Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-02-24


ana sssassosisous sours hsuse. Pacific
0fsy ls : new sown ID Nils Co., Opposite
shs moash oa plaase rlysr, and about 3
miIss fram she Missouri river. Il CON
tains about so kuildings, soms of which
are large and handsome bricks. An az
ssIlant article of brick are nauugacsur-
sd hare. / also observed a saw mill in
operation. 4 weekly newspaper Ia pub.
Hshsd. st. Maryss Is ave miles above
Pacific City, and Opposite Bellevue, Ne
bfaska. ii was commenced soms four
Years are by Gen. sarps, an old pionssr.
The inhabitants are mostly French.
& rorrAwArTAarx corExY.
Thia is Large eonnsY wiGh but little
timbsr. The land for several miles back
from the BluiEs is very broken. The bot
tom along The Missouri river il from 3
10 6 miIss wide, and as rieh as any ia
The world, vet bat littIs Of il has been
brought into cultivation--probably be-
ing rsserysd for cities. with the axcsp-
tion Of some fns groves along the West
Nishnabosana, the east half Of the coun-
ty il almoss destitute OF timber. There
i soma talk ofmaking a new county out
az twalys townships taken from the east
part Of this county.
Council Bluffs, is the county seat, and
The largest town in western Iowa. Ii is
situated al the foo, Of tbs Missouri river
bluffs, and about 4 miles from sha river.
A considerable portion of the town sx-
tends up wide ravfne to the distance Of
half a mile or more from the man blass.
The principal streets arc Upper and Low
rr Broadway. There are several large
br;ek blocks finished in the best raadera
stvle. Tbras ngwknApars ara published.
There ars nsreral good hotels. 81 which
ths p.e,gc Hauss i inferior to nope ia
iowa A larre Wholesale trade is done
Al this point. The town vas originaIIy
settlsd bv the Mormons. and was fog
ssvsrsl YEAR. kn.wn bv ths mama oi
! K,na.viiIe property has hsrssof.,st
soId =. h;gb priees as this Is dessned
70 he the terminus Of one or more OF th.
railroads which are 90 cross Iowa; il i.
8ireesIv opposite Omaha. the capital o.
Nebraska Territory. The business nor.
son ~ tss s;tv :. fan, miles fr,,u, tha riv.
az cvaaaant City il asvap miles abavs
Gou.o;l BluEs and nearly opposits Flor,
.nse Nseyaak. IL Is a nav towa and cor.
taias .o,ns GOOD baildiars, Answspa.
nsr i. nuhlishsd hare. lola is a nev
sa,wn yoaatss at g;g Grsve ON ths Nlsh
,abot.na and on the line Of the Mississ.
ippi ana Missouri River Railroad.
HARRISON coUxrY.
| This ia ous Of the best counties in ives
tern Tnwa. The timber is wall distribu
ted oysr tbs county, and the prairie i
sxsssdinsly productive, Nearly On
third Of lhe coupay ig embraced With
tbs Agsxaours riyer bottom, the most 0
which was selected by the county q
swamp land. Many Of these lands AZ
halS 6v ura-smntion. b,st tI,s sitIs Ia ssil
lin -tha sountx. a. thev have never v
bssn hreushs 10 sale. The land 10
] rich alluyial aeuosit. The bsst cor
srous hare seen in the last rear, wag
raised an this bottom. The souuty
we'll waasrssi by the Boysr river, the VII
! low. Soldier, and other small ssrsaml
which are malaIy supported By liYin
xurings. and consequently Afford An !
, buudanos IL pure living water all sh
vsar. veil adopsed to the purposes I
propsllins nsaehinery. Thsy are gensl
. aliy marrow and deep, and as clear ~
3 0xrasal. thoaeht Il = vssty thai the
. ahould hasten 10 naingls with 30 turbi
/ and aorrups ! stream i the Missouri
, 1 Tksa. howsxsx. i too ogsan TIA fate
;nnaaanaa vsa,en ii ventures sss apon Il
/ wOrlai AZ ii ths euansies Of Frsmon
Nils. and POssswassAasis, % IL hi
r springs axe quite Oommen. sssns -,
1 has besn aissovarsd IN anaa qaansltis
1 ballding ssone, however, Cf ths bs
. qaaIsy, ID foaad Id great abundance
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