The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-17
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Life Ina Nebraska.
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teosasspoSbEScE or THE mIcHmosp p,uy nrsp.rcu
NEBRASKA CIrr, March /, 1855
- aa' ihduced to write yen from belief thai
some items aud facts concerning thi. country W wiIl
as H. ',,s,.est.ng ,, to yonr readers; particularly
4 - '"o va poninicn is IiberalIy reprrsanted il,
gu. popniation: Richmond itself claiming a yery
| i''ssPeea,pie proportion in Nebraska City
I r" I'm pe unnecessary to write a history of the
ao'iho'y from Its organization, as all your read
| ''e are doablless aware of tbs time when il be-
came Territory. and the general fe,tures nf n.
p"s'es sutce tt te ssy, that it's settlement COM
s'ehned about four years since al thouab inmiy,a-
,,oa came very slowly to our borders, until within
the last two years
The population of Nebraska az sstin,tod L., a.,
last fait election, is from 10000 to As 900 and the
p,ospeet now 10 that the iHfux for the season of
io3s ne VIII lar exceed that Of any previous year
Ihe reason that Kansas received much larger
Immigration last year than Nebraska IL to be at.
ribhted 10 the fact Of the excitement which, exist
ea ~ rotation to that Territory and the general
advertisement which it received froIa intereslad
p",ues' ,elief writers. whose object TO excite
sscts"naI prfJudIces, and make the peopIe believe
.nat hahsas was the garden of the West when
tue iact ~ so lar as my own, AMI the observation
VI others VINO nave Travelled extensively through
both territories goes, Southern Nebraskn is fully
t9", IL not superior, In all its Resources agricn
tufai, mineral, &c, To any portion of Kansas and
us capacities iaily as great for sustaining heavy
population. '
taliibdi 81 seDraska situated n tho
missouri river, 10 miles above the junction OF the
great Platte and contains about = 500 peonle n.
Importance IN great measure consists in the fact
oi IT'S being the seat of government with the ad
vantage oi having all the government apron ia
tions expended there. The location of the town
however, is good, and although the capital will
undoubtedly DO removed to some point in the iute
rior South of Platte, still Omaha is destined toIe
come III all probability the largest city North Of
the Platte
The next in Importance or rather the frat in
the territory, Is Nebraska city. IL contains about
me same number OF Inhabitants as Omaha but
lts CROWN and Improvement is to be attributed
TO the energy of our people, and the nIacnifcen,
country surrounding il, rather than to govern.
ment on territorial patronage or aid. The town il
situated npon the Missouri river and is eyery wav
calculated, 10y nature, aDd its geographical posi-.
tinn 10 assume an Importance second to 10 town
above st. Louis 1t lies abont 80 miles soutb of
the Platte, and nearly opposite the boundary lime
between lava aud Missouri and has "A locatiop
upon the river which could not be excelled The
great dIflcnlty Oh this river is TO get firm and
substantial landings the banks being g.uer.liy
composed of light ailnvial soil and extremely
SUBJECT to wash upon every rise and fall of tn.
water; bnt Nebr'tsha city is peculiarly favored m
the respect: the buH overlooking the river beiu,,
entirely overlaId with rock-thus furnfshinr
irN"e permanent AMI lasting, and upon which
freights can be landed with ease either at hiI ar
Row water. AS an evidence of the public spirit
which the people OF this city possess | huy, nuIv
I" say, that, at the present time th. rorpor,tiny
have about 2oO men to enlarge the leyee grad,
'ho streets Nc, and by the opening of nayi,.
ton. We viii have tho largest and finest wharf
the river.
TIE country west of this place and in fact ,b.
whole of Southern Nebraska 10 wit; that uortinn
ot mo territory betwrcn the Platte river and Kan
sts lhe, cannot be eXcelletl in tho whole north
west; and the Inducements for etnjprnuts tn co,.
here considering that the most snpefnr uuaJi,v y .f
land can be obtained, by pre-smptio for ~ ,,rr
acre are greater Than IN any State Territory in
the Union There has never been a sale Of public
land in Nebraska, and u large proportion of the
country west ri this point still r,s,oirs yac.,i
and subject to be claimed and entered al good
price by actual settlers
During IA recent trip into The interior ! was
surprised 10 see the large number of s,ttIamapts
which had been made since last SIMMER Itsaan,s
That the general pressure throughout the country
las beena great incentive to emigration and ~.
may expect hhrihS the c0hIihS spring and sum.
EIer "A perfect rush of people to our ynI,u,. AMI
prosperous territory. The present winter has
been mild and delightful; We have had bnt very
ilttie SHOW, anu hardly Ice enough for the summer
snpPiy. III iact, 1t has been glorious winter
throughout, and one which has arreeabiy aisan-
pointed thousands of our usopia con,iuec from
latitude farther SOUTH aud who expected Ia en-
counter all the rignrs of Northern climate; but
believe 1t Is settled fact that the winters arc
much warmer here than in the same intitrde rast.
at all events, pieasanter one than we are now e,
joying, could not he wished even in Old Vjrgiuin
As have already said, the Virginia representa-,
ton here IL very respectable, and We hope that
during the present season We may have the
pleasure OF seeing many more among us as per
maneht residents. This place has been recently
selected az "A goods depot, aud upon the opcnipg
of navigation the supplies to the army in Utah
and the iorts west will be shipped to this point
To give your readers idea of the amount of Iu.-
iness To he done here, have only TO saw that
kussel, Maisrs WaddelI. goods contractors will
employ. in transporting freights west over the
plains, ld0O to 2Ooo nen as teainsters, &C. 5000
yoke of oxen, aud from $40 to 1000 mules
The TACT that Fort Leayenworth is to he Rban-
doned Is signIiicant aud seems to Indicate thai
Nebraska City is to be the great point for the r-
celvai anu transmission of supplies to Utah and
all the frontier west, for years To come. All trains
leaving Lesvenw0rth heretofore have necessarily
had 10 pass Fort kearney, which lies 700 mile due.
west of s, and the distance 10 he Travelled by land
I" that point, is LOO miles less from here than any
other town on the river; aud IA natural road west
over which buggy as smoothly as a rail
car.
For the present shall write no more: but AZ
some future time shall take occasion tn give Won
arther particulars in reference To Southern Ne.
braska: and IN the meantime say To any OF your
readers or friends. who intend coming West, do
nat dy uhy means locate until you visit Nebraska