Nebraska advertiser., 1856-11-29
Correspondent q tbs Hebrasks Advertiser.
FLORENCE, N. T.
November 1Ath 1R66f

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tidings in reference to the Railroad in the d.
rectiOn to this place. He assures our citizens
that there is but little doubt Of the road being
located down the Pigeon Valley to its inter
section with the Missouri valley at Crescent
City, Iowa.
The roads are now in good condition for
travelling, and our ride over the level bottom
to Crescent was very pleasant. There we
found the Improvements, and busineus far be-
yond our most sanguine expectations Mr..
Steele. of Florence, has already added an
extensive addition to Crescent and made sale
of a large number of lots, some of which run
as high as $50 each, and land shares ia town.
sold few days since at three hundred dollars
per acre.
Our road to Council Bluffs was more un-
dulatirg, leading up and down the several
Kanycns between the towns, nevertheless a
pleasant road, with varying scenery, which
assists much in iutercepting the dull monotony
Of the travel.
At Ellisdale we drove up, expecting to wit
ness 10. johnson mp to his eyes in exchanges
preparatory, of course, for the next issue Of
the Bagle, but instead of that he was elbow
deep in brick and mortar and laying up a wall
of a Single furnace, and expecting to furnish
Crescent with roofing material for the year to
come. He carries on a large farm, and is build
ing largely in Crescent, besides being a partner
in a mercantile establishment there which is
doing an extensive and profitable trade. He
tulns his hands TO any kind of labor that comes
in his way, with much ease and Judgement
This is something of the life of an editor in
the West
In Council Bluffs we found considerable
anxiety in reference to the general result of the
Presidential election, also the desire to learn
the vote of some of the more doubtful North
ern States. Bets had been running high, and
no doubt many felt as if the purse strings were
to be considerably effected by the minority and
majority reports. The Republican party, &C
knowledged whipped, but nevertheless claimed
that they had gained much by the campaign
A railroad survey had just been completed
at Council Bluff which appeared to be a mat
ter of rejoicing among the inhabitants, and
:hose more deeply interested in the way of
corner lots. noticed the city limits had been
extended two miles South of the Pacific House
and over a mile West, making the extremes
of its boundaries about three miles distant
from each other and judging from what we
could hear that the town viii exterd its limits
rapidly towards the Missouri river. Advance
ment in prices among real estate dealers is very
perceptible and many are found DESTROYS Of
purchasing.
At Glenwood we found the citizens rejoic-
ing over the news recently received that the
NJ. & M. Railroad would be extended through
Mills county to terminate opposite Plattsmoutl
in the Territory of Nebraska. Nebraska City
St. Mary, Bellevue and La Plat are al
endeavoring to draw the terminous Of the road
and are bidding high in the way Of stock AMI
donations, but they all appear from the survey
to be too far from a direct line. Since it ha
been ascertained, by an actual survey of a lin
for a rail road up the Platte, that the route i
practicable and expedient and that no diff.
Guilty exists in reference to getting in and on
of PIattsmouth, that town has taken a nes
start in the way of improvement, and it is nov
no more a matter of doubt as to the buildin
+ of a town at that point. Holders are no,
/, asking a thousand dollars a share, and lots ar
selling at great advances above the prices a fel
months since.
The reports of the election in Cass count
0 had not been sufficiently received, to give 20
the result.
D In st. Mary we were shown a plat of th
. town, which drew the premium medal in S
+ Louis over all similar competition. OF cours
- it is asuperior piece Of penmanshin and show
q the extraordinary skill of the craftsmen Messr
Seegar and Skemonnski, of st. Mary. low
On the border was placed views of Counc
a. Bluff, Omaha, Belview, st. Mary, Glenwoc
n and surrounding scenery; also, the unite
at plats of the counties of Cass, Douglass an
Washington, in Nebraska, and Mills al
2ottawattamie counties, Iowa. 1t is usele
er for me to undertake a description Of the pl
re for it is only to be seen to be known and a
preciated: From the level taken, it appea
I'D from notes that st. Mary is nine feet above &
: a highest water mark known.
81 The town is inhabited with Germans, al
we were informed that there was only o
American residing within the limits. We b
about arrived at that conclusion from the {;
our that during our sojourn at one Of the pub
houses we heard nothing but the Germ
~ dialect, except a faint effort occasionally
ere show that they were not entirely destitute
the English language.
We noticed there a very simply construct
OF wind mill for the purpose of manufacttri
es- shingles, which performed well and with mr
OF profit to the proprietors. The entire mill Of
cost about two hundred dollars. I think ST
a liar machinery erected in many of our \