Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-11


City hv the first of next month,
Speculation hero is rife; lots sold
last week for $50, cannot be bought
this week for twice that amount,
and they don't begin to be corner
lots either.
This is just the place for the spec
ulator, and Now is the time. The
city has the incest location of any |
saw on the route here, and has
many advantages which are destin-
cd to make it conspicuous in future
such rs lis probability of being Il
railroad junction its location near
of the Salmon, and has excellent soil
for agricultural purposes surround
ing il.
Labor is at II discount here, and
will be yet while, till capital seeks
n permanent Investment, which we
anticipate ii soon will, owing to nd.
ynntages,
Cur streets are ut times crowded
with enligrant trains. Look over
our pairi,s III all directions, as tlr
rs the eve can discern an object,
and the chances are generally, that
that object is m omigrant wagon,
1t is estimated that no loss than
two hundred thousand emmigrunts
will find homes in Kansas this year
The water is good and abundant
but wood is scarce.
There is no hel, of building ma.
tcrial in the shape of lumber and
stone. Magnesium lime stone easily
wrought with saw and chisel, and
abundant in quantity is convenient,
| This stone, though soft when quar-
rled, becomes, upon exposure to
the mir quite lnrd, and makes u
very durable building; and when
ART plays upon il, then docs il
become according TO design and
skill, grand or beautiful, Lumber
is reasonable in its prices.
We POSSESS good facilities for cd
ucaton here, but would not rec
ommend country school mnrms'
to cmigate vet to Kansas unless
they expect 10 teach aschool of one,
for the country is in general, lar be-
hind the railroad stations. Those
protesting n belief different to Bob
Ingersoll' havo pretty good oppor-
tunities here for practicingit. Ditto,
those who believe with Bob
AS to the people IN general here,
nearly all of them are directly from
the States cast Of us; most from
Iowa and Wisconsin. Several Wis
consin men were in our office this
morning, among whom was Madi-
son Underwood, of Highland, who
seems To be delighted with this
!. country He spoke when leaving
Of going To Clay county; he is full
Of speculation and don't know
where he will fetch up.
Ex-Governor Crawford, Of this
: State lceturcd here last night upon
"kansas nj the Centennial" \" He il
il fine speaker and delivered Il most
{ eloquent address, lasting two hours.
lie was warmly received, cspec-
q tally soon after one o'clock this
3 morning when he made himself
useful in helping to carry goods out
J Of several of the stores here that
, threatened 10 be demolished by fire.
| About $4,000 worth Of stock was
, consumed in les than one hour,
| not d circumstance 10 what might
! hive been lost were the wind blow
: ing.
East Of here two miles, il q nat
b ural curiosity, known AZ spirit
I Spring on d circular mound, in
r shape it corresponds 70 the mound
and il about 30 feet in diameter al
J the top. Its water is said to con-
+, tain chloride of sodium s parts;
8 magnesia 4 parts; iron 3;sulphur "a
e bromide Of potassium n. Parties
! here are said TO be engaged in bot.
! Ting its waters and shipping it east
9 for medicinal purposes.
! This il said TO be a fine peach
! country, and we have some nice
/ peach orchards near here.