The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-04-24

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not S5fy rcprehensibls either, since il 10 dit
6cult 20 60 amiss Of goo1 points for settle
naat IN allthis uppsF aeannEsy. xSnA an
circumstances are 70 determine for Ne whef,
win b the few greatest commercial centres
and while We d Pacifc have MANY ressoni
for confidence Id our locasis n, which from
time to Tins We intend - present to th,
public listening ~ W do 10 hear, erelong
resounding from these bluffs, the thunder O.
the Iron Horses hoofs, as he courses pas
US, bound for the shores of the Paci6,
Ocean and while We intend to offer TIL
best inducements to settlers to stop with us
we say. suit yourselves; and in that way yol
will please US. We shall be satisfied to hay,
you here, helping along with the improve
ment Of the country; and though you ma,
prefer to be ten, twenty or > hundred mile,
to the south, west or north Of ns. we shall
be glad to have you there, IL no closer. i
is the country that needs you; and what ],
for the country's interests, Is for our inter.
est 8 49,
The great valley Of the Missouri is to be.
come the very lap Of power, and cradle Of
enterprise, for the North American CONT
uent. It is near midway between two oceans
and occupies latitude which furnishes the
largest variety Of vegetable and mineral pro.
ducts. On either side Of us, is q vast ex-
tent of beautiful prairie country, than which
none has q more productive soil or health
full climate. To the East Of Us. we have the
great body Of the Western, Middle and East
ern States, consolidated BY numerous lake,
river and railroad connections. To the
West Of US noble Territory, divided by an
almost direct natural road to the Rocky
Mountains, whose heights discover just
where a gate was wanted to- complete this
wonderful highway. Far to the south Of us
stretch the united valleys OF the lower Mis-.
souri, and Mississippi, on either side Of
which, lie States rich in Southern produc-
tions; while more than a thousand miles to
the north, our river rises and courses among
almost unexplored regions, whose timbered
and mineral wealth can only be inferred
from the general fitness Of things. The soil
of the high prairies in this region, on either
side Of the valley, can only be excelled by
that Of the valley itself; while the very bluffs
though rough ana broken in appearance, are
richly productive. Iowa is to produce gold
copper, stone and coal. Nebraska produces
perhaps, a greater variety Of minerals; and
salt in abundance. Good water is found
everywhere; and there is almost an entire
absence Of those malarious diseases which
rendered the settlement Of Michigan and Hi.
nois so disastrous to many. The face Of tho
country is remarkably beautiful and agreea.
bic to the eye. 800 s'-. ''...'
1t is no wonder that the most enterprisine
men in the nation are turning their eyes II
this direction. They have their gaze upor
the ''star of empire," which is taking it.
way over prairie and mountain toward thu
Pacific cost, trailing civilization and power
in its resplendent wake. 1t requires no grea'
force of Imagination to see, dsplacing the
rude cabins Of the FIRST settlers long sue.
cession of stately mansions and picturesque
cottages embellishing the noble heights anc
emerald slopes that border the Missouri riv.
er. When by tie opening up Of the vast
Territories beyond us, by railroad, we car
command the treasures now hidden. in theil
grassy plains, and mountain heights. We
shall have all the elements of luxury and
magnifcence needed to make this the most
enchanting country I'M the world. Neither
is the day of these things SO distant as il
might seem. This age is one of rapid con.
ception and Immediate execution. The
fairy's threat, to s'putla girdle around ths
earth In forty minutes" does not have the
extravagant sound it did in Shakspeare's
time.-Pacifc City Enterprise. .,..r,......