The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-11-28

old class in the town, and he, after pefsect'
ing his s,tdies, became Principal Of the
school and held the place with honor many
years, and since then studied law and il
now County Judge. Another I" went
West;' another is missionary ii India;
another lawyer in Utica; another fas.
mer physician, while others, after arriving
to fun manhood, have long sir.e been laid
in the church yard or sleep beneath tht scs
The new building. which has taken the
name of Collegiate Institute, wss completc.
in 1855, and is constructed for young IL.
dies boarding house and chapel. and Is Iut
feet long bv 40 feet wide and Is four stories
high. The whole institution can accomme.
date between six and seven hundred pupils
After visit of some few days amongst
some old friends, enjoying the rare treat Of
apples, peaches, grapes and new, sweet cidtr
to be had here in great profusion, We Gu
gagged q carriage and visited other friends
at Canoga some twelve miles to the north
and east Of here by the shore Of the Cayu.
Ga Lake. In our trip We noticed the great
amount of improvements going on all thfo'
this rich farming region in the shape Of
undertaking We were told that the en-.
tire cost of these improvements is often
more than made up BY the increase in valus
of single crop. The drains are first cs-
tablished through all the lowest lands and
those places inclined to be wet, and from
those branches are carried through most Of
the dry land with much advantage. Tho
material used here is mainly kind Of tile
about foot and a half long, called the horss
shoe tile. 1t is in the form of letter q IN.
vcrted. In parts Of tho country where
stones are plenty, the bitches arc first dug
the usual depth (2s or 8 feet) and then i'll.
stead Of the tiles, half filled with sma1
stones, then filled with Garth. In very
many instances at the discharge Of these
drains there is never failing stream Of
water, making numerous convenient water
ing places for stock.
The once dreaded Canada thistle Las
long since got urdisputed possession of a.
most every acre Of land all about here, and
we were a little surprised to find so little
regret on the part of the people on account
Of it. On asking why they did not try and
get rid of them, we were told that it was
impossible and that necessity had compelled
them to get used to them; that the thistles
were so common that many people thought
they ''could hardly keep house without
them," which was no doubt true in one
sense, at least.
A ride by the shores Of the Cayusa laks'
with its bright waters flashing in the sun.
the many fine residences and noble farms
Of the eastern shore seen distinctly across
the lake, the steamers passing to and fro,
all formed a pleasant picture long to be re-
membered. Coming back to Ovid We again
took up our journey, and passing down to
the landing We soon found ourselves again
on board the steamer Arnot making rapid
progress up the Seneca lake towards Wat.
kins. We observe as We pass up the lake
the shores become more rocky, the hills
more steep, and the country rising much
higher than about the foot of either the
Cayuga and Seneca. This feature of this
country gives rise to many bits of scenery
Of rare beauty in the shape of hills and
rocks, and glens, and roaring water falls
Among those the most noticeable on the
west side are Rock Stream and Big Stream.
On the cast are the finest, and known a.
tloctor Falls. This last now forms lovely
sight, and is viewed by passengers on the
Elmira and Canandaigua Railroad with
much pleasure.
Landing at Rock Stream point on the
west shore, we found ourselves, after .
short walk up the steep ascent, among old
and true friends and were soon lost to the
hustle strife of the outer world, enjoying to
fullness ali the fruits of social life, mixed
with the fruits of the season."
Yours, L.K.H