Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-07-31

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On Tuesday last, in COMPANY with few
intimate friends, we seated ourself in Jack
sous comfortable hack for ride South, for
recreation and visit to the settlements in
Nebraska, South OF the Platte and the river
counties below in our own delightful Iowa.
For the first six or eight miles our road law
through the rich AIi ,souri bottoms. which
has yet, but in few instances, been disturb
81 IN its original wildness by the hand of
industry-its rich treasures of wealth still
lingering for the action of the implements
OF husbandry to bring forth its abundance.
AS We approached ST. Mary, many fine fields
and farms were spread oat on either side,
covered with luxurious crops of grain and
vegetables, apparently little injured by the
drOuth. We were considerably surprised at
The spirit of enterprise displayed in and
around st. Mary. Many new buildings have
been erected, farms and gardens made
The town contains two public houses, two
or three stores, we'll filled with necessary
merchandise steam mill is in progress
OF erection, by Mr.. Myers, and other marks
of advancement are visible. Throuab tho
bottom to Platteville there arc nonx rood
farms and much heavy timber. Platteyille
consists of few houses, on the river bank,
in the edge of a heavy body of timber, but
its location would Indicate that # mayer 81. N
be town of much imnortancc
Here We crossad tho ,Esso,,ri an q en-, q /,
10 the CHARMING sita or plattsroo,,tb o.no -
che most favored locations Wa b,.v. saen n
the Territory. with 4 baaut;fnlly elevated
Inclined uIane chrvstal water coo3 lora;,o
a plenty of rock, coal and timber b,cl,ed
BY one Of the most lovely and fertile rural
districts in creation. Plattsmoutb can
scarcely miss being. at an early dav. city
Of much Importance. So At least. our hest
judgement would Indicate. The dav was
low. and hope stood on tip-toe for 4 show
er, and sure enough we got a fine rain about
two O'Clock. We were somewhat surprised
at the advanced state Of improvements in
Cass county. Inmapv places fine large farms
are burdened with promising crops and much
more being prersrcd for tall and spring sow
ing. The ROADS Southwark, we found in a
STATE OF NATURE, and in some places not even
the trail of wagon could be seen ana no
bridges across tn streams. Groves Of hard
wood timber, together with clear cool snrin1s
and spark ling rills of water are intersDersed
al reasonable intervals. kenosha or Rocky
Bluff is a contemplated town site, on the
river. In this county. nothinc. howerer has
vet been done to advance the place to q
claim of Importance and many town site in
Nebraska will, after the Lapse of ears be
seareeiy as valuable In reality n. now they
are in the visionary authorizations of the pro-
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