Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-04-13
Black Hawk, Butler, Grandy and Hardin
nE" GE IL Counties. 80 i4

a# @f@ ~ Counties. Ea l
The Davenport Gazette has an ablc
OH "Iowa; Its Invitations
to Immigration--Its rewards to Enter
prise and Industry" from which wo
take the following: g ,glu
fe,.t-s BLACK HAWK COUNTY. u.. u~
Black Hawk County, of which Wa
terloo Is the county seat, is traversed,
near its center from east to west, by the
Dubuque Il Sioux City Railroad, and
from Cedar Falls north by the Cedar
Valley Railroad. The Cedar river pass
eS through II from the northwest COR
ner of the county to the southeast, fur.
with its tributaries, abundance
of water, and, on the main stream, sew
eral very superior water privileges. Co.
dar Falls, 100 miles from Dubuque, one
of the most prosperous towns in north
ern Iowa, is located by the site OF one of
these, claimed 10 be the best water pow
er in the State. This Is already an inn
portant manufacturing town, several
mills, wooden factory, &C., being in op-
Grafton, as well as the center OF all ex-
tensivc agricultural commerce.. Tim
ber is not abundant, yet there Is u good
supply. Soil very good. -. .. ..a.-....
Senator j. b. Powers, who is resi-
dent of Cedar Falls, writes us:
"A railroad Is being built from Cedar
Falls to Toledo lava Central anoth-
er up the valley of the Cedar. Already
two railroads are running through por-
tions of the county.o "a large
number of improved farms can be pur-
chased at fair prices of parties who make
it their business to improve and SELL"
Population, 12,307. Products: Spring
wheat, 1883; winter wheat, $50; oats,
1850; corn, 1910; rye, l4,6O; barley,
37,2s; potatoes, 1928; wool per sheep,
2,B4. ... -.....
School lands, SO 10 Sc per acre. Other
unimprovcd prairie within five miles OF
county seat, $5 to S.; more distant, 50
to SO. Timber land--oak, hickory, ma
plo, &c.--$3O to $50. Building stone
plenty and cheap. Lire, ditto. No
coal. Wood So per cord. ." .." q .''
BUTLER COUNTY. '
Butler County Is watcrcd by the Shell
Rock, Otter Creek, Pine Creek, and
other branches of the Cedar, OH which
streams are excellent water privileges
and a good supply Of timber. The prair-
les are somewhat broken in some parts
of the county, but generally rolling and
supplied with choice stock, imported
by the "Ohio Stock Breeding Associa-
ton" The ID. & =. G.. II. X. passes
through the south part of the county,
Butler Center is the county seat.
Population, 5,O05. Products: Spring
wheat, l3,4l; winter wheat, 8; oats 81,
5s; corn, 1857; rye, 1884; barley, l0,-
IL; potatoes, lO4,4s; wool per sheep,
,43. r.... .....t0 ....r-
School lands are for sale ut from S2.7j
to 1915 per acre, onethird cash, bal
ance on ten years credit at 8 per cent.
interest. Timber land--oak, hickory,
walnut, maple, &c.--SlO to $50 per acre.
Prices of other lands, wages, &C., about
same as in arundy county, given be-
low.
GRUMPY COUNTY. ..-..
Grundy County, not organized until
1856, has but q sparse population--l ,332
and offers abundance Of room, as well
as excellent advantages to settlers. The
northern, southwestern and southeast
ern part of the county Is well watcred ;
the central portions less so. Timber IL
scarce, and settlers have, to n great ex.
tent, recourse to adjoining counties iol
full supplies. The soil is excellent and
prairies rolling. Tho markets are OF
the railroad-north in Butler county
and east at Waterloo. Grundy Center
il the county seat .'
Products: Spring wheat, 1887; win.
ter, none; oats III, 20; corn, 33, SO; rye
1878; barley, 1871; Irish potatoes, 70,
76; wool per sheep, 2, 40.
School lands, 1915 to $500 per acre
two-thirds of purchase money on time
ut 8 per cent. No timber land for sale.
Unimproved prairie, $3 to So per acre.
building stone, soc per perch. Lime,
. to 35c. No coal. Wood, "a to So per
cord. Pine lumber, $50 to 60 per NJ 4;
hardwood, $40 to $40. Mechanics, So, SO
to SO per day; farm hands, SIS to S25
per month.
..#rs... HARDIN COUNTY.
Hardin County has an almost mex
haustiblc coal field, u great abundance
of excellent timber, superior building
stone Qimestonc), very valuable water
powers, especially at Iowa Falls, and is
well watcred by the Iowa River and its
branches, Few counties in the State
possess superior advantages for manu-
development. The Dubuque & Sioux
City Railroad now passes through the
northern part of the county, being COM
pleted to Iowa Falls. Ellora Is the
countyseat. #...a
Population n0fcounty, Ssh Products /:
Spring wheat, 10; winter wheat, 1857 /;
oats, 33,47; corn, 3S,OS; rye, 1870; bar
ley, 9,6i; potatoes, 1886; wool per
sheep, 3,2l. |
School lands are To be had at % to
S. per acre, two-thirds of cost on ten
years credit ut 10 per cent. interest. I'm
improved prairie within five miles OF
county seat, $3.50 to SO; more distant,
50 to So; timber land--oak, hickory,
maple, walnut, &c.--$2O to $50 per acre.
Building stone eabundant---cost nominal.
Lime 80 cents per bushel. Coal abund-
ant, Is cents per bushel. Wood, So to
SO per cord. Pine lumber, $50 to $50
per NJ; hardwood, $50 to $50. Mcchan-
les, SO per day; laborcrs, 80; farm hands
S25 to S35 per month.
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Took HIM AT His OWN LOGIC
Gov. Aiken, Of Alabama, called upon
the freedmen near his place on Johosse,
u few days ago, and proposed con-
tract to them. Now" said he, 8. the
land is entitled to one-third of the crop,
the implements, mules, horses, rations,
etc, another third, and the labor onc-
third. I will give the land and the pro-
visions, implements, ETC., and give you
one-third OF the crop for your labor" /"
They told him that his proposition
was very fair, but, having vivid recol-
lection Of how he used to feed them in
days gone by, they would prefer to
change it around a little. so that they
could find their own rations, mules,
implements, ETC., and give him one
third Of tho crop for his land just
what he said 1t was cntitlcd TO. The
Governor left without making an agree
ment, thinking, doubtless, that freedom
had put some very impracticable ideas
into their heads, and that II would have
been far better for them ii they had
continued slaves.
CLEARED OUT.--A short time since,
one Elias Rumple and another Satanic
worthy established themselves in the
lower part of town for the purpose ol
dealing out liquid damnation to their
fellow men. or course mono but those
who could "keep dark - were expected
to call for the ''craythur.'' This work.
ed we'll enough for time but the place