The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-12-13
On the Wing--No tes by the WAY.

MEssRs. EDITORS Having desire to see
a portion of the West, we started the other
morning, taking the Kenosha Accommodation
train at O'Clock, "a little earlier than we
were in the habit OF getting out,) and arrived
in Chicago about 81 O'Clock. On emerging
from the ears we discovered it was raining
hard and we had nothing in the umbrella
line to protect us from the wet. But we sal
lied out and across Wells Street Bridge, thro'
rain and some less than knee deep in mud
Through the day kept out of the mud and
rain as we'll as we could; while having some
dozen errands for ourself and others.
At ~ O'Clock p. NJ, we took the cars at the
Depot of the Galena Branch of the North
Western Railroad, and were whirled at good
rate on through the darkness and rain till we
arrived at Sterling, in Whitesides Co., ILL.,
Here we stopped over one train Sterling is a
smart business town, lying on the north side
of Rock river, of some five or six thousand in
habitants. The next train took us across the
Father of Waters" and we took look at
Clinton, a fOurishng town on the west
bank of the Mississippi. At this place large
amount of lumber is manufactured from logs
RATED down the river, and supplies large
amount of the lumber west of Clinton
Our next stop was at Cedar Rapids, a place
of some 5000 inhabitants. At this place there
is a large Wooden Factory, also several Flour
ing Mills, and Paper Mill. A large amount of
grain is marketed here, by the farmers around
the city, for miles in either direction This
place is connected with Dubuque by the Du-
bnque 81 South Western r. R.
! On the line of the railroad west of Cedar
Rapids are many little places springing up,
and some of them are ahead of Kenosha in the
amount of business done, although containing
not one quarter as many Inhabitants Belle
Plain, town but five years old, contains a
population of g, 900 inhabitants, and is located
on the north side of the railroad, and partly on
| a side hill and extending to the top,
where most of the Dry Goods stores are located
This place does a large mercantile trade, it be-
ing located in the midst of thriving farming
community.
Marshalltown, the county seat of Marshall
county, is another beautifully located place,
containing nearly 5 900 inhabitants, and is To-
Gated on an elevated prairie, which descends
on either side OF the village, giving beautiful
prospect in all directions
Here are our former citizens Messrs. LEE
81 BROMLEY, who are doing heavy business
| in Dry Goods, Groceries, Ready Made Cloth
| ing, and manufacturing to order a large
! amount of Clothing. They have store larger
than any in Kenosha The farmers come to
/ Marshalltown, when the travelling is good,
with produce at an average of 500 teams per
day. There are six large Dry Goods stores,
and was told that all were doing heavy bu-
Siness. There is a Wooden Factory built of
stone, costing SIS, 600, now in operation at
Marshalltown.
Boon about S. miles west of Marshalltown
is another new place doing large business
| The trade OF Boon, some Oft, comes from
the north part ofIoWa and southern part of
| Minnesota. At Boon you are called on to
change cars. and another train takes you on
through not so good a farming country, as be-
| fore, but through Coal region At Boon
there is an abundance of coal. The bed is
some 200 feet below the surface, but is mined
above the Desmoines river, which runs in a
deep ravine, and is worded out and drawn up
carts and wagons in roads made along the
side Of the ravine. The railroad company get
| their coal herb for the use of their railroad
| 1uc neAG pOlnI OF any note Is DenlSOn, the
county seat Of Crawford Co., and is about rs
miles from Council Bluffs; from this place to
st. Johns, So miles, the track of the railroad
Is laid, and the construction train passes over
it, and 10 few days the passenger trains will
&c. to st. Johns, which is the point where the
railroad strikes the Missouri river, and is q
miles from Council Bluffs, and to which place
the road is to be completed early in January
Council Bluffs has large trade with the emil
grants as well as the farmers around
| and contains DonnIo
ton OF 900. Omaha is miles southwest of
Council Bluffs, and on the other side of the
Missouri river. The communication is kept
by steam ferry. The river is about one mile
wide, and is very rapid, and the bottom is
qulcksand. Omaha contains 5000 inhabitants.
The buildings are mostly of brick The mer-
| camille business is largely done by Jews, al
! though many Americans are doing an extern
sive mercantile business Omaha is great
out fitting post for emigrants and this
railroad opens great trade with Nebraska,
and Omaha is the great point where the trade
will centre, until the railroad is built further
on towards the Pacific. Fl.