New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-29
FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS.
ec,,y~sess. Of II. n. =. Tribune.

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FRr.pom. Ill. Friday, April II, 1856.
TIE ,ons cold Winter has departed. The pleas-
amt days and sunshine Of Spring have ag4'n re-
turped 70 onr prairie land. During the last Urn
S.v. We have had occasional showers, which nave
.ta,,ed the grass so that our pastures are afeady
- .i,b their own yerdure The buds are also
s.nidly putting forth. FARMERS are 10 the niids'
.f their Springs labOrs; there has peen aireaoy
, ys,t amount OF wheat sown. Inc pact WINTER
been very favorable 70 the Fall wheat, OF whicn
fhere was greater quantity so~D than at any Pc
yiod during the past FIVE years. IBIS crop,
tbroughout the whole country, promises unusually
fair. There ia 10 be much greater than usasi
ouantity of Spring wheat sown thls SPrngi ana
ehould the coming season prove iaVOrsoe IheIe
vil be a greater crop Of wheat grown 10 t's state
Ills wear than has ever been produced IN IL w any
former year The extreme cold OF the past VIM
tet has proven destructive 70 our fruit prospects,
In this portion of the State the orchards are gen
erslly Of but few years stsncng, and like all veg
citation in this vOuptuous soil, haye grown WIN
rapidity and luxUrlaDce nearly equal W 'naV Vi
tropical cline; and being, consequently, extremely
tender have suffered severely Peach irees, 80
far as have been able TO learn, are all Kiheui
plumbs and cherries are injured 70 very
sre,t extent. apple trees, though affected more
or .lets are putting forth their buds ana Will
dot,btless nearly all recover. Perhaps no Por
zion of the great West has changed In It's
external sppearsnce during the past few years
10 a greater extent than Northern Illinois.
Nany Of these vast prairies, over which Travelled
eisht or ten years ago, where, for many miles no
shrub or fence, or house or other indication OF the
abode of civilized man intervened to relieve the
eve or the mind Of the travellers Of that nonotony
which reigned supreme over these oceans Ol sum
ner beauty. are now under a high state OF cult
walton, Welding bountifuly to the tolls OF the hus
handmen. The neat and comfortable farm-houses,
surrounded by beautiful groves Of fruit, locust and
cottonwood trees, are everywhere to be seen.
These have sprung up as by the touch OF = Alad'
din's lamp" Yankee enterprise has stretched the
iron rail throughout the length and breadth OF the
State Indeed, comparatively, but few OF tne
dwelers in the western or interior portions OF thls
State who may not at tines stand 10 the doors OF
their own dwellings and hear the rafting oil the
ears and the whistle Of the railroad engine. Hi
pois with its productive SOIL its rich mineral re-
sources its facilities for internal improvements IS
destined to become one of, if not the most popu-
lous and wealthy States in the Union. Although
now comparatively, but in its infancy, she has as
sumed, and Justly too, the proud position OF fall
unit ia the cOnftderacy. Her growth In p0puls-
ton ia without parallel in the history OF the
Suites. Real estate, in her northern portion, dur
ing the last FIVE years, has increased in value hve
hundred per cent and is still tending rapidly up
ward. It's agricultural products are sent TO nearly
every portion Of the elobe aud at the present
time it is emphatically the Egypt to which the
world NAV come aud buy corn. MINER.