The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-03-12
REM ARKS-

'a REMARKS
Gross Missouri River largest class Steam Ferry capab
OF carrying II wagons and teams each trip; can make
O., from 81 80 to 40 crossings each way in day.
Gross I'll holn River by bdgc Western Stage Co.'s sta
on heavy settlements stores, etc. plenty Of grass tim
Der, and grain.
33 Stage station seemcnt grain grass timber and hay
10 Stage station settlements hay, grass grain and timber
abundance.
o. Cross bridge Stage station plenty of WATER ran hay
- grass and TIMBER -
Isl Cross Loupc Fork of Platte River by Ferry Companies
have boats here, competition will! render ferry charges
reasonable; County sea stage station; heavy settlement
stores; hay, grain, grass, wood and water abundant.
u Brdged; wood, water and grass
~ Stage stations wood water, grain, grass and hay
4o German settlement; grain, wood, water, grass,
station; cross Wood River by bridge gran grass
81 Road all the way Valley the Platte along Wood River
with plenty of grass wood and water. At this point,
crossing Of Platte River from North to South side by ford
water about is inches deep; ford the
Government and the attaches of the Fort The roads lead
ing from Pattsmouth, 235 miles, from Nebraska City,
$50 miles: from ST. Joseph, 300 miles from Leaven-
WORTH 3l3 miles; all come together here. Those who
prefer to continue the North side Of the Platte, will
find good camping places with plenty of grass wood and
Fork Of Platte Rve Kearncy ars e ssores 'v
on and blacksmith shops; hay, grain wood water and
. grass in great abundance. 4,
IL Stage station and trading post gran hay wood and
grass.
'33I Grass wood and water.
Sc Heavy timbcred island in Platte River wood, water and
grass.
62 Grass wood and water abundant.
o9l Trading POST hay, wood water and grass.
= Wood, water and grass.
a. Noou3 water anu grass
'9l Wood, water and grass abundant.
oy Wood, water and grass.
More Grimes Trading Post station plenty of hay
wood, water and grass. Up to this point, the road is
ALL THE WAY-wthin short distance Of timber and
water, with plenty of grass.
35 Water and grass.
~ The road Utah. ria Fort Laramie, the South Fork
of Platte River here, by good Ford water and grass.
80 Water and grass.
GO Water and grass.
S9 This creek comes into Platte on North sde and the Utah
road ria Bdgers Pass Platte here and goes up
the lcy of the Also, road to headwaters Of the
u Medicine Bon and North Platte.
39 Lieut. Bryans tra 1885, Fort Lcavenworh, Re
publican Fork water and grass.
~ Water and grass.
j2 Large stream with low banks very shallow and fordabe
all times. The road for the last 100 miles is wholly
destitute Of TIMBER but back in the bluffs a distance of
rom 8 to mles.) it can be found. Camping places
good, with plenty Of water and grass and road is along
bank of Platte, and at this point comes into the mbereA
country again The Arapahoes have village short dis
tance up this stream.
59 Dry and snnty; wood, water and grass
oo Wide shallow stream good crossing wood, water and
- grass abundant.
III tmbccd island in the Platte Chabonard summered here
in 1912; wood water and grass.
+. .lGood crossing plenty of wood water and grass.
O5 mountain stream, 400 feet wide, flowing with full swift
current over Il roc bed into Platte from North
se round gol has been found it. and the best mines
said to be here: \ road up this stream leads to
Medicine Bow and North Platte River; wood and grass
in abundance.
~ small mountain stream gold has been found here, and
many miners cnmpcd upon it.
is A. }. Williams Co.'S Rlnch At this point you enter the
mining settc,,nr. The Fort is situated a 6no table
land about Il feet above the River.
;ol Old Trn}iur Post now inhabited lv miners.
2j An old Trading Post, used the Winter Quarters oil
several Companies Of miners.
34 An old Trading Post, converted into stopping place
for miners
40 Towns of Aurara St Charles Denver City, ETC., located
the mouth Of this creek