The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-18


ness~ska snA Kansas.
OMAHA Crr-rnA "0LAIM" LAw-rn SOIL AND
CLIn ARA OF NEBRASKA, ITO.
fCorreGponSenc Of tho OAse state Journal
OSAKA CIrr, Nebrssks. July 30. 1854.
Railroad business brought mo to this place, aud
70 kssw toe latest aud mat reliable news oonoera-
log Nebraska. give You for publicity my iaQres
sioDs Of ito country.
The aavsl TO Nebraska in tho fall season Is tho
most certain and safe by the Chicago and R,ck
Island Railroad to Rock IstAnd. At Davsapoet, OPP
posite these 10 ono Of tae finest hotels in 10 ".
From Davenport the stages tun daily through Iowa
City to Oecal"osa, and thence t- weekly TO the CITY
rad fine hotels at supcil Bluffs, and lAAd Office,
ten 70 fft, en- Sanord. L is The largest
town on the Western frontier above st.
by . company Of men who own steam ferry
and hold the claim upon which the city Is orejeoed.
About six snail houses. gradual rising plano from
the Missouri . beautiful prospect showing many
hill Il {, and veil awn plat are ths constituent
elements Of this new aud promising city in tho new
Territory. Many claims s's already staked ont aud
to tho Indian chief persons are permitted to enter
and settle in the Territory. This privilege is how
ever, subject to right OF expulson By the general
C0uU0Uo
respect the rights OF humanity aod decency, the
Indians and tho government VIII no doubt Eespe 4
this Occur ency by the settlers. The frst point b.
ing attained the settlers, being fairly the occupants
Of the country unite 10 rules concerning their nQ.
tua safety aid projection, which, on the frontier.
gene rally secures to tie occupant tho right to puf~
chase his claim whenever the lands como Into
market.
afe regularly defined by metes and bounds for many
miles adjacent TO tho Missouri. I zee no reason to
doubt the success Of this arrangement, which for
many years has been operating on ths frontier, In
ADVANCE Of presumption laws surveys, aud In some
instances In s6yan Q OF lndmL removals.
lo~a and Nebraska are, % m ,st Of your readers
know prairie States; but you are not to nfor that
they are level On the CONTRARY, they are beautifully
The coil exceedingly rich, and never saw such
cIops OF corn, wheat, potatoes. and garden We
getsbIes as th0se no safely harvested, maturing
IN the state Of lowe. Timber s plenty till you como
1t then grops moro scare you proceed westward
On many OF tho streams in Nebraska there are fine
groves OF timber, aud some good st0ne quarries; but
coal and timber are ecarce, aud they must be spa
item into the country
The SOIL climate and water of Eastern Nebraska
and Western Iowa are all that human desire could
with. There seems to be no difference between che
top and bottom Of hills; but here in the region Of
this place, the black, sandy soil Is inexhaustlbe.
Some Of tho cid Indian fields that have been culti
waited for seventeen years are nov producing better
corn than you are growing IN the Scioto bottoms.
have only exolored Nebraska west OF the Missouri
twenty or tbilty miles; but from all can learn, the
good roll gradually becomes too sandy, AZ you pio
coed west Of enc hundred miles. Tne best part Of
Nebraska and Kansas Ia within one hundred miles
Of the Missouri; but streams and elsewhere there
Is good land thu oughout the whole Territory, which
extends west OF the Missouri several hundred miles.
The Missouri river, on the east side Of tho Terri.
tory is the only navigable stream, and it can be
lad M NhAo vNrlA 40 HHnw~ Ma
till September There il water enough for all sea-
sons but the great number OF snags render il unsafe
at all times, and quite useless at low stages.
The Platte river is the great east and west drain
running centrally through Ncbfasks. 1t Is wide
fiat sheet Of water, running oyer sandy shifting
bottom, with fall Of four or i've feet to the mile.
On the wide, soid sandy bottoms Of this river the
best emgrant road In the world annually ira vcrsed
BY the thousands who 60 overland to California and
the Salt Lake; and here It is thsta railroad can be
constructed cheaper, far grading IL concerned,
than in any section Of this Union. The Loup, Horn,
and Wood rivers, and many other tributaries OK the
shallow waters afford no navigation for boats. For
hundreds Of miles mp these streams and M the Ran
ming water tributary Of the Missouri In the north
part ofthe Territory the soil is rich, and there Is
sufficient timber to facilitate the settlement Of the
country Emigrants win find good roads and veal
thy settlements in the eastern portion OF Iowa.
Thosc from northerH section Of the country, will
find II best to come by Fort Dies Moincs.
Those coming from the centre aud south of Ohio
should cross the Mississippi at Burlington, Fort
Madison, or Keokuk, and from these points follow
the stsge roufe BY Oskalocsa Knoxville fndianola,
ard 80 on 10 Council Bluffb. The count il healthy
and crops heing abundant provisions viii be csea,.
aid emi9rants Will ind this fall and next spring
fayaIa lie time for moving West.
Railrea6s sre struggling westward towards tits
point. Tor rather 10 the opposite Couucil Bluds,)
and the settlement Of Nebraska is likely to be deye-
ioEed more rapidly than any Of the new States OF
the West.
Several Ears Of residence and en- cheering in the
Sta'es OF ksouri, Iowa and Illinois, have given me
knowledge Of the West which, il time pc mitted,
would glad impaIt to inquiring friends in Ohio.
This communication may DO too general and te-
oious; but think II will be Of interest to some Of
your readers who will desire truth which is Of more
Importance when there Is much OF fiction 10 the
descriptions Of the West.
sQUATTEn MEETINGS.
A meeting OF settlers Was held ct Omaha City
Nebraska Territory, on the I'D OF July. claim
IN holding claims, and series Of claim laws adopt
&c. Officers were also appointed to carry out the
rnles ado pied by the association
me. sS'g s o. me ksssss sqgas.ss ASSOCIATION
Valley, on the 18th Of July. ct which resolutions
were adopted threatening expulsion from the
privileges Of the society OF all persons who shall
wiuuily alter any mark, or afix false date 10 any
The following resolution was also adopted
tesoeed, That vhle We stand ready with open heart
ana nfms 70 the frtemen OF ths last West, NoYth ana
south, We oppose sud dees the movements Of such "a
Mates ard atolionists would deluge aud degrade
society With the paupcrs from the poor houses Of the
fast, seat on By subscription.
from the Omaha Arrow, July Isl
TOWN SITES IN NEBRASKA.
A great rush ia now being made by emlpsnts to
this favorable Territory; consequently everything
pertaining TO locations prospects, town sites, and
the country generally, viii be interesting 10 our
distant readers. We shall therefore give, from
time to time, all such information as will be neoes-
sary on these points, and herewith note tho town
sites which at present attract the most attention.
Omaha City may te considered among the first in
Cftynpon delightful slightly emincnco, owe blocking
the country on all sides for miles around, laying
in view the city OK Council Bluf, the town OF st.
Ms!y's, Traders Point aud Council Point in Iowa,
and Writer Quarters In this Territory; Il extends