A comprehensive view of our country and its resources.: Giving a brief outline history of the birth and growth of the nation and each state separately ... and following with graphic descriptions of the rivers, lakes, mountains, cities, soil, climate, productions, minerals, manufactures, internal improvements, commerce, finances, government, schools, religious denominations, etc., etc. .../ By Jas. D. McCabe, jr.

OUR COUNTRY AND ITS RESOURCES.
BURLINGTON.
copal Seminary are flourishing institutions. The city is lighted with
gas, is supplied with water, and is governed by a Mayor and Council.
In 1870, the population was 18,434. Many of the inhabitants are
Germans. Dubuque is engaged in a large river trade, and is the
shipping point for an extensive grain-growing section. It is connected with St. Paul and St. Louis by regular lines of packets. It is
also the great depot for the lead mining region west of the Mississippi.
Some of the best mines in the State are either within the corporate
limits, or in the immediate vicinity. The annual shipment of lead
from Dubuque is in the neighborhood of 10,000,000 pounds. There
is railway communication with all parts of the Union.
In 1788, Julien Dlub)uque, a French trader, built a trading house
at this place; but his colony was driven away by the Indians. He
instructed the Indians ill thie manner of working the lead mines. In
1833, the actual permanent settlement of the place began, and, in
1847, it was incorporated as a city. It is one of the most enterprising
and prosperous towns in the West, and is growing rapidly.
BURLINGTON,
In Des Moines county, is the third city of the State. It is situated on
the right bank of the Mississippi River, 45 miles above IKeokuk, 248
miiles above St. Louis, and 210 miles southwest of Chicago. It is
regularly laid out, and beautifully situated. Part of the city is built
on the bluffs, which rise, in some places, 200 feet above the river.
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