Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-07
LETTERS raox TEE VEST.

Il woull seem that letters from the West
is the most agreeable entertainment which
the eastern papers can serve up to their read
ers 50 great j. the curiosity OF the eastern
people 70 know iasre about US, the sit
uatioa and p.os peets Of our cities, the ns.
tars Of prairie soil and pIanie farming, and
al matters which are interesting TO those
who inseni IN king their homes in the rich
country west OF the Mississippi, that al the
Journals ahs can afford il have special trav-
cling correspondents, and those not so well
Cd. either copy the correspondence Q. their
richer neighbors, or sc, occasional letters
from friends in d;fferen, localities. We
question whether western people read let.
tiers reIsfing 20 eastern afrairs with ne ar The
sane .v.di.y. as our eastern friends do those
which Inform them 81 the facts nppertaining
to ihis part Of the country.
Oae of;ae most interesting Of ,hes. letter
writers 10 Invisible" OF the Cincinnati,
Tmes,-who is also, we believe, one OF the
proprieiors ofthat paper. In company with
another genfleman, also connected with
the TINES establishment, be has been taking
quite an extensive tour through this west
ern country, and. as we have said. has writ
ten the most Interesting series of letters on
the subject tina, we havs noticed. From
many of these we should have liked to make |
extracts. Our limited 5; ace did not PERMIT |
Us 70 do THE, bat we make room for the fol- |
lowing paragraphs in which "lnvisible" |
gives bis impressions of Davenport and our
sister city =
DAVENPORT.
made my way To the lie Claire House, /
saex.ensive, weii-Kept hotel, where de- l
terminrd 70 larry awhile. This morning ] 1
tooS ride through the city. for the purpose
OF observation Davenport is the county
seEt Of Scott county, Iowa. and is situated
on the tank Of The Mississippi. opposite
the site Of Fort Armstrong. and at the foot
of the rapids. tits one Of the esrlies, Iowa
settlements, and is now surrounded BIZ
we'll cultivated Country. The city lies in
bend of the river, the plain on which il is
situated, being bounded by slipping eieFa-
uon q some forty or f If feet. Frun the
rsrer, the town has an attractive appear
snce. asa the admiration Of the s.rangeris
no; !essened in the iesst by closer exam
inssion. It's population is about 5000 and
II Is aow in very aourisa;ag condition.
The community sustains tour newspapers,
cne of which is daily, and good free
schools have been established and are in
successful operation, which facts, with the I
decided b3siness air Of Davenport, show
the people to be intelligent, and Of course,
thrifty.
A stranger sees mach 70 admire n DIV
enp3rt Upon f-rry-boat, which woeld
Shame The tubs which ply between Ciucin-
matt and The kentucky shore, | crossed over
the Mississippi 10
ROCK rsLlsD CITY.
II II the seat OF Rock Island county, III. /
anu IL DIRECTLY opposite Davenport, and just 4
below the ruins OF the cid fort /, has /
large s9nssous leree, contains a number of I
Ins .fsl. and population, nearly, If
not quite, equal TO that Of Davenport. Tire
Chicago and Rock Island railroad 'termi.
Mates there, and has contributed much 20
the growth Of the place II does not 81, so
preiiiiy as its rival sister over the river. but
il is. nevertheless, pleasan, looking little
city, and evidently afsst place. Dayen-
port has cause 70 be jealous OF her.
a railroad bridge is being constructed a.
cross the Mississippi. ct Rock Island,
Snort stance above the town. /, is 10 be
cfaw-b-dge. and, Of course, will not i'm
peoe navigation Il is the only br dye over
tae great riyer below the falls Of ST. Antho-
NJ.
sea gaming at the Offices of the Davenport
a.es tosliy2 and Courier, tweeklv)
pm ?, s'heh a iraternal welcome greet
u' .s'efnined this morning to take
ssage 10 Muscatiae, for tae pcrpase 81 gs,.
ting peep at Iowa.