Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-03

countered her wrongs. and with Sue Mundy
a their battle cry Of vengeance. pet petrated
deeds of blood which put to blush the In.
dian cruelties of former days. In this way
he came at last TO assume the name and to
be called everywhere a. Sue Mundy. lie
has met his Just fate At last.
POWeahiek County.
From the History Of Poweshiek County, By ". G.
Condt
LOCATION
Poweshiek County, Iowa, lies between
Al deg 80 min and AZ deg north latitude.
about the same parallel rs Cuynhoga Coun-
ty, O., Montezuma, the county seat being
exactly on the same line as Cleveland. The
centre of the county is hundred miles
west Of the Mississippi river, and fifty five
miles east of Dies Moincs, the capital of the
State There are five tiers IF counties
north Of this and three south. in the State.
II embraces townships 81, -, 80 and ~
north of the base line in Ranges, ID, H. 10
and 10 west Of the 9th principal meridian,
and contains 1903, 800 acres
SETTLEMENT
The first settlements in the county were
made by Richard B. Ogden, Jesse Hiatt,
y. Satcllel, Martin Snyder, Gideon Will
son, Isaac q. Wilson, Richard Chcesman
and j. Snocy Mr.. Ogden came to the
county in lal3, and Messrs Satchel and
l Chces,nan in 1874.
| ORGANIZATION, &C.
Poweshick County was organized in
April, 1s4s the first county commissioners
being Jacob Ycager. Martin Snyder and
Richard B. Ogden.
1t is said that the Judge who held til"
first Circuit Court in the county rode to
Montezuma from Robert Taylors. 10 miles
east. went through with everything on the
docket, and returned to Mr.. TaylOr's same
day.
| DEsCRIPTIOS-soIL.
| There is no better soil anywhere than
the soil of this county 1t is chiefly a rich.
black loam composed of vegetable deposit,
with clay sulsoil undcrlald with caris'n-
| ferrous limestone The depth OF this veg
ctablc dcposit which has been accumula-
ting for centuries varies from two to SIX
| feet. and is almost inexhaustable in fcrtil,-
~. The ease with which this soil ~ cult
waited is an item of great importance to the
settler. One man with "A team can tend
from forty to fifty acres Of corn we'll
| There is no waste land in this county.
| II can all be brought under cultivation.
| MINERALS.
| In the southern part of the county there
| is found to crop ont rock which Is sup
posed to belong Ia the upper beds Of the
carlnnitcrous limestone. 1t is used Tor IN
,lcrpinning to buildings, and makes excel
lent lime, from which the whole county is
supplied Bitumcnous Coal is also ahund
ant in the southern portion of the county
and doubtless both the Limestone and til,
coal may be found in almost every town
ship by proper effort There is an excel
} lent clay for brick throughout the county
WATER
There is not township in Powcshicl
county that has not an abundance OF liyin.
water. Several of the streams afford sufii
cient water for ordinary mill purposes
and vet none Of them are SO large a. to re
quire any expensive bridging, which j
quite an important item to the emgran
who is seeking home in a new country
The streams are all easily bridged, tn
channels being invariably narrow and deep
Wells are seldom deeper than fourteen feet
The very best Of water. sweet and clear. il
great abundance, is obtained at depth y
IL to IA feet.
CROPS
Il The average yield of corn is from sixt,
to seventy five bushels to the acre. Their
were many fields in this county the las
summer which produced seventy five bush
els. and not few hundred bushels to tn
acre. Of wheat the average yield is TWEEN
ty to twenty five bushels Of oats sixty t,
seventy. The amount of Sorghum syrul
produced to the acre will average abou
30 to 100 gallons; Of potatoes about 1O'
, bushels.
The climate here is delightful. TIT
winters are mild, unusually dry and unbro
ken from the first setting in till the open
ing of spring. Spring is more forward
than in central Ohio. The summers are
unsurpassed in salubrity. and indeed III,
whole year is uncqualed in this respect b,
the climate Of any other portion of tn,
, United States The heat Of the summer
season is greatly modified by the prairi,
: hreezes, which are constant: and thus tn,
fatigue consequent upon hard labor in til,
: open field, is very much lessened During
the warm seasons one may be in the opel
air at night and all night with impunity
No dampncss collects in the clothing tn
/ air is not chilly neither oppressive will
c heat; it is not laden with nnxious vapor
( arising from stagnant water and decayir,
! vegetation. In.thort the hcalthiuess an(
btauty Of the climate can only he under
stood BY being enjoyed.
PRAIRIE AND TIMBER
The prairie of Poweshiek cnunty is gen
orally rolling throughout its whole exten,
There are no marshes or swamps With,
her limits The timber is good and mucl
!. more abundant than in many counties O
!. the State.
~ POPULATION
In le0O the population of this court
wns 1870; in 1888 it was 1870 bein,, !.
?. increase Of 1.45O In three years Of "a
= having sent to the army in the aame t;m
her full quota Of soldiers. The census :,
turns for the present year are not yrt Il
= but tkey will doubtless show Z populatio
> Of about 5000. The county l. now rspi,
II y hlling up. At the last general electiu
= The entire vote Of the county was 1.4O0-
y ~ Republican. and 4e1 Dsmocatic