Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-12
Great Sale Of Lots
FLORENCE, Nebraska Territory


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FLORENCE, Nebraska Territory.
~ will be sold in said Tow ST Pabie Vendue, com
menciag at IL O'Clock A. NJ. the First Day Of Oc
tober next, and continuing from dag TO day until all
cold. TERMS, hall ca sh aud the balance in four
mouths, with approved security.
ak miles shove Council Bluffs ety, and i'm
opposite te Pigeon Valley the sury'd route Of The
MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI RAILROAD.
The sight is OF the egib bic in Nebraska be-
ing located beautiful beach sixty feel above
high water mark. with gently rising bin ia the back
ground the whole ieng Is of.he Pat: here are two
eeileni WATER PRIVILEGES, on one Of which
there are nov IN progress Of erecsios, FIGURING
MILLS, and
which Will be completed and In operation by the a.
teenth Of next month. Adjoining the town site,
TIE North, there Is Grove of abou, eight thousand
acres o! hard wood
MBER!
OAK, WALNUT and BIN suitable for al kinds o.
Of dne large growth coTToyWooD. wihia from one
So three miles, and In the immediate vicinity
sewers excellent LINE STONE qasrries, two Of which
are ROW being worked. there 10 ElSo sbandEnee of
the best qaaty Of Gravel Sand, Mari and Clay saa
Bile fer making brick And other purposes. Brick
Making Is NOW being carried on quite exiensiveiy.-
On the South -na Vest adjoining tbs Town Site
there over four hundred Of Prairie Broke
Fenced, and the most Of il under cultivation The
RIvER al his point il only about $50 fee; vide per
fsetiy clear OF sn4rs sand bar amy other obstrue-
tons, Win Rock Bound shores, and
Rock Bottom,
all tue across, at depth lin "a ordinary stage
the River of from tv 10 Ten eet-in low water the
Fosk Is bare considerable distance from Tie shores,
rendering Il ba; q small afi-r 10 builds
BRIDGE
a. this point for which very liberal Charter vas
granted by the Legislature OF ebraska, asi winter
COMPARED TO thai OF bridging the st. Lawrence, a
Montreal; tue Mississippi Il RoeE Island, and MANY
other bridges which have been erected ia North
America.
FLORENCE Is situated nearly due East IA little
SOUTH OF the GEkAT BEND. u the PLATTE XIV
Elk, ADD Of ELh-HORN CITY. at the great crossing
Of the Eis Horn River, distant tairry miles from tut
former, and eighteen fom the latter place ] here
are good permanent
STEAMBOAT LANDINGS
on both shores-sbe bert, perhaps, on The Missouri
River. that tne Nebraska side extending the wb.L
ebgth Of the To.n site. and Ferry crossing il
eeflalH!y Is oae Of tAs sery best on the River.
STONE COAL
Of superior qssiity las lately been discovered fs.
miles North Of lore and IL 4. the opinion of thn..
best acquainted with Tie article thai Il ere are large
ceposiies OF IL III That vicinity.
Mith AZ these advantages land easy grade %
MIL creek oBS 81 lie streams running through the
Town there l. seurce!y doE5i bat tai ths VOL De
the crossing o; tile GrsAt Paelne karosd should II
cross North o. the Platte RIVER.
u new and eoas mDdioas Hotel. lately erected BIZ
the PraPfclsfs u tie L.. Size open and ready
6sfore purchasing. Si!I End Dir r G. Ch.FnAs and
MS estlmaole lady prepa red u entertain ihs com
iofiabisi and make their stay Fioreuee pass OF
pleasantly. JANIS &. MfT1HEiL
sec'y. FlDreuee Land Company
Florence, Aug. 18th, $50