The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-02-25
Reol &state.
Valuable PROPERTY for Sale,

TIME undersigned offers for sale his Farm,
"a sane aeS Iv;psst"U county M. Which will sell
very low FOR cash. or on reas enable terms on
long time, who will make homes on the land
for themselves.
will sell in any quantity from forty up to all
have.
As to the quality Of home farm there is not sim
gle acre land not for the plough ths whsle oft,
is thero single 81 upon which there is not one or
building spots in the shape of an eleva
from which single foot of the rest OF
the eighty may be seen at a glance
The soil consists OF a mixture composed OF vegetable
matter, decomposed marine substances, always light
and from 90 So debth on 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
the gently unduating Prarie six miles east Of the
inexhausble coal-felds. The nearest portion Of the
farm is within four miles of them.
RAILROADS.
Iii easy access o the Rock Island railroad and
the Chicago, Alton, and St. Louis railroad The Amer
lean Central railroad is being completed, which
has located IA depot within four miles of the nearest
portion of the farm.
The Peru and Fort Wayne r. r ill1ocate depot
within two and half miles the Tonica and Petersburg
road will locate a depot within two and half miles
the Gaena Branch Of the H. Central r. r. is also with
in one-half days drive, and the Illinois and Michigan
| Canal is reached at distance of thirteen miles
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS
The State Road leading from DanvIe to Ottawa runs
along two sides of it, The county road leading from
Dwight the Chicago and Alton X. K. to the verml
lion coal fields, which high seventy coal
teams, in asngle day, have been counted, along
until r. r. is built along this line it will be
sure fortune entsrprisng to keep public
hosse for the accommodation OF the travel.
beautiful elevation large enough for bOuse,-barn,
orchard lots. de-, &C., is situated this road. -
Other laid out and travelled roads &c feet wide
located that if should sell emily 50 each
public road would touch his land at side
ther, and yet Imay sell34 Of section 4SO acres
without any road going through it.
There are two steam Touring mills within ten miles,
and good water mill within six. The latter has a
saw mill in connection with it
APPEARANCE OF THE FARM AND GENERAL AS
PECr OF THE COUNTRY AROUND.
Being situated on the high prairie my grounds and
buildings he from any pon; Of the compass
from ten TO thirty miles. As the behoder stands in
my front yard and takes survey OF the horzo. ar.
ound he will look upon yne tho most beautiful love
y and even grand landscapes 10 be found upon the
of the earth.
The vastndss ofthe view taking in more than a mil.
lion composed mostly Of rolling prairie dotted all
over with fgrm houses, plated groves, waving corn
and lowing herds in:umerable interpreted here and
there with long lines of timber d-arlng in the shade
which the clear waters OF the streams now moving in
silent beauty the bright pebbly bod and anon
daehng its spray soft a. it d-crnds rugged rapid
its to te Illinois all taken together its Ike
found aowhere else.
sOCIETi SETTLEMENT
Mine the FIRST Improvement begun upon the higi
prairie year. with only half dozen farm
houses visible in the distance. Now perhaps more thar
five Lundre farm houses besides three or four villages
nestle in planted groves.
In immediate vicinity have good school, will
upwards OF sixty children OF age 20 to school a
gational p"iiiy. now numbering about sixty members
and having regular preaching by minister they
; PRESENT CONDITION OF THE FARM.
, II IL now divided into about fifteen fields beside,
small lots; has also five miles OF Usage orang,
hedge OF different and degree % per-cness som,
six eight tenant houses some them better than
, most Of IL borni Il, and all comfortable.
!, My dwelling, buitI years ago. Of good material
two stories, not large. barn buit las year, ~
square, l6 feet posts, nd other stable sixty
horses and cattle.
Two hundred apple OF all ages, from those sci
out last spring 20 those bearing fruit.
I About !, so acres ia cultivation and grass
Besides other lands in this and Livingston county
would call particular attention TO the following tracts
"a timber land. six miles below Ottawa in ia.
town Of Deer Park, which will sell in lots pur
chasers
100 acres coal land the verrnion upon one end o
which coed farm OF 1919 acres might be made. This
too will sell altogether in lots those Who wish :,
buy. This lot has nearly complete good fence arOQnt
ii, about 100 Of timber and brush and the Goa
opened ia three place, within u 100 rods o
the county road leading from New Michigan Ottawa
and corners within 100 rods OF good grisi and
saw mill.
100 acres, upon which il located the depot % III.
American Central x. r, sixteen miles June
tion with the c. X. L. Ito ih. land j. laid
village il located in Livingston halt way between
the !. c. r. l. AMI the C, a. VI. f. h, In the mids
Of fertile and well settled region OF country.
loo acres within and quarter mikes Of another
depot, the 4. c. r. n, and within SIX miles OF
stations the c, A VI. Il. x
For further information Apply ON the premises to III.
undersigned, or to = ". CHfEYER,l
a. WULFoED. ..
NJ. II. CALkIN, f'''N'i'
:. Il. LIZ VS..
J. WOLVERTON,
J. WHiTMpRE, Pontiac.
VI u. COLLINS,
Ottawa, the r. I. L. r. and Pontiac, on the c. A
NJ u. r, will be the most convenient places .,ey
for those wishing To examine the land.
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