Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-09-09

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med ri aseia ing urged BY
psrsSas residing alohe tSs proposed route,
and - it i matter iswxich we in com.
mon with The ciiisens Of the entire county,
~ deeply rintsrsateds ~, xil ,de1ate, =
brief article Is tks advantages thst iSot
only We, but the travelling public would
derive from shs opeping q thisrosd The
6rst and to the hitter class. the most in.
'pornnt, sfAsMying ofdssnncemseUms
paredawith Ne present trasslsd rouse sia
Of Council Bluff. By the latter route the
distance 70 De- Moinss Is 275 miles, while
BY the proposed route il doss mot exceed
200 miles--being saving 10 the item Of
distance alone or miles. And 81 bssv..
Ing the nail carried over this route con-
meet Il Wiscotsa with the daily mail be.
tween Des Moines and Council Bluffs, the
dist ancs would Be still more materially re-
daced. A much better and more psr,na-
nent road can also be made BY the above
route, than By The one We at present re.
csivs our eastern mail. It, in great
measure, avoids the bottom lands, its course
between this place and Smithland being
along the base Of the blut3a, on the pres.
ent travelled route between these points,
and is permanent and passable during al
seasons of.he yesr. At Smithlaud there
is first rate bridge across the Little Sioux,
from whence there is . good road to M.
pleton where the Maple, river is, securely
bridged. At Denisoa the enterprising cit.
liens Of that place have built bridges
across both branches Of the Boyer river,
and propose 70 bridge the. thrse branches
Of Soldier river, 10 accommodate the travel
on this road There are numerous impor-
tant settlements along the route that de-,
mand and are entitled to greater mail f.,
cilities than they low enjoy. and their
wants should not be overlooked. .......,
From the delegates TO the recent Dem
ocratic Judicial Convention we learn that
Denissn, the county seat Of Crawford
county, is situated st the confluence Of the
east and west branches of the Boyer river,
on an elevated and beautiful plateau Of
ground. Although but about one year
old. It conssins large number of neat
dwellings, three saw mills, good Touring
mill, and very handsome and commodi.
oas hotel conducted in good style BY J.
N. AcKER. Iris settlement was made BY
: colony from New jersey, headed by J.
W. DsSlsos, Esd, = Aan Of great enter,
p:ise. intelligence and beae valeues, who is
regarded as one OF the most public spisited
Citizens of Western Iowa. The citizens
Of the county have a. present in course of
erection > brick cour. house, 80 by 40 feet
10 size, two stories high, Vt . cost Of ST. !
900. lAnd here We cannot refrain from
the economy and regard for
the interests Of the people displayed BY
lhe officials of Crawford county with the
ruPidity and rsckless extravaganza of the
County Judge Of Woodbury. who has sad
died upon the backs Of % already over.
'axed people the enormous debt of .f)fees
thousand one hundred dollars to build a
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70 the citizens Of Sioux City the estab.
shmens Of this road is . matter Of great
Importance, ~ it opens to Us the bes. and
most direct thoroughf.re to the east. lie.
hi. road be opened and travellers for this
point, instead Of going By way Of Council
Bluffs, IS miles out Of their way, and being |
'ubjected to the delays and inconvenien.
,es incident to,hs bottom roads during wet
viii have . direct and passable
highway at al seasons Of the year, which
will lead them through the most beautiful
md fertile sections Of Iowa.
We will have more to say Of the impor
ance Of this subject hereafter. r
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