The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-01-08

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city so strongly manifested in this city &c
that Of tho observance OF the Sabbath
Our churches are all we'll filled with an N
,elligsnt and attentive audience. TN
gambling houses no longer carry on their
hellish business to the public gaze, and
good order aud quiet reigns equal to that Of
our older cities al home. During the past
month the "Sons Of Temperance" have
held State Convention in this city. IL
the evening | attended tho exercises ane
listened 10 two OF the best addresses on
Temperance ever heard. The house was
we'll filed and the whole proceedings were
highly interesting. The Society is IN
very prosperous condition and will no dpub'
exert grea, moral influence throughout
The State.
The mining resources Of the State are
in a highly prosperous condition, as you
will observe by the semi-mon.hly ship
ments OF gold dust. Should The country be
visited BY fair amount Of rains the enst'.
ing winter, the yield Of gold the next year
will far exceed that Of the present year;
by referring to my communication OF last
spring. you will perceive that my estimate
of the products Of the mines this year arc
within bounds and fall short Of the reality
The agricultural resources Of the State
far exceed the expectations Of the most
sa nguine; and where land can be irrigated
without great expense the profits OF farm
ing are very handsome, on such soil several
crops during the year can be raised on the
s,me land; and when we take into consid
Grafton that no labor is required to provide
Tor stock in the country, il must make farm
ug very profitable.
The vegetable productions Of our valleys
exceed any thing Of the kind ever vii,
messed. I formerly thought that you
Prairie State could not be beat IN
potatoes, onions, bee,s, squashes, &c; bul
The like productions Of our neishborine
valleys throw Iowa all in tho shade. Blu
here is another side TO The picture which
we must not overlook: comparatively o.
small portion Of the land can be irrigsteo
si,hou, great expense. and when the com.
Try is visited by two dry seasons in succes.
.inn las understand is often the CASEY the
earth becomes parched up and causes much
distress and suffering, especially among the
stock; besides this, il will be many years
~tore we can enjoy in The country, thos'
social advantages or the benefit Of schools
and many other advantages that we have
been accustomed TO at home.
often think with pleasing recollection
Il our beautiful Prairie State, and au,ici.
pate much pleasure on my return to il,
where ! hope to permanently locate and
take par. in her future rise and progress.
God grant that the day is not far distant
when will have the privilege Of reuni.inp
With those most dear to me, and enjoy the
society Of friends for whom ! cherish most
pleasing remembrance.
When ! began this communication il,
was not my intention to nhict upon you or
your readers soleng,hy an epistle-and as
| have no time to revise and abridge il you
must cast it into the fire If you deem il OF
no interest. ! send you by each steamer
nne Of our city papers, do you receive them?
1t is with pleasure that | welcome by each
nail one or Two numbers of your Gazette
in perusing them, almost imagine that
am communing with dear friends.
J. C. F.