The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-05-27
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.

" ~ ~ LVANLA1s
Rock Island railroad, the business here, am
told, has increased astonishingly. A great
proportion of the trade formerly dependent
on the river, is now done at Chicago, besides
the immense travel. This is also great
thoroughfare for immigrants. AS high as 100
teams have crossed here in single day Ma
ny of them have gone on without having
seen the country, or without any means of
paying for land, but in expectation that the
homestead bill would give them a farm. Be-
fore Others follow with the same expectations,
they had better read the presidents veto of
the late bill providing for the insane.
Rock Island and Davenport are active
business places. Each claims 10 have pop
ulation of nearly 5000 Davenport, it is
admitted, is a little the largest, is the best
built, and has the best country trade. But
much the largest share of forwarding is done
at Rock Island. Moline, at the head of the
island, with population of 1000, has
large water power, sufficient, when improv-
ed, to turn all the spindles at Lowell, and is
already considerable of d manufacturing
place Eventually it must become part of
the city of Rock Island. Camden, on Rock
River, three miles southeast, has also large
water power, as yet but partially improved
Taking the importance of manufacturing in
to view, there can be no doubt that Rock
Island will be much the largest city
On Wednesday, about sun setting, left,
on the steamboat Alice, for Galena but she
only went 10 miles to Hampton that night,
and for fear of the rapids laid at anchor till
morning, and got up to Galena, 90 miles, at
q " 1hara ipct oh
enough on board TO be accommodated ; no
bar kept, no gaming allowed, nor smoking in
the cabin and consequently we had pleas
ant time, except that the captain moved We
ry slowly. ! should think that he must have
been born while the moon was in all eclipse.
Arriving at Galena III the night, could Just
see enough of the city to find that it answer
ed the description that it was quite busi-
ness place, but located in one of the worst
looking sites on which city was ever built
Friday, at d. M, left on board the steam
boat Nominee for st. Paul. She was loaded
down with passengers and freight, fuller than
any water-craft | ever saw before There
were 257 cabin, and about as many deck
passengers, besides horses, mules, cattle and
fowls, which immigrants were taking with
them to their places Of destination. They
were from the extreme parts of all the north
ern states, as well as Kentucky and Virginia,
and were landed along in Iowa, Wisconsin
and Minnesota, but majority came here.
At the different landings nearly as many
came on as left. You can readily Judge how
much sleep and rest could be had by those
who came on board too late to obtain berth.
With all the accounts which had seen of
the pressing to this territory, had no idea
of the extent of it. OF the towns, Dubuque
and La Cross are the most important There
are numerous smaller ones, of which have
not room to speak now.
The banks of the ricer are not generally
very inviting for settlement, but the bluffs,
looking up from 200 to 800 feet, and the
rocks projecting over, are grand and sublime,
particularly SO through Lake Pepin.
Of this city and territory | will say more
In my next. OBSERVER.
l3~See circus advertisement in this paper.
The celebrated John McCreary, agent, form