New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-23
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BELLrvrE, sarpy Co. Sett,.lI

oeAgefsQ over the oYoad bDn etpn1si'o pia""'
Of tAe Wos.- Many realize tier aa'ici,a,ons IN
eharIps the f,rests OF Michigan, some % cG:iga.ng
Ne beautiful soi! Of Illinois sod love, ald others
,vess forward Ia the march Of civilization 70 tae
GENIAL chine Of kansas aud Neora-kL D4sEac'ou
kaas.s bas attracted Thousands 70 .ts Dorier. whose
syDpathics were the side Of fret oeni. Noo'
Dsssesses equal advantages tor manufacturing az
agricultural purposes, - better iycse- q, % .V''c
tSerouebfare ~ the Pacific, AMI - on tIe 'a'Ls
latitude As oar nos, 1ourisbing and mPoran. >,''es
The cl,uate - mid and saubTous, Its noble s'relE-
and yag4yt are the admiration " al Who w'o-.s
fAem. ,ts mineral wealth "a ABUNDANT, aud oaiy
awaits the energy Of the American character 10
Seyejoo its native worth. But tour years nave
ehp.ed since this Territory tie theatre OF strife
SD ,aDgunsry Conflicts aInorg he numerous tribes
Of Sioux, Onahas, O.oes, add PawDees. few
traders and refugees from civilized LIE were The
saly occupants OF this vast extent OF country. We
ear po~ boas. pOpua,iOn Of 3,OVO Which NH
compare favo,ably with any portion Of The Las. IN
Intelligence and enterprise. Cities and 'oHas Lave
spfuoc nto existence, as if touched b. :he mage
wand of the enchanter, aud the "Hilderne's bios
"se,ns AZ TIE rose.
The necessity Of constructing a railroad 10 the
PacG. bas been long recognized, and by the report
Of T. w. Lander recently submitted % a Com
DIttee appointed by Congress, j. is clearly demon
straied by actual surveys mate Tia. the mos. prac
tcaele route il along the valley Of the Platte, as the
10 the Black Hills and an abundance Of timber and
lin. stone along the line TO carry ont the Prolec'
with saccess.
IRE demand for labor is not as great as the cor
RESPONDING months Of 1ej7, but farmers are ,"
compelled to pay from 81 50 % 81 per day Tor N,
experienced hands. Mechanics comm ana from -
r. 81 per day Provisions OF al Ainds are ie"'
Corn s1lls at 35c. Der bashel -four, 50 % per
sAck. and potatoes 3Oe per bushel; ald other arti
ele, IN TIE some ratio. Boarding at f:st-clis.
Aotel is from So 10 81 per week al private board
ne.house So TO 81 per week. Money is hard to
be procured at 40 per cent, with ample security.
The amount of breaking and fencing commenced
tAis Spring along the border counties is very en-
>Quraglng and gives evidence Of the rapid growth
and prosperity Of our infant Territory Should the
sessOn prove favorable, the crops raised will giut
Ne market next Fall, unless the emigration is large.
Speculation has ts race, and many Of the broad
sleth gentry who subssted by alluriDg the unwary
stranger into visions Of splendid fortunes, by invest
ing their surplus cash in bogus town sites, are nov
seen engaged in the more respectable occupation Of
digging cellars or driving OK teams
The proclamation of the President ordering a
public land sale in this Territory next September is
met with decided disapprObation as the scarcity of
nsDey will prevent many bona tde settlers from
occurring their land after they have devoted two
and three years of toll and suffering in making i'm
proyements upon it. j. Sterling Morton of Ne
irsska City has received the appointment of Secre-
tary of the Territory, vacant by the death Of T. B.
Cunning. lie is strong National Democrat, and
has gained some nOtorety as editor OF The NcJraska
Cup Neus. His refusal last Winter to adjourn
with the majority of the Legislature from Omaha To
Florence has made him unpopular with his cOnstitu
ents, but he has many sterling qualities to commend
him, and will no doubt prove an efficient officer in
tAe discharge of his administrative duties. His
appointment. was received with great rejoicing
among his personal friends The great stumbling
block of bis predecessor was IN his devotion to
Baechus at whose shrine he Frustrated all his noble
faculties, and fell sacrifice to that insatiate mon
ster while in the prime of manhood.
The $50, 000 appropriated by Congress for mill
tary road from the Platte River to the Running
Water, under the supervision of Col. Sites, has
Been expended. There are SO bridges built along
the road, and we learn that an extra appropriation
has been granted TO enable the Colonel to prosecuts
the road to its completion this Summer.
Sarpy County is about twelve miles wide and
thirty miles long, and has the Platte River as its
southern boundary. 1t was part of Douglas County
until the Winter of 1886, when an act passed
the Territorial Legislature for organizing a new
county. No county in the Territory is richer in
agricultural resources and for timber, coal, lime
and sandstone, it is inferior to none Almost every
l60 acres is supplied with springs clear as crystal,
and running streams, making it Invaluable for stock
raising. The face of the country is gently unduat-
ing and thousands of acres yet open for settle
nent ut the minimum price OF 81 % per acre.
About 20, 600 acres have been preempted (in tins
county,. The towns are Bellevue, Fairylew Ha-
zleton, Plattford, Forest City and Sauntee. a col
Uny Of 500 Swedes have purchased tract OF land
near HazletoD, ten miles west of Bellevue, aud are
expected to arrive early in the Summer. The
county seat is Bellevue, the Missouri River four
miles from the mouth of the Platte River, and is
built upon plateau Of 700 acres elevated 90 feet
above the valley Of the Missouri. 1t is conceded by
apprejudiced minds as the hsndsomest town site on
the river north Of st. Joseph. Its name was be-
slowed BY French traveller, fifty years ago, who
Was delighted with the charming scenery of this
locality and in strain of enthusiasm called it Belle
vue, or Beautiful View. The American Fur Com
pany established trading post for the Indians at
this point, under the management of Peter A. Sarpy
which has transferred its operations, since the
nova Of the Omaha Indians, in 1855. to their reser
walton At Blackbird Hills, 20 miles up the river.
- The Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
were many years employed in efforts to teach
the Omahas the theology Of Presbyterlanlsm;
and section OF land, which in cludes the town
shp of Ballevue was ceded by Government
for their services. Since the removal of the
Indians this property is converted by the Board
into = land agency, where town lots prove
more remuneratye than mission. houses and their
extravagant prices and rigorous eSactions
thy to be placed with the moneyed monoPoles Of
the East.
From a few blacksmith shops in 1885, there are
now about $50 houses. The old mission-house is
now n well-conducted hotel. There are stone Pres
byterian church, a commodious schoolhouse, num-
ber Of elegant stores, and about 40 public and pri
yate buildings in course of erection. There is an
Agricultural Society well patronized, and Library
Association with every prospect of being well sup
ported. Twenty-Five boats have arrived from ST.
Less this season, the steamer Platte Valley taking
the head. The fare 10 this point from ST. Louis is