The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-07-15

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that ~ Prospecas are bright and that 10 10
gress b onward bus out here, In thls eus Of d.
way place, Il 10 not strange that Ne sAoald Zee
dsgfss Of impasisnes foe L. early completion
We have he Big MUDDY" y ~ ssrs, asa chan
mel Of commerce, and q sort q msaas b,
whieA " can get 'eaas, but Il d net he thar
Il takss TO- long. and Il leaves one . hssls TO-
ter down, for most practical purposes. We
want the Burlington outlet and shsa ~ can u
any where Or every where With equal facility
That road shoald b pasAsd through with ensr.
81, and IL the 6rst one - reach the Missouri,
win possess an advantage over rival routes no,
TO Be dissegarded. This road points more al.
recsly toward the great Platte valley, and ,hro'
which the shortest route 70 Fl. Kearuey. the
point Of convergance for all the rival routes to.
ward the Pacific. Beside this, the great intlux
Of immigration to this territory and Kansas
demands more expeditions means OF getting
across Iowa, and soon the products Of this fer.
tile soil will b seeking an outlet, for il 10 mot
Wild conjecture 70 cay that, Notwithstanding the
constant increase Of new corners, there win be
bread enough and 70 spare, after year or two,
and this surplus will Be seeking more eapedi-
tioos transport eastward than BY the river. We
want the railroad At the earliest possible mo-
ment. and We want us terminus directly oppo.
site this place, the only practicable and advan.
tageous one it can have In securing the advan.
tages Of the Platte Valley.
In my last gave you meagre description Of
Plattsmouth. further acquaintance with il
only serves to show how Ear short came in de.
scrbing the beauty Of the location, moulded
and fashioned BY the hand Of nature, or more
correctly speaking, the elements, in some spor-
tive or phrensied moment. when the hills grew
out Of confusion, and the valleys the repose Of
disturbed matter. This repose has scarcely -
yet been broken by the hand Of improvement,
and these lovely valleys, and gentle slopes, yet
remain in their pristine beauty, save here and
there the sudden uprising Of the neatly painted
cottages that are serving as the nucleus Of the
future city, and the foreshadowing Of the won.
derful progress Of THE mighty empire westward.
But will not 60 into the sublime or the patri.
otic, since this is the ftth Of July, and yesser.
day for the first time the repose Of these val.
leys were broken by the booming of cannon,
and the strains Of music. Yesterday. speaking
Of the 4th, was great day here for the patri-
otto, and right well did they 60 in for hearty |
and general enjoyment Of the things provided
for the occasion. The inhabitants turned out
en- masse from the .'rural districts" and this |
embryo city was enlivened by convivial sports,
and scenes of patriotic revelry.
Every day may be seen the immigrant wcnd
ing his way hitherward, and the country is fast
filling up by actual bsnatde side settlers. This
influx keeps up the price Of bread stuffs and |
creates a lively demand for all that can be i'm.
ported, at excessive prices--consequentlyl living
here is an expensive thing, and every one vies
with his neighbor in the general game of skin
ming the new corners. This skinnng game is
not only practced in the various departments
Of life, or what is necessary to ones existence,
but the 'prospector" for claims, and for city
property, is legitimate game, and if not wide
awake, will be plucked by the sharks" that
hang around every street corner. This applies |
with perhaps greater force to many other places
In this territory than to this place, though am |
constrained to say that there are quite too many
here depending entirely on the ''rise" of city
property, or in other words, on what they can
make out Of the unplucked and unsuspecting |
seeker after investments in city lots. Industry !
is at low ebb out here, with those who fancy |
themselves the possessors ofchoice lots. and they
disposed to wait for the realization Of their
u.ar ian dreams Of multiplied thousands. A
good DEL Of money has been made here in that |
way, it's true, and doubtless much 'eiN be made,
but the bubble has been blown too hard, aud |
the people are not as gullbc as they have been
in regard to great cities and great prices. !
spoke of industry, the class Of mechanics here
is an Industrious one. They get good prices.
and generally employ their time, and there is
still an urgent demand for more Of the class
All kinds of mechanical labor Is wanted, and no
class but would meet with . good patronage,
and ultimate wealth. Industry is sure to be
remunerated, but the learned professions and
ment and poor pay.
We had few days ago visit from the orig
inal inhabitants of this valley, being about $50
Pswnees. They came in to meet the agent, and
receive their yearly nay, and fearing their hos.
tile neighbors the Sioux, they brought in their
horses, women and children. The settlement OF
this tribe is about forty miles west Of this place.
and they are constantly at war with the Sioux,
\ larger and more warlke tribe. The PAwnees
formerly occupied this spot. aud they seemed to
look with surprise if not indignation at the
Of the white man. They are getting
weak and much degenerated, but it is from their
wars, aud not what is generally the cause, min
Cling with the white man. This tribe ii . wild,
rude and quite primitive people. They are very
dark, but we'll formed and athletic, and are
pretty good warriors. They were nearly naked,
and their means Of offense and defense were the
bow and arrows, and the tomahawk. For pay,
they had war dance here, and it was indeed a
scene for the painter, as they fourished their
weapons, and sent up their Internal yells to the
very heavens. This visit lasted two days and
nights and was really an episode in western life.
OBSERVER.
~ Nineteen business houses have already
gone up in this city the present season: l. e. the
buildings have already gone up, or are now in
progress. We do not include in those the new
Hotel which has not yet been commenced.
EprroR or HAwK.EYE: l would like to suggest