Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-11-07
Tor the Oxford D,marrpt.
MANHATTAN, KIT, oct. 10, IS

Mn. EDIroR-Dear Sir Per last mail I
forwarded you q Communication. upon mat
tors in Kansas Territory. and remarked that
COMMITTEES wcre looking out now route
from Nebraska City To Manhattan City. |
am now happy to say that the surveying
party have returned aud make a very favor
able report Of their observations and dolng'
ia behalf Of the public. You are aware,
probably, that a new route has been looked
odt, and a line Of s,ags put on to the road
from Topeka, IN this Territory, To Nebraska
City, which | understand runs over q week
each way. Our Cowmittcc, on their way 70
Nebraska took that route in part, but r.
port it thirty miles farther than the one
which they surveyed on their return. Agroc-
able 10 their maps and programme, the lis
lance by their newly laid out route from Sc.
braska City to Manhattan City is only 10
miles, ana is said To he the easiest route Tor
the distance that /, now known in this Ter.
rit1ry.
Tho country is gently rolling. and ahounds
with river. and creeks, and most " the way
q traveller can be acknowledgements
private or public houses The following are
the distances o. various streams u water.
showing that trains 81 cmigrant.. bound rar
this region may put mp a, watering places,
and find wood on the streams Tor Grc. loay-
ing Nebraska City, tho new route iak's The
Topeka road fr 1 miles and then dncrr.'
.luthvc,,rly. the main course from Man
haitian On Nebraska being .puth ~ a. <. wct
north ~ d,r. east PROM Nebraska o.
Hamilton. ~ miles. thence a. Greeks. 1919.
90. ~. %. g. 90. 81. %. cros.in. the south.
crn boundary Of Nebraska % miles from
Nebraska CITY. thence 10 Newton, ~ miles;
thcrc, ,o Dennis 90 m.. a., n. -. 81. SO.
-. ~. ~. 20 NJ. hdlmsun, near the Cal
iioruh rad 90. l02 20 VIZ. Jenkins; loI
to VI. FLUSH 100 IL n Mr. Dnr's: M
20 VIZ, Srp'nrr-hcrr crossing tn o'l mil.
ilarvr1,l o. Fort Rilev-tisure 'n Ninln'-
tan. ~ mil..-rirt of The rout' i now
wei 'rlll.n. and tho newest 'il ont road
is vrll sakri arl markell. 80 that trav.
cllrr. win not easily los their wiy. Much
credit +. luc to the sntrrrrl.in- roorl, or
Manhattan arl vicinity mr. or.uir, tIis
rsv avrnur o. This part Of mr. 7 rriorv.
and trust that they will soon have me ~.
i.Grtion of swing numerous industrious om.
irrlnls coming i'm Nv thi. now route IN take
ur md improve the fnc claims II land TINT
M, now awaiting their taking under.
stand That tho darlington railroad &, isir-
pushed forward NJ f.ta s possible. NH win
terminate % low mil.. al0,r Ns.r1.ka CITY.
whsr, s'l--s win lr 10 rr1lin.s. 20 rrurry
passengers ~ different parts NJ ihr country.
4 now lin, of si1-.s is expected man % lr
established between Manhattan anil Ne'ra.-
~. and trust that II will 'r vol patron.
ial md prove % Great convenience 20 tho
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