The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-02-07

structions to Senator Doolittle, asking him
to resign The reelection of Senator,
Howe, and the adoption of the ConStitu-
tional Amendment.
We notice bill for an amendment to
the Constitution providing for Biennial
Sessions has been introduced. We hope it
will be carried through. We have not noticed
that much progress has been made upon
the revision of the law for the assessment
and collection of taxes.
The future Of St. Louis Black Diamonds"
An Iron observation-disclosures
Railroads of Missouri-"S58,600".
Correspondence Of the Kenosha Telegraph.
EDITORS, TELEaRAPH.-The "Democrot,"
significantly asks, ''shall st. Louis be the
manufacturing centre of the continent, or
shall it sink to the level of third rate city.
The importance of this problem seems at
length to have impressed itself upon the
minds of leading men, and to have engag-
the attention of the merchants of this city.
There can be no question but that Mis-
souri, possesses inexhaustable resources
minerals, and very great internal advan-
tages for manufacturing, but she has here
tofore relied too much on these natural adj
vantages on her unparalleled navigable
rivers, and her agricultural productions. to
enrich her people, to build up her cities and
to foster her growing commerce and st.
Louis begins to realize that comprehensive
system of railroads, reaching not only to the
remote borders of the State, but beyond the
States of Arkansas and Texas, as we'll as to
Kansas and Iowa. is essential to her growth
and prosperity. This has been partially &C
coDplished, & the Missouri Pacific Rail Road
extended to Kansas City, and by the North
Mo. r. r. to connect with the Iowa Central,
but there are still vast regions of the State
unopened to settlement for want of roads to
reach the distant markets. This want is in
measure to be supplied by the completion
of the Southwest branch r. R., now un-
der thes efficient management of Gen Ere
mont and his associates, they having re-
Gently purchased this line from the State =
This road branches off from the ''Missouri &
Pacific, at Franklin, 20 miles west of st.
Louis, taking south-westerIy course. After
crossing the valley of the Gasconade river
it rises gradually to the most elevated part
Of the line in Webster Co.--1220 to 1900 #.
above the ocean, thence through Green,
Lawrence, and Morton Counties, it then de-
oends the gentle southern slope to the State
oundary-ultimately to reach Fayetteville
orHo nd fhnV, H.
Texas.
This table land has rolling surface with
gentle slopes towards the rivers, and no
mountains, arid plains to disturb the equita.
BILE temperature which usually prevails at
that altitude; and there being no swamps or
overaowed lands from which noxious va
pors can arise, the climate is most agreea-
Die and salubrious. The summers are long.
temperate and dry, the winters short and
mild, aud no climate can be better fitted to
a luxurious growth of the products of the
temperate zone This section OF the State
contains rich deposites of lead, copper,
zinc, cobalt and nickel, besides very
extensive beds of Iron ore. There
have already been opened in the southern
portion OF the State according to the pub
lished geological report 216 lead mines. %
copper, and 80 iron mines, all of which will
be worked with profit when this road is
built. There are also quarries of the finest
limestone for building purposes, and an in
lnexhaustibIe supply of the most valuable
kinds of timber is found in the bottom lands
bordering all the streams.
A striking characteristic OF this part of
the States, is the great number of springs,
and the volume Of water supplied. One of
the largest is known as Buyers spring."
which rises in a secluded spot, forming a
small pond, from whence it flows away a
STRAIN rs feet wide and averaging foot in
depth with velocity of 90 yards min
ute; discharging 555, 800 cubic feet of wa
ter per hour. This water is very pure and
SOFT atfording the, finest kind of water-pow
er for manufacturing purposes showing no
perceptlble fluctuations in wet or dry sea-
sons This is but one of many large springs
rising IN this table land, affording an i'm
mense wateTpower, which will in due time
be employed in converting the raw mate
rial aboundidg in this region into nearly
all the tabricks and implements REQUIRED by
a civilized people,
st. Louis is just now especially interested
# not excited over the discovery of a caal
field, producing black diamonds, so pure
and free from sulphur as to be used in smeIt-
ing iron ores, without the labor and ex-
pense OF coklng, which is desideratum in
the manufacture Of iron, and for the want of
which, this branch of manufacturing has
made but little progress here. This coal
was found at Chester, below the city a few
miles, and on. the east bank of the Mississip
pi and so can be transported by water at
small cost. saw a sample Of the coal at
the Office of the missouri Consolidated
Mining Co." 222 Pier St, and am convinced
that 1T is OF the very purest quality The
vein is Blk feet thick, and supposed to be of
vast extent. On Chemical test it was
found to contain less than half of one per
cent. of sulphur, and only 81 per cent. of
ash, while that now used here contains 154
OF sulphur, and 134 of ash.
Ii present indications are fully realized in
developing this coal mine it will inaugur-
ate new era IN iron and glass manufactur-
ing mere, and Pittsburgh must 'look to her
lause!S' she would maintain her suprern-
aey. IN these leading branches of her manu-
featuring interests
mere Is not In the known world so re-
markable deposite of iron, as that of the
Iron mountain, near st. Lonis
AS an illustration of the capabilities of
this iron ore; horse sheer Mr.. John RrS
by OF o. Morgan st, has just made a set of
shoes from lump of virgin ore from tie
iron Mountain, to be sent to the Paris exh;-
bitIon. and also shoe half made and ad-
herring to the original mass of ore, showing
beyond cavil that the sqaure bar was ham.
mered out by the smith, directly from the