The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-07-14
Ollr Correspondence.
+Ctrrespondence of The Cecil Wing
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FoRT Dies MONIES, Iowa June24 1855.
Io,ra Hnprori,ig-CEmate aud SoH-Vter
Powc,-Crops-Sortace Of tie Country
Produce per Acrc-Wood Scarce-CoM for
F"cl-B"iliina tinlJer hieh-Pl0ring Pra-
Uoges-!Sirungers 4 Spccdtors-
Bopdrs--State Settling Fast .Hbcrais-
Game y FSh+-Inducemeat 10 Settlers.
DEAR SIr;-This State is improving fast.
The climate is healthy. the land good, and
water-powcr for mills plcnty, and all things
to cat can be raised with less labor than in
the oil States. Wheat promises an album
dant crop; oats and corn look well, and
every thing else except grass, but that is not
much valued, as there is plenty of room to
get hay, and nobody makes any account of
moving ground besides corn is the principal
feed and that is plenty at all times.
The surface of the country is some what
rolling, that is what is called upland, with
small streams of running waters here and
there, and some ponds, tvcn on the highest
land, but the water is clear as spring water
In the bottoms there are small dead ponds
that rise and fail with the river. These bot
toms are fine farming land that will produce
from 81 to 100 bushels
The greatest objection to this country is
the want of timber. Thcwood is confined to
the streams with gaps between of from three
to twenty miles this often makes q stranger
think there is not wood enough to fence with
but this is a mistake. Tie first settlers took
all thc tiiribcr and now those Who come in
have to buy timber second handed and ut
high prices, but If the timber was equally
divided there is enough to max eacnccs for all
and there is plenty of coal for fuel, and, easily
pDt m I, n..f M "a.
high at this time 500 per thousand, but the
price Is 'hishor on account of the low streams
as we have had no rain to raise the streams
for more than = year. although We have sea-
Sonablc Showers and good farming season.
Every man who can raise team of yoke
oxen, is breaking up prairie at So per acre,
and the land only costa dollar and a quarter.
l.al"r is in demand the price ofmaking rails
is 81 per 200 and one dollar and l.alrpcr dav
Nor common labourcr. Carpenters wages is
70 to 81 25 per dny. Boarding is high 81
per week. There now is and has been for Is
| months past a great run of strangers and
spectators here about the Land Office; the
two principal tavcrns have from 80 to $50
boardcra each, when so or 40 would be as
many as they could entertain comfortably
these arc also y number of boarding. houses
in town, and the number of boardcrs is about
$50.
This state is settling faster than any other
kStatc: there are great inducements the land is
good and the climate very healthy. Lime
store, zeal, iron, plaster of Paris copper and
lead all abound. Game is plenty for the sports
man AND the rivers aior,l plenty of fine fish Of
different kinds, and altogether it is very
| desirable place ior 4 man with small means.
know men that wcrcroor when came here
la few years ago, that now are rich. 1t is
mot however for all TO he rich and am salts
'iedwitl my lot for my family the prospect
is good of lettering their condition.
send you 4 map Of our town.
W. NJ G.
'Tlis map gives very handsome repre- :
scntaton Of Fort Dies Moincs CDamawnj hv
j. b. Miller, Civil Engineer. 1t is situated
mt the junction Of the Dcs moincs and Raccoon
Llivers, i'll Polk Comfy, and is now the Cap
ital Of the State Of iowa. It is laid out on a
fpecc Of beautiful table land, surrounded bv
| hills nearly covered with woods and gently
slipping TO the hight Of ncarly 2Oof above the
river, and adapted for airy sublr ban resi-,
| drnccs. This is at the head of the ,sMoincs
| navigation. Here the Mississippi aud Mis-
fsonri Rail Road intcrscct the kcokuk, Fort
f)cs MONIES and Minnesota Rail Road, all Of
which are being built. There is much water
power on the Raccoom and Dcs Moncs rivers.
The wh"lc country is one vast coal field
The appearance Of the country is that Of vast
\ rolling fields enclosed with colossal hedges.
Eoilc'ng every indncclucnt to industry and
enterprise. The variation of the magnetic
needle MS given in this map above named, is
10 degrees % minutes Eastcrly. }. NJ {.