Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-15
Nebraska.

- Ess& INCOIdS&Aas
t., The Bugle, issued at Council pl,,f
Iowa, up the Missouri, gives the folio,
'e ing account Of the embryo Territory al
the preparations now making 10 sci
r upon its choicest locations
: "lf Nebraska does not receive the q
slstance and protection of the Gener
y Government, the country will neverth
n less be settled, ard that speedily. HUI,
]. dreds are awaiting the news that the I,
! dian title is extingnished, and an ho,
: after the river district will be swaru
g ing. Already many have taken owe
: materials for building have staked Q,
: their claims, and are promised to site
: together through thick and thin, and :,
SYST each other in the protection Of thei
several claims.
No families have removed to the Ter
rltory, neither have they right to d
, so, until the Indians have relinquishe,
their claim and title to these lands. Tn
flrst county north Of the Platte, and ives
OF the Missouri river, and east of tn
Horo,. will become the most populon
county in Nebraska. This is consider.
ABLY well timbered, has lime quarries
stone coal and iron ore, and is an excel.
lent, dry, rolling, fertile region. The
embryo city, opposite this place, will be
the capital of the Territory for the pre.
sent, without doubt, and will eventu-
any be second to none in the West but
TINS city. Next in Importance will be
the cities twelve miles each way north
and south of us, Belleview and Winter
Quarters, making three very important
ordinary business importance of this new
frontier river county in Nebraska, the
great Pacific Railroad is to rass through
and Fave there probably at Omaha CT
~ or near, a great resting house, be-
lore sklmming the broad plains and lea
ping the Rocky Mountains.
The great place in embryo, Omaha
CITY, is located Immediately east of this
city, on the Nebraska side, and about
three miles distant. Belleview. the old
missionary and trading station, is twelve
miles below, but north of the Platte RI
yer, and has beautiful and command
ing view. Winter Quarters is twelve
miles above, and is the site of the win
ter quarters of the first Mormon emigra-
ting camp, and is also most beautifully
situated. In fact we do not know of
three more charming or delightful town
sites on the Missouri river than these.
We would make a slight correction of
an article recently published in the Ke-
okuk Dispatch upon this subject. His
informant was In error in regard to the
distance of country back that was we'll
limbered and good agricultural coun-
.ry.
There is much worthless land, and
HAT too destitute of thinker ---:.i.-- AGO I
Or 200 miles west of the Missouri riy=
a,d and considerable timhe- "a |
rot have th~ Y~opic nnd themselves de- |
,eived in any way by our neglect or as
sent. There is no doubt that many will
De disappointed and dissatisfied with the
as it has been by very many over
rated. tits not a positive paradise there
may be cold, heat, and many other in
to offend. The climate
and soil are both very similar to Iowa,
except when you get far back from the
streams, where you find sand and bar
rens.
Many who 60 there to settle will fl
nally find homes in this State, or cross
the Rocky Mountains.
The principal reason of this is gem
eral scarcity of timber throughout these
Territories this in time will be over
come by the use of coal, hedging, and
the growth of young timber, and every
foot of these rich valleys will bud and
blossom as the rose, as the iron horse
with kissing snort bounds through the
defiles, on its way to or returning from
the Pacific, laden with the silks, Cash
mere, and precious things from China,
Japan, and the Indies.
''A good time is coming boys,
Wait little longer"
Up, stir lively, work bravely and pull
together, and you will be fortunate If
upon the route of this stupenduous tho
roughfare.
r., Movc1a