The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1859-03-25
No24
Western Correspondence.
lutsEe. Hlnpls Co . low. Nareh, lO

oUtsEo. HiHpiS Co Iowa, March, 10
EpiroRs TiruS TnsuSE-The 'rrinEs" 10
this part Of Iowa, are DruDrDLruArD. Tie
uhest crop was = very small one--snd Vhatthsr
was, is unfit for bread Those who undertook
to uso Of Il, were msde sick, aud Nere compelled
10 abandon the use oft The s,n crop was
small in qu,ntiy but good In quality. Hogs are
scarce, here. The Hog Law is. 10 force IN this
part OF the atate-henco people end Il too rxpCn.
sivo 10 raise many "poRxrRs" Many Of those
who raiaed hogs. we're compelled 10 sell them 10
the "duvcrs,' ,mcn who buy hogs and cattle,
and drive them TO the railroad and ship them
east,) 10 get money 70 pay theirrAxrs, The no.
tato crop was small, and has mostly bevH con.
sumcdby the"rot" Deer and eIk have been
driven out Of the country by the Indians. Prai.
rie chicktnsond rabbits are abundant. The pco
pie generally live ON q "plsin. simple diet. -
Many subsist ou cotn-htcad aud Surphum mo.
lasses. Tho Sorghum crop, has been Of inealcu-
liable val, 10 this state.
To table drinks are, ruRE coin wkrA with
which this country abounds,) ard corn aud Whea.
coffee.
The dress here fully corresponds 10 the dot.
! ! have never before seen people 80 poorly clad
for winter The good housV.wivts ave tmploy.
cd, much Of the time IN FAroitNo otorura IL
is often difficult TO determine she original color
Of tho garment Many Of the children and some
of the mothers, have been without shoes, and
have gone about with rags tied around their feet.
sumo of the children are sent to school with
their feet thus clad Many OF the openings made
fur windows In dwelling houses are ''nailud up' p
When glass has been broken out, the space Is
usually allod by Loard fitted In, or some old
clothes' Few families here use candles In the
evening, or morning-thcy usually git hy the
stove aud "Whilo away" Tie hours Ia the dark.
Some Of your readers may think that am
making this worse Than Il really Is. Ny friends,
this is no overdrawn pio,urei Il is the atUbboru
truth. ] came here when speculation nan Wild
and entered land 10 make money on, and can
assvre y0uf readers that u ia not 10 my interest
70 publish thoae things. / do Il that those who
are comfortably situated elsewhere, may not be
"lurCdf from thrir homes by flaming advertise
ments of"ehoap bargains" aud great induce
ments." Ny advice to those who have good
homes is 20 keep them-improve them, and On.
deavor 10 bo content. | may never ho able sC
sell another, foot Of land, that lies heTe-nE II
60, rather than to sell It by AisRErarsEyrArfos
The land here ia Of good quality, beautifully Sit
uatsd--but II isfar from market, Railroads viii
no doubt reach hero In timei but when they dC
come, they will still leave us FAR wEsr. We
cannot realize such prices for our grain, az thost
who reside further east, Until wo can cstablisl
the great market center, here;whiCh apprehenl
will not be in my day.
} There are many Quakers In this county
These people have been better cared for shat
the remainder OF the population. The Quaker
Of Philadelphia aud baltimore have done mue
to provide for the wants of their Brethren, hsrS
, Thoy send large quantities Of clothing, shoe
&c.
II Is interesting 10 witness what paterual cure
> has been exhibited by these Eastern FRiEsns .
Almost every pair Of pants has a Pen-R knife. {
] Home money In lie pockets. Each coat a pair
stitiftniiaf and lauckef hatid r0hinf, fhu 4
dies dress pockets are filled with neCdles, PIN
scissors, gloves, thread Sc. 80. Any aud every
? thing, calculated 10 benefit, and 70 supply N
. present wants of the people, have thus been sen
| could not but notice these people, while N
goods we're being distributed. There was II
demonstrati ion Of thanks-no grateful feeling
manifested The articles were distributed b
, the "Heads Of the Meeting" and received b.
the members without note or comment tn
r scene put me 10 mind OF good children recoiyin
like ar lcles from their parents
Tho Pikos Peak fever Il raging tH mn alarm
ing exteut Nearly every Breaking Team {
this county Is engaged to 60 to the "gold dig
gins " AMAJoRIrY Of the people are anxious 3
go--mRny are preparing 10 go-some willget oI
and doubtless be BADLY FOOLED. q. {, N.