The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-12-13
From the Western Home Visitor.
JAsPEt Co, Iowa, Nov. 6, 81.

Il BiEhD Ill0uiNS.-Ilerc RttlS III tllt lAuH
Of wolves, elks, deer, wild-cate. and occa-
sienally "5ar" or two, Oh, what 'an aw.
ful country this is! it is a land of "steady
habits'-thatis, they are steady on the
road to doggery. Religion and morality
have been let ont on time to the highest
bidder--an old puritan bought them and
started next day for Illinois The Suckers,
learning that he was coming into their State,
"wnrned him out" and the last heard of
these twin sisters, they were vending their
way to Ohio. Money is scarce and loans
ready at 40 per cent. Conscience lcf! with
morality and religion.
But. notwithstanding all these tbrgs.
Iowa is great State. Her 50 ! is the best
in the wor!d--from two to five feet deep
her timber is not very good; most o. it scrub
oak. i he praries present to the eye Of
stranger something that is grand and mag
nifceat. When l so: in the centre Of one
of those large prairies, l could tooli Tor
miles without seeing any timber-not even
bush---not a living, moving. thing. These
prairies are rolling, broken with deep ra-
vines, and some awful "Sluey," as they are
called here; and some parts are mountain
GUS. was very mGeh surprised to find the
lvad so rolling. expected to see d fat
country.
There is abundance of water here for
stock-streams that have never been kr own
to 60 dry. The creeks are deep, with a
strong current, and the water is very clear
| cannot account for the fact that the banks
Of these streams are from five to ten feel
high. Mills are tolerably scarce here
Touring mills being ten miles apart. Saw
mills are more plen!y--principaiiy run by
steam. You would thiLk they would saw
all the timber there is III the country in /
few weeks.
There is plenty of stone coal in tIis coun
ty, but not Of very good quality Stone
for building is also plenty. Ia some part
of this State there is an abundance Of bulr
stone, which they use here for building.
The land is all entered in this county
Large tracts are owned b. spectators, wh'
are curse to all new countries, and ole
ones, too They greatly check The settle
ment of the county. Emisrants are indu
eed to come to this county in expectation
that they can enter land or buy OF specul'
tors at a ason2be price, but soon ieari
that such is not the fact. Spectators as
from FIVE to ten dollars per acre, for pralrl
land and from twelve TO thirty dollars pc
acre, for timber Well, the result is this
instead Of buying hare, purchasers push OF
farther west and permit this country TO re-
main unsettled. Hundreds have passet
through here this fall who to-day might have
been residents Of this county, were i: no
for these corrupt spectators. have no ob
lection to speculation when it does no VIC
lance to the public good; but land spcculA
tors are not content with 40, 50, or ! 90 pc
cent, but must have about one thousand pc
cent, on their investment Some Of them
Ihope and believe will burn their fingers.
The wheat and corn crop is very good
as is also oats. Wheat is selling at &c
corn 32c.; and oats 25c per busheI. Lo
hats are renting here for from SO to rs pc
month. Newcomers will not be like!y t
, soon forget their first winter in Iowa Car
pcnters, shoemakers, blacksmths, ard ples
terers are getting two and three dollars pc
t day and boarded. Everything is high and
as in older States, "dog eat dog" is Ii
prevailing custom in business.
q Horses are lower here than in Ohio.
r would advise persons coming here not t
K bring more than they will want for tAei
own use. They can beexohansed for Ian
by giving six prices for it and throwing her
: in to make good bargain. X.