The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-07-03

For Attorney General, ,.-.5sss 7~
SAMUEL A. RICE, Of Mahaska. h..
-t' - For Regisfer Of Land Q6trs. .ss.,..
AMOS b. MILLER, Of Cerro t'ordo.
For Commss.soner Des Moincs Riper Improvement,
WILLIAM c. DRAKE, d Wayne.
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sesne Account Of an Excursion mp the Cosnsry.
A few days since-the precise date Of
which will make no particular difference
with the resder--B. and ourself "took to the
road as sort Of irregular troops" en- route
for the regions to the Northward, for the
double purpose of seeing thecountry and
trying our luck at fishing. We were "arm-
Cd and equipped" As the piscatorial laws
direct, besides having good supply Of that
which makcth the inner man comfortable-in
case it raineJ. After two hours ride, among
the bluffs, and over high prairie, We
'sbrought up" at Crescent City-a town of
no mean preiensions. From, thence, we
wound around the bluffs, crossed the Pigeon
at Reels Mill, and some two miles further
on our course, we emerged on the famous
"bottoms," of the murky Missouri. .- +.
From this point, until We crossed the
Boyer River, We passed in rapid succession,
fine farms, magnificent fields of waving
grain, going far to convince US, that all the
energy and enterprise of the nation were not
confined to the barren and rocky hill-sides
Of New England. After crossing the Boyer,
We halted in front Of the residence of Mr..
D., for the purpose of satisfying our sud-
deuly voracious appetites, aud also, to give
our 'snags' m opportunity Of testing the
virtues Of corn crib that We discovered on
the premises. We found our host to be .
host in Misunderstanding in .-H.-
"A good round belly with fat capon lined"
lie was hoosier by birth, education and
habits, and entertained us with vivid pic
turc of his pedagogue life in Indiana, to-
gether with the pedigree of all his neigh
bors, here, upon the slope. We learned
much from him of the rapidity with which
that neighborhood was increasing in popu-
lation. According to our informant, child
rem were mighty sure crop in that neigh
borhood, as he cited US to many instances
where families had been increased, in times
past, at the rate of two year for success
sivo years-and one neighbor, who married
a"merc soslin girl" who used to 60 to
school to him, (Mr. d. had been blessed
with three little responsibilities during the
past year. Great country that, for "mcre
goslin girls" -.-. 1884,. s...
After dinner We were again upon the road,
strengthened in body and refreshed in spir-
it. Owing to the road being almost i'm
passable at Gopher Town, We struck out
for new road, or rather trail across the
bottom, and, after wandering about for an
hour or more, and slashing and splashing
through several bad sloughs, We finally
reached Calhoun. This place reached its
apex before the crisis Inst fall, and is now
going down hill. There are some very good
buildings here, but many Of them are ten
"ntless. After looking about for short
time, we again betook ourselves to the road,
determined to pass the night at Magnolia.
Our road traversed as fine a country as we
ever bchcld, and we fingered along the route
to gaze upon the beauties of nature, and
arrived at our stopping place little to late
to get glimpse of the town by daylight
However, We saw enough to Salty US that
Magnolia is one of our live Western towns.
We horc met our friends Judge BARNARD,
and Capt. WV. NJ. HILL, editor of the
Flag. With the latter, We passed pleas
ant evening, and should like recurrence
of many more of the same sort.
Early next morning, VIC set out for
pleasant drive of twenty miles, hoping to
arrive at our destination by noon. A few
miles drive brought rs to MARTINS ranch, a
pretty place, but bearing unmistakable evil
dence of gross neglect and premature decay.
From here, our road wound around the
bluffs to Little Sioux, the temporary abid-
ing place Of some of tho Latter Day Saints.
Here wc learned, to our dismay, that we
had some twenty miles before US. Crossing
the Little Sioux River, We found the ssbot-,
toms" "hard road to travel,' nevertheless,
We managed to worry through, until we ar
rived at the Stunning of place." where We
struck dim trail, which was to take US to
tho City of Franklin. After due course
Of weary Flooding, we arrived Mt this en-
bryo city-two houses and q well-where
we made diligent inquiries for BLAcxBuKS's
mill, our destination. We could gain no
definite information-there was no road,
and If there were, there was no one to put
~ on the right track. However, nothing
dauntcd, We determined to travel the track
less prairie in search of the desired place,
~ ws discovered several houses ahead of
rs. We drew rein at every house in sight,
but We found them as tenantless as the prai-
sis-the folks had all moved to Onawa.-
After wandering about from one point to
another, till nearly sun down, without max
ing sAy pereepsibts hesdway towards the ac-
somplishment Of our purpose. to our indis-
eribable relief, We discovered team max
ing towards Us from the direction of Ona-
VI. We awaited its approach, succeeded
in engaging pilot, and then ''made tracks,
in the right direction. Arriving at our dcs-
tinstion, not at noon, but just after sun
down--as tired and hungry as two mortals
well could be.
After supper We retired to bed, to seek re-
pose from our days fatigue. Didn't find
it, by any means, as the weather was excess
sively warm and the mosquitoes plenty be-
yond comparison. Sometime in the "wee
sma' hours Of morning" lulled BY the hum
Of the mosquitoes and the nasal music of
four pairs Of harmonious nostrils, We man
aged to surrender ourselves to s'tircd ma
ture's sweet restorer." E..-.