, 1859-03-10

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il Esstrat loaea Iotna CITY -EIspdtos Of tie
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The dis&snce from Moline to Rock Island il
thrse nilss- With M abund ma Of shals, rock
Ind grave, but little effort has been made to
render the road pas=aole. until tho past season.
4 species Of Jealousy had been fostered. but the
Improvement Of the fosd and hne Of omntbnsses
hare wonderfully allsyed this spirit. aud now
the road ia to be macadsuized the coming sea-
son. ALREADY large preparation is making for
residences along the route, and the result will
soon be. The gradual building mp of this sphee.
IL the wassr power il csrried down the river,
taward the city. shis part must bs built up and
both ultimately come under one corporate
name.
RecK 1sl.Axn.
We were somewhst disappointed in the gene
ral appearance Of this city. Il IL built nearly
on The line Of high water, upon The solid lme-
stone.. Just above this rock aud along The bluff
il conRlomerato Of Archimides Inns Of fe"
feat thick and the hiuf over this is shste. Thess
in dissolving have washed down over the Ham,
lton limestone, forming soil in most Gases
several fee. deep. this is spongy from the con-
slant dow Of water from the sha,e. End the re
suit ia q more spongy. muddy place could hard
u be had upou which to build city. good
s5steua Of drainage would make wonderful
change. not only in the general appearance Of
tho city, but furnish an excellent garden soil,
which is excceding1Y rich from the dislntegra'
tiou of the rock and sha9e- We are surprised
that no attention has been paid to this subject,
ard it il no wonder that Davenport on the op-
hoaite aide Of the river, ,snd which lays high and
dry should 60 ahead Of it and prove to be the
most healthy. Our time wss too limited to
make but the circuit Of the principal strtets,
under the guidance OF Mr. Deere While the cara
were switching We went through the foundry of
Mr. Webber. near the depot, This shop il large !;
besides turning out 4 Largo amount Of castings,
etcam engines of al xizes are made and repair
ed, mostly, however. for the river trade.
PORT ARxsERosa
is situated at The lover end Of the Island, and
hsa 3 pretty location. According to The war do
partment thu point il aixty three feet below that
Of For. Dearborn at Chicago, this point being
528 feet aud the latter 5sl feet above the leTel Of
the sea
Rock Island has some 1900 inhabitants, and
Davenport Il, 900.
The water power along the Island. between
Moline and Rock Islard. distaDca Of three
miles. will, in lew years, make sufficient bust.
ness 10 mite these TWO places, while Davenport
Ia but part Of the same city, divided By the
river.
We were curious to see the effect ofthe current
on this bridge, about which 90 much hos been
said. and to our surprise could see nothing re-
uarkaole about it. There csn be no difficulty
in passing, unless the wind ras high, which
would Of course blow these aat~bottomed boats
ont Of their courss; otherwise it is no more
difficult than driving team through an ordt.
nary gste In this case poor driving often breaks
down the gate, but the gate is not to blame
Gates and bridges ars alike necessary, and both
reqaire careful driving; because SONG blunder-
ing farm hand drives over q gate post, there is
no reason Why ten rods of fence should
be taken down for his accomm oaation,
no more than to take down this bridge
to accommodate some drunken pilot We ex.
Iecs 10 see dozen bridges over this river in
the next ten years, St iouis must hare one
or lose larger portion Of the trads from our
State.
We are now on the rolling prairie of Iowa,
which, 10 several respects. differs from that on
the Illinois side Of the river, and more nearly
approximatiug portions Of Egypt. 1t istwentY.
and Oskaiooss Railroad. aud twelve milea to
Moscow at the crossing Of Cedar Rirer:
Va examining the topography of Central Iowa
II presents toterabfe uniform surface the riy-
ets Gre not cut deep into the plain, but are more
rapid: The alope 70 the dividing ridge towards
the Aissouri ia gradual TO the west. There are
GO indications Of valuable deposits of coal; ahe
coil il rich ia lime. having been formed from
FOSSIL Limestone and sandstone, With good base
Ok clay. The western slope contains more stnd.
the out-cropping rock belonging to the lover
caroonlerous strsta, indicss,ng coal, get with
out any workable beds. In this connection, We
speak more particularly Of the Ii. and II. R. R.,
now completed to Iowa City, and which runs
through Central Iowa. We propose to Rive the
elevations at the principal streams intersec.ed
BY this road. a. givea ~ BY Mr. Dge. the engi-
7eer, to whom we arc indebted for much other
valuable information in relation to this S.ata,
Taking for etarting point the Mississippi
River, which is Is feet below Fort ArmstropF.
or 7s feet below the level cf the lake al Chica
go. Cedar RiYer il feet below and the road
bed II feet above the lake Iowa River ia 9
feet and the road bed IS feet a5ore the lake.
At this point commences the accent Of the roll.
lug table landa that form the vast stretches OF
psalrio bei~een the Mlssiasipni aud Missouri
Rivera. From Davenport 10 Cedar River the
eye scarcely t|pde tree OF bush to enliven th4
monctopY; eFeu the farm houses are destitute
OF thoss little patches Of artificial protection 80
often rnet With in 1lIinoif, and yet it ID here
where protection is most needed Iowa Ctr is
vel! located, its undulAting surface, gives am.
pie dEsinage, aud yet not 50 much Of decly1sy
aa to be iuconvenieut. The river cuts through
tho Archtmidez aud granitsl atrata OF time
stone, from which abundant building material
is obtained: The old State House il used for
the state University and gives promise Of use,
tnlnsss. The public schools ars in q hourishing
condition bnt for this they are more indebted
70 good tescters and public spirit than to any
inherent value in the school Law Of this Stale.
which is sort OF battledore between tbs Leois.
lasnrs and Board Of Education The cour.
house il the best building Of the kind rest Of
Chicago, and cost cont &6o, 900. The streets
are clean, and businesa though dead oase sjens
of shritt Thu emigration passing through here
has the effect Of keeping up st,r in the streets
and prevents general despondeupy, One
thing struck rs with much force, and that is
= a1spoaas'on on the part Of the hotels
to g'se you the worth Of your money. We nut
up A. The hutchinson House, kept by HI. Fa,r-
caEa $500 beds, clean rouns aud an ample to
we're told were eouaIiy vrH keof T4ts 49, ac
count in part fur tue popularity Of lows Civ.
men,s in favor Of any place. Give A one n a1G la1
breakfast, charge him half dollar for il send lin
ont to zee the loan, and nine chances r. 1en s na