Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-16

There il probably no State in the Union bet
ter watered with clear running streams than |
Iowa. Most Of these conrsc through the State |
IN diagonal direction from northwest to south |
east, generally parallel with each other, and at |
no great distance apart. The intermediate |
which are termed Divides, being the dividing
range between the tributaries Of each stream.
During Tho greater portion Of the year these /
tributaries contain clear running water In deep |
cut channels, consequently no trouble is expert
enccd In the want of stock water
The most noted among the rivers Of Iowa is
the Desmoines. This stream takes irs rise In /
Minnesota Territory, and emptics into the Mis-.
slssippi Ut the southeast corner of this State,
where Il forms part Of the line between it and !
Missouri. Numerous small lakes are very cor.
mon at the head waters Of our principal str.ams
and they are described as very beautif.., Sled
with limp;d water, never rising or ,.,line ~ !,
containing swarms of exceller.. 6sh ~ 40
sources together with numerous sur;nps hese
the waters of our rivers Very transparv .ehue,
fresh-looking The channels are me- IN. nv anu
and the banks abrnpt; but sometiD' 'Iy uipp
seasons or at the breaking up o a,;n,ar thay
sn r as. unable @ caniain y e surplus The
Oh l9ss wlu'sss 49, erriblc flooding Of
she pr'ncipM, Do1ons ~ -. Of our State, when
nrge 49,. au ana,.rrod,n nv iugcd or aoated away.
aa,,aroa MANY n,;las ~ summer OF 1901, winch
eosereu n'a n.,. n low fiat country, remov-
ing 'encss a.S 81 ID crops in the general sweep
~.s w. s a. " July of that year that corn was
Piauou v rp wy Desmoines bottom lands. The
vi, y,a ! - nv Rock was inundated and most o.
inc ,,nso" ants were compelled to abandon their
dwsnins' and camp upon the hills near town.
MAJ & Of this flood are yet visible on the bark
Oh. o. trees-that portion Of the trunk that was
~ Undated being shade darker or lighter
showing the exact depth of the water at differ
ent places. These marks are often ten or fifteen
feet above ground. ! have been told that evi
dences Of deeper flood than these above men
toned were visible before these occurred. Not.
withstanding this, there are some who persist IN
making homes on the very bank of this river,
when they are every year in danger, not only OF
the loss Of property, but also of life. II mis-
take not Judging from the amount of snow
gathered in every rayinc and creek another
great food will follow the breaking up OF this
winter.
Occasional bayous or sloughs occur in these
bottoms that have the appearance OF being arti-
fetal. The channel is often very straight and
deep, and on each side the earth is elevated a
bove the back ground as If thrown out of q canal
Between one Of these ridges and the bank Of the
bayou is tow path or what very much resem.
blcs one. The bayou is not more than two-thirds
the width Of the canal, but, in most respects is
like an old one out of use.
High, frowning cliffs, crowned with cedar
shrubs, oyerhang the Desmones in many pla
ces. This rock is mostly light yellow sand, ca
silly ground. Near the village of Red Rock, in
this county, Marion stands cliff of a dark red
color, in such places where it has been broken
or scaled off This popularity of color gives
name to the village.-[L Life Illustrated.