The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-07

~ the mali routes, out the state OF the c0un-
try generally, and retired to luxurious beds
and refreshing sleep. After anexcellent break
fast, Sunday morning, we reluctantly parted
with our hospitable Aiends and started a.
home, passing BY VI. d. Brewster's, Morris
Connelly's, Mr.. Moneys, Nj. Mathewss Saie
uel Williams, Wesley Hanuat 70 B. - Jor
Inns; had pretty gocd chat with hin On 4e
mail route matter, (he's a good talker) be
thought the hack could run the river road
very well except at high water, but was
willing to admit that the bluff road would
probably accommodate the largest number of
people, collect the most revenue, and be
psssable at oil seasons of the yeaf. Tic tAes
roate was on the river bank he did not want
the care Of a post Office, but thought Mr.
Hanna'si near the school house, would be a
good place. >.s :. s. =. 80. : - y
Mr.:Joslin is an old settler, has a splendid
stock farm of-eoO to 900 acres, fine house,
large barns and everything necessary for com.
fort. SIS .s'ee,- ssas 'ieaa1 Is ~
We came on down by Henry Angels,a
nice place, and by Dexter Taicott's, fine
200 acre farm, nice buildings &c. &C., not far
from Faicotts Ferry passed the houses of
Mr.. Isabel, John Mercer, and stopped at
Gregory Browns. Mr.. Brown is large farmer,
has over 500 acres, and is doing a good deal
in raising stock-especially hogs, ofwhich he
generally has the largest in the county. He
thought iffhere was any place in the wide
world where mail was needed it was in the
neighborhood from Hanna's and Joslin's down
BY his place to Cleveland 5 ferry. He knew
the difficulties to be encountered on that road,
but it was his opinion that Uncle Sam ought
to send a mail that way. The next place is
the elegant and tasteful residence of Frederick
Osborne, a 400 acre farm, of the best kind, a
beautiful house, barn, and every convenience
which money and good taste could suggest.
His views about the mail route were as deci.
ded as those of Mr.. Brown. He said they
| once had a post Office, below, at the Cor
| ton farm, now the McEnary farm, called
Fishport, with T.. B. Gorton as post mas
| ter, as long ago as l949, and that after
Mr.. Gorton was elected sheriff he Osborne J
kept the post office for time.
After pretty full discussion of the two
routes, we passed on by Lee Schafer's; next
| comes VIM. MeEnary's, a splendid stock
| farm of over 500 acres then by the fine
| place of James Searl, another excellent farm
of over 500 acres, with fine house, barn and
all necessary buildings. From Searls place
to Cleveland's ferry is short distance, and
there we found two old houses and two Ger
man families. The next place is Ira Wealth
erheads, the point where we again connect
with the bluff route, bringing us back to the
point of divergence. The route from there
home is the same as going up. We arrived
tired and hungry, but found excellent fire
in his parlor and a smoking hot dinner wait
ing for US. After dinner, a lounge, smoke,
and some of his choice concentrated cider,
we started for home, arriving at five o'clock.
In our imagination, we can now see al
most every farm, house, hill, valley and
stream, in the county, and we consider our
trip well worth the time and money it has
cost. We can see every post Office in the
county, and the route by which they are sup
plied-and we can see the vacant places
which ought to be supplied, and viii do all
we can to cause them to be supplied.
| Below Rock River the people are now
| pretty well accommodated, though there is
room for improvement in some places.
Above the mouth of Rock River, we have
! line of high bluffs, from the Watch Tower
to the Meredosia, running parallel with and
pretty close to the Mississippi River. Be-
tween this line of bluffs and the Mississippi
there are the offices of Rock Island, Moline,
Watertown, Hampton, Rapids City, Port By
| ron and Cordova, all on the Mississippi bank
and all supplied by railroad. On the east
side of this line of bluffs, from the Watch
Tower to the Meredosia, distance of S5
miles, there is only one post ofiice-Carbon
Cliff and there is great, wide, rich, farm
ing country, thickly settled with wealthy,
enterprizing and intelligent population. To
supply this population with mail facilities
has been our object,-and this new route, ii
properly located, and the post offices proper
ly supported by the people, viii accomplish,
it, permanently. The distances are about as
follows
From Rock Island to Moline ............. miles.
Moline to Coaltown ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 6 9
Coaltown to Carbon Cliff. ................ 5 IA
| Carbon Cliff to Beals ................... 8 10
Beal's to Wakes...................... 3 %
Wakes to j. b. Walkers announcement. 3 25
| Walkers to billions Observation-Disclosures. 8 rs
| billions to the Ferry 2 30
Ferry to Erie ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
Erie to Lyndon Observation-Disclosures. 9 46