Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-04
Great Sale of Lots
FLORENCE, Nebraska Territory

LVNH.NVAs INC0ldNAJ 1C1illUa .
ZANE huNDRaD LOIS have been selected aud
" will be sotd in said Fowl at Pablic Vendae. com
mencins at nosei5ck A. NJ. on the First bay OF De
,cDer next, aud ,ohtinaing from da! 10 day nnn ALI
sold TERMS, hall ca sh, aud the b. lance IN four
months, with approved security.
is situated on the West bank of The Missouri River,
six miles above Council Bluffs city, and mc lately
opposite The Pigeon Valley the snrs d eoste OF tie
MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI RAILROAD.
The sight IS OF the nes, gi bic in Nebraska, be-
ing located beautiful bench sixty fret above
high water marx. with gently rising hill In the back
gfvund, the whole lepgih ofthe Plat; there two
es,leni wArEa pRivlLKGEs, one of which
there ari now IN progress OF erection, FLoUklAG
MILLS, and
SAW MILL,
which Will be completed and IN operation by the III.
teenih OF next month. Adjoining the town site,
the srih, there IS Grove Of about eight thousad
MBER.
OAK, WALNUT and ELM suitable for a kinds OF
banding purposes. Tnere Is iiaewis. great amouni
OF due large groath ColToANOup, within frun one
miles AMI n the immediate vicinity there
several LIME SION quar,ies, two of which
being worked, tlero Is also an .baDdance OF
the best quality OF Gravel, sand Mari and Clay suitu
Bile for making BRICK aud other purposes, Brick
Making - nov b-gHg carried GA quite eNtehSIvet!.-
Gu the Sontn ami West, adjoining the Town site.
there four hundred acres vi Prairie Broke
Fenced, and the most oil il under entity alton. TIC
Rlt ER al This point oniy about so est sid pr
fee clear OF snags, si bar, or ANY oiAsr ohssruc-
Rock Bottom,
all the way across. Al depth On ordinary stage Of
tbs Riycr} from to tea fee,-in 10. water the
rock bare considerable stance from the shores,
rem .er ng il bat small affair to build
BRIDGE
at this point lfor which very liberal Charter was
granted by the Legislature Of Nebraska last win erl
con pared to thst OF bridging the 81 Lawrence, "a,
MoEtrcai The M'ssssippi at Rock Is AMI. and many
other bridges which have basn erected in North
America.
FLORENCE IS situated nearly dae Eas, Ia little
SOUTH of this GERAr BEND. OF the PA TIE klV-
ER, and Of ELK HORN CITY, At the CREST crossing
OF the ELK Horn River, distant thirty miles from tbs
former, ana eighteen flom the latter place. There
good permanent
STEAMBOAT LANDINGS
on both shores-the best. perhaps, on the Missouri
length fthe Town Site, and Ferry crossing, 1t
eeriainl! Is oae OF the very best on tho RIVER.
STONE COAL
ofa superior quality has lately been discovered fss
miles North ofFlorsn and Is the opinion those
best acquainted with the article that Il large
deposites OF II In that vicinity
With all these advautagss land an easy grade up
Mil creek, one Of the streams running through the
TOWN. there is scarcely doubt but that this II be-
the crossing of the Great Pacific Railroad. should Il
cross North Of the Platte River
A and eommotioas Hotel. late erected by
Prvpri iors oftke Town Site is ope and ready
receive guests. Those wishing visit the place
before Purchasing, Will lind Mr.. p. c. CH.pM,S, and
f,r.abla, and make their stay at Florence pass of
pleasantly JAMES g. htfGhELL
See'y. Rloren Land Company.
Florence, Aug. 18th, 1855