Nebraska advertiser., 1857-08-13


surprising rich and productive. The
face Of the country is sufficiently IN
dulating to allow the water which falls
on the surface to form into springs,
brooks, and rivers, and the air is so
pure that fresh meat viii dry in the
sun Withoutiniury. 1t shighly charged
with electricity which gives kind of
inspiration TO the whole system and
makes old people feel young again.
The summers are mild and pleasant,
and the winters Just long and cold
enough to give energy to the body and
yigor to the mind. The whole country
Y for two hundred miles might be made
into one vast corn field yielding, under
the hand of ordinary cultivation, not
less than loo bushels to the acre; or,
one vast wheat field yielding 40 bushels
to the acre; and it is SO free from
swamps and marsh lands that corn
and wheat would grow on every acre
! except In the beds of streams. In
beauty of scenery, fertility of soil,
richness and variety of production,
and heaithiness of climate we question
whether its equal can be found on the
face of the globe. Here is country
equal in extent to the whole State Of
Pennsylvania and capable of sustain
ing four times the number Of inhabi-
tants it is now about two years since
its virgin soil was first thrown open to
settlement Since that time ernigrantS
have been hOcking into it by thousands
and vying with each other in their
glowing descriptions of the beauty of
! its scenery, richness and fertility of
its soil and healthiness of its climate.
Kansas valley is the next section on
the South which demands particular
attention. Here you find the Della
ware, Sawen, and Wyando1 reserves,
Of which so much has been said, writ
ten and printed in the past few months;
beautiful spots in a most beautiful and
lovely country. Kansas valley proper
embraces all that region drained by
the Kaw river and Its tributaries, ter
about 65 miles wide and 200 long
The length is greater but it is only to
this extent that the same qualities and
varieties of soil prevail. Too much
cannot be said Of the richness and
beauty of this far famed valley. As
YOU wonder over these vast meadow:
interspersed with occasional woodland;
you viii not be surprised at the fierce
conflict which has been going on be-
tween the settlers from the North and
E South for the past two years for the
] occupancy of this valley;it is an Object
worth contending for; long andsevert
will be the conflict before either of the
contending parties viii yield.
0 Arkansas valley isanother beautiful
and charming spot, vying with it
? northern neighbor in everything whicf
I attracts the settler and gives pleasure
!. to life. Unlike the other portions VT
] have noticed this valley increases il
r richness and beauty as you go West
f revealing a scene of surprising eK
cellence and beauty near the base o
a the Rocky Mountains.
d Between these two vallies, at abou
It equal distance from the Kansas on tn
s North and the Arkansas on the Soutl
e is some of the most grand and enchant
5 ing scenery we every beheld- In May
' 1857, il was one vast ocean of moving
Il grass, extending II every direction.
e far as the eve could reach, till thi
IF ocean of beauty was lost in the elea
Il blue sky. This is the track of Ere
n monts route for the Pacific railroad
is He says, it is so level that a railroa
IT can be made for 200 miles on an al
II line without crossing a stream 1t
ie not probable, however, that a railroa
IS viii ever be built on this route, for th
iron horse could not find water enOug
he to quench his thirst, or enable him {
ar draw his burden. This section ha
le been filed up with unpreeidente
50 rapidity. The whole country for 10
n miles from the Missouri river Is no
y taken up and occupied by pre-emptOr
le who are being subject to al the varis
he ties of "Squatter life" Generally
he cabins Il feet square; some built
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