Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-05-31

At the West have been absorbed. in the
last two or three years. at II rate which hie
exceeds the general idea. In Illinois aloNc,
the lands have been taken up so rapidly du-
ring the last twelve months, rs 10 render ne
cessarv the closing Of all the Offices. excepting
that at Springfield, the State capital. min"
Offices havng been discontinued III that time.
In Iowa the rush for laGd seems to be even
greater. a Chicago paper tells US that, en-
traordnary as have been the accounts pub
lished respecting this rush. they do not con-
vcy an adequate idea Of the reality. person
in Chicago having written to another ronnec-
! ted with the Office Of the Surveyor-Genelal
in Iowa, to Secure for him a tract OF land,
with timber Oh it, received in reply letter
containing the following passage:
There las not been such tract OF lard
as YOUR letter calls for. in the State OF Iowa.
| for the last three wears, which was not claimed
! or pre.cwrted if surveyed and there is not
/ now in the liubnQuc Land District, which
extends west Of Dubuque lii miles, any tract
! Of land vacant that has three acres OF mDer
on it; aud the same thing may be said OF the
! DEBORAH and Fort Dodge Districts. Strange
as this may seem, it is true to the letter,
assure You. Che land desired WAS part tim
Der, rart pya,ri- with living spring or
stream on it, ! assure you that @!
the little land that remains in this district
there IS not u five acre tract that has no-
been gone over many times hS SPECTATORS OF
their agents. consequently noae remains oul
the very refuse, and this would all be taken
!, M, but the Land Office has been closed ever
since the Receiver was removed. The pres
ent Reristcr assures me that the ohcc a'
Dubuue will he closed in four weeks alter il
is opcncd, Sufficient applications having been
made to reduce the quantity TO the amount tht
= law requires. SHALL close It,
q! regret exceedingly that cannot com
ply with your request, but to tell You th'
irnth. ] could not help laughing Mt your idea
i of our country. Why, they nre iuiI ten year
y behind the time, and for less valuable land
: than you have described, away up in MINES
= sofa they have used the pistol and bowie
: knife freely. At Brownvile aud Wnona /
: ia aliedgri that several men were killed AM
: in some instances claims we're run up I
= twenty dollars per acre, when ollereu Tor sal
:, bv the Register.
u '"Iow if your .frirrd can he satisfied wit
II such rrairie land as is for sale ut this uhic
l. when it again opens, will select the best {
y il with tic greatest pleasure, but no tmhe
" will be nearer than ten miles, sure ana "aie
= may be had by digging ten or hiteen iee'' an
- this is the best that can be done mere
r. however. was going to enter lhhd ior spt''
| latlUn, l WOOlu lUOh lOI IL ~
% lhe great trouble is that most OF the MIME
: sofa lands are not in market. and the cnigri
y lion is SO great that or!ore they are br1pgi'
a' in the best may be ciaimad,
This exhibits degrec # progress in 10"
which it will be difficult for many IL briLrV
or The recommendation Ia secure Iand IN Nil
III nesota doubtless indicates the drerti"n "ti'c
1e the rush will next take. But Minnesota
a. too far north to answer the puri ''''s "t &C.
~ tiers from the Middle States, NJ" MIA mo
." probably prefer Nebraska and Kansas