Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-04-20
Tyoy the papxrs Of Cgancil Blu1s, Crescent City
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MEssRs. EprToRs;-Ia my last I endsav
orsd to shaw your readers that we were
need Of a Railroad, aud also stated SON
Of the benefits we should experience b
having both East and West, North an
South Railroads.
As the East and West roads are alrsad.
established, propose to speak only o
| the North and South Railroad, and auswe
| the question HhaVe we a good route TO
such a road" or In other words, "eaa
be easily constructed ?" answer, yes
gOr nature has aImoss graded it, leaving lit
| tie for man to do.
As in other cases, SO In this, there are
two or three distinct routes, each claim
ing certain exeeIlences for itself, and
having certain favorites, owing to interest
and difference Of judgment in The premi-
see.
The first I shall call tie River route,
the second the Bottom route. The hrst
will suppose to leave Crescent City, and
pass along 40 near the Missouri River az
c circumstances will permit, running through
Cincinnsti In Harrison, and Onawa in
Monona county. l cannot speak definitely
Of this route, having never traversed tts
spAsLs course. But il must be quiet evident
to all, that this route would ouiY accom-
modats these two towns and few bot
tom people This would do manifest in
justice 10 the other inhabitants Of those
two counties, and besides, these two towns
have a river communication during the
summer, and should be willing to give the
slAlT taa0ns, farther back, the Railroad
communication, unless, upon a survey,
there should be found insurmountable OBJ
staclss TO the construction of a Railroad
along their line
The Bottom Route, after leaving Cres-
cent City, would pass through he whole
length Of the Missouri bottom, and run
ming intermediate between Oaawa and the
Bluffs or Litals Sioux river
ting no towns or county, but making a
straight shoot from Crescent to Sioux City.
This route is Objectionable, from the fact
that it would traverse one 81 .e Of these
two counties, and would furnish no reas-
enable business accommodations to these
two counties, as such. Besides a large
portion of the ground on this route must
be quiet soft (betng covered with water
during some Parta Of the ysar) and require
large fils, and gravel 10 b4 carried froI
the bluffs to complete the work the Goa
straetion Of il, and the repairs Of it, tc
keep it in running order, be attended with
great expense.
The third or Bluff route, will suPpos'
to continue from Crescent City under thr
Bluffs, touching near St. John. Calhoun
and Islttle Sioux, in Harrison county, ant
| near Bslyidere KenRebee, in moaona coun.
! ty, passing nearer the centres Of these coun
ties than either Of tbs other routes, an,
/ touching several natural business points
viz; ST. John. or the outlet of the Boys
from the Bluffs; Calhoun, or the outlet 0
the Soldier; Beividsre, or the outlet Of th
Maple, Keunsbsc, or the outlet Of Lttl
| Sioux River.
This route also adapts itself to the con
templated branch roads, that arc TO shoe
out from the main trunk, viz.-one up th
Boyer valley, and the other up the LittI
Sioux. This route is Of an easy grads,--
being the natural fall Of the Missouri
nearly all the way on hard land ,--ruanin
through many gravel beds on the Toutes-
needing no fills, and but slight cutss--easl
kept In rspaiFs-Esquiring no bad or shoI
curves, and bat a short increase 10 distaHc
over the other routes, Indeed, there ca
be no possible objections 10 the Bluff roat
except ii be found In the cares sHd ia
crease Of diaaHee The former can be ut
viatsd by jadicious engineering, and tE
latter iB more than compensated by its oth'
advantages over the other routes. H0V
ever, 1t Is not likely that HarrisOa @r
Mohoua counties will vote an appropTii
lEon to Efis Railroad, till the Bluff roa
has been thoroughly and jadicIousIy sa
J veysd, and also Il be asesrtained bsyoT
eavil, that there are insumoantabls obJs
r d0ns to this route; because itis.by this rou
that these two eoaHtissssean be 10 aHy ne
sure accommodated In their business o.
D erations, and because the voters Of the
8 counties furnishing the means to build Il
= road. must weo<saayIy have their feeiint
Z consulted In its location.
a La my next / win sndeayer to answ
J.. the question shave we the means at o
. command to build the road 20
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