The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-04
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ST.aMEE Brs CAMPBELL. Ma ?7.

/ STEAMER Brs CAMPBELL, MAJ ~.
! Davenport IL located exactly III the night
place. aud is being bull, Al the RICH, time.
Who Of your readers has travelled the Mis
sIts'pp river, from st. Anthony Falls 10
New Orleans, Gas the writer has done many
iimes), and found any locAlity on the whole
l'r" o. river 80 Harmonious 10 all It's parts.
g. admirably adapted in oil i've combins.
ms Of the useful and b. iutiful, ~ the
twin cities What are thes clements
!. A solid rock bottom H. thu river, with
gently slop'ng banks, ample depth Of water
and perfect landings To- 1t, ,mers, on beth
si3es ot the river, except vi ~ ahe puts on
her thick crystal mantle for the winter.
=. No abrupt rocky or buff clay banks
el''iug of approach. as at Dubuque, Mus
the aud Burlington, but a beautifully in.
clned plane, rising from tie waters edge
back 10 The summit level, one mile from
watch you have panoramic view OF the
riser course Of fifteen miles the islands in
dn distance, the Rock river blufs end val.
leys; Rock Island, with its dim old forts, in
the middle, and two lovely cities skirtinq
the margin OF the stream, containing .
| puiation Of ts,rty.one thousand
You h#yc the drsi railroad bridge
81 aiming this beautiful stregei, (Which a,
D" ethef point Is so Handsomely, and the
s. railroad connection East and West
+ lnexhaustible coal fields Il your door
" bon sdes q the risef, up aad down, -
lhlf sf tre oaacd aud delivered in the
heet = yauf s.gy
A water power ct the head vi Rock
l-.aWd, aaa,ly CONTROLLED With nominal es
peus5, ana suff en' u drive three hundred
# burr, = machinery enough to EN-
p2v . population 81 trn Thousand.
The writer. Nth some friends, visited the
N i and msnui4 eigriss o. 3 ars d. Co., on
~ msla snore, aud ~ Pitts 4 Co, on the
NJ hin side Yesterday. and we're greatly
y sased with the progress making but
more ttcilarly with the great capacity
for ike Improvements
Some twenty yesrs back ID. b. Scar.
began these so-ks to- early tor the coun
try aud he ialed, but with an energy and
81 adin"s- oi purpose and successfulnes.
OF results Ne har pursued his labor. nnc
Improvements unlil ne nov has mill pow
er aud p,nperts chsip a, $50 900 ~ his re.
@ard Dn thr Moline soc, Pius, Gilbert
" Ptr have water power aud propert,
worth 100000, and when developed vii
be worth hai q ,ilion dollars.
The vast pincrts OF The Upper Me
a'1irpi with uppiy OF hard wood for ma
chinrry, furnishing abundant timber for III,
immense water power spoken Of. The ex
tensfve beds o. bi,uminous coal at hand
m facilities q ttanspo' tslion b. river
North sui y nih, aud hi ,silraad- East al,
West, Ia bealtnnlness at climate, an,
M vast territory reachn. to he Rock
Mountains AM The "tar ~ plains" com
b'ne 1 mas 9our lsealiy iruly a iraonv
, 70 'he manufacturers, MAJ hinis,s and mer
caaht- with al their snu'titarous conconi
tam.
. !. Ta' wrief has frequently visited Oh,
TH'n Cues during the isst i've years anc
has been astonishsd at the rapid increase
81 buli'4iags. manufactures, trade aud pop.
ulalion, and i has been only by lookinc
closely Tor the clements OF wealth aud O.
well being that he has been enabled ius,l,
~ appreciate the almost fabulous expansion
Of ygur embryo city.
From the real estate aSrnts. espeeisll,
Mr. &C. l.. Nickollr, toe writer has receive,
nttch enurtes, aud IL indebted 10 him 10
much 81 the knoS ledgr which he nov
tteoEs vnl 70 the public.
We have JUS passed Burlington, an,
Look wtfh % assure on lire bf CT, b. son O
lhA great waters" With The confident hop.
pl -ron reaching ~ LDuir. the great com
meIoial citt y the ~ 81 More anon.
JUsAL.