The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-04-02


Ve have often alluded to the fact that the
turbulent and muddy Missouri River bears
unon its bosom no small friction OF the
commerce of the world that it is the great
carrier Of the products in agricultural, man
ufacturing and other applications OF labor,
of States and Territories extending over
twenty degrees of latitude; that, it has i'm
measurab!y contributed to the rearing OF
these cities, which have arisen as il by mag
,c, along its. banks that it has been the
means Of converting, within the memory OF
the Oldest inhabitant,' primevaI forests
Of almost boundless extent into fertile ana
luxuriant farms, and prosperous villages,
and of literally making "the desert SMILE"
and the wilderness to blossom as the rose !;
and, finally, that it has contributed to the
rapid Development of hidden resources, to
the enlargement of the. bounds Of science,
to the cultivation Of literature, and the pro-
motion of the useful and ornamental in art.
These facts are but too self evident, and we
sneak of them only for the purpose OF let
ting the crest of mankind know. that we
are not dealing in felton,. by giving them Il
few facts.
Fifteen years ago, the whole MssSonr
valley, above St. Joseph, was IN the unu'S-
nuted possession of the red men of the for
est. The few steamers that then pressed
the sands and lazily rlowcd the waters OF
the " big muddy" in the employ Of the Fur
Company, occupied the whole season in MAX
ing the trip to where now stands Sioux CITY
and return. Then one or two steamers
suficed to transact all the business. No~,
there are are 50 regular packets employed
in the Upper Missouri trade-i. e. bewecn
St. Louis and St. Joseph, Nebraska City,
Council Bluffs, Omaha, and Sioux City, and
intermediate points. The regular packets
plying on the Upper Missouri, are as fol-
lows: Sovereign, d. S. Carter, floF'lda,
Spread Eagle, Emigrant, latan, W hlte Cloud
Sky Lark, Rowena, T. +. Tut, Emma, War
Eagle, Peerless, Hannibal, Morning Star,
Asa Wilgus, Ben Lewis, Isabella, John War
ner, Southwest, D. \. January, Florence,
Carrier, Minnehaha, Sioux City, }. D. Ter
~, Kate Howard, Twilight, C. W. Lombard,
L. NJ. Ryland, Platte Valley, A. b. Cham
bers, Edinburgh, Alonzo Childs, and f. "A.
Ogden.
As showing to a limited extent, reverse
in the order of things, during the past two
years, in the valley of the Missouri, we pub
Dish below the "log' Of the Omaha, on
her frs. trip to this city, this season
TuE unAu,'s Lu:;-TRtV TO TIE BLUFFS,
&c. &c.-Steamcr Omah' left St. Louis
February Goth, for Council Bluffs and Oma-
ha. being the first boat Of the season to
load directly TIA, ouzh. We reached ST.
Joseph, March ith, who c we took on double
the amount Of freight and passengers we
had discharged, ana on the 9TH, at l. O'Clock,
we started on. At nearly every point above
St. Joseph, the appearances Of the first boat
of the season was the signal for a general
gathering Of the Inhabitants, who thron5cd
the leyces of the various towns, and greeted
u, with ch ,ers. At Nebraska City, we put
out over 81 90 gunnirs to BE- filled with
corn in that vicinity. Two years ago dis
sbs!n an " y2ar 1879 T S9' p o ~: ~
readily ut s., 80 and : % per bus't''-tA'n
-o,hing WAS planted or raised, 1nt corner
lots, "s.i money was III abu'dtncc. a
slight change, ,hn past season, however. IN
the speculation of reHI estate, caused the
same to be put unler contribution, and for
the light toll imp 'scd, th2 rctlk has boon
over hundred told. Thou5~ n~~f bushels
of corn and potatoes will this year be ship
-, Of ,lAtn
vrcycrsnm the former order Uf things
Corn ranges at present from % to he anu po-
statoes 80 to SIC per bushcl. We reached
Council Bluffs Wednesday night, the oh,
eleven DAYS out from St. Louis. The same
night, we were visited with tremendous
storm, accompanied with wind, Lightning
and heavy thunder. The next forming, the
10th, went on to Omaha. AS we got abreast
of the city, we were greeted with salute
Of ten rouSing guns from six FOUNDER,
stationed on the brow Of the hill overlook
ing the river, which Was returned in good
earnest from tho boat. As W. drew near
the levee, the bottom between the river ana
town, appeared perfectly alive with mules,
horses, oxen, wagons, carr. Iges, mcA, wo-
men and children.
The first boat up from St. Louis in the
spring is always the et cut of the seLSOn, and
particularly 81 this sGA~oa, IS it was their
own namesake. Over tArec months had
elapsed since the last boat had come through
direct from st. Louis. Omaha IS decidedly
going ahead once more, and every thing
rviuces an crly return OF h5aithY trade
The following hand bill, left on II" boat,
shows that as an Quitting poiat they do
not intend 10 be ou.uoue by sister cltiGs
below:
GOLD UDLU:!
THROUGH IN % DAYS.
Passengers will be carried through from
this point to Cherry Creek, and boarded, for
FROM Is TO 50 DOLLARS,
According to the convoyanccs, which are as
follows:
Hand Carts-l ii1rse Cart,
Double and Single Wagons and Carriages.
One Four Horse Omnibus.
Quite a number of hand carts have al
ready left, and it is said they are more ex-
peditious and make better time than the
ouc-horsc carts" or teams. For the small
sum of Si5 one can take his pull at the