Nebraska advertiser., 1859-03-17
THE ADVERTISER
~. FURNAs, EDITOR.
THURSDAY MORNING. MAR ~
Rf0EnTIlIe and Beatric0.

m1uN uth4EC 1uu 0CotElNte \
. MOeh has lately been said aboat the
gold mines of Cherry Cree. and head
vaniages which are likely to result to this
point. Of The country and to particular
points in this vicinity, by he. revival and
Increase Of trade which this gold excite
mehtm may bring.
Lepripath So Il dose who are,
more viially interested. in il, we would.
once more cali The attention Of. our read
ers to faets oheerning the interests.
and prospects, Of B~rownville. aside from
sforsunate positich. IS belngthe nearest
and on the. hest and most direct route ID
b. ode niHeA. II can sat be evident to ey-
cry reasopaBe mihd. hat die fbsure and
dFPEmaRsns prosperity Of-aAy place must
atsPend more ppOnz Us facilities for aex-
Ae6tiag aud sustaining al inland trade,
adcrding q sparkei for country produce,
furnishing goods 10 country traders, than
eqpOn any schemes il can devise for az
st5aciug the transient custom Of the gold
hunters. In these important respects
Brownviie has the advantage of any 9TH
err place ID Nebrasks. Tributary to this
point. there gre regions of country ex-
tending about one. hundred miles west, in
which are found the chief points and set
clements upon. the Nemahas and the Big
and Little Blue Rivers. !, j. hardly net
.cssssry to' state ezl that these settle-
mehls are the Oldest, the most flourish
ing ia The Territory, and occupy The
best portions Of South Platte Nebraska.
OF these settlements. one Of the most I'M
ip0ftant ones, is in Gage County, about
aElymiles west from this place, in che
.yisinity Of Beatrice Op' the Big Blue. In
uresPssiOf position and OiheE natural ad.
yaniages, the town Of Beatrice has no III
xal % ihe TeFrhoEy. From our knowl
edge Of its geographical position, and tht
~tOPograPhy,of the country between III,
Mi@OuFi and the Blue, we haze no hes
nation in v~entuFing the opinion that iii
desdSed 70 be the best inland town be
Tween the Missouri and the gold dip
gings. II is situated on the BIG Blue
about eighteen zilss%RestA Of the Kan
sas hne and-ifa stace which must e entu
ally be che poinao Of intersection of th
several routes starting west from the dil
ferent places on the Missouri south I
ths Platte. The routes west from hes
Places gradually. converge. aHd at a di:
lance o.. about seVeniy-fEe miles froI
'de Missouri, unite into a common roa
% Fort Kearney and beyond.
Beatrice.is situa,edat a point which
.the lersaihus Of a natural highway frol
1henfs westward TO Fl Kearney; an
tie old roads from L-eavenworih and S
JcsPh, lead directly 10 this point. .
stO&he present season, the place Of eros,
cling che Blue onahe Leayenrorth andF
KearEey road has been a. Marysville,
Kansas. bal u. order to make lis eros
iog q ihat place, The read bends sonth
arse days Journey CUT of the way, an
feiurhsi By another bend 10 within afe
niles Of Beatrice If, instead Of ma
ing das bend, hfs road, after ,erossir
lie Big Nemahas was. extended direct
up0naiE course through Beatrice it won
,.tu CT. a distance Of about seventy-6.
miles, and pass overa section Of count
which would uaord a better road, Al
reach The Blue al The most convene
. Crossing On hat stream. The banks
s'zhe stream at that place are low and
easyaseent. Tie ford has a rock b,
tom and may safely be ventured upon
sny Tine aRd wahany load excepting
a.the tine Of a freshet; and for emerge
sSies Of dis kind, there is a good fer
sThepgOPle there are making preparatic
70 build bridge during the present 81
son. The route fron Beatrice to F
KeaFney is conceded by ell who are
5 ..quainsed with the country to be the b
snd most direct. It affords better 70,
is better supplied with wood and wat
ahan any other, and win eventually
tract ali the western travel south of
Platte.
. -.
Besides the advantages above menti
:; e, he town Of Beatrice Is situated il
asraslo country unsurpassed BY any $
-stion westOf the Missouri, well suppl
with timber, stone, coal, iron, SC, I
. abonndiag in all those material resOu
eSs nd predictions which must essentis
eOutribuie 10 It's apid grpWsh and Pu
.periry. The Blue affords an excel
water power, sufhcienrro carry machi
ry for manufactures Of any kind, and
gainost any extent Gsglc3 4
Gage is in the third tier of ccumi
HeafFoa ne rivsf. Two seaFsage.
settler Was within its limits II I
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