The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-11-07
NEW FERRY ACROSS THE
Missouri River.

a -A THE subscribers having obtained
from the General Assembly Of the
State OF Iowa, charter 20 keep u
Ferry across the Missouri river at Council Bluffs,
and permit from the Indian Agent OF Council
Bluffs Agency, to nd in the Indian Territory,
are prepared with new and safe boats and tried
watermen, to. attend faithfully to the dulies OF
said Ferry. For those going to Oregon or Cali.
fornia, this is decidedly the best crossing place.
Aside from being over three hundred miles near
er than by Independence, it saves the difficult
and dangerous crossings Of the two fork OF Kan-.
sas River, the Platte River and several other.;
and ensures the protection of the U. S. Troops,
as well as the A gency of the Ottoes, Omahos and
Pawae being at the Bluffs.
The roads to this Ferry from the various cross
Eings on the Mississippi through the interior of
Iowa are good, well supplied with wood and wa.
ter, and every other article needed by the emf
grant, and at ST. Francis and Council Bluffs all
articles of food, furniture, &c, that will be need
ed IN crossing the mountain, can be had on rea-
sonable terms, as well as good and experienced
guides and mountaneers; in fact ii is designed
to be prepared with all such articles as the trav.
eler may need to add to his comfort or safety.
This ferry being on the direct line from Chica-
GO to the South Pass, gives it decided advsn-
iage over the old route! All North OF the Iowa
should pass through Iowa City, via. Trading
House, Is milee, Bob Hutchenson's residence,l
Shocks grove, "a miles; to Newton. 81 miles:
thlSls the county seat OF Jasper county; 10 FORT
Des Moiue, tRaccoon Forks,l 80 miles; here
goods and stores Of every kind needed, can be
had on fair terms. From this place the road is
the hes. Of any in the State. 70 Browns ford
on North river, l8 miles; Happy grove miles:
to Marvin's grove, 6 miles; to fuckers groves
10 miles, he mile off the road: u to Aliens
miles, at the bridge across Middle river; to east
fork Of the N,dawa, i3 miles, good ford to west
fork Of the Nodawa, Canpbeli's grove, Is miles,
stream hridged-penty Of timber, to 'eas, fork
Of the Nishnab o;ony, IL miies, Fernn terry AZ
the old Indian village Here the northern road
ntersects the Mormon trail; TO Mount Scott, IL
miles |; TO west fork, 5 mlles; to Silver creek, 10
mile, 10 Kug creek, 6miles; here the road forks.
the right hand lends to Knnesvie, the principal,
Mormon town. the left to st. Francis opposite
Council Bluffs Agency in Nebraska Territory.
Southern Route.
Eddyville is the principal crossing place of the
Southern road--emigrants would do we'll to lay
in their supplies here as there ale some fvs al /,
SIX largo storer, Touring mills, &c to Clark's
Point, 3 miller; 10 Prathers, l2 miles; TO Chari-
ton Point i3 miles, centre Of i.ueas county; to
Watson's 20 miles; to Pisgon, 30 miles, to Fer
rims ferry at the junction Of the northern and.
southern roads. 60 miles. The Distance from 10.
wa City 10 St. Francis, can be travelled in l9
days with good OK teams. From Eddyville in
IA days.
CLARK, TOWNSEND, WHEELING & Co.
81. Francis, Feb 1850. 25.ly .