The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-26
NEW FERRY ACROSS THE
Missouri Riyer,

ulSSUuIl DlfGgs
HRa THE subscribers having obtained
'asse44sk from the General Assembly Of the
Ia State of Iowa, charter % keep a
Ferr, across the Missouri river at Council Bluffs,
and permi, from the Indian Agent at Council
Bluffs Agency, to land in the Indian Territory,
are prepared With new and safe boats and tried
watermen, 10 attend faithfully To the duties of
said Ferry. For those going 10 Oregon Or Celi-
lorna, this i decidedly the best crossing place.
Aside from being over three hundred miles near
or than by Independence, il saves the difficult
and dangerous crossings of the two forks OF Ka n.
sas RIVER, the Platte River and several others,
and ensures the protection Of the y. s. Troops,
"a we'll as the Agency of the O.toes, uanshos and
Pawnees being at the Bluffs.
The roads to this Ferry from the various cross.
ings on III. Mississippi through the interior Of
Iowa good, well supplied with wood and wa.
ter, and every other article needed by the emf
grant, and a: ST. Francis and Council Bluffs all
articles of lood. furniture, &c, thu, vii! be need
ed in crossing the mountain, can be had on rea-
sonable terms, as well as good and experienced
guides and nountaineers; in fact it is designed
10 be prepared with all such articles as the trav-
eler may need to add to bis comfort or safety.
This ferry being on the direct line from Chica.
go to the South Pass, give. i decided adyan.
should pass through iowa CITY, via. Trading
House, 25 milee, Bob IIutchenson's resdencc,1
Shocks grove, "a miles: TO Newton, 81 miles;
this is the county, seat Of jasper county; to Fort
,es Moine, Rsccoon Forks, 30 miles; here
goods and stores Of every kind needed, can be
had on fair terms. From this plnce the road 10
the hes, Of any in the State. T, Browns ford
on North river, 10 miles; Happy grove miles;
TO Marvin's grove, 6 inlet; to Tucker's grove,
10 miles, (l.2 mile off the road i to Ai.en's 8
miles. y, the bridge across Middle river; to east
fork Of the N,dawa, Is miles, good ford /; TO ives,
fork Of the Nodawa, Campbell's grove, Is miles,
stream hridgcd-plenty of timber, TO 'east fork
Of the Nishnabctony, i2 miles, Ferrin ferry at
the old Indian village. Here the northern road
intersects the Mormon trail; to Mount Scott, IA
miles; to ives! fork, S miles; to Silver creek, 10
miles; to Kug creek, 6 miles; here the road forks,
the right hand leads to Knnesville, the principal
Mormon town. the left TO st. Francis opposite
Council Bluffs Agency in Nebraska Territory.
Southern Routs.
!. Eddyville is the principal crossing place Of the
Souihern road--emigrants would do sell TO lay
in their supplies here as there ore some FIVE or
six large s,orce, Touring mills, &c ITO ClaTk's
Point, 10 miles; 10 PrasheIe, IL miles; TO Chari-
ton Point IS miles, centre Of Lucas COUNTY; TO
Watson's 20 miles; to Psgon, 40 miles, to Fer
rims ferry at the junction of the northern and
scout bern roads, 60 miles. The dis,ance from 10.
wa City to St. Franc!e, can be travelled in IL
days with good OK teams. From EddyviFe in
ID days.
CLARK. TOWNSEND, WHEELING & Co.
ST. Francis, Feb. 1850 25-Iy