Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-06
Great Sale of Lots
I.ORE\CE. Nebraska Territory

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FLORENCE. Nebraska Territory.
nNE HUNDRED LoTs have been selected aud
viii be sold In said Tow AT Public Yenduc. com
tober me- t aud continuing from day 10 day until ali
sold TERMS. halt en- sh, and tho b<lance IN four
months, with approved security.
/. si,uateJ on the West bank oi the Missouri River,
six miles above Connect Bluffs city, aud Immediately
opposite the Pigeon Valley the sarsi route 9th
MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI RAILROAD.
The sight is Of the NEST lille in Nebraska, be.
ia. located beautiful bench some sist. feet above
hgh water mark, with gently rsihg hill IN the back
ground, the hole ieng IL ofihe Plat there az. two
rae strea,ns running throagh the Town. anur.ng
ceeut WArER PRIVILEGES, on enc of which
ther. IN progress OF erection, FIGURING
SAW MILL,
which will be completed and ia operation by the ff
tesnth OF next month- Adjoining the town site, on
the y 3rth, there Is Grove of about eight thousand
OF hard wood
MBER!
OAK, WALNUT and ELM suitable for n | kinds Of
building purposes. There is likewise u great amount
81 due large growth CoTfoSA GOD, within from
30 three miles. and IN the umeda.. veini'! there
several excellent Lthh ssoNE quarres tao Of which
being worked, there Is also an abundance OF
the best quality of GraNe Sand Mari md Clay suta-
bite for making brick aHd other purposes. Brick
Max ny is now being carried oa quite estsusiycy.
On the South and West, ADJOINING thc Town Site,
there four hundred acres Of Prairie Broke
Fenced, and the most OF u under cultivation. Ias
fctIy clear snags sand bar, any othur oblrue-
tons, nth Rock Bsnnd shores. and
Rock Bottom,
all the way &C ross al N depth lin an ordinary stage
the Riyerl OF from two 10 f.etin low water the
rock Is bare considerable distance from the shores
rendering IL bat strall affair 10 builda
BRIDGE
al this point (for which very liberal Charter wa.
granted by the Legislature Of Nebraska, last winer
pared to thai oil bridging the 81. Law renee, Ut
Montreal; the Mssissippi at Recs Island. and man,
America.
FLORENCE is situated nearly due Ras, "a lille
south) OF the GERAr BEND. Of the PLATTE Kiv-
ER, and OF ELK HORN CITY, At the great crossing
of the Elk Horn River, distant thirty miles from the
former, and eighteen Lom the latter place. There
are good permanent
STEAMBOAT LANDINGS
on both shore.-the best perhaps, on the Missouri
River: thai on the Nebraska side extending the wb~le
leigh OF the Town Site, and us Ferry crossing, it
certainly Is one OF the very best on the RIVER.
STONE COAL
OF superior quality has lately been Al scoyered Re.
miles North Of Foren and IL the opinion of those
bes, acquainted with tito article, that there are large
derosi,es Of IL in that vicinity.
With all these Advantages land an easy grade up
Mil creek, one Of the streams running through the
Town there Is scarcely doubt but that this vi be
cross North OF the Platte River
A new and coin modious Hotel, iate'y erected by
the Pfoprisors Of the Town Sue open aud ready
to receive guests Those Wishing to visit the place
before purchasing, will fad Mr. r. G. CHAra.s, and
his estimabie lady, prepared to entertain them com
fprtaoly and make their stay Florence pass of
pleasantly. JAMES g. MITCHELL,
sec'y. Florence Land Company.
Florence, Aug. i5h, is55.
REFERENCES:
GEORGE PEsRAs. ESD, ST. Louis. No.
BOHEKr kEsR, q Co.,
RosEKr DosssLL, Esq, ST. Joseph,.'
=. FR.sorK p.N., banker, Chicago, Ills.
ALLAN IosLIs, Esq, GaleHa, Illinois.
Cook, sARGESr y Dossey, Bankers, Iowa
CITY, Iowa.