The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-31
NEW FERRY ACROSS THE
Missouri River.

4 ~rzruA THE subscribers having obtained
2s;zssAAssA q from the General Assembly Of the
= State of Iowa, charter % keep
Ferry across the Missouri river al Council Bluffs.
and permit from the Indian Agent at Council
Bluffs Agency, to la nd in the Indian Territory.
are prepared with new and safe boats and tried
Waterman, TO attend faithfully to the duties Of
said Ferry. For those going TO Oregon or Cali
fornia, this l. decidedly the best crossing place.
Aside from being over three hundred miles near
er than by Independence, IL saves the difficult
and dangerous crossings OF the tw forks Of Kan
sas River, the Platte River and several others,
and ensures the protection of the Y. S. Troops,
well as the Agency oftho O;oes, Omahos and
Pawaees being at the BfuFs.
The roads 10 this Ferry from the various cross
ings 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 al ST. Francis and Council Bluffs all
articles of food, furniture, &c, ,hnt will be need
ed IN crossing tho mountain, can be had on rea-
sonahlc terms, as we'll as good and experienced
guides and niountaneeH; in fact il is designed
to be prepared with all such articles as tho trav-
efer may need TO add to his comfort or safety
This ferry being on the direct line from Chica.
20 10 the South Pass, gives it decided odvan-
sage over the cid route, All North Of the Iowa
should pass through Iowa City, via Trading
House, % miles, TBob Huichepson's residence
Shocks grove, q miles; 10 Newton, 81 miles;
this is the county seat OF Jasper county; to Fort
Des Mone, Eaccoon Forks,] 30 miles; here
goods and stores Of every kind needed, can be
had OH fair terms. From this place the road is
the heat Of any in the State. To Browns ford
on North river, IS miles; Happy grove miles;
TO Marvin's grove, 6 miles; to fuckers grove,
10 miles, [l-2 mile off the road;l TO Aliens 8
miles, at the bridge across Middle river; 10 enst
fork Of the Nodawa, 10 miles, good ford; to west
fork Of the Nndawa, Cnmpbel's grove, Is miles,
stream hridged-pIenty Of timber, TO least fork
Of the Nishnabotony, l2 miles. Ferrin ferry at
the old Indian village. Here the northern road
intersects the Mormon trai'; TO Mount Scott, II
miles; to west fork, 5 miles; to Silver creek, lc
miles; to Kug creek, 6 miles; here the road forks
the right hand leads to Kanesville, the principal
Mormon town. the left TO St. Francis opposite
Council Bluffs Agency in Nebraska Territory.
Southern Route.
Eldyville is hcprincipaf crossing place OF the
Southern road--cmgrants would do well TO lay
in their supplies here as there ole some five or
six large stores, Touring mills, &c to Claik's
Point, 10 miles; to Pra,hers, l2 miles; 10 Chari-
ton Point l3 miles, centre Of Lucas county; 10
Watson's 90 miles; TO Pisgon, 40 miles, to Fer
rims ferry at the junction Of the northern and
southern roads, 80 miles. The defiance from To-
wa City TO ST. Francis, can be travelled in la
days with good OK teams. From Eddyville in
Il days.
CLARK, TOWNSEND, WHEELING e. Co.
ST. Francis, Feb 1850. 25.ly