New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-10
The Nebraska Territory.

The immense territory of Nebraska-the In
dian name for the great river running through
it underline French name of La Platte-has the
States of Iowa and Missouri on its Eastern lin
it, and on its Western the Rocky Mountain
Ridge, which separates it from Utah On its
Northern limit is what is known as the North
western territory and portion of Minnesota
and its Southern boundary is the same parallel
of latitude as that of Missouri, 80 degrees, 80
minutes North. The territory is at its Eastern
extremity about $50 miles from North to South
at the Western end, about 200 miles, and hay-
| ing an average width of about 240 miles. n
II is estimated that there are about $4,000
| Indians in the country. They are the Chero-
KEGS, Gn part) the Osages, Cherokee Reserya-
| ton, Wyandottes, Pattowatomies, 0ttawas and
Chippewas, Peorias and Kaskaskias, Wears and
Pinkashaws, Shawnees, Kansas, Delawares,
kickapoes, Iowas, Sacks and Foxes Half Breed
Otoes and Missourias
At Fort Leayensworth, on the Western side
Of the Missouri river, there is reservation of
nine square miles, belonging to the United States
Government. Here is centred the entire white
population of the territory, which varies accord
ing to the season of the year and the demands
of the army. 1t comprises officers, soldiers, ci-
Williams in the service of the government, me-
chanlcs, farmers, teamsters, etc. The whole
population varies from four to twelve hundred
persons, and ordinarily the number does not ex-
polled last year for a delegate to Congress
None of these votes came from Fort Leavens-
worth, and most of the white residents did not
vote at all
In regard to the physical character of the
country, recent writer, who speaks, we infer
from passages in his work, from personal OBJ
gervation, says the valley of the territory west
ward from the Missouri is rich loan The
valley of the Platte, nearer the Northern
boundary, is low, but for some two hundred
and fifty miles is very fertile, when it changes
into deep sand. The two great ridges, be-
tween the Arkansas and Kansas, and the Kan
sas and the Platte, are mixed loan and sand,
or gravel, which makes delightful soil to till,
and returns heavy crops. The ridge, between
fertile than the other The valleys are toler-
ably supplied with timber. There is also some
timber along the Missouri river, and slight
growth is found along the small streams Coal
has been found of a superior quality at several
locations, and they are indications that an
abundant supply will be found for the whole
territory.
The Usage orange is indigenous to the south
ern part of the country, and can be cultivated
with the greatest ease in all the territory; SO
much so that, with tolerable attention, three
years will produce hedges sufficient to turn any
stock The want of timber for fencing is thus
readily supplied to the prairie land, and the
expense of clearing timbered land, fencing and
bringing it into cultivation, far exceed the
trouble, time and labor of producing the finest
hedged farms in the prairie districts.
The want of materials for buildings will be
supplied by the pine brought across by the
Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad, which can
be sold by that route lower than that which is
now used in Western Missouri, and brought up
the river.
The want of lumber will also lead to the erec-
tion ct brick, stone, and even beautiful free
stone houses, as these materials can be abun-
dantly obtained in various localities. Such is
the nature of the country for some three hun
dred miles west then there are fertile ridges,
and fine rich praires scattered over a country
in some places almost barren.
1t is also thought that, ere long, the cutting
and saving pine will become heavy business
on the James and Sioux rivers, which would
place this country on an equality of prices, for
lumber and shingles, with the States on the
Mississippi
FAsHIoNABLEs IN THE CApIToL.-The Wash
ington Star of the lst inst. says The Capitol
building is now being daily graced with the
presence of hundreds of very fashionable ladies
whose rich and elegant attire, and whose charm
ing countenances and figures very sensibly affect
the heads of quite as many excellent and plain
folks from the country, who are also seen there
daily The latter come to hear the speeches
and gaze on the lions. Yet ten to one, they are
instantly so struck with the lionesses, as to
have neither eyes nor ears for aught else. They
go into the rotunda to look at the pictures, yet
they can see there only the gay and dashing
ladies, sauntering around that magnificent
hall. So, also, in the library, IN the supreme
Court room, and in the galleries OF both Houses
women, not men, appear to be almost the whole
study Of the evidently uninitiated in Washing
ton Of the other sex of all ages. This is a sigr
that the season of fashion here is rapidly ap-
preaching it's climax-its high tide usually