Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-08
PLArrsxourH, N. I


readers are occasionally buying and selling
shares Of towns in this Territory. and perhaps
many Of the persons who thus buy and sell are
Ignorant OF the locations aud advantages or
disadvantages Of said towns, and consequently
Of the true value Of the shares they are pur-
chasing, perhaps 1t might not be improper for
one more intimate with this Territory to say
few words in relation 70 said shares, towns, DC.
81 Let any Of your readers Who have been &C.
quainted with Burlington and the country west
to the Des Moines river, for the last fifteen years
bring their memory back TO that country at that
period, and after having firmly established them.
selves at that point Of time, jus. answer them
selves this question What are shares OF a two
hundredth part of Middletown, Danville, New
London, Mt. Pleasant, Rome, Fairfield, Agency
City, Libertyville, or Ottumwa, worth? Taking
It for granted that IL ever Railroad runs west
from Burlington, il must OF necessity go
through those towns, and q strong probability
that road viii be built to point, at least beyond
any Of them, within ten years, and, may be,
much sooner and at any rate, Railroad or not,
the main line of travel west to Utah, Oregon,
Washington and California, must be and ever
remain through them-and that they are loca.
ted in country Of 6ne farming lands-as
healthy climate AZ any can be, having spring
water in abundance aud Astounding with stone.
'coai-but apparently showing want Of sufi
eeieat timber. Let person but bring himself to
sisw the prospects Of those towns from this
point, and deduct one-half the number Of years
for present observation-disclosures, and they can
form pretty nearly just estimate of the worth
Of the shares of some of the towns in Nebraska;
Ill they will need then, is to know which are the
County seats, and which the best sites, and then
kse4hey arc not posted, it seems 70 me
Ntstwlll be their own fault. Now, the towns
Ia Nebrasha, corresponding with those have
siaMed, are Harrington, GAGS county, to "Mid-.
dletown"-"Parallel City" to "New London
'Chester" to ant Pleasant "Salt City" to
"Romsp - iowa City" to Fairfield" These
are tho towns located on the liue Of this Rail
road, a. surveyed up the Platte Valley, south
hide Of Platte river. There are others situated
at other points in the Territory, and each moro
or less important; as Dayton" in Clay county,
would, for location, compare favorably with
"Wes, Point. in Lee county, lowe, with the ex.
cepsion that Day ton will, in all probability, be
the county seat; Clay county lies west of and ad.
joining ottoe county, Of which "Nebraska City
Is the county seat Also, ''Spring Grove City,
which lies on the Weeping Water. eleyen miles
North-wes. from Nebraska City. in . fine re-
tgipn Of country, and is the centre Of one OF
tie finest neghbcrhoods in Nebraska. Also,
others Of which / will speak moro fully at some
future tune. Il III CHA tls31AS81o
There are also the shares Of the Chester"
md sYancaster"s Salt Manufacturing Compa.
mics, both chartered by the Territorial Lcgisla-
turs. The lands or these Companies join and
ali ay In Lancaster county and on Salt Creek
The Chester Company has l2,soo acres and
three springs Of salt water. The Lancaster Go.
shas siao acres aud two salt springs. one OF
which 10 said 70 be the best spsiug Of salt Va.
hter in the United Ssates. The water from these
a innings has yielded las am informed by men Of
yersacity, one pound Of salt to one gallon Of va
s9Sss II, nm not mistaken the KsnAwha--or
Sss-be salina-waters only yieid three pounds of
s.atso Ave gallons Of waaer. These springs so
uiics directly west from Piattsmouth. and the
Companies, are not As some have Imagined, con-
ssscetued in or connected with any town company.
Below is the charter of the Lancaster Com
J. pAny, il i tho Same with the exception Of boun.
ss,,dasies, &C., as that Of Tho Chester Company:
Az. Acr 10 Incorporate tho Lancaster Salt Nam
nfscturinp Company. agiasS3 tS