Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-03-09
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mines are Ia rich eE greg richer than I'd
bess kAosa mines Ii California.
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Chicago ~ the initial point, We hav
three prominene Poa4es % Fort Kearnsv
whsrs all smigFatian Will converge anl
pnrsaa one raasa 30 tha miass. The ax
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Aad Arkansas River very fsw from ia
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puEsaa hence | 90 not inclada IL IN th.
roatss from the eANE a. is is about is -
TO tia mines FROM Kansas GUY as from
any point on the east side Of Iowa.
| Thn@e routes are, first the Norsh Piatks
rous@ via from Chicago 10 Iowa EiEy by
Jhieago and Rock Island and Missile.
sippi and Aissouri Rrilrsads, or tc
Washington BY same road; thenaa hy
stage 90 Council Blaas aud Omaha,
thames up aoFsh aide Of Platte RiYar by
atags 10 Fort Ks&Fnsy. 4 Il'
Route No. 2 Is 20 Agency Oity by rail,
crossing tha Mississippi River by ferry.
thence either by four horse poss eoaeh
TO Council BluGs ind ap north side "a
Platte, OF By svo hoFss hack 50 PiaEss@
mouth aud Nebraska City, themes to Ft.
kearnsy up south side Of Platte.
The Sd route is by rail 20 Sc. Joseph,
which Is elAimsl by the frisnds Of that
route As being the route pas excsilsacs, ?
aad 70 those htsls acquainted with ths
formation OF the country vest of the
Missoari River, its advantages appear
superior to all others, from the fact it
has rail e&FTiags further wesE than sith-
or OF the ether roates. But when it is
known that ut Sc. Joseph yOa have Aear-
ly 81 much land travel as from Iowa
Gig, Washington or Agency City via
North Platte road, and that yau haRa got
a road 10 travel that ia hillyy sandy and
broken up with innumerable streams,
many OF which are 10 be feFried, gil Of
which are dificuit 10 cross, aud long
stretches OF road wishaat wood or wakeg,
| believe no emigraut who studias cheap
ness, feasibility, and gtlick trip will take
it. By this routs gpais "a so pep cent,
and all progisieGs, horses and cattle,
are at least Is per eeaSs dsagOr shaa in
any portion Of Iowa.
The smigrant taking this route to St.
Joseph will, / believe, as heretofore,
take river pAskss and come up Missouri
River aud take either North oE South
Platte route. This brings US 10 the SEQ
ond route, eonHning IL TO Nebraska City
as the starting point On tle Missouri nv
sr sxeapE frem p0ints where thsy CA be
sure Of obtaining safkesnt supplies, and
kebraska City is th4 only point sesEesa
St. Joseph and Council Bluffs where they
can get than i'm ans qunRtity. There
are other towns s0aeh AK Platte that are
srytsg 20 divid9 she ssasgratioa with thmt
place, but | assure emlgranEs that les
them undertake 20 &c oat at any one Oh
these would-b rival points and they will
6nd 10 khaiE soRr0w thas they have been
daped, for 9ns train can clean uut effse-
tually everything in shape Of oaEkLting
goodsI aud WISH TO notice now The af-
forts Of BarliAgson papers 10 decisive and
turn smigr&nks 10 P8eide Cdty and
PlatsamOuth. They know fall well that
both places have not 500 inhahitanEs,
and ali the goods il thesa could be haul.
ed og in good ai1sd Santa Fe wagon.
| DON'T wish 50 disparsga thsss places,
nor do / wish BuElingtoa papers 10 de-
siss In their Efforts, tor ! am caakdsut
every Rins Gus Of ten who 20 there 10
oasds will have 70 ooms here OF 70 south
70 NebraskA City, and further, that UY
eomIpg from Psai6e City or Platssmouth
and taking the North Platte rougs they
will Eags ut least IL miles IN distances 70
ksarnsy andgo over far Superior road.
fhs KDads aWR8sB Sha State to NehFaskA
City are not % well kaown or bFidg0d aF
- well setsled 40 those leading 10 Coua-
eii BluiFs. '"s
Ths roaa sran Eebraska City 10 Fort
KaaFney IN whaa is called divide road,
crooked aud w.nding and goes six milos
north OF this plGca before reaching
ksaTnsy. There are no settlements %
Il further than SO miles west of tie Mis-
souri, River ia portion Of the road 10
sandy and destitute ef timber. But
next 20 the NoTth Platte route it
is considered the best. Il, prominehes
now is from the fact that Majors & Rus
ssll send . poraion Of EheiT iraius oEss
the route, having been eontiRsd 10 is By
Government.
This brings us to The frst ana EortA
Platte Yoaf9s Ls adrautagss can be
snmmsd up thRS. It Is ths Ha4sast SE&xs
clad road frOm Chicago 30 the Aissouxi
River; and Coanell Bluff Is the nearest
Is the nearest point on Ii 10y any tray-
eled Fonse) 10 tAs aliaes Il hAs DO fer
ries between Chicago Aud 09uasil BlwtFs
and only one between the MlssoaEi Xiv
or and the ninea-
This route 10 vary hearty settled from
Iowa City 20 Fort Kearney; and 10 Laup
Fork, rs zallas west of Ehs Miaaonri Riy-
egs any naHabeE Of emigFanta ean basap.
piled with grain sad provisions. Es
passes throagh The central portion OF
Iowa, aud has aaoTe aFa better eatREeing
points than ali she osaeg reuaas romhins
cd. Is has Apon is entire distance frum
Iowa City % Fort keaEnsyy the best
stocked and eqnippsd stage line in the
Western States, VITA lines connecting
With it feom al pFsminanE p1inIz Ii
Iowa aad noEthsEn Mssaaxi.
Ere spring opens yea ean be relied
through froxa t0wa Clty Is Ehe9ry Greek
nigiss aad dmy, sog ellis. Islaas ne break
hesween Okisag0 and Iowa City liks al
the ethsF R0adas thas 3alng away wiah
all ahsErucsions and delAYs. FROM Iowa
Cisy to Ooanaii Hluas Is the best road
aaEosa shs STATE oe lows, and froan %
milas weas nR the MissemFi River IA aa~
tire valleJ road to ahs niRaB, With tas
best known mMbaraI road hea in Go
wurld, aniy oaa ssaAagm 10 fard and ono
saxwaRn 10 karFys tAe xABs brAd@ak b. aoys
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sas&lsRnanA@s wned, water add grasn asg
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