The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-06-02
feol estate.
Valuable PROPERTY for Sale.

yu,ur n,arsicned offers for sale his Farm
ssting of near 1900 acres besides other ianns IN
La Sale and Livingston county, H., which VIII sell
very low cash. reas enable terms on SNORT or
long time, who will make homes on the iand
viii sell in any quantity from forty acres up to all
have.
A TO the quality Of nv home farm there is not a sin
gle acre OF fit for the plough on tn. whsle of
nor is thero single 81 upon which there - not one or
more beautiful building spots in the shape Of an eeVa
ton fr.m which almost every single foot OF the rest vi
the eighty may be seen at a glance ..,,.
The soil consists OF a mixture composed OF vegetanie
matter decornposed marine substances, always light
and from SO inches in debth on the highest parts
OF the farm,
Its situation is in the midst of the great corn wheat
and cattle region of Illinois, south OF the Illinois river,
the gently unduatng prairie, SIX miles east OF .,e
inexhaustibie coalfeds The nearest portion OF the
farm is within four miles of them.
RAILROADS.
tits of easy the Rock Island railroad and
the Chicago, Alton and -. Louis railroad The Amer
lean Central railroad is being completed, which
has located depot WITHIN! Tour miles OF tHe heaico
portion of the farm.
The Peru and Fort Wayne r. r. will locate dePo.
within two and half miles the Tonica and Petersburg
road will locate "A depot within two and half miles
the Galena Branch of the III Central r. Il is also with
in half days drive, and the Illinois and Michigan
Canal is reached "a a distance OF thirteen miles
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS.
The State Road leading from panViie TO Ottawa runs
along two sides Of it. The county road leading from
Dwight on the Chicago and Alton Il. K. to the Nermi
lion coal fields, which as high as seventy coal
teams in single day have been counted, runs along
until T. r. is Luilt along this same line it Will be
sure fortune TO entsrprisng man to keep public
house fo- the accommodation Of the travel
beautiful elevation large enough for house, barn,
orchard lots. dc.. &c, is situated an this road.
Other laid cut aud travelled roads 60 feet wide
located that if should sell eiy 80 acres to each man
public road woui touch his land at one side ar amo-
Their and yet may sel3i Of section or 80 acres
wi,hou; any road gong through IL.
There steam Touring mills within ten miles,
good water Mill within six. The latter has
: saw mill ia connection with 1t.
APPEAR,NCE0F THE FARM AND GENERAL AS
PECc OF TIE COUNTRY AROUND.
Being situated on the high prairie my grounds and
building. can be seen from any pout Of the compass
iron, ten to thirty miles A. ia; h,hoIer stands in
my yard auG takes sErVry 81 the horzos ar.
ound he viii look upon ync o; the most beautiful. love
ly grand landscapes be found upon the face
Tis va.tr,Iss ofrhe view taking in more than a mil
lion acres couiy.-d mostly rolling prairie dotted all
with houses. plated groves, waving corn.
aud loving herds inLuuer-b- inter p.r-rF here and
which th- clear waters Of abe streams moving ia
silent beauty over the blight T,th'y bal and anon
daehiug spray au't AZ d--eu!- rugged rapid
it, say the Illinois, all taken 'set'eT is ~= Is
. found LOWicT- else
SuCiET! SETTLEMENT.
Mine the first iHi:,rry gun uT.n the high
rrar.r ten years since, wlh only half dozen fri
houses ite ia IT,. distance. Nov perhaps more % ~
fv. hundred farm house,, b-t-s ree four village,
In our immediate yirini'y iay, god school with
upwards o. ,iNfy children o. aE- to 90 to s-ho" \
church orgaHE d .our I've years since 81 the Courr--
r4t'oHai I"iIy 30" numbering about sixty m~u'~rs
and having regular preaching hy nliu.-t-r ti.y love.
PRESENT CONDITION OF TN Farm.
1t +. nov divided into abou; fifteen G-Id.. b--IIr.
small lots. has some hs= a.ie. o. O-a-- Orange
hedge, alGrrrn; az and 1Er-e % perf-erne. ase
SIX or .igr: tenant hol--.. -or.e then better than
rso,r % u Wef- horui %. and 40 comfortable.
to -iuri~, not lar, barn b., las var a. r.-j
square, &c feet posts, nd Otet stable room i,r y
horses and cattle.
Two hundred apple tree, Of all ag-., frOu, those .e;
81 ..~.-.s. 100