Nebraska advertiser., 1858-07-15
Home Correspondence.

great OCCASION.
It was a great feature with our citizens
because it was the anniversary of
our municipal birth, the first house being
completed one year ago; secondly, be-
cause the White Cloud Ferryboat, with
some two hundred citizens of Oregon,
White Cloud, and Forest City, were ex-
pected on a visit of neighborly fraterni-
cation with our citizens.
A free dinner, on a large scale, was
gotten up. Beef, roast pigs, chickens,
bread, pies, cake, Sc, &C., were prepar-
ed. Flags, banners, and martial para
MALTA, in the most approved style ; and
to crown the whole, the entire Sack ma
tfon, without respect to party, were invi-
ted to rejoice with US in the destruction
of eatables and drinkables. Early in the
morning the wagons came rolling into
the town, and unloading the men, wo-
men and babies-fne fat children, the fu-
ture men of the Territory. A committee
with wagons and teams put out for the
Nemaha River, to escort the White
Cloud delegation from the boat.
About eleven o'clock Mr.. Mcdonald
and others made appropriate speeches,
and next came a procession to dinner. At
ter dinner, the Indians gave US a war
dance, that was to me the feature of the
day. Dressed in costume, with feathers,
and gaudy skins, led by the majectic
Massauquet, there was a force and en-
ergy in their eyolutions, that seemed to
infuse them with the fire of other days.
1t would have been a treat to you. They
are the finest body of men l have ever
seen, and their conduct and department
would shame many who had the benefit
of civilization.
About four o'clock the dance common
ced, in the new hall with such music as
the Nemaha City band know how to dis
course. No wonder they kept it up until
morning. @
About nine o'clock, Capt Moore of the
ferry-boat appeared, with a report from
the crowd of excursionists on the Nema,
ha. They had run into a drift in the Mis-.
souri,, disabled their boat, but they still
kept going until night, when a drift al
the mouth of Muddy, that had been over,
looked, while clearing cut the stream
stopped them.
A Committee Immediately went down
loaded with provisions, to express the mu.
tual disappointment, and to furnish con.
veyances, if necessary, to bring them VI
either in the night or morning.
One thing is settled, and that is, the fea.
sibility of navigating the Nemaha to Fall:
City. This boat draws two feet water
and up to the place of landing (abou
three miles from town) they had 10 fee
water in the channel.
A project is already on foot to build {
small boat carrying about so tons, and t.
draw 10 to II inches water to make reg,
ular trips via White Cloud to Saint 10
seph, and then we of course will be at The
head of navigation.
l need say nothing of this county
These four counties lying on the Mis-
souri, watered by the two Nemahas, art
emphaticaIIy the garden of Nebraska.
Then with our water power, which Cal
be obtained to the amount of 80 fit. fall
without impeding the navigation of thc
stream, we will be found adding our mite
to yours in developing the land of oul
adoption.
By the way, let me say one word il
reference to a charter to dam the Nema
ha, above the Falls, and to make use o
this power. AS a work of public utility
tending to the advancement Of our com
man country, it seems to me, all private
interests should fall before it. AS Citi
zens of Falls City, we will yield all pr
vate interests. Let a charter be passec
by the mex Legislature; we care not VIII,
are the trustees. If there are those OF
the River whose interests would be afec
led, make them the trustees, and indem
nifty them to the full extent of all losses
The drainage of the Bottom by the pro
posed race, would of itself almost repa,
them, and if after all that could be done
there should be a factious opposition, lie
the greater good be paramount to the les
ser.
Southern Nebraska appreciates the la
bors you have already effected for he
progress and advancement, and the eye
of our people are turned to you as tn,
earnest promoter of every enterprise o
general utility.
The latest item is the capture of thre,
young men, recently of this neighborhood
and six Indian ponies taken from tn.
Sacs.
1t was their first attempt in this en-
terprise, and they acted very imprudent
ly from the day they set out; waking u