The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-09-21
WHAT THEY SAY OF Us.

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F om an excellent article on the Galena aud
Chicago Union Railroad, published, in the Bnf-
fa'o Courier we extract The following. 1t will
be seen that in common with all travellers of
intelligence, the writer recognizes this city as
the future emporium Of the North West.
To travellers, and business men, and those
not Interested as stockholders, the virtual ter
minus of the road under lcs--is ON The haa4A-
of the Mississippi, at the xtreme northwest cor
a@.- rfrTn1Is aud opposite the city of Du-
buque, in Iowa, and in the very centre OF the
lead region Of the upper Mississippi
The extraordinary rise and progress of the
Territory oil Minnes ota, and the impetus thus
given ,e,nigration 10 The whole Valley OF the
Upper Missis ippi, has produced q lisc increase
in business, and settled an imposing array OF
towns all along the river in North Eastern Iowa
and Western Wisconsin and when first a
railroad communication i opened with the east
the tide of travel, that will pour through this
trunk route, between the North Eastern s ates
OF our Coniederacy and the vast NoIthwestera
Territories, can scarcely be estimated by any
present means OF Judging The summer travel
to this point too, hereafter is IL be small part
of the business Of that season. Disparau'Bg in
nothing the mighty attractions Of the Naaara,
the magnficence and sublin,ity Of the White
Mountains, the prestige offashlon and time tha,
hangs over Saratoga and NewpoIt--.he natural
beauties Of Lake George, and hundred other
popular summer resorts, il icannot be concealed,
that vide and varied are the attractions oi
all these places, the great old who take wing
on the advent of Summer, have found them
selves wear.ed with this round, and are seeking
with avidity some new scenes TO fly to. Such
one will be opened on the completion Of this
line Of railroad, and another on the compet,on'
Of the Saut Ste. Marie Canal
word about Dubuque. Il has unriva!'ed
advantages Of position; those being a situation
in The very heart OF a rich mining country, on
banks Of first class ,rivcr-having farming
country in the rear Of the finest quality, heal
thy location, and it will be the terminus
of a road from the east and al her from, the
west.
The observer OF events Cannot fail to have
noticed the rather unequal, or interrupted march
Of the Stare Of empire along the northern pafaI
lei OF latitude 42-in its journey westward. 1t
is within The memory of men, on the summer
side Of middle age, that it shone oyer Albany
and drew the adniring eyes of mercantile men,
10 that growing western city on the banks of the
Hudson. There for some time it shonc, then
moved slowly westward over Buffalo. To this
point again, is the extreme west, there was
another gathering Of the pioneer men Of enter
prise and industry. But the Star rested there,
scarcely longer than at Albany, and marched on
to Chicago, where lis splend,rs attract men
with the impulse and violence nf the times In
a few years it will cross tho Mississippi, aud
Dubuque be The great talk of the city of the
west--soon, however to become Eastern in its
character and business, Albany has been, and
Buffalo has been, and Chicago will be.