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great lumber centres ; and presently reach Dubuque, which 13 situated
in a rich mineral region. The lead mines are very productive, and
of wide extent. Dubuque has a great number of manufacturing
establishments; among them a plough factory which has for
customers all Christendom iu general. At least so I was told by an

agent of the concern who was on the boat. He said__

«You show me any country under the sun where they really know
how to plough, and if I don't show you our mark on the plough they

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use, 111 eat that plough; and I won't ask for any Woostershyre
sauce to flavour it up with, either.'
All this part of the river is rich in Indian history and traditions.
Black Hawk's was once a puissant name hereabouts; as was KeoknVs,
further down. A few miles below Dubuqoe is the T&fce da Mori—
Death's-head rock, or bluff—to the top of which the French drove *
band of Indians, in early times, and cooped them up there, with death
for a certainty, and only the manner of it matter of choice—to starve,
or jump off and kill themselves. Black H&wk adopted the wmys of
the white people, toward the end of his life; and when be died be
was buried, near Des Monies, in, Christian feshion, modified by