The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-02-09
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Cedar County, its Lands and Gem.
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A snbscriber wishes us topubsh the following
description ofthe country in the vicinity of Helena
Cedar County, Nebraska, for the benefit of tbose
who may design to emgrate further west. The
section Of the country is new, and lands are now
ootainaole at Government price. The account
KS vouched for as reliable.
Inc land within this county is unsurpassed in
quallty anywhere in the Northwest. An II ra
ioites Is me WILL the pillow and the seed TO make
/ 'ooni win crops IN great abundance We have
70" -, uluer cultivation yearly one thousand acres
VI laiiu IN this- vicinity that bids tair TO Weld
enoi ino 1 u wheat, corn buck-wheat oats no.
| tatoes. Chinese sugar cane and everv descr;n+ioT
OF garden vegetable grow and WELD crons +a ro-
ward the industrious handsomely and of course
prohtaoly The Bow Valleys, of which we have
Ihree, are convenient to the Missouri river
Inc Bow river, with Its branches, flows into the
missouri miles from st. Helena These tributo.
res aHora advantages to the farmer which are of
.lnIlte Importance their great length which
may De put down 1T from fifteen TO TWENTY-FIVE
miles watering in their course all the lapds he
ing TOO so very meandering that they RIM oil
points OF the compassionate, west north and
south-hence the name Bow river The Main
bow is formed about half mile before it reaches
the Missouri the tributaries creating the main
stream forming the valleys The water is cool
ANIMALS
oVeihows being deep and narrow, nature has
made them similar to canals, with the execution
Chat their courses are crooked and not for econo.
my OF distance or time. n
This county is in length from east to west hor.
Genng on the Missouri, sabout twentv-three miles
the greater population and settlement BEING near
the river, the settler prefering to locate convon
lent to this great navgable stream, and where. too
wood IS more abundant, as is the case in most
new countries contiguous to rivers. This county
is situated IN latitude north az I-2 degrees or
about the same as Dubuque, Detroit Albany and
Boston ~
The winters are not long or very severe. In.
deed, the months, as indicated in the last two
winters, OF December and January are mild. and
the birds gaiy sing their sweet songs ofpraise TO
linn who rules the universe aud holds the desti.
mes OF man IN the hollow of his hand
The timber of the country is mostly oak. cedar
cottonwood, iron-wood, lynn, mulberry and wal
nut The native fruits are grapes, strawberries
raspbernes, plumS, goosberries, currants and
muI9efrles- These grow in vast'quanttes, espe-
cialiy piums, grapes gooseberles and raspberries.
Springs numerously abound in the county. of
pure and wholesome water. For raising stock
OF sall kinds-catte, horses, sheep hoGs SC
this county is well adapted
Acorns abound in the ravints that topetber
with the large crops of corn to be raised, will
iced these useful animals. Sheep VIII likewise do
grass Our beautiful prairies rich in
verdure and watered with numerous sprinos and
brooks, afford excellent pasturage for herdinr
cattle Facts sufficiently warrant the belief that
no county under the sun can excel it for raising
stock We would especially call the attention Of
grazers at a distance to make this part of Nebras
ka their place of abode. fortune can with
certainty be realized. They have a choice of
several markets. that is true though in the alb
scnce of railroads we have river navigabe for
over 1000 miles, upon which cattle can be easily
shipped to some of the best markets in the coun-
try while independent of this Fort Randall dis
lance only about 80 miles by land from here and
200 by water affords market for large ouanti-
ties of beef and cattle would necessarily be less
expensive in transporting This Fort will short
ly become the distributing post for the Western
Department, and hence require the consumption
OF very large amount of produce of all kinds
and at better prices that can be obtained further
Down the river
The lands in our county are all surveyed and
ready for presumption. This county has been
organized just two years. and can boast already
OF having two frsG-class steam saw-mills. two
postotices, court house and printiee Office.
which issues 400 copies weekly, The saw mill
1t st Helena, where also the printing press is
Established, has attache to the same power a
planning and single machine.