Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-06-19

ming than for agriculture, and at prices
graded accordingly. in proportion TO
their imaginary or real mineral wealth
Some are held at 800 per acre and up
wards, thence down in the scale to Slo
or $40. All the lands in these towns
NAV and doubtless do contain mineral,
but only few have been proven, SO the
wealth OF the rest for mining is un-
known, or at least unproven they may
be the most valuable, in time when de-
veloped.
Unimproved farm lands, still embra-
cling over half of the four towns, are
held at SIS to $40 per acre. Timber
lands are rather most valuable, though
there is not that difference in price that
one might expect. The fact IS, coal Will
soon be introduced from Illinois, by way
of the Central Railroad which termin-
ates at the southwest corner Of these
towns, after which very little timber
will be needed. Some choice lots Of
land, having much beauty and advantage
of location, are held higher than $40,
but we should think the average to be
not over So. Improved property is 60
verned in price by the outlay and cost
of improvement,-some proprietors wo'd
not sell at any price, but there are plen-
ty of improved farms for sale always, in
any western country, where men will
be shifting around for all sorts of rea-
sons. There is plenty of land for sale
in Jamestown and Paris at So to So per
acre, but not of the best; some Of it is
outside of neighborhoods, and hence not
so valuable; some are out of the way of
roads, schools or mills, and less valua-
BILE. The quality of soil however, is
nearly the same throughout.
- MARKET ADVANTAGES.
In this respect we consider no section
of the mines, or any other section of the
western country, is more superbly stu
ated. A glance of the eye over map
Of the Western States is sufficient to de-
monstrate thephysical advantages, aknow
ledge that the Illinois Central Railroad
is TO pass along side and terminate at
a corner of these towns, are enough to
establish a perfect conviction in any man
that all the physical elements of pros
perity are present and available, so far
as railroads and rivers are concerned.
POPULATION.
The Census of 80 did then furnish
some clue TO the population, but things
are altered since, so that we cannot ev-
en- venture guess. The increase has
been a third or more. Many Of the in
habitants are from England, some are
Germans, few Irish but mainly they
are Americans we believe all are good
Americans at heart. You-will see zone
Of that indolent and beggarly Irish and
German population here, to be met with
in eastern cities and neighborhoods.- -
Perhaps it may be accounted for in She
we'll known fact, that none but the best,
most spirited, industrious and perseve-
ring of any nation of people ever get SO
far west-the sacrifice seeming too vast
for any others to undertake coming. Ii
has been observed to US that no region
Of the west has been SO fortunate in the
material of its population as the mines.
Our English population are more like
the Americans in thought, habit custom
language and religion the resemblance
is nearly perfect after few years resi-,
dence. They generally have fair ed,
ucatlon--many of them are we'll educa,
ted; they seem to acquire taste fol
our institutions and modes of transact
ing business, more readily than any 9TH
er of our adopted population.
We therefore consider the basis of So
cial character as we'll and firmly estab
! tiSheu III tilis region. mere Is nXe(
conservatism and manly independents,
which frowns upon demagogues and de
ties all sorts of trickery there is plen
ty of discrimination to detect what i
mean and ungenerous, and enough indie
eendence to expose knavery therefore
We are wise, patriotic and charitable
people.
TO BE CONTINUED