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NEV. ENGLAND FARMER 



JVSE 17, m*0 



[Continued frum page 414.) 

 As my readiTS may not be acquainted with llip 

 the fare of travellers in the west, I shall be more 

 particular with reg^ard to our accomuiodations at 

 this place, thuus;h I admit that I take an extreme 

 case ; but still a pretty good general notion may 

 be gathered from it. Brodie's grove contains from 

 100 to 200 acres, and there are three families liv- 

 ing thfre whose nearest neighbor is seven miles 

 off, and the nearest mill and grocery is at Belvi- 

 dere, 23 miles, and in this particuliir they are bet- 

 tor off than many others in the country by nearly a 

 day's ride. For our hon-ses we could obtain neither 

 hay nor '/rain, hut the young men went out into a 

 slough near by, and njowed some coarse grass, 

 which sufficed for uur beasts; for ourselves we ob- 

 tained soirie new corn bread in the shape of a good 

 'bick johnnycake with butter, and a bowi of milk, 

 which we ate, seated on a good oaken bench, it 

 being out of the latitude for chairs, and while thus 

 employed, a half grown chicken happened in at the 

 open window and laid claim to a share of the bnt- 

 teh Our supper over, we lighted our pipes and 

 began to lake a close survey ol the premises. The 

 house, or cabin rather, was of the ordinary con- 

 struction, being about 20 feet square, Uiiilt of logs 



counterfeiters, who are supposed to have a line of 

 stations from Wisconsin through Grand prairie and 

 into Mis:iouri ; and Driscol's and Brodie's groves 

 are suspected to be two of the princi|)a! posts, and 

 never was a country betier adapted to such a busi- 

 ness than this, these insulated groves separated by 

 smooth open prairie, where a pursuer may be seen 

 at a great distance, giving the rascals ample time 

 to make all snug and to conceal themselves and 

 their plunder by day and to ei-'cape by easy stages 

 at night. 



We breakfasted lale at Driscol's grove, tl en pur- 

 suing our journey, four miles brought ue to the 

 south branch of the Kishwaukie. Tliis is a rapid 

 and very dear stream. From thence to Belvidere 

 on the north branch is twelve miles, most of the 

 way over high rolling prairie. From the top of a 

 hili four miles from town is one of the finest pros- 

 pects in the country. We observed two men fol- 

 lowing us on the prairie, whom we lost sight of as 

 we descended the hill south of Belvidere. Instead 

 ofgoing into the village we turned to the right 

 and wont two and a half miles up the river to my 

 friend's house ; — the next morning we learned that 

 two saddles hr.d been stolen in the villa^'e, very 

 probably by the fellows that followed us: but our 



locked together at the corners, a door of goodly di- ' ^"'^^^ '""'' ''^''^ '" ""^ ^"''"^'^ stable, 

 mensions in the middle of one side, and a window ' Belvidere, the seat of Boon county, is prettily 

 exactly opfiosite upon the other side, with a huge | «'t»»tfd °'^ tl'^ edge of^ Sqaw prairie, w-^^iich was 

 fireplace at one end, and at one corner a rude lad- 

 der which served as an apdlogy for a staircase lead- 

 ing to the attic story. The cabin had been "chink- 

 ed and daubed" — that is,the cracks between the 

 logs had been filled with bits of wood and plaster- 

 ed over with clay, but this finishhad yielded to the 

 weather, in many places affording very' convenient 

 peeping holes, and giving good assurance that the 

 interior was well ventilated at least, and to com- 

 plete the elegance of the mansion, it was enclosed, 

 according tri^ihe fashion of the country, witl/ii 

 worm fence, to keep the Jvogs and o&ttle atia re- 

 spectful distance, 



We observed three or four athletic, savage look- 

 ing fellows, well armed with pistols, who had ap- 

 parently no business, but were loiinging about, 

 amusing themselves with violins, and who were 

 very inquisitive, with regard to our route and busi- 

 ness, and as they, seemed to fancy my friend's horse, 

 he was not a little uneasy lest the said horse might 

 be found absejit in the morning. We took care, 

 however, to shpw no concern, and kept our suspi- 

 cions to ourselves. Having carefully noticed the 

 whereabout of this dep of horse thieves, which in 

 fact it w^s, we retired early, and ascending the 

 ladder aforesaid, we took possession of a sort of 

 flock-bed uppn the floor near a good sized crevice, 

 through which we could, by the light of the moon, 

 observe all that passed without. Not long after 

 the loafers came up and occupied other beds simi- 

 lar to our own, and about midnight another came 

 from abroad, but finding all full he went away 

 probably to another cabin. Notwithstanding all 

 these circumstances, I was so fatigued with my 

 journey that I could not withstand the attacks of 

 Morpheus, and slept soundly until near sunrise, 

 when we arose and found our horses standing qui- 

 etly at the fence where we had tied them, and has- 

 tily putting on their saddles we left and went on 

 our way, grateful that we were still in life and had 

 horses to ride. 



I may as well state here that this part of the 

 country is much infested with horse-thieves and 



an old Indian settlement, on the north brajich of 

 the Kishwaukie or Sycamore river. At present 

 the village is not large but it is gaining fast, being 

 in one of the finest sections of country in the west, 

 and on the State road from Chicago to Galena, it 

 bids fair to become an im;)ortant town. It has a 

 small church, an academy handsomely situated on 

 a mound near the centre of the village, two public 

 houses, several stores, two sawmills, and a flour 

 mill. On the mound the skeleton of Big Thunder^ 

 a celebrated Indian chief, is still to be seen in a 

 sitting posture, within a small stockade erected by 

 the natives. 



The country about the Kishwaukie is chiefly 

 oak openings or barrens, though there is no lack of 

 prairie of the best kind, and immediatcdy on the 

 river there is considerable meadow or bottom land, 

 too low for cultivation, but the soil is firm and very 

 well adapted for grass, and the settlers depend up- 

 on these bottoms for all their hay. The Piskasaw, 

 a beautiful stream from the north, enters the Kish- 

 waukie one and a half mile east from Belvidere. 

 The water of these streams is clear and sparkling, 

 the ciii-reiit quick, and the beds hard gravel and 

 pebble.s. The water of the wells in this section 

 is clear and pleasant, and free from all impurities 

 except lirriO, with which all the water in the whole 

 western country is impregnated. I stopped in this 

 neighborhood about a fortnight, making observa- 

 tions and collecting information about the country, 

 the substance of which I shall give in another place, 

 (To be continued.) 



A Tale of Horror.— The New Orleans Times 

 publishes the following horrible tale, on the authori- 

 ty of a friend just arrived in that city from Illinois : 

 " On the 17th ult., two gentlemen, both strangers 

 in the West, had some dispute about the occupa- 

 tion of the back seat in a coach which runs between 

 Peru and Chicago. Each drew a pistol at the same 

 instant — each fired, and both fell to rise no more ; 

 for the contents of the loaded pistols had the effect 

 they intended to have ; the contents of one enter- 

 ing the body just below the heart — those of the 



other passing through the head of the opponent.— - 

 The driver, in haste, stayed the progress of his 

 steeds to ascertain the cause of the reports of pis- 

 tols, and, unloosing the coach doors, what a horri 

 ble scene did his eyes behold ! Two mon, who but 

 a few hours before, left the hotel at Peru, in social 

 mirth and glee, now weltering in their blood ! — 

 They were the only passengers, and both died be- 

 fore any aid could be called, the distance from anj' 

 house being some miles. Tlie names of the un- 

 fortunate individuals are supposed to be, from pa- 

 pers found about them, R. L. Winn and Jos. D. 

 Brown. The former had about $'.iOO in his pos- 

 session — the latter, $4.50 — mostly in Northern 

 funds." 



The JVhent Fields. — We are happy to learn from 

 all parts of the State, that the wheat fields never 

 looked so well and promising in Michigan as they 

 now do. The cold wet weather has had a most 

 favorable effect upon them. It is supposed there 

 is one fourth more wheat in the ground this year 

 than last. — Detroit Free Press. 



SIK* MI.IC WOIimS EGGS $5 PEit OUNCE. 



The Eggs of the cclehraled Sina MIk Wnnn, now ofTered ' 

 for sale, were raised in 1S3<) hy M. Camillc Heaiivais, super- 

 inlerrirnt of the experimental silk farm, eslahlished near 

 Pans, |py the government of France. The Sina Silk Worm 

 was uilrodiired to France from Chiir-i fiy Louis XVI. in 

 1764, and lias lieen proved by M. lieauvais lo lie supe- 

 rior to all oilier silk worms. They are also stated to 

 possess ihe precious properly of hatching simultaneously. 

 Just rec(-iveH, liy the suliscriber, from the Chevalier Hodhi, 

 who is ttie only agent for tlieir sale in France. 



Each sheet contains an ounce and is signed " Camille 

 I5eauvais." 



WII,MAM KENRICK, Newton. 



Or apply to JOSEPH BRECIC & CO. 



March M. eptf 



BROrSS/i MULBERRY SEED. 



We have recently received 50 1Ip3. fresh [Jroussa Mulberry 

 Seed, which we offer by the ounce or pound. 



March 11. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



BONE MANURE. 



The subscriber informs his friends and the puMi ', that 

 atter ten years experience, he is fully convinced that ground 

 liones torm the most powerful slimulanl that can be applied 

 10 the earth as a manure. 



Orders for Fone Manure or Oyster Shell Lime, left at the 

 Bnne Mill, near Treinont road, in Itoxhury, at the New 

 England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store, No. 52 

 Norlii iMarkct Street, or Ihrough the Post Office will meet 

 with prompt attention. 



March 4, 1840. 



NAHUM WARU. 



\Veek'g Treatise on Bees 



For sale hy JOSEPH bRECK <k CO. 



April li-i. 



NEW -\MERICAN GARDENER. 



FOURTEE.MTU EDITION. 



The New American Gardener, containing practical diree- 

 tions on ihe culture ol Fruits and v,.gelahles, including 

 Landscape and Ornamenial Gardening, Grape Vines, 

 Silk Slrawtjerries. «ic,, hy Thomas G. Fessenden, lale 

 editor of the New England Farmer. For sale by JOSEPH 

 BRECK & CO., 51 and 5-2 North Market Slreet. 



May 13. 



SII>K WOKMS EG<iS. 



Just received, a few ounces of Silk Worms Eggs, from 

 Smyrna, said to he of a superior varielv. Price S3 per 

 ounce, clean seed. JOSEPH BRECfC & CO. 



Ap ril I. 



PURE BI-OODKD STOCK. 



For sale, three young Bulls, 7 In 9 months old, from im- 

 proved shorn horn Durlium, Alderney, and North Devon 

 Stock. Inquire at this office. 



April 29 6t 



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 payjhle at the end of the year— hut those who pay williin 

 sixty days from the time of subscribing are entitled to a r e- 

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