The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

either military men stationed at some OF
the forts, or else Indian agents, or elso
missionaries sent out by the various reli-
gious denominations of the States. It is
true, there arc always more or less white
travellers passing to California, to Oregon
to Utah or New Mexico, or returning from
thence, which gives no inconsiderable va
riety to the lives of those who are confn-
ed there. Indeed, it is now stated that a
newspaper is imme diately to be printed
at old Fort Kerney, and that post Office
is to be established only forty miles from
it, for the benefit of emigrants, who may
write home from that point, that "they
have gone so far, safe and sound, or 9TH
erwise, aud that they hope to realize their
golden dreams soon. 4 newspaper and
a post ofice-two of the most powerful a
gents of our modern civilization-are now
to put forth their strength in what is to
be the great heart of America.
Other wild animals beside buffaloes, a
bound in Nebraska. There are the swift
antelope, elk, deer, prairie dogs, wild hor
ses, and occasionally grizzly bear cross
es the path of the traveller. The prairie
dog is allied to the marmot They a.
bound west of the Mississippi, living by
the hundreds together, under ground.
Col. Fremont and party dug for one in
their journey, but did not succeed to find
him. These dogs are about the size of
rabit or woodchuck. Their bark is sharp
like that of small dog.
If the emigrant is hungry, he mounts
his horse, gives chase to herd of buffalos
if so be he can shoot one, for the dinner of
him and his. He chooses to kill COW,
rather than a bull, as her meat is more
tender. If there is not enough of the
Kit Carson about him to follow and
PROSTATE buffalo, he tries his
hand at deer, an antelope, or a
good turkey. There is no want of wild
meat to the emigrant, the mere traveller
or the resident, if he has the skill to take
it.
accounts agree that the prairies Of this
region are covered with the most beautiful
flowers; on clear day, the prospect is
truly enchanting--paradistical. The rose
is abundant there, as is the sunfower.-l
A botonist accompanied Fremont in both
his expeditions, and in his book are given
the scientific, as well as the popular names
of multitudes of Nebraska plants.
This region is not heavily timbered,
still there is a large variety of trees, a.
mong which are the most that abound
with ourselves. The cotton-woodtree is
abundant upon the rivers.
The climate is very dry, and yet we
read of no drought Fremont, in giving
an account of the weather, has reported
sixteen clear days in the summer in sue
cession, which is a record that could be
hardly made of any New England wealth
er.
But what is to De the future of Nebras-
ka! If it items with life now, it is the
life of wild animals, wild Indians, wild
flowers, wild vegetation of all kinds
There are reptiles in abundance, and mus
quitoes, that the traveller has powerful
knowledge Of There are now magni6-
cient rivers, ocans of unoccupied land,
great deserts, whole territory, a wide
waste.
But all this soon is to be changed.--I
Steamers are to fly over her waters, and
the cars over her lands Instead Of the
rod men, shall be the white men, instead
of wild, domestic animals. The hum of
the spindle shall be heard upon her wa
terfalls From Nebraska shall spring
Nebraska and Kansas, and from these,
other States as good, We trust, as Massa-
chusetts, as New York and Ohio, and we
hope, as intelligent and prosperous.
No wonder that the organization and
peopling of such vast region makes some
stir both in and out of Congress, for the
future inhabitants of this region may con-
troll the destines of this country at the Ia
test time. The people, far separated
from both oceans and having but few riv
ers that are at all navigable, will be man
ly devoted to agriculture, and if they
start right, may be as happy and inde-
pendent as the farmers of New England
and Now York -OkiCe Branch.