The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-15

NEBRASKA CITY, N. T., Aux. /. 1854


NESaAsEA CI1Y, N. T., Aug. !, 1854.
kerf'fty Of Tie Soil--Tns Yisid Of WAsst- Rsising
snd Prices Of Sfock-1M Food Marksts-TAl
naturalization Of he CITY.
Thinking some Of your million and more readers
might IKE 70 hear nom this sunset region, ssnd
you rne.
am aware that Nebraska aIls quite rpsoe In
the public view from the agitation Of lest vixtsr.
and from other causes. It H. certainly enc Of the
finest parts OF the great valley-4he south eastern
portion Of 1t ct lesst hing from the Platte along
the AissoaIi to the line Of Kansas, and ono hundred
miles, ct least, westward. The tract included in
the above lines 10 about sixty miles north and south
and one hundred from east west, and he's a pro
ductive coil a. any part Of the West while The faoe
Of the country being considerably rolling, Il b per,
fectly drained Of Ill superabundant water, and H.
therefore, fur moro havorsbie 70 health than The
more level States. No farming has bssn done here
Of consequence that know Of; but across Ne Mis-
souri,, in western Iowa, with ssH and climate pre-
cisely the same, corn aud wheat grow - heavy ~
they do In Illinois; wheat especially, think =
the plumpest and heaviest have ever sesu, except
1t may be that from the Back Sea, Of which have
seen some remai kably fine specimens Tie yieIdof
wheat in western Iowa this season haa bean from
thirty to forty bushels per asre, with very inder-
ent cultivation; corn promises to average seventy
Ave; many 6elos will 90 over one hundred bushels.
Equally good crops cen be raised in Nebraska.
The raising Of stock costs but little, as there ID
an unlimited range oi asture and plenty Of hay for
the cutting, and stock needs no shelter Id winter
Cattle anc horses are ~ high as In the Eastern
States and are likely g Continue so FOR some years
At least, the emigration over the Plains takes OF
la &c amount every spring.
Flour this summer, mss been "a per cwt., but is
not likely 10 be 80 hig sgain soon, but ye. will no.
be very low for s0t time on account of new Corners
here and the passing emigration. Water is universally
gocd, but wells on the high land hsvo TO be sunk
eighty to one hundred feet. There ID considerable
wood along the Missouri, but generally it ia scarce
There are undoubed indicatipDs Of coal at great
depth, but one has taken the trouble TO bore for
IL thus far. Fences can he made much cheaper by
ditch and bank than they Of wood; n this II &C.
c0mpanied by hedge. which il may b Of q groes
cost Of tiny cents per rod, it makes permanent
fence Of the best possible kind The Indians have
not delivered possession yet TO the United States,
but admit whites to seSe In vaious places BY pay.
ing them trife. Several hundreds have avsilcd
themselves of this state Of affairs, end are busiy at
work building houses ~ making farms. This place
belonged to the O.oes. There arc sixty or seventy
iarms In progress within the space Of few miles.
most perfect good feeling prevails They rather en-
courage settlers 20 colne a. each pays them trifng
compensation, Of which they are much In need, g
the agents OF the government have bean remias, Or
worse, ID senuiDg them pi Omised supplies.
This place il = 6re town site, about eighty niles
below the mouth OF the Platte. The Missouri hero
washes tho limestone huff securing good laadin9
at all times, with no fear Of washing away. gontlo
ascent Of quarter Of mile carries one TO the ats
Of old Fort keaTr ey where the city 10 laid out on
beautiful plateau, commanding view Of Tho riv,f
and bottom, here ten Mills wide, and The bauiIb OF
Iowa in front, and IN tho rear an extended view
over the rolling prairie and groves Of woodland.
This ID quite favorable point to cross The Mis-
souri, with . railroad az any other, and many who
are acquainted with the country consider Il DE-
cidedly the best point 70 reach the valley II he
Platte south Of the river, where al agree y the most
favorable route fora railroad. Therois considerable
rivalry between different points, and local interests
may influence railroad TO come other point not as
good. w.