The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-01-10
Che Vrapeller.
Cores ponderce of The Cecil Wing
Notes from "Sun DOWN, 40. 2.

From Chicago, along our route toward
Burlington, the face Of the country is flat ant
level; dest,tiia of trees for hundred mile.
except the few shade trees planted by tn,
Railroad Company; and until the road crosses
Bureau Creek, nothing like timber can b,
seen except far away in the horizon the
reason being this in all western states the
timber is found only OH the banks of the
streams, and as this road runs down The "Di-
vide, or ridge which separates the tributaries
Of the Illinois, from those Of the Rock river,
1t crosses no Stream Of Importance and of
course no timber.
From Bureau Creek to the Mississippi, the
Country Is more rolling and better wooded.
knox, Warren, and Henderson are good farm
Ing counties, adjoining this part of the road.
Menu'oulh, the county town of Warren Co..
Illinois, is thriving place, about 30 or 10
miles from the Mississippi As we near the
river the land is low and fiat, and liable to
be overaowed during freshets.
Burlington, the largest town in the state
OF Iowa, is situated on the west bank of the
Mississippi, nearly 300 miles above St. Louis,
2lO miles from Chicago, and 1000 west of
Philadelphia by Rail Road it contains about
10000 inhabitants and all the paraphernalia
Of busy town; several large hotels, and
various large stores and warehouses built in
Eastern STYLE 1t possesses river naviga-
ton of thousands Of miies, snd is connected
with the East by railroads, and with the west
by good four-horse-sage lines to all interior
towns. Stages leave every morning for Mt.
Pleasant. Fairfield, Keokuk, Ottumwa, os-
kaloosa, Fl. des Moines, Council Bluffs, Ed
dyville. lndanola, Win,erset, kanesyillc and
Omaha City.
The country between Burlington and Keo-
kuk, laying for the most part on the river
tluitS, Is billy, broken, low, level and fiat, by
turns, the river bottom being sandy and miry /
In the spring of the year, or in wet weather. /
keokuk, "the Gate City of Iowa." the most !
southern town in the state, is situated on the
night or west bank Of the Mississippi, mile
above the junction of the DeS Moincs, 2Go4l
trflcs above st. Louis, and 10 south of Bur-,c
linSton. 1t is built upon steep bluff faclnshi
the rver, and contains about 10000 inhabitTh
ants. The rapids or falls in the river, exwi
tending distance Of II miles, renders theal
the head of steamboat navigation during lowris
water, thus rendering it indeed the "Gat,aro
City, by which the vast emigration enterAn
Iowa; it has daily communication with BUR-
llngton and st. Louis, and with the west anGan
northwest by Gaily lines Of stages to all part sdri
of the state. Ia ,
The country around Kcokuk, called thq wi
''lialf Breed Tract is generally level an fer
sandy, but the northwestern part Of Lee, AM int
the adjoining counties Of Van Buren, and JET am
lcrson, is good rolling prairie. making goo CHI
situations for farms and farmers; the produd COY
finds ready market in the rival towns 4 be
Burlington and Keokux. roc
Fairfield, CT devant land office town, 4 sta
the county seat of Jefferson county and col its
aims a pablo square, some good hotel INC
stores, and dwellings,. 1t is 81 miles frot its
he Gate City, in a northwestern dircctic his
Ottumwa, the county scat Of Wapcllo,s of
situated on the Des Monies river, and cd thu
aims the usual county building, &C.; t. ar,
country around it is much broken by the LIS is
Alolnes. and its tributaries at this point ie tin
charlton stage line DIVORCES to Charlton Lad
'ificc, situated in Lucas county. The rs is
'loines river is navigablc during high war, dc
o Fort d Moines (Du Mon), di.tanc,of ed
no miles above Keokuk. 1t is rapid, nr-' Us
ow stream not unlike the Schuylkil abve tn
is junction with the Delaware, and likeit, tn
90. having large town in the neck or pint
ormed by it, with the Father of w atcs." pr
aoIe anon Yours Truly, &C
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