The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-03-26
WESTERN 0ORREsPONDENOE.
MoNrOoMERY Cry, Missouri, !
March -, 1853.

EDIrou TrFrtN TRrouSE-Dea SIR
Having promised many Of my friends.
previous to my departure, that would
lrop them a line iu reference to "mqtLers
and things in general after had arrived
in this State, 1 have thought proper to
address this to you. II you consider it
worthy Of place in Your columns. you
are at liberty 10 publish ii. This will be
equally satisfactory to my friends AID
save me time.
have not travelled over a great extent
of territory, in consequence OF bad roads,
want Of railroads and closure Of the Mis-.
souri, aud Mississippi rivers, but think
no man was ever more assiduous ia his in
quirics in reference to all parIicuhrs, such
rs soil, productions, water, hcalh, Gus.
toms, trade, markets, Climate, &C., 60,
than your tumble seivmt; the result Of
which will give IN brier. The country
from ST. Louis TO Jefferson CITY, and IS
or 20 miles west Of III point On tho
south side Of tho Missouri River. is TO me
poverty y-s,rcken and forLidding region.
Tho Merrimao, Gasconado and Osage
Rivers arc all beautiful indeed. The
country have spoken Of is hilly and
heavily timbered, although the soil is
poor. The timber affords valuable re-.
sources to the State aud especially to the
/ city Of ST. Louis, Jefferson City has no
| charms for me. u will cost rs much
money to level the place, so that their
buildings will stick TO terra frma as il
will to lay the Submarine Telegraph from
Scyaslopol to New York City. Ii has no
country to support il, 1t is simply lit
lle river town, which, aCtor tho Pacific
R,iroal is completed to the Kansas line,
will be itoless aud ouirely void of enter.
prise,
The entire angle between the Osacc
and Missouri rivers, extending from their
junction west far beyond Jefferson civ,
| is only yauablo for us timber and miner.
! ols, L. cannot be armad to any purpose
South Western Missouri is much better
ouulry, although large portion is des.
imte Of timb.r, pnl viii be some time
hcforo It can have the facilities calculated
make it Inviting to civil lie. But
Northern Missouri is land Of promise,
Good soi, plenty Of timbor, enc pairics.
IN abundance Of coal pleasant streams OF
water, and lands cheap, make il truly in.
viing to all those who may desire homes
in the west ! am satisfied those persons
wishing to emigrate west had much bet +.
ter stop in this section than 60 to Kansas.
have learned enough to satisfy myself
/ that Kansas is the greatest humbug that
was ever gotten up upon the face Of the
earth, In large portion OF Northern
Missouri, persons can make inyestm, nts
IN lands, AZ rates perfectly safe, and with
The iarest prospects of Al least gradual
and the strongest probability Of rapid
advancemonL
The Railroad from IIapuibal. on the
Mississippi to 81, Joseph on the Mis-
sour, will soon be completed Tho South
Missouri Rail Road, running from ST.
Louis TO the iowa line, is in rapid prog
ress and will be oomploted by the first OF
! April, distance &C los miles, from st.
Charles on tho Missouri River. This
road runs on wha, is called the DIVIDE
1 Il is a high tract Of country which di.
viies the waters Of the Mis- ,issippi
from those Of the Missouri No country
ON exceed It for beauty, As you pass
along the railroad, many places may be
seen the small rivulcts. always marked by
strips Of timber, and perhaps not mile
apar, Vt their source, tho one on the east
coiliug itself through the distant prairie,
gradually increasing in size and force un-
! ~ Il roll. ! $ volume into the "Fall o. OF
Waters" while the ono on the south or
west, true to its attraction, and with
equal freedom and beauty, winds its way
through bel, OF timber. whose leaves in