The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-03-17
Real estate.
Valuable PROPERTY for Sale.

MN undersigned offers for sale hi. Home Farm con-
sistng Of 1000 acres besides other lands in
yevy low for cash. rsas onabe terms short
long time, to men Who will make MONIES on the and
viii sci, in any quantity from forty up to all
have.
As to the quality home farm there not sim
gle land not fit for the plough on the wh.ie o
a single 81 upon which there is not one or
beautiful building spots in the shape q" an eleva
oL from which almost every single foot OF the rest VI
the eighty may be seen at glance.
The soil consists OF a mixture composed OF vegetaoe
matter decomposed marine substances, always light
and % 80 inches in debh on the highest parts
Of the farm.
It's situation is in the midst Of the great corn wheat
and cattle region Of Illinois, south OF the Illinois river
on the gently undnsting prairie SIX miles cas-. OF I'm, ,he
farm is within four miles Of them.
RAILROADS.
1t Is Of easy the ko4k Island railroad ana
the Chicago, Alton, and ST. Louis railroad The Amer
lean Central railroad is being completed, which
has located depot within four miles Of the nearest
portion Of the farm.
within two and half miles; the Tonica and Petersburg
road will locate depot within two and a half miles;
the Gsena Branch Of the H. Central r. r. is also with
in one.haf days drive and the Illinois and Michigan
Canal is reached at n distance of thirteen miles
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS.
The State Road leading from Danville to Ottawa runs
along two sides Of it. The county road leading from
Dwight the Chicago and Alton Il. 4. to the Nermii
lion coal fields, which high seventy coal
single
side of the farm, and the business must increase
until Z. r. is built along this same line it will be
fortune to ensrprsing man to keep pubic
house 70: the accommodation OF the travel .
A beautiful elevation large enough for house, barn.
orchard lots, DC. &c. is situated an this road.
Other laid and travelled roads &c feet wide
located that IL should sell emily 50 to each
public road would touch lis land at side ano
ther and yel may sells 4 OF section or $50 acres
without any road going through it.
There are two steam Touring mills within ten miles,
and a good water mill within six. The latter has
. mill in connection with it,
APPEARANCE OF THE FARM AND GENERAL AS
PECr OF THE COUNTRY AROUND.
Reing situated on the high prairie my grounds and
buildings can be seen from any point or the comp
! from ten TO thirty miles As the beholder stands in
my front yard and takes a survey of ar.
OuBd he will look upon yne OF tho most beautiful love
y and even grand landscapes to be found the face
/ Of the earth
: The vas,ndss The view taking in more than a mil
lion composed mostly Of rolling prairie dotted all
with firm houses, plated groves, waving corn
and lowing herds innum-rabIe interpreted here and
there long lines of timber dearug shade
which the clear water. the streams moving in
silent beauty the bright pebby bad and amor
da.hng its alof "A it deceni- rugged rapid
its TO the Illinois, al taken together ITS Ike n
found Nowhere else.
SOCiETi SETTLEMENT.
Mine the first Improvement begun upon the higi
prairie ten years snc- with only some hall dozen farm
houses Visible in the distance Now perhaps NOR. tina.
Ave hundred farm houses besides three villages
In immediate vicinity la good school, viii
upwards OF sixty children OF age go school
church, organized some hve since Of the Congre
gationa poIy, numbering about sixty members
and having regular preaching by minister they love.
PRESENT CONDITION OF TIE FARM.
J: IS now divided into about fifteen fields, beside
small lots; has also some five miles of osage oraHg
hedge OF different and degree OF p-rf-ctness som
six eight tenant houses OF them better thai
most OF US born n, and all comfortable.
My dwelling, builtl ne years ago OF good mat.ria
two stories. not large barn buiii last year, - e.
square, l6 feet posts, nd other stable for six,,
+ horses and cattle
Z Two hundred apple trees o. all ages from those Sc
ssu, las; spring 70 those bearing fruit
About J, $50 acres il cultivation and tame grsss
Besides other lands IL this and Livingston county.
world call particular attention to the following
/ ~ timber land six miles below Ottawa, III ii
town OF Deer Park, which si. sell in lots suit pui
chas-rs.
Io1 acres coal land, or the yermlion, upon one
which a good farm Of 1870 might be made. Tan
toa will sell altogether lots no wish
buy TIL. lot nearly complete good fence aroun
IL, about 100 acres of timber and brush.
opened in two three places within :" 100 rods
the county ro1d leading from New Michigan TO otta~i
and corners within lvJ rods OF good water girls; an
SAL milf
100 acres, upon which I. located the depo: 81 ii
American Central r. r. sixteen miles easi q its uu'
tnn with the c l.. l.. 100 acres OF this land is IA
on into village lots. and portion Of them sold. Tn
yiiisg- IS located IN Livingston CO. hal! way b~iwre
I'll. !. c. H. X. ami ;h- c. A 4 NJ X L., ia the mid
OF fertile and well settled region OF country.
LOO within sne quarter mites 81 snoth'
depot, the C Il !: and within SIX niles Of ~
stations o the CA ". u. u.
For further information. apply the premises y
undersigned or 10 = w ClEENEg,
4. WOLFORD. ,.,
-. T.. CALkIS. '"''"N"
R.iE VS.
J.WoLVERToS,
J. wHiTMORE, Pontiac
VI ID. COLLINS \
Ottawa tn. r. l. r. Il. and Pontiac. on the c.. 4
~ r. X. viii be th- most convenient places to SIC
Bruce, Jaiy 2. 1859. WILLIAM sTgAwN