The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-01-26

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.ssfshsalss HSlhes valley ROAD. HSvsif-
,sfsssssi shis river Improvement iu opposi-
shsny dlvesssss II thb grant. They have
Sel the nsvisAsi6n q ths Des Notasa river
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e1y bs-ashss she aans whisA 0sslA sscceed
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ssss tributary manufacturing towns, furnish
bssisso ios ths ssilssaa, end thw By i'm
sviag - siver sAsy wssaA hsvs tvs sosrcss
ss ass prosperity instsad Of one. such,
"a I'm .. thsis epiaica did they believe ths
prosement Of the river - ever - take placs
- tbe psssasGsaraagsments. Despairing
os.b sssuas. thsy msy have ss length re-
nsdy sithdrasn their opposition % this di.
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sknk. Thee whoes recolleciions On this sub,
- sssesd hask 70 1851. will reasphss hoe
ssg - the epposition then manifssted By
as Esing above KeosAaqua 70 this river im-
u H y a.
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naTs " rhAl year public meetings we're held
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uxld the river and tear al the dams out Of
neam. Means were however found to past
IseH a that time. and asfsl heps claiming
nsaaIy upon shsuss since hes prevented any
ndw measures from being rssosted 70 untn
rrudy. Mia,ip lhe l4st fey weeks. however,
IONS, panerovsly Iigned by persons living
: - Des Noines Valley, have been forwarded
: Washington, or preRAsed - be laid bslors
= State Legislature, sildng 5sv STEPS n coa-
np.stssn Of = diversion to railroad Of such
frasu oftLis grant which u NOT yet dissipated
M Lsgis.sssre may deem exesdisat. Il has
aia accorisnce wish these petitions that
- cussis has been acting, f - .r 50
\ ~ lselng " favor of that diversion 10 almost
aainous I'll along the Des Noines Valleys.
10y from Keosauqua upwards. Even below
,issuA the oaly mani5estation in opposition
IN favor OF esmplesing tlls. .loohsa a>A )
palrssdy csanssesdi in taewhs.shtorhood.
AAat qaaliacatiou. the fteSng, even there,
idedly in favor Of tbs proposed divsrsios.
1pns Of the reasons vhich have bsOsghs
~ shis change ef opinisa 10 shsss whe for
Rly had Ssish In the river Improvements, 10
ISily understood. !, has been more than ten
eass sisss he Improvement Of this river Was
= ce~saesced. Aboat six hundred thpusaad
- q Land base already bsea, Axpsnded on
- work II he grant il limited - shs Sosth-
= line Of esr Btase, in scccedanes With the re.
I decision Of Attorney General Caehings
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'sAsd in naking surveys and plans for I'm
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4 shich sil Be .vholly usslsss. isom - ~
nssstbsavs have the one-half Or twothirds
Y sur f,na expsaded and but Eve miles Of navi-
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pe1nsaoed. Sone sixty miles are thug eSm-
nes1sd, ed ~ sost on that whole distance
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