Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-09-05

FoRT DODGE, Webster CO.. Iowa,
August 18th, '55.
TfsONrI UnRD

Necessity knows no law-for once it really
seemed as though we ought to travel on the Sab
bath. We were longer on the first partof our route
than we expected, and the situation we held would
not seemingly admit Of Sabbathcal rest. We
therefore travelled, taking bible for devotional
reading, and bidding adIeu 10 the far famed city,
we crossed the river, taking the left bank of the
Des Moines by which 10 reach Fort Dodge. II may
be necessary to here state that the city town Of
DeS MoineS is located at the junction oil the Rae.
cuon with rveT Of the SAME name. The build
ingS, at present, stand principally in the forks ~
junction, although an addition now very rapidly
Increasing is found on the right bank Of the rlver
DeS DloineS above the iunction-lhrOugL this adj
tlilioM we passed, entering and retiring. The road
to this place does not ascend the stream on the
bank all the way, being occuSloniy near it, more
frequently far from it, will he seen from the CO.
graphical position of the towns hereinafter men,
tuned We first leave the river some few humid
red yards, while in the addition spoken e. travel
throrgh timber some distance and now and then
get glimpse OF the plains surface diversified und
beautiful, eXemplItyImg SctIptural sentiments aud
teachinguS to look thruug Nature up 10 Nature
Author. Our track is through tile towns Of Mon
tacute aud raylorsVie 10 Folk City, village OF a
hundred or more inhabitants. which has its place
Of worship, then fully occupied, with mauy out
side, looking in, lheTe were inside looking out,
its minister loudly alteSung his mission, pleading
his SaviUr's cause and asserting hts Makers do
them proceeding. reached stopping place called
HulPS etc night closed upon us, having passed
SWedepoi1t. We knew at breakfast next morning
that we had chosen the right spot for that night,
and b. gan to think that those who toll us white
East Of DeS MONIES, that we would fare worse
when North, were entirely mistaken. Moving
Onward, we passed Though BOOnsborough, where
l delivered package aud my introduction to udge
Mcfarland, whose appearance and gemtlenaniy
bearing were concentrations OF hIS probIty.
About ten O'clock a. NJ, and with out meeting
any remarkable change in The diversified appear
ance Of the couEIrY, excepting the decent into
md rise from Boon river, winch may be two hun
deed aud fifty feet. We passed many farm houses,
and drew up forthe night n widow lady, EUuSe,
named Mcintosh, from Indiana, as are most OF the
settlers IN that region as well as OH our more
easteEly roaI-faIed well and slept well, and
moving again, passed through Homer Ter two M,
i half miles tTaveiing,-delIveTsd the packages
1. ON Dr.. Farmer and left county seat OF Webster
county to travel the road, short, TO utt Dodge
Homer stands md pTaine. Jogging along, or
track tay Though lands occasionally Of marShy
OF swampy character in the low grounds of the
rolling prairies, without any accident or serious
mis- hap, ere dinner hour arrived, we reached our
intended destination. AllishIed al the Wakousa
House. the only tavern stand in The place and de.
LsTmined to think, until otherwise convinced that
Se were at home. Met with kind reception
from Msi. Williams, after presenting my introdnc-
tons and beng conducted by him from one to au-
other place-Soon male ItcquaiHtances all around,
ueliyeing the packages from DeS Moines.
Fort Dodge, now at least, our Temporary resi-
deuce, is Sitnsted on the right bank OF the river
about eighty miles above or north Of Fort Dies
Moins. II contains ahouttwenty honses aud seye
raj under way. The scarcity Of sawed timber
being serious impedimentinthe wsyof procur-