St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-11
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ChickaSaw, Chickasaw Co., Iowa.

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Chickasaw is located on the Littl
Cedar SIX miles above its junction
with the main river, in the center O
the western portion Of the county, an,
adjacent to the Big Woods and a.
fine an agricultural region as the fa
vored West can boast Of. 1t lies o,
the east side of the stream, on rolling
bench underlaid with limestone and o
sandy surface, and for picturesque
ness Of scenery can hardly be excelled
The Big Woods on the west, rising in
all the grandeur of natures loveliness
the beautiful promincnccs on the north
east, and southeast; the clear. pcbblv,
bottomed Cedar meandcring through
it, with its busy hum of industry, all
: go to form picture that the eye OF
the lover OF natures handiwork de.
lights to dwell upon. The taste cx
hlblted iii the selection of the site is
honorable to its founder, and this in
connection with its natural advantages
OF which we shall next speak are rare
y combined.
Of these, first i'll Importance, because
rarely found in connection with west
crn towns, we shall speak of the Big
Woods and the water power The
woods, which jut up to the river bank
extending eight miles in a westerly
direction and SIX in a southerly and
also considerable distance north, are
as fine growth of thrifty timber IA,
the imagination can well conceive of.
Maple, Basswood, Buttcrnut, Black
walnut and Oak are abundant, and
various other varieties abound. These
woods alone are mine of wealth to
the towns along their borders, and the
resources drawn from them will make
employment for thousands of indus
trious artizahs.
The Water Power obtained from the
Little Cedar at Chickasaw is valuable
for its amount and durability. The
stream is about eighty feet in breadth
with fall of from seven to ten feet as
may be required, and the destruction
OF the light dam at the fall by freshets
would be no great calamity and could
be easily repaired The great body
OF water in the pond is forced back to
a bend in the river considerable dis
tancc from the dam and the village
and, being cleared of timber no dele
terious influence to health can arise
from it.
Limestone in incxhaustablc quanti-
tics and of superior quality for lime
and for building purposes is obtained
in quarry belonging to Mr.. Tucker
in the immediate vicinity of the viii
lage.
Chickasaw, though less than three
wears old, is already an important
point of business 1t has two Mcr-
chants, doing a good business, two
Hotels, one of which is kept by Mr.
Root, and is an excellent house, Il
Boot and Shoe manuiactory and Store,
a Drug Store, an extensive Cooper
Shop, three Blacksmiths, and a Law
yer and Doctor, though very little liti-
cation or sickness.
Its Mills III operation are a Water
Sawmill owned by Mr. Albcrtson, sub
stautial and durable in construction,
and doing a good business. a new
Grist Mill of superior construction
also put up by Mr.. Albctson and now
in active operation. This mill drives
two run OF stones and is tasked to its
utmost to do the custom work that is
crowded upon it. Its reputation for
doing excellent work is rapidly "a,
tending.
The Steam Mill erected and owned
by Mr.. Tucker is one of the oldest and
most useful institutions III Chckasaw
and has turned out immense quantities
of lumber for the upbuilding of Chicka
saw and the surrounding country
Mr.. I. designs putting in Carding
Machine in the spring, having already
introduced six or seven hundred fine.
wool sheep into that vicinity, which
are wintering finely.
In company with Mr.. Tucker, who
kindly took us in charge for the pur.
pose, we took a delightful ramble
around town and vicinity, saw the
new School House constructed of Lime
Stone, and already occupied by about
sixty or seventy students, the quarry
and the flock of sheep retained by Mr.
| L. We were also shown the ground
recently sold for the purpose OF erect
ing tannery, which will be occupied
in the spring, and which has a natural
pond of pure water fol a soaking vat
already prepared to hand. The leath
er will be manufactured under the new
process.
From thence we took a stroll to the
Grave Yard situated on a beautiful
mound near the Cedar, and sufficiently
remote from town for the purpose o
retirement and contemplation. The
grounds are covered with ligh,
growth of shade trees, and with a
little cultivati IN may be made ex
ceedingly beautiful We were almost
tempted to bespeak quiet corner fol-
the reposc Of our own body when tho
tolls OF life are over, 50 quiet and Sc
cluded is that romantic spot.
Taking stroll through Mr. T.'s fine
sugar orchard which brought to mine
the rollicking scenes of our youth, ant
after viewing the Mills, we closed ouI
excursion by an introduction to yer
liable WiGwam of Winnebago Indians
We found it occupied by the squaws
belonging to two families, the inmates
being busily employed in making
moccasons. An old medicine woman
who had been taken prisoner from tn,
Sioux tribe, was busily employed il
the dishcloth department and tw,
waggish urchins who had not We
risen, peeped from under some blank
cts at the side. The lodge was wei
stocked with provisions and furs, tn,
lproducts of the chase, and the citizens