, 1860-03-06

even when Omuha, Platsmouth OF Nebraska tny
are more direct in route aud the roads IN lar
better condition. reference to any lnte map
Of Nebraska and Kansas will satisfy anS one,
that the distance from Omuha to hearney ls
less than from my other city on tue M'ssouia
foInia-it is the regulnr mail route to Salt Lake,
aud but for tho outside influences broughtto
bcnr in misleading The public, bJ Learen"crh,
St. Joseph and St. Lous-would be The only
travelled route to the newly discovered mines:
So great are the advantages Of this route, that
tue Salt Lake mail to St. Joseph passes through
Omaha, and SO great are the local influences
brought to beaf in building up these lower
points, that this mail, containing matter ior
Omaha, Council Bluffs and other. points Dor1h
Of 81. Joseph passesby our very doors nnopen.
ed, and is sent back again, greatly to our lncon-
yenience md increased cost to the .n'at serstte:
4 Just .cgarl to tne interests Of aii this region
Of country would make Omaha distributing
office for Ill north ofSt: Joseph. This route was
the Government Survey for a Military Road,
previous to any: competitions for superiority by
any points on tTla river north Of Missouri line.
4 military road was laid out and military
bridges erected for 100 miles west Of this Ev-
cry stream from Omaha to the Loup Fork IS
now bridgcd in safe and substantia: manner,
aud the Loup Fork is crossed by q safe and
conlmodious ferry. The Platte may be crossed
by ferry just below the mouth of the Loup Fork,
or forded at Kearney, rs preferred. a terry Is
also being constructed aboEe heerney, Ut the
forks Of the Plutse, mud will be rcady for early
spring travel, There is not now single obsta-
Gle to travel. even with heavy loads, between
Omaha and Fort Kearney. Loaded teams, Of =
ton freight to span OF horses, leaEc thls city
for the mines almost daily, even at this early
season Of the year. Settlements are often found
for tile first hundred miles. and stutions where
supplies are furnished are now found ut neces-
distances all fhe 1rrr n kaRrnpy. Nut
withstanding ull this, Leayeuworth controls fur
more Of the mining trade than On,uha- The
principal reason of this is the influence and ad-
vantage Of an express running from that city to
the mines. AL the gold from the mines, not
carried By private parties, goes By this express
used Us al argument by St. Louis, Tor the es-
tablishment Ct IN Assay office at that place.
The same facilities would bring the same in.
fuences. and in greatly increased weight to bear
upon Chicago it concentrated upon the North
Platte. An express from Omaha 10 the mines
and connecting direct With Chicago, If estab-
lishe'l ut once, would control for Chicago tLtee-
four: :hs Of the mining trade that now goes TO st.
Louis. Our immediate interest in this Mutter
here IL, Of course, our own profit but the in
terest Of Chicago ind the interest Of Omaha in
this are Identical Our citizens and our city
authorities are fully alive to the importance Of
an express. but cannot run Que to compete with
Leavcnworth,a ut our expense. True, the outlay
Is not great, but our resources just now ere
crippled, and Us you well know, I'LL new places
are daily taxed to the utmost for various local
purposes. Aid must therefore come from
abroad to commence this enterprise upon o
scale Of suitable magnitude and libcrality. The
travel is now sufficient and sufficiently pern,a-
neut to ensure success aud even profit, nt its
very outset. Fifty dollars would pay for pas
senger to the mines from this point, wEereas
the I.cavenworth express charges one nehuudred,
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