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


With walls fife en- feet high which form portion OF .hse
range. Of bous.s .urmouuted with a wooden palisade
pickeed nd wftewa.hed. Fremont IN i''-' "''''
thus: .I
AT two Of the angles and diagonaly opposite escn
other are two large square oas,on7 f. s-e TWO en-
ira c ".it each other and midway the wall one Of
Mich il ar-e and public entrance 'he o..e en-
more prvate-a sort of PoseIn gaze; osei ir he -cs.
.d s souare tower with loop-hoes, ana IKE we rs
s uxort huilt of earth. The entrance hall, about h
,een teet long is pleasant apartment anu III SUMMER e
t,n through which the breeze sweeps canstanny-ior
e famous for It's high winds. Every apart
pt has IL door and window-al OF Course opening on
the INSIDE. .u.... A., 49,, Cat,
!, was improved and extended by the erection Of adj
dtopal quarters for the troops by which ii irnme
dsteIv cerrsoned The force stationed here asa
consists Of nearly one hundred soldiers officers sc. OPP
noe the fort ia the old Laramie Ferry, which is con-
sderd the best crossing Of the Nebraska River the
route to the South Pass This il now kept by Messrs
Williams g. RAYMOND, who have blacksmith shop, and
do considerable business in supplying eingrants with
horses mules grain eutting goods, &c. The road on
the ether side Of the Nebraska the Laramie Fork
about one mile below the fort AT the confluence of tis
Fork with the Nebraska is the trading FoRr
PLATTE and five miles below BIssoSErTE Po'r. Capt.
| Storsbury states that
THE -oi around Fort Laramie appears to be sterile,
owing 10 doubt to the extreme dryness Of the air and the
total absence Of dews The great quantity OF coarse
cons Omeate too which, by its dsniegraion leaves the
surface covered with gravel must operate az great IN
pediment cultivation. The rocks, however, contain the
clements Of fertility. being composed OF Limestone clay
and sand and, have 40 doubt that win me ana OF lrr
CATION the bottom lands Of Laramie Creek might be able
10 produce most abundant crops Hay cut about eight
miles up the stream in quantity sufficient for the wants oil
| tie garrison
The Laramie is small mountain stream of pure, clear
and cold water and makes pleasant contrast with the
yellow, muddy waters of the Nebraska.
Among the principal connected with the history
OF Fort Laramie that of the treaty made here in Sept
ISL BIZ d. ID. Mitchell Superintendent OF Indian Affairs,
with eight of the mountan trbes. 1t held for eisl-
teen DAYS and the number OF Indians present was esa-
ted from 1000 1900. concderated treaty was con-
cudod among themselves well with the Government
Of the United States and this has since been generally
| kept in good faith
TABLE CREEK F. o. formerly Old Fort kearncy is sit
u.ed On the Missouri River at the confluence OF Table
Crook about 80 miles below the mouth OF the Nebraska
Previous to the of the Mexican war this
active military post called Fort hearney butupon
the erection Of the present Fort kearney on Nebraska
River it called for sake Of distinction Od Fort Near
ney and retained this until Dec 81 1853 when the
Post.O war established with the of Table Creek
lis site healthy and delightful the ground rising gradually
from the river for quarter of mile until II reaches an
ominencc which overlooks large scope OF beautiful
prairie country On this is situated the old fort which
consists of collection Of buildings constructed OF hewn
LOGS These are now in somewhat dapedatcd condition,
but are retained Government property under the charge
of Major H. F. Downs. who occupies them with his family
As this Of the main ferries for overland emgrans,
Mr. Downs makes part Of his business TO provide enter
iamen for travellers. The following Is his advertisement
for the present season:
NEBRASKA HOUSE-Od Fort Kearney, Nebras-
~ IA Tenio-The subscriber would inform hi. friends and the
isveg putc thai he has oeu, fitted bis house old For
E.afp
him win call He by Punetps attention and good fare 70
r DOWNS n BEA coed stable is attached to premises
Old Fort kesrney Dec a. 1855
The Missouri River here affords excellent advantages
for ferry as it only about one-thrd of mile in width,
and bends in quite large around the point upon
which the fort is built that the usual rapidly of its
rent is checked ard eddy is formed below. 1t is owned
and conducted by Col John Boulware the postmaster of
the place, and pioneer who has resided in this
section since 1919. We give his card for 1854:
pOULwARE's FERRY at OLD FORT KEAR-
- NEY This cd established Ferry the Missouri Rverst
Utah NelTs'ss viii be hour of the day OF
i from BaIs ton
miles make. desirable ere.sns 10 those who prefer good
making their ,st from he stats the state h9ae from Eo.
through Missouri va Linden AhisoH County Mo- and Arsiin
direct OLD Fort kearey Nor ssn;s have eIosd al this
sd a. extensive ein,rs past year the
ferry Inducements held ont thsn possibly be At
lots noed for The accommodation of ensHt.
JOHN BoULWARE
This of the oldest and most important of the Ne
brsska ferries and is generally crossed by those emgrans
who take the south side OF the Nebraska River Records
kept OF the number of emgants crossing in each
son. The following very nearly correct statistics OF
the ferry in 1853 5000 men, 900 women, 1900 wagons
10000 head of cattle, 10000 mules and 10000 horses
The ferry boats hitherto used have been river a.boas
worked by hand and horse power but during the present
summer it is expected that fine steam fenyboat will
commence its trips The landing comnodious for
boats and times the Government supplies for
western posts have been landed here the in
ls49 when the outfit of the regiment of Mounted Rhemen
| en- route for Oregon commenced its march.
A newspaper, called The Nebraska Democrat, issued
monthly, has been noinay published at this place since
last December but this journal printed at the village Of
Sidney Iowa. Il miles distant where its editor Mr. Cha
| W. Pierce, practices law
The grandloquent OF NEBRASKA CITY has been
given 10 this place and in general use, but with how
much proprety, for the present. at eas will be
the fact that besides the buildings of the fort there
only other, which put up BY Col Boulware, and
without Government permission Col Bouware, how
ever lives the Iowa side But, I" Rome was not built
in day and il cannot he expected that this site should
be transformed into hourishng town especially
when tue Government laws forbid It's settlement As
the country open settlers ii is very probable that
this place will quickly receive large population for il hiss
healthy location, uxuran soil considerable timber
good water plenty OF limestone and other building
malls and not surpassed in the Missouri Valley beau
y of scenery According to The Fremont County Jour-
no Sidney, Iowa, OF February already claims have
been made upon ali lands in Nebraska Territory within