The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-09-23
Sale of Real Estate.

Our adv rtisins columns eshibit one If thu
granlcst opportunities fer investment i'll real
property that it HIS been our fortune 10 see an
nounc,d. We need MT inform the reader that
we a!lu!c to the notice headed AUCTION SALE
and signed BY orr town>nan. AlcH:'nt'cr Nc
tircSr. Whether Considered with reference
Ia the amount Of territory off. red by single
Individual at auction, or with reference to its
actual yaluc, We do rot b"'i~vc any sale of
e-unl inn ortance has lecn proI oscd in the
North West The lanl here offered is covered
By the celebrated 81 anish Grant made to BASH.
Gram, BY the goycrnm' ut Of S;ain l,ior to
tho ownership of The up or Mississippi country
by the French, by whom it was coded to the
United States. The tract comprises nine sec
tons, or $3.50 acr : a large portion of it front
ing up to tho west bank OF the main channel of
The MisSissi ri most of if covered with choice
timber: nearly the whole Of it s,itable for
frming pur, oscs; the rou.hr portions
Astounding in valuable building stone easily oh y
tanned the whole length Of il traversed by an
unf;,iling end an ua'irr.'rG stream of r,ro
Of machinery the country may dcmand a
RAIL RoAD MT only projected, but absolutely
under contract, and nor being graded parable
with the stream and designed to extend from
the Mississippi River to the Misscsri! Ifth2se
advantages 60 rot in6' co al. examination ard
purchase of this lroi cIty by those eSpcricnc
I'd in the growth Of western commercial and
manufacturing loG ations, we shall be mu IA dis
appointed. Until now this valuable tract OF
country las been tied up fr'm either public o :
private sale, by S, its tt law md Gisr, ted heir
ships, history of v hich wouldbc mere lengthy
than intcr sting. After passing through all
orde:ls to whicl, it could legally be submitted
the dispute in reference to title. was settled by
the Supreme Court of Iowa, at it, late css;on,
in. favor Of Alex. NJ Grcc"r. He has Cccid d
70 throw it into mark t at once, and the public
now has all opportunity to set nlice Upon ii
As will lie observed, there are offered one hun
Jred aud i,reai5 eighi - acre tracts, and seven
hundred lots arc p,at'cd andrecordcd rs NoaTn
McGREco%. The McGrcGor st. Pcte:s and
Missouri River Ralro1d, Which is BOW fixed
fact, aad which ma BE- regarded as Il continua
ron of the Milwaukee AID Mississippi read
across the state of Iowa towards the Pacific
coast, leaves the river ut North III, Grcgor-tht
steamboat landing there is cxccllmt-the valley
is much wider t.an is Usually found at the cn.
trance of streams into The Mississippi, thus
furnishing an abundance Of space for the build
ing Of large city-the highlands on eithc,
side are succession of benches or terraces oil
the most inviting and even romantic claracte,
for the erection Of residences and public build
iRrs-a mile Of wharf can lie Constructed at
price far balow any equal extent of distance
on the Mssssppi-'hc country trib; tary t
this railroad terminus in fertility, susceptible
ty of dense settlement. and activity Of present
i population, has not its superior Oh the globe
What more is wanted as basis for IA, id i'm
Il roycment 7 .E.E .....#
Crowds of strangers ere daily visiting thi
glovnd now suddenly ,h;own % en- to pnrcEas
Aoy-snd it is universal concession that Il
mnst make great FONT The manner O
selling it, at Pubic Auction. and, as we arr
Informed, mostly Oh reasonable time, will throw
the lropry into so many hands as to produc
an immediate growing influence, and health,
business rivalry. We earnestly advise those VIII
2 arc looking the West over with a view 10 in
sestmcnt or trade, 10 give the whole tract OF
f.red careful examination. A plat of tn,
sact can be rcen by calling on ladge Brown
or h. S. Granger e. Co.