New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-30


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GIDEON BESS'lIrs FERRY the Nj ssoari River, is
six miles below Old Fort Kearney. The following i. its
adveriseune Al for 1854:
RENNF.TTs FERRY on MISSOURI RIVER
~ scgad e; c.sEs o.e;qn or Nss:..a aye ~
below on F Keansy l. mile. nm sydney VA aaa = m.e-
ro LINN No still opeIation lhave .Aee ae aid sa1-
charge, se any :eFy More crossed
this place s spring han o'hsr above 81 osee d tn
.ufh de Of Bis Pse River i. s than from oler
r. gov. esry n lot ferry hsye ioi-
ineo.ed for the accommodation Of enisraD p-vvr7
NIlRA>x. DEroT is site three miles below the
m,uih Of Nebraska Rive, Of which the oldes; and prn-
cipal nhabitant il Samuel Martin, who formerly kept
here on Indian trading He OWES the ferry to Beth
ehom Iowa OF which be obtained license or zen years
with the privilege 0; four miles the river. On 9Th
JAN 1854, in the House Of Representatives, petition
was presented of Mr. NJ and thirty Others asking for
mail route from Genwood, Iowa, through this place to
Nebraska Center.
BrILryrrw is on the Missouri River, about nine miles
above the mouth of the Nebraska River. in lat iio o.
q" n and lon ejo 80 W. This i fine little settle
ment handsomely located elevated si'e and has eI
ceer, prospects. |; is tic headquarters OF the Council
Bluff Indian Agency lately conducted by Major j. NJ.
Gs;ewood but is in charge Of George HePner, Es'
Of ST. Mary Iowa, who appointed in Nay 1854. IL
is also the principal post Of the Fur Company whose
agency has for many years been kept by Mr. p A. sarpy'
M Sarpy tie ferry from this place TO ST. Mary
four miles below upon which new steamboat has lately
commenced it, trips, that now one oi the very
best Nebraska ferries. Belleview contains some III
teen or twenty houses, and several az the land
ing veIe washed away in the spring OF 1883
- t.a x.fI a.a a.fQ -lai
bu il i probable that one viii be very soon and pre-
ousy not much inconvenience has been experienced from
n; want since letters are taken directly over the ferry 70
81 MARY The prospectus Of Tie Nebraska Palladium,
t be soon published this place, Issued last March
bv D. T. Reed and W. K. English its editors and propre-
tons who thus ude the late treaties and the prospects
nj nclevew: The largest and mos; important part of
hs anxously sought territory has been purchased
of its aboriginal owners, and is TO be opened for
settlement, and to be occupied by numerous prosper
"ous and intelligent population, whose industry and TASTE
will transform It's soitudes and wid' INTO cult
.syatod farms gardens orchards and delightful habta-
ons The section bordering the Missouri River in tbs
vicinity for some twenty miles. affords excellent town
sites Upon OF these Beleview is the school OF
the OrToE AID OMAHA MIssIOs which the only mission
airy establishment and school for educating the children OF
the Indians within the bounds OF Council Blum Agency.
II is al present under tie government OF the eV. W"
liam Hamilton OF the Presbyterian Church. who has been
laborng among the Indians FOR many years, and formerly
at the Iowa and Sac Mssion Kansas II is situated on
large and beautiful plateau which elevated about 100
fec; above the Missouri bottom, and commands fine
view Of that river from the confluence of the Nebraska,
some 10 miles below to Council Bluff City, which is about
the same distance above The buildings and farm
well arranged for the purposes intended, and upon the
whole present very delightful appearance. On 2st
n<.. Ior /. .i.ra ! chiefly
Pawnee and Omaha tribes. During the the farm
produced about 200 bushels potatoes besides ohor vege
tables with 30 acres corn, and 20 OF wheat were
putin
OMAHA CITY the principal village of the Omaha tribe,
is located on the Missouri River about four miles due west
of the City of Council Bluff, Iowa. and some 10 or II
miles above Beleyew. 1t has very pleasant site, on
beautiful and picturesque eminence lying high above the
foods of the Missouri and it will eventually become an
important The surrounding country is somewhat
hy and waiered by small creeks; and its soil
is of the first quality for farming purposes Beyond the
section bordering the Missouri for four miles there is
areat scarcity of timber and worthy of particular
attention until reaching the Elk Horn In passing to this
river several large stone beds with some signs
of coal and Groves TO the south and northwest.
WINTER QUARTER, eleven miles north of Omaha City,
is one Of the most delightful localities the west bank of
the Mississippi River This eligible situation derives it,
present from its having been the wnter-quarterS OF
the first Mormon emgrating camp On high bold piece
of ground back of the village is buryngground where
lay many who fell victims 10 the hardshps and tolls Incl
dent their journey from Nauvoo. They had but scanty
rament and food, being mainly sailed provisions and
through of suitable vegetables and acids, ETC., the
andcurvey visited them in its seyerest FORM under the
name OF the black leg disease $50 called from the color of
the sores which swept OIL many of the weak ard en-
feebled.
FoRI PIyRRE Choueau is situated about eight hundred
miles above ST. Joseph, and owned by the Fur Com
pany who make the center OF their business operations
in Nebraska. This post is every way well provided with
accommodations for its Inhabitants, and is the
best establishment the Upper Missouri The salaries
Of the employees during the last year amounted to 10000
The largest business OF this post consists in buying buffalo
robes and is estimated that 100000 bufaoes slain
annually to supply the demand. Timber is in the
vicinity and this is the greatest draw back the
OF the fort.
FoRT CLAEKE near the site OF old For. Mandan, has
a good site the Missouri, three hundred miles be.
low the mouth of the Yellow Stone in latitude 40 20 NJ
and longitude 1909 so W. This the country Of the
Arickarcl Indians.
FoRr UNION, at the mouth of the Yellow Stone River,
was established many years since the main post OF the
Fur Company the Upper Missouri. steamboat of
the Company acends TO this pon, and to the fors beyond
&, least once year. The face of the surrounding country
il marked by wild aud picturesque scenery.
Other furtrading posts the Yellow Stone River are
FoRT BERTHoLD. eaj miles above its mouth, and FoRr
ALEXANDER. % miles beyond that; and MASrELs FoRr,
near the confluence of the Big Horn River.
FORT BESToS is trading post OF the Fur Company,
near the Falls OF the Missouri about 20 miles from the
Rocky Mountains. Gov Stevens, route for Washing
ton TERRITORY visited this poet in September last, and
held here council with tie Blackfeet Indians.