White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-16
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cation, or presents ? greater combination
Of advantages. than Central City. Here
The eyes Of those well acquainted with the
natural and artificial advantages which
combine to make favorable location for
alsrge city, are turned with confidence.
as the site Of Central City possesses snch
advantages, in an eminent degree. Let
rs occupy . small space in setting forth
some Of the reasons why Central City
must ultimately land that at no distant
day. make a place of great importance,
although towns which now appear to be
cnthe highway to prosperity, may fail.
This infant City is located on the south
bank of Platte River, in Nebraska. oppo-
site Grand Island. two miles west of Fort
Kearney. The military reservation be-
longing to Fort Kearney. extends fer ten
miles along Platte River-eight miles
east of the Fort, and two miles west of It.
Immediately on the west of the reserra-
ton, is located Central City. Here. then.
Is the first sdvsntage-it is situated i'm
nediately under the protection of the
United States troops. and may rest in Sc
curity, while the inhabitants of other
frontier towns are hsrassed by Indian de-
predators. The great route to Salt Lake
City and California. by way of the South
Pass, lies through this City, and through
here must pass the immense emigration
which every year flows to Utah, Califor-
mia, and Oregon. Here will be resting
place for these emigrants, to gain respite
from the arduous journey across the hea-
ted Plains; and here viii immense guam
titles Of supplies be laid in. being farther
on ihe journey than the points at which
supplies are at present obtained, and trans
portstion win thereby be saved over a
great distance Of the ronte. Besides this.
the Fort will draw trade to Central City.
and, by the protection Il affords, invite
settlers to thesurounding country. Here
will the hardy hunters and trappers Of the
Rocky Mountains, and Of the Platte, the
Yellowstone, and the numerous tributaries
of the Missouri, make their headquarters.
to lay in their supplies Of ammunition
and provisions, and in return leave their
valuable furs and peltries, which of them
selves are q vast mine Of wealth.
h 1t will be remembered that Congress.
arcfOf 'H--- s.:oT, established great NIL
IT, -Eds to tho Pacific. The starting
point of this Road is Central City. But
that which promises to be of the greatest
benefit to Central City, yet remains to be
told. It is that which has, within few
years past, built up large cities in the
East and West, as if by magic. We
mean Railroads. The great Railroad to
the Pacific is now fixed fact-manifest
destiny has so ordained il. and It will
surely be built. But here difficulty ari.
Ben. This great National thoroughfare
will be commended for by both the North
and the South, and in all probability 8
contest win be waged on this subject. as
bot as any the country has ever witnessed;
and no doubt Presidential elections viii
be decided on this issue. as they have been
on questions Of far less magnitude. We
have recently had an example of dissstis-
faction on q subject of infinitely less mo-
ment, in the establishment ofthe overland
mail route. But here, as in all cases
where the two sections of the country &C.
eupy antagonist:e positions, the matter
will finally have to be settled by compro-
mise. In the end, the main trunk of the
Road will commence, not at certain
Northern or Southern point, but at a
point West Of the States. Then, Central
City, standing, as it were. on neutral
ground. and on the only feasible rout,
over which the Road can be built, natu-
rally invites the eastern terminus Of the
main trunk at that point.
Embracing the reasonable conclusion
then, that the main trunk Of the Road viii
commence at Fort Kearney. or Contra
City. this point win become the terminus
Of Q number Of Roads, starting both IL
ths North and the South. forming, as il
were, the main tributary branches of thu
great Pacific Railway. A Road viii b.
built from Memphis. running through
Arkansas. Indian Territory. and the cen
TIRE Of Kansas. terminating at Contra
City, A Railroad is now half finished
called the Pacific Railroad. running from
ST. Louis to Kansas City. On the east
/. connects with the great Road from Gin,
einnAti. which. in turn. connects with
Roads leading from the principal Eastern
cities. This Road viii be continued or
through Kansas. terminating. likewise, Al
Central City. The Hannibal and St
Joseph Road. now rapidly being built
win be continued. under charter already