Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-02-06

SA~A0 - s0ASASo ~ ItIA SOIL PRoDCC-
s1oxs, CilAAfx. wArRR, IELru, ApvAx-
vAoxs And IMPROVEMENTS IN rms REGION
- iewA AxD III NEBRASKA.
IL aaswer ~ great many Letters to the
Editor.
GS0lsAr1Y. - That portion Of western Iowa
wing west Of tho Dea Moines river, is the
neat Rolling, uneven, ard rieturesqe, of the
s@oics lands, in the United States. Altho
ahis sssieR is alnoss entirely composed of
dilis, swe!ls, Ridges, Yafies and Bottom
ands. shrowp together in the mos. grand
sad q manner. there is scarcely all acre
9: waste lano IN tia whole resion--even the
hiyhsss points. and peak abound with luXu-
sssus grass and vegetation, or timber and
sopsewood.--Whl.s the slopes yalies and
bottom lands, together with the upland pra-
Hss ars the most ,ich and fertile ever inhab-
tied.
The soil Is . rich black light sandy loan,
extremely easy Of cultivation, and Of depth
sf from one to ten feet Although the soil
10 naturally sxsrssniy light aud Ii ose, it re,
sisss 10 wonderful degree she evil effects of
Asouth upon vegetation. Tho last season
~hsu she countries East and South ,rs mar,
shsd and croTs destroyed for want of rain.
'surs we're remarkably heavy and seemed un-
injured although we had little or no more
f.in than did our nsighbors.
TisRxs.-Thsre ara heavy bodies Of hard
wool timber on the margin Of and adjacent
the 'es hoiHss river and reasonable GUAM
say interpreted through the counties North
wss., but upon the route directly west to this
place, tim Der lie extremely scarce for an hun
dred mtie-, being found only in detached
Kror-- nnnn Siream&- 49, apprU~I
sehss the Lope Of the Missouri river the
groves and clusters Of timber become more
frequent, ard in this immediate vicinity
sasre 10 sufficient for al, reasonable demands.
In several Of tho Counties north, timIeI Is
snll Eore abundant. aRl in Shelby county
there is ana grove alone that cou;aius nsar
~ square miles Of sQu1 timber. Through this
region generally share are an abundance Of
roun3 groves vi timber, which, if the fires
are kept out, will increase quite as fast as
the Older and more maturer portions are used
up. The most valuable varieties are Oak.
u or vsristics) Black walnut, Hickory.
Linn, Kim. Cottonwood, blackberry, Black
Locust, and Coffee Bean.
Upon the Bottom Lands, tho Cottonwood,
Blaekwalnut and Elm; arc found. and in the
higher lands the other varieties,
WArxR.--This wbols region is VOL Wa
tered BY numerous rivers, creeks, streamets,
springs and lakes. The streams are formed
from numerous springs of pure clear aud
cool water which arc found IN abund anee
everywhere thoughoEt the country The
most excellent OF water may be obtained BIZ
digging upoa an average Of Is feet.
MlSERALs.-Therc is no. doubt but that en-
abundance Of coal exists in this region, but 4
few beds have however, We. becn opened, but
sbase prove to be Of an excellent quality.
{nere arc fine quarrles Of LIMERICK, Sand,
and Slate stone. Ali ough shor5 is ron ore,
10 beds have been sufficiently examined, to
learn of their value or richness. Few other
minerals have ssgst been discovered
CLuArr.-0us climate is about he same as
IN Northern Ohio, but We have less snow and
probably little more wind-producIng aboui
NE same varieties OF crops, fruits and veget-
ablss. Our winters commence usually about
The first OF December, continuing about three
months, with q succession Of cool pleasant
days, of dry wholesome atmosphere, t:ushed
Of with cooling and sometimes high winds.
Through this season the roads arc extremely
hard, smooth and fne, as IS the case all the
year except the season OF Spring The ev-
Hing twilight, are long. soft and pleasant in
the summer season, usually continuing for
nasr two hours after sunset. The evenings
syea after shs hottest days. arc ususiiy cool
inr AL pleasant. A refreshing breeze from
th, prairiss. is almost constantly in motion
IgvAUu,--Wo can sec no natural rcasou
why this country may not be extremely heal
INV. Country rough-air fresh and invigor-
.sins--water puro and cool. with temperance
and industry, little or no sickness should be
known. At present, as in all new eountrys
+ the West thsrs arc agues, and levers,
which viii walsh Is tho country becomes
..ttl d, spd tas Lard brought under cultiva-
tiou.
vnp Txr:ys Axp VIeETAuoS.-The wild
prsiri,s are covered with rich luxurious
with # gras var, ing in heigh, from 90
.ches 10 feet, which makes inc hhss' "