What to see in America . city which bears his name and the rich minerallands roundabout. He built a fort, carried on the miningof lead, and traded with the Indians until his death in1810, when the settlement was abandoned. Not until1832 were there any permanent settlements. In that yeartwo groups of emigrants established themselves down in thesoutheast section on the banks of the INIississippi, one groupwhere Fort IMadison now is, and the other in the neighbor-hood of Burlington. Des Moines, the metropolis of the state, became the capitalin 1857. It was originally a frontier fort built in 1843
What to see in America . city which bears his name and the rich minerallands roundabout. He built a fort, carried on the miningof lead, and traded with the Indians until his death in1810, when the settlement was abandoned. Not until1832 were there any permanent settlements. In that yeartwo groups of emigrants established themselves down in thesoutheast section on the banks of the INIississippi, one groupwhere Fort IMadison now is, and the other in the neighbor-hood of Burlington. Des Moines, the metropolis of the state, became the capitalin 1857. It was originally a frontier fort built in 1843, notto protect the whites from the savages, but to secure forthe Sac and Fox Indians the peaceful possession of theirhunting grounds until negotiations were completed for thepurchase of the land. The fort consisted simply of one-story log huts Iwith puncheonfloors for thetroops quarters,a storehouse, hos-pital, and stables. ^m|^-^ i|i||iBpiiH(pg]|«|j|g||,iCT^^ .i|^ \^^ Never has a finerfarm region beenopened for hu- T. The Mississippi ni^ak AIt. McGitJitiOK 274 WTiat to See in America man settlement than the virgin Iowa country, and thestories of its marvelous fertility gave a tremendous impetusto emigration. Even before the Indians title to the landhad expired many whites had slipped over the borders andspied out the most desirable places for settlement. Storiesare told of men roosting high in trees for days to keep outof sight of the troops. On the night of October 10, 1845,men were stationed in all directions from the fort ready to
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