Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-12-06

New State Road.-Dfssance 70 Council Bluffs.
The following important items were furnished to
the Ottumwa Courier by w. $. Townsend, who
with others, has been engaged in Surveying State
Road from Ottumwa to Council Bluffs, or Traders
Point. The regular state road thus laid of, must
be much nearer to the Bluffs from this place than
the one via Fort Des Moines. As the counties
named are very nearly west of US in direct line,
this new survey makes Burlington the most direct
thoroughfare for travellers going to Council Bluffs.
The road was surveyed under law of the last ses-
sion of our Legislature. The first section appoints
John G. Baker, John Webb, John Clark and William
s. To,cson, Commits sioners to Law and est.hish
the charlton Point, with the privilege o.
continuing it to Traders Point, on the Missouri
river. 1t was also made the duty of these commits
sioners to lay out and establish lateral or branch
road from the western part Of Monroe county to
Eddyville, in Wapello county. We look upon this
survey as q very important one, and we think it
demonstrates that Burlington is the nearest point
on the Mississippi river to Council Bluffs.
VIM. $. Townsend, Esq, and party, who have
been engaged in surveying the route for state road
from this place to Traders Point or Council Bluffs
since the 18th day Of August last, have returned,
having completed their labors on the 18th day Of
October. We are indebted to MI Townsend for the
following particulars:
The distance from Ottumwa to the Missouri
river by the route surveyed, is 223 miles, Is fol-
lows: To Abba 242 miles !; Charlton Point, in Luz
cas- CO. 272 miles; Wilson II miles; Lost Camp
miles; Pisgah % miles; Twelve Mile Creek .
miles; Nodaway 293 miles; Nishnabotany IS miles;
West Nishnabotany ls miles; Silver Creek miles;
and to Traders Point Council Bluffs 20 miles !;
and passing through the counties Of Wapello, Mon
roe, Lucas, Clark and the whole of the Pottaw alta
mie Purchase. The above points will be found con-
venient and suitable stopping places for travellers
settlers, who will be prepared to furnish sup
plies of corn, &c. The route follows very
nearly the divide between the head waters of the
streams flowing, on the one hand south, into the
Missouri, and on the other, north into the Dcs
Moines. The region Of country, through which it
passes, 10 represented to be OF the finest in the
state; exceedingly rich in soil well timbered re-
Jolcins in the finest springs and numerous
streams, and Astounding in rock, coal, &C.
The Jay is near at hand, when this whole region
Will be settled as densely as any other portion of
the state, by as industrious and worthy class of
farmers, we doubt not, as can elsewhere be found
Inc distance to the Bluffs, destined in our opinion
10 DC the most convenient and important point on
the now frontier, by this route, is a few miles
nearer than the route by Fort Dcs Mones passing
ior the most part over high,dr and level country
ana having the advantage of being already settled at
convenient points. 1t therefore commcnds itself
fasorably to travellers and emigrants We intend.
at some early day to call attention to the claims
OF the settlers this rout. for additional mail IA
cilities. ~ ..