Demoine courier., 1855-06-14
"BEYOND BURLINGTON

DEuVND DUUlbNW j VNs'
IL the title OF an article which we
copy 10 day from the Chicago Demo
crat, descriptive Of the towns and coun-
try between here and Burlington. In
general the statements in this article are
correct, though there are some tina, we
should call glar,ng errors, and We shall
take The liberty of pointing them out.
The Democrat says tina, Gen. Sweet,
~(mesning. no doubt, S,ree,.) still resides
on the Old Agency farm. This a mis-.
take; Gen. Street has been dead l6
years, and is buried on the Old Agency
place side by side with Wa pei 10, the
head Chief Of the co~nfedera,ec tribes Of
Sacs and Foxes, who but 10 years ago
were in quiet possession Of the ground
upon which ONumwa now stands
These Indians were warm friends Of
the old General, and in the Treaty oil
ls4l. granting 10 the u. 8 what was
termed the New Purchase. they made a
reservation for Gen. Streets heirs Of
one mile square, including the Old A.
gency. This farm 10 siill in the posses
sion Of the Stree, family, and has chan
sed bu, li.ie in appearance, since the
Indians we're removed.
The Democrat says "There is a grea,
restitution OF Touring mills, and the in
habiiants are often pu, 10 much ~inconve.
nience 10 get flour for their, ''daily
bread" notwithstanding they are in the
mids. Of a granary."
All a hoax Mr.. Democrat. Some bu.
sy body has certainly been stufing you.
Ii is true that we have no tiue merchant
mills as older settled countries have, bu,
still nobody suffers for wan, Of either
whea, CAKE or ''corn dodger." We have
a good many first rate mills in this sec
,:on Of country, but owing to the i'm
mense emigration to this part of Iowa
,Eere is still room for the erection OF
many more.
Speaking Of the River improvement,
the Democrat says:
"But from the want Of a sufficient sup.
ply Of water, during a good portion Of
The yesr, these locks, as large as they are
will moi: render the Des Moines a "nav.
igablo stresm." STEAMBOATS, cannot pass
through dry locks-or when there is bu,
little water in them. There was no iime
after the spring frsshe,, las, seassn, when
a boat Ol any considerable tonnage could
have got up the river a. all, with the aid.
even. Of these Improvements. And as
the country becomes cultivated upon The
head waters Of the river, the volume of
water will constantly DECREASE.
Such 10 no, our experience. Every
year the quantity Of water in the De
Moiae has increased; though i, 10 lower
this summer than ever before known,
which results from the simple fac. that
no rains Of any consequence have fallen
in this section for over q year. But be
this as i! may. there is no danger OF hav-
ing "dry locks" for boats TO pass through
even in seasons OF the most extreme
drouth. There is water enough at this
lime in the Demoine, If il were once
concentrated. 10 floa. the largest steamer
on the Upper Mississippi; and when the
locks and dams are completed we shall
have continued navigation until the river
is frozen over.
We are proud 10 think tina, We shall
soon be put in connection with the Gar
den City by means of a Railroad, but
we cannot 81, silent and permit the Dem
ocra., or any one else, to throw cold va
ter on our River lmproyemeni-which
10 US. when completed. will be one Of
the greatest works Of the age.