Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-10-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
GREAT SALE OF LOTS


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NEBRASKA TERRlToRY. geos
InNE HUNDRED LOT hsvs bee y sSes,d
" and VIII b soid in aid towa. u Psbiie
Vendue, commencing st1l O'clock. A. M on
the Frst D.y Of October next, and cent? nuing
from day 70 day until all are sold. Tsrns.
half cash, and the balance In four months. with
approved security.
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fs situated ON the West bank Of the Missouri
River. six miles above Council bluffs City, and
oppcsits the Pigeon yafiey-,ns
surveyed route OF the Mississispt r Ai,sour;
Railroad. The site is one of the most eligible
in N ebrasks, being located on . beautiful bench
some GO feet above high water mark. with a
gently raising hill in the back ground, the
whole length Of the plat. There are two enc
streams running through the town, xffordins
excellent Wafer Privileges, on one Of whicS
there are now in progress Of erection FIouyinx
MIL and SaU Mil which will be completed
and IN operation by the 18th Of next month
Adjoining the town site on the North. there
is a grove Of about Eight Thousand acres Of
II A r D W ODD TIM BERT
Oak, Walnut and Elm, suitable for all kinds
OF building purposes. There is like wise great
amount Of fine large growth Of Cottonwood with
in from one to thrive T lies; and in the imms
date vicinity there are several excellent Lime
Stone q1arriss. two Of which are now being
worked. There Is also an abun dance of Gravel.
Sand, Mari and Claw suitable for making brick
and other purposes. Brick Mixing is now be-
ing carried on extensively. On the South and
est, adjoining the town site, there is over four
hundred acres of Prairie Broke and Fenced,
and the most of it under cultivation The
Rsoer, at this point, Is only $50 feet wide, per-
fectly ear of snags, sand bars, or any ether
obst 'ue ions, with Rock Bound Shores. and
K 0 G K B 0 + I O NJ.
All the way across at depth, lin an ordinary
stage of the river) of from two to ten feet-iu
low water, the rock is bare u considerable dis-
lance from the shores, rendering it but small
affair to build Drudge at this poInt, (for which
very liberal Charter was granted by the Leg
islature of Nebraska, last winter) Compared 10
that of bridging The st. Lawrence, at Montreal.
the Mississippi, at Rock Island, and many othsy
bridges which have been erected in North A.
merica. Florence is situated nearly due East
! "a little South) of the GREAT BEND of thu
Platte Rtcer, and OF Elk Horn City, at the great
crossing Of the Elk Horn River; distant thirty
miles IRON the iorIaer place, and eighteen from
! the latter place.
! There are good permanent Steam Boat Land.
/ tngs on both shores, the best, perhaps, on the
Missouri river; that on the Nebrasxa side ex.
tending the whole length of the town si,s. sno
: 90 ! oAi y b'ossiug, IL IS certNnIy Que OF the
best on the river. STONE COAL, of a supe
rior quality has lately been discovered few
miles north OF Florence and il is the opinion Of
thosr best acquainted with the article that there
are large deposits of it in that vicinity With
all those advantages, land and Eli easy grade
! up MIL creek. one OF the streams iunning tire
she town. there Is scare ely adoubt but that
TINS wiz be toe crossing Of the Greet Rasi6s
Railroad, should It cross North of the Platte
/ River A new and commodious Hotel. lately
erected by The Propretors of the town site IN
now open and ready to recsive guests. Those
wishing to visit the place before purchasing.
Will hnd Mr. +. c. Chapman, and Il is est msbIs
lady pre- pared to entertain them comfortably.
and make their stay at Florence pass of pleas.
antly. JAMES c. MITCuELI
Secretary Florence Land Co.
| Florence, N. T., August 18th, 1855.
References. 90 George Pegram. ESQ, st.
Louis, Mo-; Roberts, Kerr & Co, do; Robert
Donnell, Esq, St. Joseph, Mo-. B. NJ. Hughes,
do; +: Granger Adams, Banker. Chicago, H.;
Allen Tomlin Esq Galena, H.; Cook 4 Sar.
gent, Raukers, Davenport, Iowa; Cook, Sar.
gent & Downey, Bankers, Iowa City. Iowa;
Hon. James Grant, Davenport. Iowa; ,Pla.s
Smith, Esq. Dubuque, Iowa; John a. .caxou.
Esq, Elyria, Ohio; b. b Chapman. Esq. EIyr-
la, Ohio.
/ CT Chicago Daily Times please publish the
above advertisement until Goth Sept aud ssud
bill to this Office v5n24wT
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