Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-04-14
Going Down tho Missouri.
Correspondents ofthe Sioux City Register.
STEAMER OMAHA, April 10, 1859

Correspondence the Sioux City Register.
STEAMER OMAHA, April 10, 1859.
FRIEND REGISTER
You win remember that we left Sioux
City on the evening ofthe 9Th with large
and pleasant party Of our Towns people,
and as it is natural their friends at home
should desire to know of our progress
propose to inform them through your col.
u'nns. Our Fret stop after leaving your
landing was a. Dakota City where We took
on board quite a quantity of the stone
ware manufactured there, and then we run
down to Omadi aud tied up until yesterday
morning, when we took an early start and
made point without name about fifteen
miles above De Soto for stopping place
last night, and now we are expecting to
arrive at and leave Omaha before dark. Our
progress has been very slow by reason of
the want Of character in the river the
chanel not being defined and from the fact
that we stop at every sort Of place to take
on hides, corn and potatoes, which articles
are purchased and paid for by merchants
from Council Bluffs and St. Louis, and
there is more of them laying upon the
river banks waiting for Shipment than
this boat can possible stow away. II is
folly to talk about our upper country not
having anything to export-a atate-
ment that have been foolish enough
to believe, but now l see otherwise and
rejoice at the sight. This traffic has begun
and is to be an important one to our peo
pie, and l would have you join with me in
impressing upon our home friends TO 60
to work at once and put under cultivation
every bit Of ground they can take care Of,
With the assurance that next spring they
can sell for cash in hand all surplus of
corn or potatoes they then may hold, at
prices at least one hundred per cent, above
what we paid last fall, and if this fact will
not induce men to work no other Will.
Care should be taken to plant the best
of seed, gather aud secure the crop, sack
and put it up in good and honest order for
shipment, and by doing all this our people
will find a better than Pixies Peak at home.
Contracts can be ma de this fall and bags
will be furnished to put the products in
that they may be ready for the first boat
in the spring which of course as usual will
be commanded by Capt. WlNELAyD.
Any praise Of mine about this best of
boats (the Omaha will be like gliding re.
fined gold, but desire to say that our
whole party seem like the happy family
circle, made so BY the attention Of our
friend Wilcox, and the other pleasant of.
ticers in whose care we are.
All on board are well and in fine spirits
notwithstanding our minds revert to the
broken hearts and sore heads that wouId
naturally be common on the morning al
ter our departure, and il there are any sick
ones among you we know what ales them.
While writing this we have come in
sight Of Omaha, where shall mail nv let
ter. As yet | see no place that can com
pare with Sioux City, and no people that
| like as l do my friends there. Larger
towns will meet my view | know, but lar
ger hearts are not TO be looked for. and to
them and you | say adieu for short time.
Yours, NJ,