The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-07-24
CorIespondence of the Pilot.


Mr.. CROWLEY: When l started from
Manitowoo for this country, several of the
citizens there requested me to write and
tell them all about it. 1 have put it off
from time to time in order to get the full
particulars regarding the land, &c.
My intentions were when [ left Manito-
voc, to 60 to YanktoD. Dakota Territory,
where my parents now reside, but on my
arrival here, received letter from there,
stating that business was not very good in
the printing line, and that they had all
the help they wanted until the coming
winter. I Immediately made a ''break"
for the Journal Office here, understanding
they wanted help, and procured situation
ION the start" where am at present ems
ployed. It is Republican paper, as you
have seen from the papers have sent you.
Nevertheless, manage to get along.
Well, | am getting off Of the subject q
little, and will now try and tell you about
the country, as near as | can come to mat
tiers and things in general For miles and
miles around Sioux City you can see moth
ing but prairie and hills in abundance, with
the exception of across the Missouri, to the
westward, on the Nebraska side, there are
a good many miles of timber, mostly cotton
wood. Land, as general thing, is.very
cheap here, and would advise all young
men, who know anything about farming, to
come out here and get them a homestead
mot exactly here, but few miles above
here, in Dakota Territory One hundred
and sixty acres of land, for fourteen dollars
only, and live on it four or five years and
cultivate it, and by that time they will have
nice farm. you have any stock, bring
it along. If you have a span of horses,
and a. heavy wagon, cover your wagon
with canvas, pack up whatever furniture
you need, and come overland. Family af
ter family pass through here every day on
their way to the Territory to take up homes
steads.
1t they are single, they must coax some
| of Manitowoc's fair damsels to join hands
and come with you; and if they "can't see
it., take your chances on getting some one
out here. There is any amount of them
here that would be glad to get "spliced'
to some mice young man. from the East,
as they term it, aud settle down on home
stead.
In Wisconsin, and around Manitowoc,
hear you are troubled with the potato
bug and cut worm, but out here we have
the grasshopper yes, the grasshcpper
They come in swarms too numerous to
mention, and eat everything as it comes
up; but don't get discouraged at this.
have had plenty to eat so far, and my
chances are yet good. They don't make it
their home here, for at certain time of
the year they fly to the East. The sky is
sometimes black with them as far as the
eye can reach, when they are son the fly. ~
There is one good thing about Sioux
City, and that is, it is a strong Democratic
town. We were in hopes that Pendleton
would be our presidential candidate, but as
Seymour was our second choice, we don {
| feel very bad over it. We all know that
Iowa is Republican state, but the pros
poets are that il will not give Grant and
Colfax more than $4,000 majority.
We are having some very hot weather
so hot that shall have to draw this to a
close, hoping to see the Pilot oftener than
have heretofore. [ remain,
| Respectfully yours,
| G. FL. EDWARDS.