New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-21
L" OUT WEST.
Tie N. Y. Tribune.

CoIrespondence Of Ire ~ Y. Tribune.
GAIESA, H., Saturday Sept. ,, 1854
AlcIg between Chicago and Galena, end in fact in
every part of the country where any cultivation is
seen there seems TO be continuation OF cornfeds
Corn seems to be the staple Of Illinois. Between The
10th and goth Of this month there will be work enough
to be done in cutting it, &c, to employ more help
than can easily be estimated and therefore tins would
be good time for men TO come out. Those who are
willing and able to work land none other need apply
will command | should think from l. to ~ per day.
There always plenty Of work to DO done; the trouble
is in finding men TO do IL. The woods and streams
Afford such Inducements 10 would be lazy individuals,
that if they could help they would de nothing bu,
kill game and fish all their time. II ia not unusual for
men 10 work three days out OF the wees ana the Oher
tar 90 off shooting expeditions, as fatal to the re-
pose of the feahered inhabitants OF the forest as
epcing to the humans that think such work sport.
The fertility of most OF The soil IN lowaespeciay,
also Illinois, part OF Missouri Indiana ana Michigan
is surprising 10 the eastern settler In pars OF Iowa
lano II If nothing uncommon the rich olack lcah
lies from three TO four feet deep, with stiff cdJ bot
TOM almost unwearable. The only trouble inc SET
tier has is If poor, In tT@ " breaking MS l"hu
every man cannot afford TO buy four or hVe YOKE OF
oxen at the first stait; still he may get loan O team
TO break up hut be has got to pay for It, and al
no very reasonable rate either. 1t s generally sup
posed that cattle can be purchased cheaper IN the
Western than in the Eastern States, which Is not the
Case On the contrary they in many cases dcarer.
woke of oxen which in 80 you wOul1 pay from 50
TO SEQ for in "a you cannot purchase for less than
from $50 to $500. But such thing as that should
not deter an emigTan from parting with city cViila
tion; he can ind way when he has will to push
through or over such difficulties, and warrant ne
will find more real true civilization IN the back
woods" of the West than be could ever hope to IN
cities Of the East. ,.
They raise almost every kind Of crops in this coun-
try-corn, wheat rye oats, potatoes, Nc, on their
broad sores, and have a very respectable pea OF
reestaJle manure for " kitchen garden. Inc en-
mate of Iowa and Illinois is about the same a. that oil
New. York perhaps warmer. The people are gener-
ous and acknowledgement diamonds You can
scarcely see their worth al first but soon do and then
think that "poitshiRg would hardly improve the m
There is great deal of talk here about Kans - not
being the fine country il was cracked up TO De.
One thing YOU may rely on is that old settlers that
have returned from Kansas rery seldom 20 bGe. dSG'
vet hat TIE trouble is seems to be mystery one
says there is wood enough IN NJ another got urea
of it; and II goes on-many pushing OUT 70 H. solo
returning
In the space Of week from now the managers ey-
pect TO finish the Galena and Chicago Railroad, which
will make one unbroken line of railroad between
New-Yo1k and Galona, III. Gaena Is about sixteen
miles from Dubuque Iowa, from when place U,
YOU can get TO any part OF Iowa with very hI'le
trouble.
The An;i-Nebrsskans are numerous in the West,
and will make a clean sweep next election. They are
holding mass meetings all over the country. Ihere
was one held on the 30ih ut at Rockford, H.. winch
was well attended. 4. b. Washburne, vi. G., aud
MANY other influential citizens were there. The re-
suit was most encouraging. 49,
Thomas II. Benton seems To be really the feOple
candidate" for President IN 1880. lie mas oeeh
nominated by many influential papers already.
The cholera has almost disappeared IRON tue west
snboncb the prolonged heat Of the season ls so In
tepse. Thermometer for the lest moan ana Sd.'
has averaged, at le o'clock, s'. we nave no! nad
rain in that time. The crops are not nuca INJURED
nt ,eruf but II il continues much longer there val
moi be more than " half crops.