The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-01-22
REMARKS.

Gross Missouri River on largest class Ferry, capable
of carryngl2 wagons and teams each trip; can make
from 80 O 20 crossings each way In day.
% Cross Ekhorr River by BRIDGE Western Stage Co.'S sta
tion heav settlements, stores, etc., plenty OF grass TIM
SO Stage station settlement grain, grass, timber and hay
As Stage station settlements hay grass grain and timber IN
81 Cross bridge Stage staon plenty Of water grain hay
grass and timber.
Loupe FORK of Platte River Fer,y Companies
have boats aere competition will render ferry charges
reasonable County seat stage staion heavy settlement
stores hay grain, grass, wood and water abundant
81 Bridged; wood, water and grass.
100 Stage station; wood, WATER grain grass and hay
las German SETTLEMENT; grain, WOOD water, grass, etc.
l52 Stage station Wood River by BRIDGE srain grass
wood, ETC.
ali the way Valley of the Platte along Wood River
I with pentvof grass, wood and water. At this point
crossing oPatte River from North South side by ford
abou IS inches deep ford in constant use by the
the ATTACHES Of the Fort The roads lead .
ing from Rattsmouth, 235 miles; from Nebraska City,
go miles from St. Joseph, 900 miles from Leaven
worth, 81; miles, all come together here Those who
prefer the North side Of the Platte, will
lind good camping places, with plenty of grass wood and
water and cross at upper ford near mouth OF oousn
and blacksmith shops; hay, grain, wood, water and
grass great abundance
I'll Stage station and trading post gran hay wood water ana
$50 Grass, woodland water.
1913 Heavy mbered island Platte River WOOD water and
26o Grass, wood and water abundant.
269 Trading Post; hay, wood, water and grass.
III Wood, water and grass.
292 Wood, water and grass.
294 Wood, and grass abundant.
soy Wood, water and grass.
32 Moro Grimes Trading Post stage station; plenty OF hay
wood, water and grass Up to this point the road is
" water, with plenty of grass.
BIB Water and grass.
342 The road Utah. Fort Laramie the South Fork
of Platte River here, by good Ford water and grass
3 3f Water and grass
$50 This creek into Platte North side and the Utah
road ga Brdsers Pass Platte here and goes up
the valley of the creek Also road eadwaers of the
Medicine Bon and North Platte.
439 Lieut. Byans trail 1856, Fort Leavenworth ria Re-
publican Fork; water and grass.
444 Water and grass.
4j2 Large with low banks very shallow, and fordbe
of all times The road for the last 100 miles is wholly
destitute Of timber but back in the bluffs "a distance Of
from to miles, it can be found Camping places are
good with plenty of water and grass, and road is along
bank of Platte, and at this point into the tlmhercd
country again The AraPahoes have village short dis
tance up this stream.
459 Dry and sandy; wood, water and grass.
400 Vide shallow good CROSSING wood, water and
grass abundant.
Al A tmlcd island in the Platte Chabonard summered here
in 1872 WOOD water and grass
A. Good crossing plenty Of wood, water and grass
sos mountain stream 100 feet wide, flowing with full swift
current rocky bed comes into Platte from North
se round gold has been found on it, and the best mines
Melcns Bow and Sor, Platte Hivcr wood and grass
in abundance
40 small mountain stream: gold has been found here, and
many mnels camped upon it.
5l \. j. Williams Co.'S Ranch. At this point you enter the
mining settlements The Fort situated on Tine table
I land, about 40 feet above the River.
52 Old Trading Pot, now lnha',tcu nS MINERS III. =
2 An old Trailing Post, used as the Winter Quarters OF
several Conn anics Of miners
534 An Old fadHg POST no" converted mug s"fPs p"ce
for macrs.
KIN Towns Of Auraria Charles, Denver City, etc, located
at or near the mouth of this creek Roads from Is 'nts
i Fort and Taos, also come in here
ON Council Bluffs to Cherry Creek, $40 Miles.
Iowa City = ooo
Chicago 1850