The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19
II o WIN OF COL u NIB u s !,
aIIop,oHoo Countv iowa

THE Town of COLUMBUS ispleasantly SIT
MSM uatsd on the main channel of the Mississippi
.A.A River, about 100 miles above Dubuque, is the
Sc Justice of Aamakse county and to those wh'
are seeking locations, Mho wish to invest theiT
means in new and thriving town, Columbus presents
unusual Inducements because LIST, purchasers can OBJ
tain Building Lots liberal terms I'd. II Is The ma
ura outlet of the finest portion of Iowa and Southern
Minnesota Sd. The chahces for roads and from the
hack cotry are not inferior any point the rive
in the state and in the opinion OF many distinguished
men, tar superior 10 any point above the Rapids
4th In addi ion 70 the dove enuncrateda vanfages
there is an almost nekhautbe amount of Water Pow
er Immediately in the re,r OF Columbus, easily ana
cheaply improved, and afsrdiDg Mill Sites in ahun-
high water, lreshets, &c. he stream forming these
Mill Sites is known in thsvicinity YWage Greek
which rises IN the western pst OF Allanakee county
il ma ie and fed by springs OF he pures water nd a
ter rapi course of IL mis-, disembogues into the
Mississippi at Columbus. Th@alIey Of this beautiful
stream is fertile and beautifnleyond description and
affords the most NATURAL gradus ard gentle grade 10 the
back country that be lonndp this portion of
There are already on tins sreaTand within 3mes OF
now running and which IS not tferIor TO most Of the
mills of Iowa. The otheris 81 MILL just erected
Mill situated the head OF baci ater two miles from
town. well calculated to do arge business. From
this lower mill, Village Cree pre- sens n almosii
continuous strug OF water po,r for the next teni
miles above. The Steam Boat anding at Column
bus is good as the best on the ssissppi, certainly
not inferior any. Columbus cOnenced building ford
business in the fall of 1851, VIII one store house
was erected. During the next sean, some fifteen to
twenty new buidings were erecieGGd the present ap
pearance indicates the erection of n larger number
the present season.
There are in Columbus, f0nr Sres, one Hotel
and another in progress of erec (ana not to be
exceied by any house above Dubuque Land Office,
from which emgrants can obtain all information in
regard to the public lands which tk may desire,
good assortment OF mechanics, but nohlf enough.
Religious meetings are regularly h1. superior
School under the instruction Of an acctplshed teach
er is in permanent and prosperous contion.
The Propnetors Of this point are of o belief, that
no other town the Mississippi offersgual induce
ments the Capitalist, the Trader, t&iechanc, or
the Laborer.
They feel satisfied that they have natu,x the strong
est point between Dubuque and ST. md nothing
but capital and labor is necessary TO bringu the r INT
rank and among the commacial points on lie river.
Titles to Lots in olumbu,, clear ard indrntallc
Application for Town Lot 10 lie made to Il. OrrmAN
ESQ., Of Columbus, who is The duly authorized Agent
and Attorney for the Proprptors Of Columbia
plat of the Town can b, seen in the BankAr House
of Cook, Sargent, Barney & CO., Dubuque. Iowa.
Columbus MAY 5th, 1883. Mw-N