Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-08

for manufacturing, Rock Island posses.
sUs1vssssgssgvssser sbassaes ss0eA
in favor Of any other place IN the North
West. n
It's Water Poser is unsurpassed; the
Island, though At the terminus u, IS
nevertheless . the Rspids. the tall from
the head to the foot Of tho Island Is
nearly seven feet, (6 90 1907 which by
feasible Improvement and at an incoo-
sioersble expense may be readily IN
creased to thirteen and a halt feet, thos
controlling over enc third Of the volume
of the great river, aud At the same time
greatly improving i.s navigation. .
1t hss been estimated by an inteIli- |
gent engineer, and we doubt not cor
rectly, that tie hydraulic force properly
belonging to the Island capable ofprac.
,icable and economical appropriation,
without detriment TO the navigation OF
the river, is over twenty thousand horse
power. This power has been improved
and made available to a considerable ex-
tent, by the erection Ct substantial
stone dam, reaching from the upper
end Of the Island to the Illinois shore,
where there are more extensive mills
and manufacturing Establishments whose
hydraulic power is obtained from this
source The workings of this power We
know to be constant, regular and rell-
able, and Exempt from interruptions
from ice, drought or high water.
Steam Power may also be made
variable at this point with greater con-
yenience and at as little expense as at
any other place IN the West.
local, LuMsER. IRON, COPPER, LEAD, LIMESTONE,
SAND, FIKE CLAY, BRICK CLAY AND BUILDING
| srONg.
| CLAY-The supply Of Coal OF the
best quality is inexhaustlble. The great
coal fields of illinois and Iowa, extend
within few miles of the Island, and
from which two species of coal are OBJ
tanned, the Camel and the Bituminous,
the former OF an Inferior and the latter
of very superior quality, tor maIutac
turing as well as other purposes. The
depOsi are in the river bluffs OF the
vicinity, in veins, varying from three and
a half feet to seven feet in thickness,
and are more accessible as well rs OF
greater extent than in any other portions
Of the States named. The present draft
, upon the mines already opened for sup
plying the wants Of the immediate neigh,
borhood, is about 100000 tons per an
mum, OF which IS 900 tons are del'v.
cred at and through this point upon the
: river. Railroad tracks connect tho
Island with all the principal mines.
Lumber and wood used for building
materials are to be had in abundance on
the Island and IN its immediate vicinity
The wood lands of this section occupy
:. about one-fifth of the entire surface
:. The growth consisting Of white, red an'
burr oak, black aud white walnut, vel
. low poplar, wild cherry. sugar tree
= maple, linden, red and white hickory
yellow birch, dog wood, etc. Had woo'
lumber Of the various kinds used il
7 building, or which would be requisite i
the construction of arms, is obtained a
prices about the same as are paid to
~ pine lumber. The Upper Mississippi
:, lloats by RATS of all the varieties of tin
Der Indigenous to that vast reg'or
From SO,OOO,OO0 to lOO,00O.OO0 feet O
pine tmber and lumber are annual
ID brought here and pass this point on tn
er iron OF superior Yua'i.v 10 100000 .
n InexhaustibIe quantities in convenie1
proximity to Rock Island, and altar
al able at reasonable rates. The Iro
AZ Mountain and Pilot Knob region j
Missouri, on the one hand, and til
mines OF Lake Superior on the Other
abound In the choicest ct Iron Ore.
which are shown by the severest test
to be superior to any other on the con
tinent, and fully equal IN tenacity all
malleabl!ity to the best Russian an
~ Swedish Iron. From both these region
y the facilities for transportation, by bot
. river and rail, are as already stated
cheap, certain and convenient.
u Copper abounds in the mines of Mis-
= sour, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Mich
gan. The same region that supplies til
- best Iron, is also celebrated for tn
quality and quantity of its Copper.
a Lead is toun! IN abundance 10 IIlinoi.
I" Iowa and Wisconsin, at less than TO-
0 miles distance from Rock Island.
!" Limestone, producing lime of tn
0. whltest and purest kind, is found in tn
o immediate neighborhood, aud can b
!" procured with as little expense as at an
.. point 10 the county.
9. Building Stone, Sand, Fire Clay am
', Brick Clay are found in inexhaust,bl
:" quantities and in quality rarely surpas
: sed, on the Island. TIE Importance O
"a having these indispensable articles g.
u convenient, in the erection of an Armo
{: ry, can only 1e appreciated by thcs
L who know their value.
PRICE AND srpPLY OF LABOR.
The present supply of labor IN the me
IS chanlcal and industrial arts in the town
II Of Davenport, Rock Island, Molioe an,
re Gilberttown, is larger, and the skil 9
Is their artisans equal to that fouad in an,
d Of the cities OF the West. In the fou
D, places named, either OF which is not owe
q one half mile from the Islanl and al
u within . radius of three miles, contain
ing an aggregate population of 10000
there are more manufactures than a
e any other point IN the North. West out
IS side OF the large cities. For the suppl,
: OF timber and lumber there are saw
J. mills and planning mills, most Of them o
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