The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-13
IOWA ITEMS.

j. ". Dixon in writing from Cincinnati
says that every leading city on the continent
has its Iowa Headquarters. Cincinnati has
them in the business house of Mr.. Brazelton,
formerly of Mt Pleasant.
"A Post ofthe "Grand Army of the Re
public has been organized at Bloomfield.
See the Guard.
The Fort Dodge North West has lengthy
| and interesting account of the experiences OF
| a stage driver who was lost on the route be-
tween Fort Dodge and Sioux City, during the
recent great snow storm. He was lost on
Thursday and walked and crawed through the
snow until the following Monday afternoon be-
fore be reached shelter. The North Vest says
referring to his last day of travel and it is
the conclusion of the story:) beyond the
grove al a distance Of about one and half
miles he saw house. Having by this tim
almost entirely lost the use of his feet and
knees through the deep snow for the house.
Sometimes he would be uble to rise to his
feet and take few steps forward, when he
would again fall into the snow, and drag
himself forward once more. In this way he
managed at last to reach the house, having
been from daylight until o'clock in the af,
ternooD going two and half miles He had
reached the residence of Mr. Hicks, FIVE
miles West of Dayton and about thirty miles
Southeast ofthe point where he lost the road
He had been oat from Thursday at o'clock
until the next Monday at 2 clock, in the
severest storm the season, with the mer-
curry ranging at about Il degreess.below zero,
and had been on his feet during all Of the
time but about twelve hours. He had gone
four days and nighss without morsel Ct food
Of any kind and no drink bat snow. He had
only slept about FIVE hours in nearly FIVE days.
When We saw him he was almost entirely
helpless and very weak from his terrible suf1
feriugs. His face is turned black and pieces
Of flesh are pealing off. His feet are terribly
frozen, but the Doctor hopes TO save them
from amputation by removing some Of the
toes. lie will lose one ear and undouhtedly
be cripple for life. We doubt whether
there is another case on record of such fear
full suffering, heroic endurance, determined
energy and cool nnhinching courage, as has
been displayed by this stage driver. The
sleigh containing the mail, has been found
about three miles South of the Fort Dodge
road, and about half way between this place
and the Yates settlement. One Of the horses
was foand near ii, frozen to death but the
other has not yet been found''
The Belle PLANE Transcript gives a
racy history of that town. All through Iowa.
in places n year or two ago covered with
prairie grass, there is the raciest and reada>
blest of radical newspapers.
The Dallas Gazette says: Some weeks
since the Guthrie Fedefte made statement
on the authority of Sheriff Cummins, that the
coal bank West of Redfeld was in Guthrie
county. We have it from the proprietor Of
the bank. Mr.. Marshall that it is in Dallas
county, as We FIRST stated. He has, however,
found good vein in Guthrie county, but no.
IS good coal, or as much of it as the one in
this county. As we said some time since, it
makes no difference which county the bank is
in, SO that ii is there; but, inasmuch az we
stated the .fdets in our FIRST article, the Te-
dette contradicted that article, and will it not
correct the false impression made among it's
exchanges?
The Eldora Ledger says an effort is be-
ing made to test the value and usefulness OF
peat for fuel. In the county of Cerro Gordo,
the Board Of Supervisors have contracted
With citizen to furnish the county Offices
with peat fuel for one year. This will prove
the value OF this substance at once. Machine
~ will be brought on, and oil the properties
OF peat be established. As we have few
large fields of peat near town, the result of
their Experiments will be watched with In
terest.
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