The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-07-04

produces large crops of wheat, corn,
oats, rye, barley, cotton, garden pro-
ducts of all kinds, and in fact any
thing that can be grown In Iowa
The soil is from one to ten feet in
depth and will never wear out. Not
an acre in twenty of this beautiful
region is In cultivation. have seen
no apples here; but peaches grow
in abundance, and fine varieties
are raised. The corn crop is now
made, and | have been eating
bread from new wheat -four for two
weeks. The wheat crop this year
will average thirty, and corn about
sixty bushels per acre. The cotton
looks fine and they produce from a
bale to a bale and half of ginned
cotton per acre, worth 800 per bale.
They tell me one man can plant, cul-
tivate and take care of twelve acres
Of cotton, which alone would give
him an income of $1,000 per year.
The title to the land is in the State,
but man can get a homestead OF 160
acres for about $4,000. Millions of
acres in the strip I mentioned are
get unowned. One thing about this
country is that a man does not have
to feed his stock, everything he raises
he can sell. The great trouble is
that this is too good country; peo-
pie can live with too little work and
become lazy. Let man come here
from Iowa and work as hard here as
he did there and he will get rich in a
few years. This is a great country
for a poor man, for ten months in the
year it is more pleasant living in
tent than house. came here at
the wrong season of the year, and
my advice to any one would be to
come here the last Of September,
then as you advance into the hot
season you become used to it so that
you run no risk; but for man to
come from the cool climate of the
north to the almost torrid of the
south, as "ye correspondent" did, is
very prOstrating to the nervous sys-
tenn. The climate here is excellent,
the air perfectly intoxicating, pure
and healthy. A cool breeze constant
ly blows, either from the Gulf on the
south or the Rocky Mountains on the
west. The nights are cool and pleas
ant, and you can always sleep with
two covers over you. 1t is the re-
freshing and invigorating nights
rest that gives a man strength to
withstand the heat of the day. Ca
tarrh ana consumption are unknown
here. 1t never originates in this
climate, and it is my opinion that
this climate will work an entire cure
of either disease if the person comes
in time. The first persons 1 met in
this country were Messrs. HeDness,
Cone, and Mahanna, all from Jeffer-
son Tp., Mahaska county. All Were
looking well, and the meeting was
very pleasant. The two former gen
tlemen are here buying cattle. Mr..
Mahanna has come here to make his
home. We met at relation of Mr..
Henness-Col. Days, and was en-
tertained by that true gentleman i'll a
style that an Iowa man could well
envy. Messrs. Henness and Cone
start north this week with their cat
tie. Society here is quite good
The people are kind and intelligent.
You will be surprised when / tell
yOu tIldI nave seen Dul OuC iCFoi
yer in the State, and that was slung
to a negro policeman. Things are
as peaceable here as in Mahaska.-
This part of Texas will be all cut up
with railroads in a very few years.
We will have direct communication
with St. Louis before Christmas
There is a vast immigration to this
State now; but the hot weather has
stopped a part of it. Not less than
10000 people will come to the State
this fall. have not located yet. l
would advise no man to come to this
State: but would say, come and look
at the country, and when once here
you will never leave. The moon
light nights here are the grandest,
lovliest things the country Affords
They agree with my ideas of Italian
moonlight nights, and the only thing
wanting to make it second paradise
here is to have ONE of Mahaska's
fair Fees by your side to reflect the
silver moonbeams and tempt you
with loving smile to partake of the
forbidden fruit. Byron spoke the
sentiments of my heart when he said:
" Meath Blessington's eyes the new paradise
Should be free as the former from evil;
But if the new Eve for al apple should grieve,
What mortal would not play the Deyll:"
] would ..-H
Very Respectfully yours,
1885,. w. Il. LACEY.
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