The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-03-20
Nebraska Soil. Climate, &c.

NY lelleT from our lIltHu w lllidm w dlheE,
formerly well known and still fondly re-
membered by many of our citizens, as con-
nected with the Wyandot nation. The Her
aid styles him the "provisional Governor of
Nebraska" May that country never have a
less meritorious citizen at its helm of State
The letter is of especial interest at the pres
ent time.
WEST JERSEY, Nebraska Terry, !
January %, 1854.
DEAR Sm--I received your letter of the
4th inst, and although pretty we'll overrun
with similar letters, some yet unanswered, |
feel bound to give precedence to enqurers
from the g Buckeye State"
X
The boundaries of the Territory, as at
present defined, are as follows, viz: Com
mencing at point on the Missouri in lati-
tude 43 deg. and longitude 50 deg. west
thence running due west to LOG deg. into
the spurs of the Rocky mountains thence
south to the parallel Of 36 deg. 30 min;
thence east till you strike the Missouri and
Arkansas line !; thence north till you strike
the Missouri river; thence following the river
upward TO the place of beginning. Such is
the area of Nebraska. The following tribes
of Indians are within its limits, viz: First,
the ndigenous-Pawnees, Omahas, Ottoes,
Osages, Kansas, Missourias. Second, the
emigrants-the Wyandotts, Shawnees, Del
awares, Miamies, Kickapoos, Pottawotta-
mics, Ottawas, Wees, Piankeshows, Peorias,
Sacs, Foxes, Iowas Such are the denizens.
Among the most of these are residing Indian
agents, Missionaries, (having charge of
aourishing schools,) Indian traders, govern
ment employees &c.
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ly undulating and well watered, generally
well supplied with good building stone
The soil is a rich loan with an admixture of
soil ploughing would not show any differ
ducing the belief that there was no clay or
rich to grow wheat, rye, or oats upon, with
of corn, tobacco, or hemp, after which fine
and abundant crops of the former may be
raised. The bottom lands are unsurpassed
alluvial soil, adapted to the culture of corn,
hemp, tobacco, sweet potatoes, melons, &C.
All the meadow grasses do well in this
nal droughts and the absence of snow in the
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| cultivate There is one item, and it is an
important one, that cannot omit, as a faith
full topographist, noticing as operating seri-
ously against the durability of the soil, par
ticularly in hilly or broken lands-that is
the absence of a substantial clay or basis
The upper soil being of light, loamy char
acter, is carried away by the rains, so heavy
and protracted in this country about plough
ing time. The rich part of the soil, when
under cultivation, is thus carried off TO the
bottom lands, rivers and ravines and in a
few years present an unseemly sight of ster-
lie knobs, fissures and CUTTERS yieldingSonly
abundant crops of burs and Spanish needles.
The timber lands are confined chiefly to
the streams. The timber is the usual varie-
ty of oaks, hickory, walnut, blackberry, mul-
berry, coffee bean, box elder, ash, honey To-
Gust, sycamore. The following timbers are
not to be found. Beech, white walnut (or
butter nut,) poplar, blue ash, chestnut, and
very rarely the sugar maple. On the bot
toms subject to inundation, the tall cotton
wood, timber of very rapid growth, and
which grows to an enormous height when
compared with the upland timber, equaling
THE tallest pine
Hewn from Norwegian hills to be the mast
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have already indicated the agricultural