The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-07-23
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ST. JOSEPH, Ono. July IA, 1859.


/ ST. JOSEPH, (Mo.) July IA, 1889.
| Ed. NoSPAREIl Being detained here a
day BY the failure of the stage to make a
connection with the cars, it gives me pleas.
ure to devote few minutes to an aceoun.
Of my trip from the Bluffs. We left town
at break of day, and were at Mosqui,oe
Bridge at sunrise. Here We were near
meeting with severe accident the bridge,
as usual, We found in most miserable con-
dition, absolutely unfit to be crossed; the
plank are all loose, with several broken and
gone. One Of our leaders fell partially
through it, and the wheel horses falling
upon him, and entanglsd in his harness, came
very near throwing the coach of into the
stream. 1t is q shame to the city, and q
! disgrace to the public officer whose business
it is to attend to it, to allow this bridge, on
so great and important ,boroushfare, to
rem. ain in so dangerous condition. The
Grand Jury should pay their respects to
him.
The crops through Mills and Fremont
Counties, looked very promising-corn
especially. As We came South, the wheat
crops looked more advanced, and in Holt
and Buchanan Counties, (Mo.) were gener-
ally harvested. The rust had considerably
injured the crops in Holt; say one-fouz,h of
the wheat uncut.
In Atchison, the farms showed thriving
orchards; the peach trees generally full Of
fruit, but the apples bare.
During the night, a heavy raip at Jack
sons Point, made the roads very heavy,
which, with twelve passengers and very
hot day, detained US on our way, over Eve
hours. The delay, however, gave Us an
opportunity, this morning, to attend the
annual meeting Of the Stockholders of the
Platte Country Railroad, and to make the
acquaintance of several of the prominent
men engaged in its prosecution. Mr.. Os-
BORN, gentleman who was one of the Chief
Engineers of II. & St. j. r. R., assured me
that he would be at work constructing the
road in ten days; would lay the iron as rap
idly as the grade was made, ard have the
cars running over ten miles Of it before
winter. This looks very promising, but it
is possible something may occur in the next
month to change the aspect of things.
learn from other sources, that the work de-
ponds upon Gov. SrrwARr's issuing the
bonds, to which, on several conditions, the
company will be entitled. My opinion is
that the Governor will issue the bonds, and
the road be at once commenced.
The road from this place to Atchisop, 10
miles in length, is all graded except two
miles, and the cars will be running over tho
whole length by the LIST of December. The
road also to Marysville, in Kansas, starting
from E!wood, point opposite St. Joseph,
will be commenced this month, and if Con-
gress makes grant of lands to it, will
be soon completed to that place, 100 miles
on the way to the Rocky Mountains. Tue
building Of these additional roads, will give
new impulse to the growth Of this place,
already great beyond my expectations
Whenever the Railroad reaches the Bluffs,
we may expect to see the same state Of
things there, and to accomplish tina. We
ought to bend all our energies.
The Railroad to Atchison will be 10 miles
in lengths built entirely on the bottom,
with no UcutO or tsfll, over three feet. and
will cost, graded, $4,000, per mile, and
ironed, $4,000; and with all expenses,
engineers. etc., $4,000. We can build
ours at the same cost, and ough. to do it
within two years. 1t is not probable, how
sver, that we will do anything toward it,
before considerable progress is made in the
construction Of this end of the road.
Yours, d.