Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-18
For the Demncraf

having lived IN Ellora one year. l take pen
n hand to give you and your worthy rca-
lers, brief sketch OF Iowa at large. Har-
din county in general and Eldora in partie-
ular. Ii is necessary that an individual
hould summer and wintes in country be-
ore ne can form any just opinio n of is
advantages and disadvantages.
have lived through the heat and cold
If one year Lave seen its storms and pleas
ent weasher---have seen seed time and har-
vest, and shall endeavor to give an unprej
udiced account Of the same.
The beautiful region compreh ended by
the STATE of Iowa, is one of the finest in
the Uni.ed States II has immense crys-
taliue rivers. and beau,i ul rolling Praisies.
1t is rich in minerals and its agricultural
resources are unparalleled.
Nature has bestowed upon it her treaus.
ures with lavish hand. ! 8 rapid growth
in pt pulation and all the elements Of high
civilization is withou. parallel.
A few years ago it was seldom trodden
except by the wild Indian in pursuit OF
game. Now it is like productive garden;
contains large cities and opulent villages.
numerous Rail roads in operation ard many
now under construction.
That this state is destined to be among
the most populous, wealthy, and influential
Of the contederacy, there can be no doubt.
Its population in 1886, was 10, 531, and
it can now boast of population of $685.
685.
Its most populous county is Leo, its most
healthy is Hardin.
1t has 2,O43, 95S acres of improved land,
and 6,5l5,479 acres unimproyed.
1t has only 1872 paupers, and 100 insane
persons in the whole state.
In this young state of the west are gath
cred the young, the active, the enterprising,
the industrious, from the Granite and the
Green Mountain State; from the Empire
and the Suckeye; from the Hoosier State
and from Suckerdom; from brave old SEQ
tia, and from sunny France, from musical
Italy, and from chivalrous Germany, here
they settle and find free, happy and a
quiet home.
Hardin county is situated near the centre
of the state and contains population Of
4 1900. 1t is 100 miles west of he Mis-
sisipi, and 130 miles east of the Missouri.
1t was first settled in 1876 1, and organized
in 1858: has an area of 576 square miles
it is well timbered containing about one acre
of timbered to seven of prairie, and con
tains some Of the most beautiful rollin :
prairie to be found in the west; its richness
of soil Is unsurpassed. 1t is we'll watered
by the Iowa river, which is one of the most
beautiful and attractive to be found in the
west, running clear as crystal over bed O.
solid rock.
Abundant mill privileges are found
on this stream, which are being improved
as fast as the demand of the country re
I quires.
Several tributaries winding in from tn,
prairies, pour their waters into the paren
stream, thus supplying abundance of waite
for the agricuturalists.
Good water can be obtained by dig gin.
from o to 80 feet
No marshes and stagnant pools, recepta
cles of putrid vegetation producing agut
and fever, are to be found in this county
consequently we are free from that grea
scourge of the west, the ague 1t find
no foothold on these rolling Prairies, fan
ned by the pure breezes of the northern zone
Grave Yards are seldom seen and Doctor
are obliged to engage in other business i
order to make living. Still there are oh
jections to this co untry; we have recent
passed through avery cold winter intermir
gled with storms and disagreeable winds; i
fact the principal objection to this countr
are the winds which in cold weather max
the cold doubly keen. But their beauty
summer fully compensates us for their rig
or in winter We are seldom in summe
without a gentle breeze, resembling muc
the balmy sea breeze to be found on IL
shores of the rolling Atlantic.
We have in this county 10 less than 6 res
ular laid out towns, the prin elpal Of whic
is Eldora the county seat. A trial beir
made at the April election to move tt
county seat to small village by the nam
Of Berlin, the people of the county place
their seal of condemnation upon such
move, and methinks will ever continue
do so, if the peopla of Eldora do as the
have promised. Iowa Falls, the second
size, possesses beautiful site, and Biz
fair to be one of the finest villages in Il
country; its population are refined indu
trious and intelligent. Steamboat Rcck