The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-07-12
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-. THE Town of COLUMBUS ispleasantly SIT
90 uafed on tie main channel of the Mississippi
-sse River, about 100 miles above Dubuque, is the
Seat of Justice of Alamakee county and TO those who
are seeking locations, who wish TO invest their
means in new and thriving town, Columbus presents
unusual inducements. because, LIST, purchasers can OBJ
tain Building Lots on liberal terms 3D. Ii is the na
tural outlet of the finest portion of Iowa and Southern
Minnesota 3D.. The chances for roads to and from the
back country not inferior to any point on the river
in the State and in the opinion of many distinguished
men, far superior 10 any point above the Rapids
4th In add ion 10 the above Observation-Disclosures,
there j. almost inc ylaustibe amount of Water Pow
er Immediately in the of Columbus, easily ans
cheapy improved and afiordins Mill Sites in ahrn-
dance and which are perfectly safe fr, the danger
high water, freshets, &C. The stream forming these
Mill Sites, is known in this vicinity as village Greek
which rises the western part OF Allamakee county
is lie and fed by springs of the Drest water and at
ter rapii course of i6 miles, disembogues into the
Mississippi at Columbus The valley of this beautiful
is fertile and beautiful beyond description, and
affords the nara gradual and gentle grade to the
back country he found IN this portion of Iowa
There are already this stream ana within smiles OF
Columbus two fine Mills, one FIGURING Mill, which is
now running and which is inferior TO most OF The
mills of Iowa. The otheris Saw Mill, just erected,
and will be in running order in few weeks superior
Mill situat ted the head of backwaer two miles from
town. and we'll calculated to do large business From
this lower mill, Village Creek presents an almost
continuous striug OF water power ior the next ten
miles above. The Steam Boat Landing at Column
bus good the hest the Mississippi, certainly
not inferior any. Columbus commenced building for
business late in the fall of 1851, when store house
twenty new buildings erected and the present APP
pearance indicates the erection of still larger number
the present season.
There are now in Columbus, four Stores Hotel,
and another in progress of erection and not 10 be
excelied by any house above Dubuque) Land Office
from which emigrans can obtain all the information IN
regard to the public lands which they may desire,
good assortment OF mechanics, but not half enough.
Religious meetings regularly held. superior
School under the instruction of accomplished teach
err is in permanent and prosperous condition
The Propretors Of this peirt are Of the belief that
no other town the Mississippi offers equal induce
ments the Capitalist, the Trader, the Mechanic OF
the Laborer.
They feelsatsfed fhathey have natnralythe strong
est point between Dubuque and ST. Paul, and nothing
but capital and laboris to bring in the fr mi
rank and among the commercial points on the river.
Titles to Lots in oumbus clear and indisputable.
Application for Town Lots TO be made to X. OrTMAN,
ESQ.,, of Columbus who is the duly authorized Agent
and Attorney for the Proprietors of Columbus.
plat of the Town can be seen in the Banking House
of Cook, Sargent Barney Co., Dubuque, Iowa.
Columbus May 5th, 1853 daw-ly