New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-23
From Our Own Correspondent.

ably healthy: Pesons of correct habits can scarcely
be sick ct all. Z. G. TAYLOR
From Our Own Correspondent
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Thursday June 5, 1856.
Several steamers have arrived at this place within
the past few days from Fort Pierre. They bring
the cheering intelligence that treaty Of peace has
been concluded between Gen. Harvey, acting on
the part of the United States and different bands Of
the Sioux Ihdans, who had assembled at this place
to the number of several thousand. The Indians
promised not tO modest the whites in future, bu: to
Several chiefs and a number Of warriors in each
tribe were enrolled az soldiers to act as standing
police in preserving order and restraining the
tribes from committing outragAe. After the treaty
was signed all the Indian prisoners were set at
liberty, sn act of cemency altogether unlocked for
by them, and which called forth abundant tokens
of qualification from the assembled bands Gen.
Harvey has established new military post at Fort
Lookout about one hundred and seventy.fve miles
below Fort Pierre, and was engaged in removing
part of the stores to that point All further danger
Of Indian hOstties on the plains appears to be now
at an end.
Nearly all the .urveys in Nebraska have been
completed az far as appropriations for this pur-
the public lands will be brought into market before
the end Of the year. Many of the most valuable
locations in the district have already been settled
upon, and will be preempted under the law OF
Congress as coon as opportunity offers. 1t Is OBJ
viOuty for the best interests Of this Territory to
withhold these lands from market until late day.
II they are so withheld they will be preempted
and occupied by actual settlers; but if they are
brought into market and sold at public sale, they
.iIl bo ri hv in laryp tracts and
held at high prices, thereby retardng the settle
meDt of the country and increasing greatly the
prices Of lands. The closing Of the laDd-Ofces in
Iowa will have the effect to hasten materially the
settlement Of Nebraska. great many people,
unable to procure land in the State at government
prices will cross the Missouri and make their home
in the Territory Generally The claims Of settlers
are and will be respected, and thus men OF limited
means are enabled tO procure farms At moderste
cost
The quantity Of land entered ct the Land Office
in this place, for the two months previous to the
closing of the Office, was very large, amounting
probably TO near half . million of acres. Nearly
Eli of these lands were located with land warrants,
80 that the General Government will derive little
or no revenue from the disposal Of 80 large guam
tity of its domain. Quite considerable portion
of these lands were sold at something more than
the minimum price The rule Of the office was,
that when two applications were made At the same
time for the same tract, they must be sold 70 the
highest bidder, and as these conflicting applications
became quite common owing TO the great desire
to secure the land, several huodreds, and soine-
times thousands of dollars were paid above the
minimum rate. fair proportion OF the land was
taken up for actual settlement, but the spectators
secured far more than was for the true interests OF
the country. Only small part of the demand for
lspd had been satisfied, when the ofhce closes ana
put an end to the business
- l.ssla a.A loff int a "a
after the railroads have made their selections
Three of the projected lines pass through this dis.
trict alone and will together sweep OF nearly Oil
Tho vacant lands that are left. Indeed, doubt
yery much whether enough lands remain unsold to
furnish the quota to which the two southern roads
ale entitled by the bill.
The emigration into Western Iowa and Nebraska
has been quite large this Spring, and still pro
crossing. A great many persons have come to
oot At the country, and large number OF families
have made their way hither for the purpose OF
making this region their home. They could Rot
we'll come to a more attractive region our Gu
mate is in all respects genial and inviting. Our
sol ia fertile and easily cultivated and the health
of the country is good. Retidents here are almost
entirely exempt from coughs, colds and con,uinP,
tons Asue and chills are seldom heard OF, ana gooo
health and robust constitutions arc W.. nv
reach of nearly all. The Spring has, on the ~no'e
BE- en- highly favorable for the farmers ana VIC nave
every reason to look for good crops. great many
more acres of our prairies will be culu'ated III
this than in any former year, aud as the numoer
mile 10 rapidly increasing, We shall De aoie W
furnish our own -four, without being dePenaeot
as heretofore, upon Missouri Tor the " stan oi NE
The Missouri River has been in tine navigaoie or
der since the Ist of April, and steamboats, nave
hem arriving from that time regularly two or
tbr,e tim, a week, from ct. Louis. As the guam
rites of snow in the mountains are sHd 10 be very
large, it is generally thought that the river VII
continue high all the season
This place Council Blutfs) is increasing quite
rapidly in population and wealth. Ii has long
been a place of considerable trade, as IT has been
from here that the great body OF the Overland
emigy,tou TO CALIFORNIA Utah and Oregon has taken
II, departure. There has been considerable emigrs-
ton Of hi. hind this year. but the business transact
cd here is becoming Of more Importance inasmueh
a. il depends chi, fy upon resident ana constant
iy increasing population, both within me limits o.
the city corporations and in the surrounding codh-
try. The certainty, too, that this 10 to De 'ne 'ei
minus of the Mississippi and Missouri haiifoAd'
(which is already completed to Iowa City and con
.r,eted for 10 Fort des Moioes,) viii turn tue AZ
ientiop Of men of enterprise in all Pan' oil tne
country to this point, and the consequence ~iiI oe
that Council Bluffs must become the place oi enei
uportapce On the Missouri in Western Iowa
ALREADY real estate bss advanced largely IN Pnee,
nd the work of building up the town mas peea
commenced in earnest Not lees than TWO hur
drtd and fifty buildings, SONS OF large ana sue