The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-06-23
Reai estate.
= Valuable Property for Sale


sisting Of 1000 acres, besides other lands in
La Sale and Livingston county, ILL.,. which will sell
low for cash. or on enable terms on short
long time, to men who viii make homes on the land
for themselves.
will sell in any quantity from forty acres up to all
have.
As to the quality Of nv home farm there is not a sin
gle acre fit for the plough ths whsle Of it,
nor is thero a single 81 upon which there is
beautiful building spots in the shape of an eleva-
ton from which almost every single foot of the rest Of
the eighty may be seen at glance.
The soil consists OF mixture composed OF vegetable
matter, decomposed marine substances, always ligt
and from 90 So inches in debth the highest parts
of the farm,
Its situation is in the midst of the great wheat
and cattle region Of Illinois, south Of the Illinois river
on the gently unduatng prairie, six miles east OF the
ipexhausble lfelds. The nearest portion of the
farm il within four miles Of them.
RAILROADS.
is Of easy access TO the Rock Island railroad and
the Chicago, Alton and St Louis railroad The Amer
lean Central railroad is now being completed, which
has located depot within four miles Of the nearest
portion of the farm.
The Peru and Fort Wayne Il. r.. will locate depot
within and half miles; the Tonica and Petersburg
road will locate depot within two and half miles
the Galena Branch OF the H. Central r. r. is also with
in onehalf days drive, and the Illinois and Michigan
Canal is reached at a distance Of thirteen miles.
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS
The State Road leading Danviile to Ottawa runs
along two sides OF it. The county road leading fro
Dwight, the Chicago and Alton Il. r. to the Vermil
lion coal fields over which as high as seventy coal
teams in a single day, have been counted, along
one side of the farm and the business increase
until r. r. is Lu; along this line it will be a
sure fortune to some entsrprisng to keep : public
house 70: the accommodation of the travel.
beautiful elevation large enough for house, barn,
orchard lots, dc, sc. is situated an this road.
Other laid and travelled roads Sc feet wide are
located that IL should sell emily 80 each IAN
public road would touch his llud at OF. side
theT, aud vel may se5i Of section or iS0 acres
without any road going through Il.
MILLS.
There two steam Touring mills within ten miles
and good water mill within six. The latter has 4
saw mill in connection with it,
APPEARANCE OF THE FARM AND GENERAL As.
PECc OF THE COUNTRY AROUND.
Being situated on the high prairie my grounds and
buildings be from any point OF the comp rs
from ten to thirty miles. As the behoder stands in
NY front yard aud as.s a survey of the horizn< ar.
ound he viii look upon yne o. no most beautiful, love-
y and even grand landscapes to be found upon tile face
Of khe earth.
The vastnds. oftbe view taking in more than mil.
lion acres, composed mostly OF rolling prairie dotted all
with farm houses, plated groyrs, waving corn,
and lowing herds nLumerab!e Interpreted here and
there with long nes timber drara III IT, lid. O.,
silent beauty over the bright pcLby bod ard anon
daehing its spray alof; it d-ceHds rugged rapid
on its to the Illinois all taken together it, liz
found nowhere else.
sOCIETi SETTLEMENT
Nine va. the hTsi Improvement begun upon tie ii-
prairie years since with only some hair dozen :r
houses vsibe in the distance. Now, perhaps nor.
FIVE hundred farm houses, besides three four villages
nestle in planted groves.
upwards o. sixty children Of age TO 60 to .coo.. a
church organzrd some I'VE since, the Conr=-
rationa Po'ty Numbering about sixty members
and having regular preaching by minister they love
PRESENT CONDITION Or THE Farm
Il is now divided iE,O about fifteen feds. be,.dr-
small lott; has also five n-s Of Osac- OT.Lse
hedge Of different and eere. Of periec,nes. some
six or eight tenant houses, Of them better than
most OF u were born o, and al culu,rtab e
Sly dwelling, huilta years ago. OF good material
tao stories, no; large barn built las; year g. tr-i
square, 10 feet posts nd otieT stable Tor sky
horses and cattle.
Two hundred apple Of all ase-, from those sc:
cut las; spring to those be airing fruir.
About $50 ia GUILTY. alton and tame vra..
Besides lands in this and Livingston COUNTY
would call particular attention TO the following tracts
- acres timber land, six miles b-low Ottawa 10 n.
chasers.
LOO coal land o. the V,ruisou u,.on one end o.
which good farm Of 10 Inigh; be made TIN.
too will eel altogether O. in lots 20 those who i-u
buy This lot has nearly complete good fence ar1l,
1t, about 100 % iiiGbeT and brush Goa
opened in three places wi hiu 50 or IpI rods %
the county road leading from Ne~ Michigan To- Ottawa
and corners within lpJ .o-- o.: good sr,; o..
.a~ mt..
loo acres. upon yhirH {. located TIE d.po, o. II,
American Ceu,rai X r. sixteen m-s o. Z. june
tcn with IT, {. L. 4. lvJ o. land l. la
% into v!!As. lots. and portion 0: them sod. Thi
village is located in livingston CO. half way .tu-,i
Of fertile and w- settled region o: country.
leo acre. within one aud quarter miles q ano;he
depot, tie / e. L. 4 and within miles @! tW
stations the c, \ 4 NJ L L.
For further information arply on tic premises to tn
undersigned, or = ". CHEEyEI:.l
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WHlTNOEE. fgH:iGc.
d. COLLINS
Ottawa, tie L / z. r. aud Pontiac. on th- A
4 4 NJ H. r. will be the mos: convenient places 10 sio
/ for thos. sishins 70 examine he land.
I Bruce, July 9 $50 WILLIAM STpAWS