The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-06

Iowa and Pixies Peak.
Some enterpising individuat;-- the paper.
forgot to tell us who, keeps list Of tn,
men and teams crossing the Missouri Rivc1
at Omaha City, opposite Council Bluffs
Iowa, bound for Pixies Peak. According
to This count, during the week ending May
14th, 1860, one thousand and seventy two
men, and three hundred and fifty-sever
teams passed over going towards the land
of gold. Being an average of fifty one
teams and one hundred and fifty three mer
per day, or three men to each team.
1t appears from this statement that by
far the larger portions Of these emigrants
were from Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and
Wisconsin. OF those who crossed as men.
toned above, 1856 teams and 5S4 persons
were from Iowa, Is teams and 242 persons
from Wisconsin, 40 teams and 14l persons
from Illinois, IS teams and 70 persons
from Minnesota, and the remainder from
Indiana, Ohio, Connecticut, Michigan and
Missouri. The question has beenasked are
these States losing wealth and population
by this continued draft upon their popula-
ton? Here we may remark, Wisconsin
exchange states that many portions of that
State arc being depopulated by the emigra-
ton to Iowa, Pixies Peak and Minnesota.
There is no doubt that many of the older
States will be affected by em,grations to the
West and South this season. The finan-
cial pressure Of the past two years, will
force thousands from the crowded marts OF
the East to the open and more inviting fields
of the West. So. ~g~-.s -..-s'
Iowa will lose nothing in wealth or num-
bcrs by the rush to Pixies Peak, although
it is probable that according to the popula-
ton this State has furnished more gold
hunters for the Rocky Mountain and Cali
fornia mines than any other State in the
Union. But, we are be lglad to be able to
state that more people come in at the East
than go out at the West side of the State.
The arrivals at the city of McGrcgor alone
will more than balance the departure at
Council Bluffs, and it is but fair to presume
that the arrivals at other points on the Mis-
sissippi will more than balance the out flow
ing tide of the Missouri. Indeed, it is a
fact too potent to admit of argument that as
far as mere numbers is concerned, the bal
ance is decidedly in favor Of Iowa. Again,
if the operations at the mines proves sue
cessful, Iowa will be greatly benefited,
probably more directly and more perma-
nently than any of her sister States. OF
those who have left for the gold regions
many were excellent citizens, men that the
State can lily afford to lose, but larger pro-
portion of the emigration is made up of that
idle and rowing class of men who are of no
real benefit to the community at large, and
if they remained would do nothing to ad-
vance the wealth or prosperity Of the State.
eve are happy to say, Clayton,county has
sent none of the latter class.)
There is one noticeable feature about the
emigration that comes to Iowa this season.
1t is of good substantial character. Men
with their wives, sturdy sons and daughters,
with good teams, a surplus of cash, and in
fact all that is Necessary to make themselves
homes, present fair sample of the new
corners. 1t is undoubtedly true that more
farmers, more working men, have and will
take up their final residence in Iowa in 1860
than in any preceding year. The tide of
emigration in '54-5 and was almost with
out parallel in point of numbers, but the
most of them who arc with us to-day are
settled in some of the many small villages
with which the State is dotted, where they
have spent all their means in town property
at the most ruinous wildcat prices, without
tilling foot of the soil beyond four-rod
garden spot. But, Laus Dec the day of
corner lot and Railroad land speculation
has passed away; those who are to-day
finding homes on our broad, rolling prairies,
are working men, who have the implements
of husbandry, the stock for daries, and the
indomitable energy that knows no such
thing as fail! The never firing, honest
and frugal Germans and Norwegians form
a portion of the mass, while New England
and the middle States furnish us with a
host of others, who, with the little savings
of hard toll upon the barren soil of the
East, will reap rich rewards from the fertile
fields of the West Iowa will furnish the
gold regions with as active a class Of for.
tune seekers as ever dare face the dangers
of mountains or plains, yet the incoming
tide of emigration will still rapidly increase
her wealth, numbers, and importance as
producing State. !
Pr. du Chlen.
The kindness Of Capt. SHERwIN and de-
sire to see our Wisconsin neighbor, took us
to Prairie du Chen, one day last week.
We found GREEN of the Leader busy at
work, and was pleased to learn he was
flourishing. The Courier Office was as nat
ural as life, and MERRILL as contentcd as
the "irrepressible conficts"-which natur-
ally arise with young men about to marry
would admit of.
Prairie du Chicn is fine town with many
points of attraction which our brief call did
not permit us to notice particularly. The
Lower Town is quite city Of ITSELF apds
the hustle incident upon the arrival and
departure Of trains gives it an air Of impor-
lance.
BY tho kindness of Gen. LA~nnn VIC
were favored with, a Wow of Wards Ice
Car. We have neither the time or space to