Council Bluffs bugle., 1855-03-02


! them.
fCeru.spondence of tho Keokuk N4iG] :
| Council Bluffs, Omaha, and WOtern
RailFo.sds.
OxAal Feb. 81, 1855.
EDrroRs Valley WHiG IL gave you in
my last letter an account of ny Tourney
through Is~a, aud nay arrivsl iJy6 sno~
storm at the City Of Council Bluffs, tho psfl-
ciple town in western Iowa, and of all others
the frontier city in the far west. II has
improved very rapidly during the past gear
and contains from Ii to Is hundred inhabi-
tanis Besides being on the emigraat route,
it is the county scat Of Pottawattamie county;
and being now in advance OF other cities and
directly opposite omahs-tho capitol of
Nebrassa,-it must inevitably retain its as
tendency and, united, the two cities wili be-
come a great emporium Of the Wes-
The principal buildings are now on and
about the base Of rough picturesque ridge
of bluffs, that run parallel to the general
course of the Missouri; but the plain be-
I veer these houses aud the river is above
high water, and the town will extend over
! it. 1t is in nv opinion the best ground for
city on the east sile of the river for at least
three hundred miles. and was therefore a
doptcd by tho Mermons Is their Missouri
crossing after their exodus from their be lu-
; tiful civ OF Naavoo on the banks sf the Mis-
sissirpi There is therefore certainty aId
safety IN the future prospects Sf Council
| Bluffs, which induces many to bnv ana pre-
pare for permanent home in this Bluff city.
| II were not welded TO kcokuk, as my first
! | 1x.x~
! homo ou one of these Bluffs where | could
overlook a vast and beautiful country, and
this capitol Of a future State.
.
Omaha is laid ont on a beautiful rising
plain, and with It's various additions, extends
/ some three miles up and down tho river.
| But this is only the town plat which is so
extended. The houses, some 60 or 50 in
number are generally opposite shc ferry
and on the second bench thirty or forty rods
back from the river. Back Of this cluster
of buildings the Hill rises more rapidly; but
! every where the ground rises SO gently that
| streets will only have q good draining grade.
The house occupied by the Governor and
! Council is good two story brick, and the
| principal hotel is also two stories 1ith q
| wing The other houses arc all sorts and
| sizes giving fair direction to TO the streets,
| and showing how AMI where future cdiices
are destined to take their places in line. The
wind blew fercey over the plain, but while
YOU are overwhelmed with snow, the sur
| face here is bare and dry, and batting this
DAYS cold wind, th town has fair and come
| " face which seems 10 awaken your sympa-
! thies and eminds vcu Of it1 .nfantiic and
! feeble age. Only oue SMALL hut guarded
this broad prairie when was here in August
last, but now here is city Of taverns. stores.
shors, dwellings and Government fully
organized, and all the various departments,
| executive, legislative, and udicial, snl fully
and respectfully Represented. They ere u
fast people out here. Returning cast las:
August travelled with an Old Mexican com
panion who WAS then caavassjn5 Iowa for
Auditor Of the State. Now find him hon-
orably seated as President Of the Council Of
Nebraska! Who wonld not leave Iowa af>
tor such defeat rs the faithful met at the
hauis of Grimes and his associates?
1t was important to Nebraska, Iowa Chi-
cago and the whole country, that the taP.-
tol Of Nebraska should be On the great of''l-
grant route across this continent. ct 'ieTe
were many who seemed to'aiiv oiinu 80
every thing, except soma ioca' ~ .d''' eaa
Fortunately wiseS eounchs "
the Capitol is located wnere IL e,tneno!y
should he. in Omaha, opposite Counc'i n'"nS.
II will therefore I've In postum 10 co o,oPo'"'v
us,b The great emperiums OF the Easf ana
~ n'sn W ~ thu West; especially Chicago;
~ Isla nd. Davenport, Iowa City, The for
-. ..a. "a Fort Des Moincs the future, Capt.
tol IS lows: in pressing forward Ra'lroad
4 / at
nInfrs. Il will Il clip to encourage all the Rail-
roads projected westward through Iowa, and
will continue the pioneer advantage which
thew now possess. All Iowa should especi-
allv rejoice tn see The Capitol OF Nebraska 10
Gated centrally opposite her western border,
rs ii will attract through Iowa, conycrging
lines of travel and public improvem nt,which
mi eht otherwise be directed beyond ourbord-
ers. Let all the eastern cities OF Iowa, in
Guiding Keokuk, SO arrange their Railroad
lines as 20 easily connect at Counch Bluffs;
aud here let all unite in great trunk limo
running west up the broad, level, solid val
| Icy of the Platte; AMI the emigrant route
will soon become the great Pacific route,
and the highway of nations. Here Mt Oua-
ha and Council Bluffs will always be tho
greatest crossing of tho Missouri, and here
will be the largest cities on this great river
Here tho Dubuqse line, tue Lyons road.
the Rock Island route, the Muscafine and
Air Aine united, the Burlington line, tho
Madison line, and the Kcokak line can all
have a common focal point and here their
united efforts will create a resultant that
VIII sssare ths great national highway. In
view Of the great efforts made 70 divide apd
divert railsosd enterprise, il u tho dat OF
an friends 20 Railsee.ls, t0mge thip senden-.
sing o. operating principle, 90 - so 1sAw
th(5n toxe4hvr; thereby seSafip3 an ear!X
conl 6 1an of ! line that VII dtew sArenEn
tka ~ y u our countrY IN y - set snd
en- Sesss vk{6h = nov carry f II the
tinted States. Ny n4xt VIII II Nlss On
.fha 49, annhice. and the Indian ooofe-