Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-12-29


Although the writer is not an 'OlI Set
tier residence ia Iowa of nearly thir-
teen wears has made him witness Of some
rhangrs Of Qpantea a. to tie CsPatit,es 9t
this praiCie Stale. 1t gas within our time
believed that settlements could be made
acng the Des M0iuss River as high zap as
"the forks" (nOw The site OF Des Aotnss
Cltv.l but no further aud as for the couR-
trv w. est and south west Of that river, It
was cnraidefed to be an unihh abILable
viii erness Of prairie, Intersperssd with
lakes aud sWaRps and barTea ridges
Tma and the rapid aes sfeGe 4 Of GspITaI
aBd y estern Iowa have showu lIe utter
+ ftlacY Of these early u0ayectures. The
/ c5serYant traveller, as he proceeds west
ward across the State Of Iowa, now hHds
a gradual change in the country the soil
Z l9Sea no fstillty, lii saEhsg gains in that
Fas u&sGv shs surface aasO1Asa HyoEa sSii itasEsy
the streams Aow swiftly ia Narrow chan
nels. betweea high steep banks, towards
the Mother Of Rivers, she bEiss0Ut-the
/ timber dimini sheds and is more aua morE
found In large aud picturesque groves on
the numerous streams. The land Isl rolling,
and Of such consistency that Protrartsd
rama % nos dscwn 94k the crDps, nor wash
channels Ia the Geld, nor carry OF the seu.
:
lv we'll, and will produce crop with less
rslu that Is required in maiy other eoun-
srisg. The fertility aad pastoral beauty
81 sOuth western Iowa cannot be surpas~
sed The valleys. gr tie bottom lands
IN he eastern section Of the Stath. Tasg
are not unhealthy. The pioneers OF the
cauatry. who has tba. FIRST choice, settled
on the bottoms; and%yea Ia Faviehes with
but strips OF bottom land, (Which they cul'
tivated In connection with the fertile side
halls and uSlan5e. tor the sake OF living
| near the rgffashths springs, wllcA bubbles
} up in the hollow, or breaks from th'
f bank, and aows away ln a siiTery stream
The valleys Of the Nodaways and tn
| Tisha9ybotauys are OF ine1haustihie teF
, tllIty.
q some pioneers settled in the southern
: part Of Taylgf. Page ana Fremont coun
0 ties about eightsea years sge--pFobasf p
= undey the impression that the country va
n uaft 5f Missouri. They tived good whil
g ap4isturbed; the country not being sur
O veyed, nor the State boundary sstabliahet
z until about The year 1850. The rsads fol
. lowed the prairie AdiTideB,T = between tb
,r streams which runs south leading eror
: grove to erovs, or away south to some mi
T. or town ia Missouri The MormonB, drtH
en- from NauYvo in is46, marked out th
q first best road across Iowa, from Nauvo
a 10 GAINESVILLE, now Council Blaas isaEiH
q colonies al numerous points on the "a,
D. some Of which yet remain. Wherever U
Neruops tapried, f8 The IuterEsF or on I
Missouri, kbsir axss left deep traces
their laEssFious, bat wsutoH destruction
:. timhar. In IsA2, the California snigE
- fi1n foliageds and the road across the Sta
I 4. asa
xaatern Iowa beams khawn, appEeGiat
AMI settled. Kanaayile, as CITY a q
~ .s saints. - and stopping plsce roE en-
L. rants. became natsd and populouss q
Gained a heavy and extensive trade, a
attracted buasnssa men aud others ~
by lseame rssahd hg 4ha ELytF,a Ehu DID
of mons iaass kg@n dgawA usSs 1EWs Ebna
le- Bluffs. remains the qaseu ct ths 4isao'
.a- river Cities. E.Hz
m Nat NE ars speaking al the pione@Es
- TsyIos, Page and Fremont counties. ln
!, So ygsye 9e6sa Tannaasss asat ether soufns
-. States. and svery generous and hospatas
aSe Thp Meshodtzg preachers catered I'd
ID sazsr.Esy. III starch of the mgubsEs a& tn
% ehnrch yzsso where said 10 bgfthHTs.
sHa ave- hazra as ana, gha Ia aAsYsg 20
aides IL knkha Msthadisks, wss tala q
err e. vas On a aeold trail The ps0
he envld 81 gcF long time be persuaded
sp- give ub deer hunting on ssndaYsi aiisdg
,ifa that whilst thny bad guns theY paid 2
r. 10 Sunday * : deer cane alons, aila
- every mad of them waald part win
- last cav, kagors be would giya Up as Z
One man who hxa hgengas 4 'ilessefes
! 1s him, and Joined The Ghursh on Il, app
To have Bis name taken dA ttl# csaaa fas
oar rather ehaA gtse u3s der iAaasaDg aa
fal- day. which he ssssenas, as saaosenss so
the had nstea hantsd desr IA IanAsssasS
/ ia tue Preacher, sa THAT sEaa othe1 aayi
lagl- PaigAala asfegssalaB,
- az Ths bust Of Gen. Jackaoa, VI
- -. ths Citizens oK ManaphiA aavs paFeAass
/ - = bs naaeed iE Eoark SQUARE In TO %
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a9a nun 1slssxspA uavl8 4 q b snsassa g
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sasss its plan n nssxRr eslsais tans EisaH $50!
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