Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-04-07

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Ccdar Falls AT the junction of tht
two bra nches Of the Red Cedar, is q tewr
Of 100 too 1900 inhabitants, and 10 pro-
badly doing as much, or more, business
than any other town on the line of the
road. The wafer power is very superior
and is much better improved than an,
other power in the State. The mills are
very fine, and manufacturing, which i.
already an important item, is destined u
become the leading feature Of its business
In fact no town in the interior excels
Cedar Fails in manufacturing, e..
lona Fais-On the Iowa river, ia Har
din county, is already the market and
trading point for large section Of coun-
try. Considerable has been done towards
improving the liue water power at this
point. The population of the town is
some five or six hundred
Ai8en-On the Iowa, and only ie w
miles from Iowa Falls, has one of the love.
liest sites in the State. The low flows
strag ght through the town over a rocky
bottom and bstween rocky banks, clear
and swift furnishing continuous water.
power for a half mile. The smooth prai-
rie comes up to the river in benches gent.
y slopng to the stream. The town is new,
aud does not number more than fe W
/ hundred inhabitants, but there is not a
more beautiful spot in the great West than
Alden.
Webster CUy-The county seat of Ham
ilton county, is finely situated o, the
Boone river, and is already place OF con.
siderable Importance. Several mills are
IN operation, and u large amount Of bust
ness from the surrounding country centers
there.
| The valley Of The Boone is very fertile,
aad, as we'll as the valley Of the Iowa,
abounds in coal beds, which are easily
reached, and will in a few years become Q
source OF great profit.
Fort D1dge-On the .Dcs Moines, is
destined to became one of the largest in
land towns in the State Of Iowa The
Valley Of The Des Noines at this point
abounds in coal Of the best quality exten.
sive beds of gypsum and pipe clay. The
surrounding country is well watored and
timbered, and is equal in fertility to any
other part Of the State. Fort Dodge is
! the seat of one of the land utficas hslo.g
ing to the General Government.
| Situated in the midst Of a rich agricul-
tural country, and having position which
commands the trade of The valley for q
/ hundred miles or more, Fort Dodge only
needs railroad facilities to become a popu
lous ahd Furnishing town.
| Sio,tr CHy-ihs Western terminus of
the road, is already place of SON. i'm
/ poiance. tn" seat Of government land
otiico, situated at the mouth of the Big
Sioux River, and upon the Missouri, 1900
miles below the head Of steamhoa. navi-
sasion, with a fine country around it, it is
destined to become the great distributing
point for North western Iowa, Dacotah
aad Northern Nebraska
| The completion of the d. 4 p. r. r.
| mus. stimulate the settlement OF not ouly
the adjacent country. but Dasotah and the
country along both sides of the Missouri
to its source The trade of this vast re
gion will inevitably center at Sioux City,
ahd hence We believe that it will in CON
paralIseiy few years become the first town
on the Missouri river.
THE MCGREGoR AND MISSOURI RAILROAD.
'he eastern terminus of this projected
Railroad is at McGrcgor city, on the Mis-
| .issippi, opposite the Wesiern terminus of
the Milwaukee aud Mississippi Railroad
Mct'Tegor contains population OF 2 900
persons, and is one of the most Aourishing,
stirring, business doing and business
ma6'ng points on the Uppee Mississippi
The Railroad traverses the counties OF
Clayton. Fayette, Chickasaw, Floyd, Ger,
ro Lordo, Hancock, Kossuth, Pao Also,
Clay, Cherokee, Plymouth and Woodbury.,
and terminates at Sioux City.
The pr'actpal towns a'ong its route are
Hsst Jatoa, the county seat Of Fayet,e
county, one OF the most houri>hing towns
IN Northern Iowa, surrounded by a well
developed farming country. settled by an
lntellgea; and enterprising community
very large amount Of business is trans,
acted
Two we'll edited aud well printed news
papers are published in the town, which,
IN every respect. gives token Of thrift and
prosperity. z.
Brddiofl--On the East Branch OF the
Red Cedar, is q thriving town OF several
hundred inhabitants, and is we'll located
for business, the trade OF considerable
portions Of four counties concentrating
thefe. The surrounding country ia equal
IN fertility to any other portion OF the
State.
| .ifgona .Oa the Des Mones, a place OF
considerable nptpriety. IL is the county
seat OF kossuth county, aud when the
country becomes generally settled, will be
place OF some Importance.
Over the MoGregor and Missouri Rail.
road, when completed, will pass freight
aud travel between Nebraska aud Mime
sota as well ss northern Wisconsin, while