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A Glimpse of Iowa in 1846
By John B. Newhall

CONTENTS

Page Page
General Description of the Valley of the Mississippi 9 Mahaska County 44
Iowa-situation, boundaries, &c 10 Statistics of do. 45
General Description 11 Polk County 46
Face of the Country 13 Fort Des Moines 48
Soil 14 Monroe County 48
Productions 14 Iowa County 49
Timber 15 Poweshiek County 49
Rivers 16 Black Hawk County 49
Prairies 16 What productions are most profitable to cultivate 50
Climate 19 Remarks upon Wool Growing, &c. 50
Public Lands 20 Statistics of the Lead Region 55
Counties-Lee County 21 Zinc Ore 56
Des Moines County 23 Iron Ore 58
Louisa 25 Average Prices of Cattle, Cows, Sheep &c. 59
Muscatine 26 Prices of Articles of Family Consumption at Retail 60
Scott 27 Prospects for Mechanics and Laborers 61
Clinton 27 Persons best qualified to emigrate 62
Jackson 28 Government 63
Dubuque 29 Judiciary 63
Clayton 30 District Prosecutors 64
Buchannan, Fayette and Delaware 30 Time of holding Courts 65
Jones and Cedar 31 Chief Towns 67
Linn 32 Burlington 67
Johnson 32 Dubuque 72
Henry 33 Fort Madison 79
Jefferson 34 Bloomington 81
Washington 35 Davenport 83
Van Buren 36 Keosaququa Directory 85
The Turkey River Country-Ft. Atkinson, &c. 37 Mt. Pleasant Directory 87
Winnebago School 38 Fairfield Directory 88
The New Purchase 40 Keokuk Directory 89
Counties in the New Purchase 41 Iowa City Directory 90
Wapello 41 The Constitution of Iowa 93
Ottumwa 42
Davis County 43
Appanoose County 43
Keokuk County 43

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