What to see in America . 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. Photo by Brown Wheat near Des M
What to see in America . 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. Photo by Brown Wheat near Des Moines measure off their claims. Precisely at midnight a signal gunat the agency was fired. Answering guns rang out sharplyin quick succession from hilltop and valley for miles moon was shining dimly, and its beams supplementedthe fitful gleams of the settlers torches as they hastilymade their rough surveys, marked by slashing trees, or set-ting stones or stakes. Stage coaches furnished the chiefpublic means of conveyance in the region until the railroadentered Des Moines in 1866. In the northwestern part of the state, close to the Minne-sota boundary, is Spirit Lake, a popular summer Lake near by is also attractive. Down toward the Iowa 275 southwest corner of the state is Council Bluffs, on the mainroute of the Union Pacific to California. Its namememorializes a council held with the Indians in the vicinityby the explorers, Lewis and Clark, in August, 1804. Aninteresting experiment in the city is the use of Boy
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