, 1859-01-07

61att6 Typographical EuE1ueEfH. Ih14 survey
Was made number Of years since. The James
River will be nayigable for large portion Of the
season qa;.e up to these salt mines- Along the
valley OF this river, AZ also of the Missouri. Big
Sioux, and VermiIliop, are some of the most
fertile and desirable agricultural lands in the
West. The rhoie country il covered with q
heavy growth Of wild grass, known 6 the "But.
fa,o erass.:' This grass. although resembling
the prairie grasses Of the Mississippi and 1ake
country. is entirely different in all its chsrarter
istics. It has soft. pliable texture ia yerv M.
tritioCs, ind when cut in good season and well
cultivated 1rsssea. Frnm Sinu1 citv Ia the
mouth of The Eiohrara R;r.r di.tsnco of ahont
one hundred miIe.. the M;ssouri River has near.
" an East and West course On the yor4b ,7de
IA. valley extending nearly the eptire distance
and averaging .hont f,aaan m;,e. in v;ath Tb;.
!. n. ca,ah,st.d "un,an u,,a ,, 49, us;,,-
T,rla, u,,t;,a c,onaa. H.. A., .-.,
=, hoth e;d.. ~ ;,maas. h,a;a. - a-,o.,a.+
W e''1 ''@so @'o AA4Dleaeo ooo4ea " eAee"en'
timber, mostly cotton wood in the bottoms, with
hard wood m the hioher grounds and aiming
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toe o'a''a' 'nese groves WILL 1oFnlsn En- "oan.
dans supply Of lumber for the whole valley. and
far back into the interior. steam sav mills can
ba and rov ar. an,1,7.d n .~aot ,d~ontao. -
~ aua w" a'e en,p1o5eu ~ s'eas Au' sn.sse IL
euts'ng up thus timber. The hard wood will also
furnish abundance Of ties Of the very best quail
tv for all .he rs;1rooda .ha c,r,t, OIL, h. l;te1v
-. '''e ~o' "AA - '.A-''
70 on'la 1or the next quarter OF century.
There are no marshes sloughs, or low, swampy
49,. 49,. II: .H'3.,, ~
tnst Inc mlsaoufl valley WILL probably be tfeer
from bilious complaints and intermittent feverB
10 common to nearlv all ney cnpntrie. thon anr
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pos1'on u 'oe "eS1" 1aefe ere large tracks Of
lands, known aa =" weed lands" These are old
Iudian cornaelds which haye heen abandoned
hr .ho ra5;.., ..s 80 ,,.. N
~ A"o Ano1nns' ELL na'e become oseERrohn
with dense growth Of weeds. These lands are
deemed very desirable by the frat settlers
4h,orobo,t ~. ~h,t. u;..o,.; ,,,a. .,.
fsct mat they are Tery tertlle easily cultivated,
and will the first season produce abundant crops
Of eorn. not.tatoes me1nns kc II ,na
.e -, 49,. Wv
~ .1oes o!a !nu'au coInnelds 1na1 Lewis ana
oiarA, n tne1f e1piofastons OF the upper Nils.
SUIT ara 1h Gonmo,a H.. sfs IN me years 1so
ralsea toel1 ntts crops oi corn 70 eupport Iheif
men au1lnR tnes expeanaon. 1hle old hsid Is
situated Little oeloH me present slte OF Sioux
CnY'
The table Lands bounding tho Missouri valley
rue somewhere about alxty feet above the
easily cultivated, and will make excellent farming
lands, especlly lot wheat and otAer sHlall grains.
Corn aleo gro~s with great lururiance. even on
me ta1nnest FOIL. What Il true OF the Missouri
VaHey is true also OF most Of its tributaries, es
p elally o! 1he Big Soa1, ee1mill n, James and
Hennan1 RIVERS me b'g Sioux Is the boundary
letweea 11Ta and D4coiah. 1t has valley be.
tween the b'utfa Of obout three miles. The soil is
" " ING very oest quanty WIN timber enough for
I'VE 1nmedate wants OF the country, and will
u4llmately command extensive settlements The
same Is tltle Of the James KVer. Little Is known
u yct OF tuls valley put enough ho"evtr, to wat'
faht the conclusion that 1t will, when open to
settlement, command large emigration. About 4
hundred mlles above It's mouth arc found large
bod1es Ut timber, mostly hardwood, with some
i,lne or cedar. Immense herds Of buffalo winter in
thu>e forests, attracted fhitper no doubt by the
immense delds Of r1sbes aud wild grssses With
during tic summer, spread oyer the whole coontry
ssuth and east OF their winter quarters, where
they are slaughtered in great numters They are
generally hunted By men on horseback armed
with rcsolyers. Whsn herd is discovered, lie
and follows it with natl1ing pcrtiuacity until be
brings down his game. TIE sport is very exciting
both to horse and rider, and of9eu attended will,
no small degree Of danger. Last summer two
gentlemen from Sioux Fails went out On buffalo
hunt, they were noilong in starting up their game,
to be an old patriarch Of the plains. Of immense
size and very fierce, but nothing daunted they
ranged up Rlonsidc Of the afIrghtel and painting
monster, and each sent the contents Of bis revoi-
yer inta his-body, being hit in vital p2rt the in
funated animal turned upon his pursuers, and
making q sudden dash ut one Of them, caught
horse and rider upon lis horns and carried then,
nearly tiny feet then tossed them high in the air.
aud leli dead iu bis tracks. He was indeed
monster. His hams at the baee measured eighteen
inches IN circumference. These herds generally
Eo n'rth to their winter quarters. Wtst OF the
n,ssonn and between that stream and the BLACK
Mus some portions Of The country i less adapted
aaa mere foiinQ, ahhoueh toere aro . great many
eMSnslte aoa leFtHe sa'leIs, formed and "atered
q yah ,ne :; H5s W. coming DOWN nom the mountains
Hueu - nte hl'el co!nlne lnLo toe 0lssoon at
*oSas ~ - aessees q norm lautude:
III; ayasns 1ne eeolos!st o. Of Leu MaHsns
So,erea h. ~, n T2.r - ~. =. tue
maj u the hest no,tiona ~ Kana:s; !, Sn,s,r M
h9sher conmendef;nn ran ~ ~ ~;ron THe nv ~
Shrrennr' ia annth.r 1araa 1ssr Is;n1 ~ he ,hee
J,lass H;t1s md amr,r;n, ;atn ~ a5;..a; ~ Ni
about forty,Hve dernacq n, nor.h ls,i,nda -
This r,yer h.s . brnsd 1,rt;,. r.1iav ~;,h ar
.neron, tr;hrtsrs. ~. .n.;. st~.:, ".,a ~ ~
tributaries beinH xsli timhsred Ind tow.rds
there sro ysst pine forrstx. These foreata iii
b. OF immense yalue Ind imnortance tS Ii. fn.
Iure aetttrrs nf tins. 1s,l.ve n am. ~ ~.
mail Ial]era along the Hissonr, RiTer thn All
d impre1nsted vish = aaline snheasnne ~ min.
eral yerv mnch resemhlinp anltratre. Thi.
mineral inpreEo.tes ths Tater : of tho small
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