The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-05-03

ssasosly 70 b sen sassps = hsrssbsek, and
riding at furious rnDe. II sailing alosg !
have watched with interest their dexterlty ID
the managenl. 81 OF tier horses and The Ne 81
he lasso. Often would they ride closs to The
elevated bank Of tho river, and 10 afford u
Amusement would, in full career, lasso cattle,
horses and swine, catching them with their rope
ana throwing their prey suddenly to the ground.
In the early hour Of the norning The sight Vas
still more beautifully grand. The over. heated
plains the mirage caused the few trees that
always surround the .herdsmen's houses, the
'mrnease herds and the mounted Gauehos far
back In the interior Of the country TO rise,
whilst those nearer the river were lost to sight
In the gray mist that developed the river course.
After passing the. Pampas We had nearly hun.
dred miles Of low marshy ground on both sides
OF the river, when We found high land on the
eastern side which extended about the same
distance. Afterwards ~ far % We ascended
nothing but inundated lands bordered our
course. This elevation Of country to the east
ward was different from the Pampas; it was
rolling land, ahd in many places we'll wooded,
still it had general appearance Of prairie
ground. It certainly was beautiful but decep-
tive, Is for miles it looked like park, the
ground covered with grass, here and there trees
growing resembling in some respect our apple
in shape, cattle and horses resting under them
or grazing around. But the habitatious were
few and they Of still worse stile than on the
Pampas. Occasionally middlng comfortable
looking house could be seen with other thstch-
ed ones about, yet it was only on favorable
points of the river, and there it was that fire.
wood was cut and brought to the river bank for
cities Of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video. The
wood below this district Of country is not con-
sidered ct for the Market therefore it is carried
some 400 miles for this purpose. The opposite
side of the river, that is the western shore, is
in occupation Of an Independent Indian nation
or nations. They are governed by chiefs Of
tribes and are only united in their hostility to
the white race. They are the occupants and
owners of that section Of South America bound
ed BY the Parasa and Paraguay Rivers on the
east, Bolivia on the north, Cordova on the West,
and on the south by Santa Fe. In the early |
days of discovery the Spanish race had their
mission houses and factories 10 nearly all parts |
of this country-now all whites are driven from
tho Dhohit nf eho az 80 u.
are in dread Of them as they have approached
near their walls.
Very few cities are on the banks of the Pa
rama River, as for instance, Rosario, Santa Fe.
farana and La Paz, they being the largest
places passed, and number of villages were
a sight. Still must acknowledge that after
'ur own country these larger towns have more
he appearance of our own than any have be.
ore seen in all my distant wanderings With.
he last few years favorable terms have been
offered to emgrants by the various governments
'long the river, which has diverted the Italians
specially from Brazil, hence the new villages
N the river and the improvements in the city
t only wants our race to make this land another
den, still it is possible that alter time the
climate might enervate them also. The Parana
t'ver, as far as l went, might be considered a
heaven to sportsmen; the focks of wild geese
md ducks were without number; at no time of
ne day could the eye be cast about with
'ut seeing the latter and perpetually the
quak OF the former was heard. The black
blower we're in myrads. All these we're
'ood eating and added materially in furnish
ng the table. No one who has not been here
IAN form an idea Of the number OF swans that
ange these fiat lands; sometimes we would see
hundreds of acres perfectly white with them.
'eer also range the high lands, and so tame
ere they from the absence of huntsmen that
a numbers they would show themselves on the
liver bank looking at US with curiosity as we
assed. Some water hogs called by the natives
'lnche, which inhabited the river, showed them
elves on the bank, but only once did we sue
eed in killing one with the Minnie rife its
esh was coarse and not as good eating as our
wine. The condors also we're numerous and ,
arge. and with their kindred the buzzards were
ways in sight. A vast number of these birds
'ere around, many of them curously different
rom those OF our own country-their names l
o not know. Of fruit there was abundance (
Beside the peach we had the pea in perfection, :
nd water and mush melons only for picking i
do not think steamboat load would cost $40.
o-morrow morning. at daylight, we recon- t
fence the descent of the river, the whole feet
rendezvous at Rosario, 1870 miles from the :
Uruguay River, from which place will try to u
end this. o
Rosario, February 90.
This morning we arrived here, ana soon after. j
ard all the feet. 1t being Washington's birth a
ay' so many ships are dressed with flags, and =
Il nrng salutes, makes 1t appear a bristling
lace. have been in perfect health, and day X
ter tomorrow we leave for Monte Video To :,
pair engine, and about the middle of next m
onth expect to start for home, hoping to reach cl
ew York in the month of May.
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soLD-The Keokuk Gate City publishes an CT
gnal paraphrase of Longfellow's Excelsior. u
for the Gate, the "original poem N
rather stale, having gone the rounds of the e,
lpers for the last three months Il was puh- OF
he'd in the Hawk-Eye some weeks since. II u
AS bad enough for Mr.. Longfellow to steal the So
ZEN, but the GOODNESS Of the Gates contribu. -
rather beats the Cambridge plagiarist. Sc
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CouNTERFEITER ARREsTED.-Marshal Wiuton Id
rested, yesterday, man named William Gil. =. -
u, on charge Of passing counterfeit money. se
seems that he passed, at several places in fu
wn, counterfeit s. bills on the Merchants, Gu
INK of Salem, Mass. He was taken before VI u
stice Snyder, who held him to bail in $500. ",
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I'd several trains of emigrants passed Gu
rough town, yesterday, on the way to Pixies be
ak. sw