The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1856-07-11

M. Oray.--I last wrote youal Quincy
about ninety miles Southwest Of shis
city. The country from Quincy north
eastorly 70 winterset, the seat Of justice
Cor Madison coanty. is mostly prairie
AID ofa good quality. Tbors are some
islands Of Timber for the 6rst few mills,
after leaving Quincy. and also again be.
for reaching winterset. In the iniernie.
date space timber is SCARCE. but Il Is
claimed that there IS coal II the vicinity
The water is adequate to the wants Of the
country aud Of an excellent quality. Be.
tween winterset and FL Des Moines
there is a sufioiency Of timber aud Il Is
well distributed for public use and con-
yenience. Wiuterset contains about 500
inhabitants aud is rapidly improving, II
is in the neighborhood Of excellent lime
stone and other building materials. The
roads are unsurpassed excepting ocea-
siOnally at the crossing Of the sloughs
which, in the spring and fall seasons and
after freshets, are exceedingly miry and
sometimes almost impassible Al the
present time the roads are fine, and.jndeod
better than we ever find them in Ohio.
Ft. Des Moines is the present capital Of
Iowa and contains about 2oO0 inhabi.
tants. It IS rapidly improving and pro-
perty there is enormously h A tenn
porary Slate House is now Bsing con-
strucled which Is estimated to cost se5.-
COO This isa gratuity for present pu.-
poses and will revert to the builders
whenever the State makes its permanent
public buildings. AS soon as the Offices
are flushed, the public documents will
be removed FROM Iowa City to the new
Capital, which IS on the northeast side
Of the river. This situation is high and
presents commanding and picturesque
appearance. The former town is on much
lower ground upon the opposite side oi
the river, and never did look attractive
If the Rail Road depot should also b,
placed. as il quite surely will be, upon
the northeast side of The river. the con
consequences must be disastrous TO tbs
former town. The recent grant Of. land
to Iowa for R. r. purposes is liberal, and
will insure the construction Of the severa
roads indicated in the law It is to be
regretted. however, that congress was SC
very tardy on the subject, because the
most desirable lands have been entered
along each route. and indeed throughout
the State, excepting in few counties fol
special reasons, not very desireable) il
the northeast corner of the State. 1t Il
questionable whether there is a suffciency
Of land unsold for the purposes contem
! plated by the law on the southern ant
central routes, but if such should no
prove the case, the western pioneers will
by ceaseless importantly peculiar I,
themselves. induce the government L
supply the deficiency from some other o
the public domain. They have secure,
the entrance wedge, and the roads ar
now sure to be built and indeed ought L
be built. The people need them, OF viii
need them by the time they can be con
structed-fcr it must be remembered tia
this open country is much more rapidly
converted into good farms than on'
heavily timbered. When these grea
thoroughfares are completed, Iowa will
the Mississippi on the east and Missour
on the west, viii be a charming and de
sireable State. Indeed none can exceed
It for salubrity of chmate-rolling sur
face-fertility Of soil-abundance of vx
cellenL water-facility Of improvement
and every substantial advantage for con
venient and profitable, agricultural pur
poses. There is but one opinion on tbi
subject.
Al.lH.
Il is now in the middle Of June. AL
nature is decorated III the richest rober
Of green, while the outshooling Aoweri
bespeak the summer beauty Of hill anc
dale. 1t is always attractive to see ever
limited spots of the green grass and hid
den fountains Of pure water aud flowers
and fruitand wanly shruhbeFy circum
scribed by paled yards and gardens. But
it is the attraction Of "a modest simplicity
whispering ast and imitation. Not Sc
with the grand and inspiriting scenery
Of ofnature. The ocean prairie--the lofty,
ersggy bluff-the deep rayine-the rip
pling waterfall, and island groves al
unite ia overwhelming the thoughtful
visi.ant with wonder and delight. In
deed more. The velyeted lawns.-ths
limped Topnts--the tinsel shubbery The
various flowers ofevery conceivable shade
aud hus--the profasien Of native fruits
the estrawberry--embryo blackberry, plan
and grape, an basking ia the MONDAY