The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30
AENebruslka Paper.


An immense stream Of immigration is
pouring into Kansas and Nebraska, which, II
It's volume continues undiminished for but a
very few years to come, will place those
Territories in position to apply for admis-
sion into the Confederacy of States. As is
invariably the case upon the settlement OF
Dew-country by the Anglo.Americans, the
pioneers Of Nebraska and Of Kansas, have
taken along with them that greet lever Of
civilization, the printing press and even
now, when but few weeks have elapsed since
the country was opened to immigration, sew
erul newspapers are being issued among the
wilds of those embryo States. From! one Of
t-these-the 0mshs -ArvosO, printed at 0mshs
| City, Nebraska r. Territory, and, dated July
| %, 1854, the New York Herald OF Tuesday
gives Copious and interesting extracts, some
Of which we transfer to our own columns
Detroit Free Press. q o. ,l9!'r.3 r1uta ;.
The leader Of the Arrop opens as fol-
| lows: .,.-.-4 ,..,... s.-
swell, strangers, friends, patrons, and
the good people generally, wherever in the
wide world your lot may be cast, and in
whatever cline thisrArvop may reach you,
here we are upon Nebraska soil, Seated
upon the stump of an ancient oak, which
serves for an editorial chair, and the top oil
our buddy abused beaver for table, we pro-
! pose inditing leader for the Omaha Arro,o.
| An elevated table land surrounds Us the
majestic Missouri, just off on our left, goes
sweeping its muddy course down towards
! the Mexican Gulf, whilst the back ground o
1 the pleasing picture is filed up with Iowa's
loveliest, richest scenery. Away upon ouI
left, spreading far away in the. distance, lies
one OF the luvelest sections Of Nebraska.
Yon rich, rolling, widespread and Beautiful
enough just now, as heavens free sunlight
touches off in beauty the lights and shades,
to be literally entitled the Eden Land of the
world, and inspires US with flights OF fancy
| upon this antiquated beaver. But it won I
pay. There sticks our axe in the trunk OF
an old oak, whose branches have for years
! been famed by the breezes that constantly
sweep from over the oft times flower-dottcC
prairie lea, aud from which we propose
making log for our cabin and claim" E..
| ~ .1}s* # ~ h EH #pt *,rt - ID
Last night we slopt in our sanctum-tht
starry-decked heaven for ceiling and oul
mother earth Tor flooring. 1t was glor
Gus night, and we were tired from the day.
cxertons. Far away, on different portions
of the prairie, glimmered the camp fires oI
our neighbors, the Pawnees, Omahas, or that
noble and too often unappreciated, class Of
our own people, known as. pioneeers or squat
ters. We gathered arou::d our littlo camp
! fire, talked of times in the past, of the pleas
ing present and of the glorious future which
the march Of civilization should open in the
land whereon we sat The new moon was
just sinking behind the distant prairie roll
but slightly dispellug the darkness whici
crept over our loved and cherished Nebraska
land. We thought of distant friends ant
loved ones, who stretched upon beds o
downy ease, little appreciated the unalloye(
pleasure, the heaven blessed comfort that
dwelt with us in this far off land. No busy
hum of the bustling world served to distract
our thoughts. Behind us we spread our buf.
falo robe in an old Indian trail, which was
to serve as our bed and bedding. The cool
night wind swept in cooling breezes around
us, deep laden with the perfume of thou
sand hued and varied flowers. Far AWAY
upon CUR lea came the occasional long drawn
howl of the prairie wolves. Talk of com.
fort there was more Of it in one hour OF
our sanctum camp life and of camp life gen.
orally upon Nebraska soil, than in q whole
| life of fashionable, pampered world in the
settlements; and, individually, we would
not have exchanged our sanctum for any oil
| those of our brethren of the press who boast
of it's neatuess and beauty Of artful udorn.