Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-08-06
MAGNoLIA, 10, July Is, ls5s.

The Boyer Lake expedition tizzled-the
boys concluded that it would pay better to
stay at home AID hoe the corn. The gold
fever subailcl. The grass,hoppcrs took
to wing, aul left the country without do
ing much damage. Fine prospects for
good corn crop, and farmers are preparing
70 harvest the heaviest wheat crop ever
known in this country.
have just returned from Dakotah, the
new Territory, bounded on the east by
Minnesota aud part Of Iowa, south and
west by the Missouri river, and north by
the British Possessions. The extreme
south eastern portion Of it is now attract
ing the attention Of the western people,
and what | have seen Of it is beautiful
rolling prairie country, with considerable
timber and pleuty Of running water. The
Indians, who hold possession of it, will
not allow settlers to come in until the
treaty which the government made with
/ them will be perfected. There is at pre-
sent heavy emigration passing through
the northern portion Of this State, dcstin-
cd for Dlkotah, which will undoubtedly
have to locate in Iowa or Nebraska, until
| the government sees fit to remove the
/ Indians.
/ On my return, l stayed few days in
Sioux City, which place claims four thou
sand inhabitants, and notwithstanding the
hard times it is still improving and wears
an air of energy which speaks plainly of
the enterprising spirit Of its citizens and
as it is the only prominent location on the
Missouri river, in northern Iowa, it is de-
stiued to become an important point.
Seven miles south Of Sioux city, is Sar-
geaut's Bluffs, place of about twenty-five
houses, most of which appear to be empty.
After travelling ten miles further south
over a beautiful level prairie, brought
me to Lakcport "a paper city, possessing
4 double log cabin aud two inhabitants
an old bachelor and his maiden sister.
Eastern spectators who have purchased
lots in this city ''would do well by holding
on" to them. Thirty-fye miles still fur
ther south, is Ooawa, located on the Mis-
souri, river bottom, and is the present cOun-
ty seat of Manona county. Bclvidere, six
miles east of this, is located in the far
famed Maple valley, and in the centre Of
the county, which will eventually be the
county seat of Manona. A pleasant ride
of fourteen miles still further south, thro'
thickly settled country, brought me to
Little Sioux city, in Harrison county,
which is beautiful little place of 200 in.
habitants, located on the Little Sioux
river, which is pavigated to that place by
the largest steamboats,. Another twelve
miles travel through long lanes, past corn
fields, barns, aud fine houses, took me
home.
In making a journey from Sioux city
to this place, one passes over the most
beautiful country man could wish to be
hold. Magnolia, the county scat of Har
rison, has 500 inhabitants, and is located
in the center Of the county, possessing
good substantial buildirgs-in fact tho
best north of Council Bluffs, and We ere
looking to the not far distant day wher
Magnolia will second to none on the Mis-
souri, slope Harrison is watcred BY foul
fine slreams-the Boyer, traversiug its en-
tire width from north to south,is probably
, the best mill stream in western Iowa, o
sufficient fall and good banks, making i
easy and safe to construct dams every few
miles; the Willow, passing through the
central part, has also some excellent mil
seats, several of which are already occu
pied by grist and saw mills; the Soldier
which empties into the Missouri within
r the county and the Little Sioux river
whose vallics can not be surpassed fo
richness of soil and pleasant locations, tn,
> land rises in an easy undulating ascent
until it reaches the high divide, aud thel
, rolls majcstically away like waves upol
the ocean. Harrison county is probabl.
the best timbcred county in the State, i
certainly the heaviest settled on the Mis-
souri, river, and bids fair to become tn
, banner county of western Iowa, Th
, State road, which has just been completed
from Fort Desmoines through Dallas
Guthrie, Audubon, Shelby and Harrison
counties, direct to Magnolia, has no dOub
opened the greatest thoroughfare to tn
F west through this county, it being sizt!
miles nearer to the Missouri river thai
any other route. Congress has been liberia
with US in a large grant Of land, th'
proceeds of which we are using II
building bridges and draining our waste
Matchmaking it at once the most desira
bic location for those who are seeking
homes in the west: hundreds from th'
crowded east are YEARLY pouring into thu