The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-06-14
kenOsl4e1, Wis, Thursday, June IA, 1860.

gent overseer of one of the mines, we were pro,
vided with suitable coat and lamp, aud per-
nitted to descend into the pit with him, a lit.
/ tie over 40 feet below the surface The coal
vein here worked is about five and half feet
thick, running nearly on a level, and has been
worked in various directions, over an area of
sixty rods in di ameter. The coal is quarried by
the mimers-loaded on to cars and drawn by
mule team to the main shaft where it is aised
to the top Of the ground by steam power. A
half an hours walk through the subterranean
passages of the mine, is amply sufficient to salts
fy ones curiosity, and he is quite willing to be
elevated TO daylight again.
OLD DU QUoIN.-THE SEMINARY.
One Of the localities of some interest in the
vicinity of Du Qoin, is ''Old Du Quoin" four
and half miles from the new town Old Du
Quoin is situated on the borders of the timber
land here a settlement was ma de twenty-five
years ago, and village commenced long before
railroads were thought of in this part of the
country. Old Du Q00in as village, is now of
no Importance whatever out the beauty of its lo>
cation cannot fail to command the admiration of
every one the ground is rolling, and the vari-
Gus kinds of shade and fruit trees that co YER
large portion of the place give it mostIdelightful
and rural appe arance. But old Du Quoin, is
chiefly noticeable on account of fine Female
Seminary building. erected here some four or five
years ago. A Miss Payne came out to this re
gon from New Eng land six years ago as a school
! ha ne bo
supplying the West with teachers, of which Or
ganization the late Gov Sade of Vermont was
one of the chief directors. Miss Payne having
pursued the occupation of teaching in this neigh
borhood a short time, conceived the project of
building first class Female Seminary. For
this object she made an appeal to the citizens
of the surrounding country, and to the benevo-
lent in Massachusetts, to assist in the enterprise
The necessary funds were raised, chiefly in New
England, ard a splendid edifce was built of
brick, four stories high, and finished throughout
in the best style The Seminary building stands
OH handsome eminence, and is embowered in
grove Of shade and fruit trees, and adorned
with Towering shrubbery about the premises -
Miss Payne opened the new Seminary under
favorable auspices, and subsequently got mar.
ried after this latter event the finances of the
institution became embarrassed the stockhold
er. became dissatisfied, and the property was fl .
nally put into the hands of ass gnees. The Sem
mary is to be sold at auct on next month and
It's to be hoped it will fall into hands that will
make 1t such an Institution of learning as it
should be.
This letter has alseady been extended to an
undue length had intended to speak of this
section OF country, as connected with health &c.
but must reserve that matter for another time
cannot conclude without expressing acknowl
edgements to j., w. Clement, merchant of Du
Qnoin, and formerly resident of Kenosha, for
attentions in furnishing every needful facility
for seeing the country in this vicinity. My next
will be from lower Egypt. f.