The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-06-10

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TmroS, Iowa, May 3Olh, 1859.
Since nay last, the trains for pike's
Peak have ceased their westward fow,
through this place. Last evening the
first "Carayan" reached US from the
Plains. A number Of the Cedar County
Boys" came with e. Thorc is great dis
appointment manifested by those who,
a few weeks ago, were full ofhope--cS-
pecting TO reap, or dig a golden harvest
Those returned, bring mournhil tidlngs
from their deludcd brethren, who are stin
on the wide Prairics Of the West, They
say, that many Of them arc destitute Of
provision, and out Of money. They are
suffering much from want and fatigue.
Much fear is manifested BY the people Of
the Missouri River towns-ospocially
those that have been places Of outfit, for
Pixies Peakers. Il is reported that Den
yer City has been burnt. Kansas City,
Leavonworth, st. Joseph, Omaha and
Council Bluffs, Ore thought TO be in great
danger. trust that all fears will soon
be dispelled, and that those, whose great
thirst for gold has caused them be "sold,"
viii return quietly and peacoably, and
adopt the motto that has made many a
good man wealthy. "Lct well enough
alone"
What the effect Of this Gold excite
ment will be, is more than can divine.
We shall, no doubt, experience IL, in
due time.
The prospect for an abundant harvest
is fiattering The Wheat generally, looks
well, That sowod upon "latc breaking
is weedy. The rosin weed has choket
some "patches." The farmers arc nov,
ing these weeds they say il the tops ar,
cut OF, they will not effect the wheat an,
longer,
Farmers are expecting to receive
fair compensation for their grain. I'm,
mediately, upon the war news from Eu
rope, wheat has advanced thirty cents OF
the bushel.
There have been many ornamental
and shade trees planted out this spring
Many farmers have got tired of the pier
cling winds and to countaract them
have put out "Wind Breakers" Thes
wind breakers furnish to a great extent
protection for man and beast. They arc
for the most part, composed of Locus
trOcs but some are planting Cotton
wood, others Maple. and some a varie
ty Of forest trees.
1t is astonishing to behold the rOpi
: growth of those artificial forests; in
few years, timber for ordinary purposes
is produced. Had the early settlers re
sorted to this means of supplying them
selves with timber, they would not, nov
, lie under the necessity of hauling it q
3 far as they do.
: | sometimes hear Il asserted, tht
2 there is more timber in Iowa, than thel
4 was twenty years ago. This is unique
, 'ie'-hly'.a- -nlistake There are moi
4 trees, no doubt, but these are far fro
containing the amount Of timber, Man
! Of the earliest settlers made great mi
takes, when they first came to this cour
, try. They settled in the timber, an
some concluded they never could have
farm, unless they proceeded to make It a
they had done in Ohio and indiana
Much timber has thus needlessly been d,
stroyed. The truth is, unless somethin
is done to produce timber, the day is ne
. distant, whom we shall be destitute
, building and fencing timber But ther
is no necessity Of us being destitute
! is not half the labor to raise timber, thu
Q it is to clear land and put it in eultvr
Q tionj t
4 There has been considerable done I
fence with Usage Orange; but the o
: fort can not be called success. Som
hedge rows do pretty well but from SON
cause the Orange does not stand the viii
ter as hedge timber should. II requires
great deal of replanting each spring
!, keep up fence. The willow has recen
ly been employed for fencing, whether
will succeed better than the Osage o
ange remains to be seen.
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