
matters and things Ia general, or mapped away the
ume . those who had babies nurs.d them, and
The oyersion Of three meals a 6ay-an excellent table
being set according TO custom on the western osas-
vs, hailed as sppI OBJ ate and W come The breeze
came pleasantly mssns hle as deudiy visitor 70 tel
OF sweet noohs the land OF ~Ooded sets and hover
covered prsries IN the o'tance ard lsE;s percnance
and dancing ryuets fresh from the cool embrace oil
sunless woods II bad had materials Tor Iomshce
on board, many q beginning OF "c)erss oil i0Ve
miaht have been MADE but there was fcArceY asinYo
osmsel Ia our COMPANY, unfortunately ioI say 80
mothers who however cared no OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
having outiived their ogn day OF dreams -, ,La
A steamboat In the dlstsuce-aoorD'g s'ops tue
narrow uIrdi % channel upward, and nope. we're en
,s,,Jrsd ,nat ina swell of the as she p"sso
uould Hh ne from our Involuntary peicn' "a sue
csme laden with passengers assembled Oh VIC ~
ssze Al IA 10 our foflorn plight was tue JUN w,
p,onoIv she swept by almost brushing tue sde OF our
crsf, ana when lust ahead turned, while nor cOufso
.ss ,udoeny checked. Sne vas certainly ln'sndiag 70
help US she would tow Us back Bit ID! al19r aIeS
moments hr bow wus again tGrheo ~ sTSaui al
she fl behind her & wake OF fJsm-the sGolinS sc"
leaving us tugspg At our anchor AZ nopelss As oIore
Three more Steamboats, passed up IN the ume we ay
ON the rocks; one cur well beloved NO nlheH with
had been cent down toe river Tor repans' =,
re,umipg her regular uips 10 s. Paul IL was SAD 20
30. her usss oy and give aid aud 70 meet tne sn
itg elstce Of her worthy commander, Gait sm'n ioe
ips thar We had lost friend 10 mead. tle A'IefhoJu
of the second day, more strenuous ehJf" were uI-Uo
tor our liberation the freight hsd been removed "
passeBeers directed TO come tor"tro,
AM With mighty struggles the huge Nessei WAS NJ e
showed oil 10y degrees H. we were ono uo. =, S
The waters wta cheered bears looking Forward TO tue
prospect that should open on our ARRIVAL Al
During the lovress oi the river ina stesme,s 'so Is
lena are obliged 10 terminate tner Srip7 Az tnN po'u'
proceeding hence by stage t~ssYe ues ~
K.okuk where they meet the larger PACKETS 10 was
esh, IN The evening before we arrived az sonro'e sod
for seventy eighty passengers there was ony
ore stsge a osrouche OF tSU, and small batv au
While setne aputehsntiOn prevailed ss u our further
progrss, it Wa announced that a"hst0oat or large
"h.h er would soon be In readiness; ard sad we're
the weary snd sick ones TO md ihem'elVes ansfeTrea
10 this primitive barge twas large and cUmbrous, but
could not be- made, Il ives said ~ drsE more tnAn SIX
inches Of water loaded s was with trunks aud boxes
and forty OF htiy passengers An awning extended 10
gpdula fashion part OF tho boat sud 10 me stern
Seatt er.lia ht room boar ded up which contained
cook Dg soye aad tao mattresses, on which sun
dry baoes repo,ed sitter the isdsues OF she day. 1t
Wild moonlight tAouFblJn, inns upaNlDB upWu
with the current and then suhins hs ROCKS Of the
raIios or sssiDg shoot rapidly sng and itriy
ina ant the breakers IA we neared h9okuk, seve-
Ia runners banks Get foIti the mert. OF the RI
val bOs1-the st Paul aud the X ate kssrney waiting
TO receive us-in voiuble recommendations.
AZ length We were swung alOngstde the 81 Paul, q
new and beautiful boat usy furnished, and tree
fire. all dlsasreeabe feoS passen EeTs In ths shape OF
bugs-rh.ch hss been plying at high wafer betEeen
Galfna and 81 Paul, being bulk for that trade. We
were made lusuriously comfort.bls for twenty four
hours the remainder Of the TIP as far as We we're coz
cerned.
The scenery u the MlssIsippi IL merely pleasing,
but lot of striking beauty, between Gsens aud the
mouth Of the n' Is River Tns site OF Davenport and
Rock lssr At the foot of the upper rapids Ia npos.
Ing aud the range of bills surrounding those towns
form fine back ground 60 the picture. The slsnd,
With the deserted buildings # Fort Armstrons-.he 10
csh,y Of the murder of Col. Davenpors-is al ways
pointed out sTe,p the eye the rsmar kable
object In the vicinity Az the mouth Of tins Illinois the
bluffs rise to the hight Of one hundred and ty or too
hundred feet and become PERCEPTIONS. With the sams
caste Hated appearance observed ABOVE Dubuque These
columpar fronts are often regular closely 10 re-
seuble architectural ruins. Tns formation continues
nesrly all the way 10 Alton.
Arriving at this town about eleven a. night we had
our luggage transferred 10 a hotel (the Alton House.
which "e did not see, appears to be the best judging
from what we did see Ia the morning vel
coined to the ho.pit.ble home Of kind reatlse-Rsv
hr. who resides In what 10 called the middle town
This city Of Alton 10 divided into three distinct villages
the lower Town, the place Of business being more
con psciy built on rugged eminences and dsovities,
somewhat after the fsshisn of Gasna; the MIDDLE. a
good long nile distsnt composed Of sris,ocrsto
country residences, each furnished Eith spacious
grounds and gardens and the upper, built ia 81 nar
large business s done 10 Ihe place. and II 10
pervsted BY an air Of vitality. packet plies twice
day between II and 81 Louis.
Afttr visit OF day or Two In Alton, my cousin &C.
cCnpsbied me In drive 10 Bunker Hill, about
teen miles distant, where expect TO spend weeks
with and dear relative, amid charming circle
OF kinsfok Bunker Hin II one of the beautiful
lu villages in the State, situated prairie Ia high
cultivation the houses neat and arranged tasreiuY,
and each 10 garIished ~hh pretty garden add plenty
Of shsde trees which give the oveiest rural aspect
Inns g.nae!e to the whole place. OF this, more anon.
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