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

ruyHr UNDERLINED oers Tor sale his Home Farm con-
l. sistng ofnear 1000 acres, besides other lands in
Ia Sale and Livingston county, Ill.,, which will sell
vevy low for cash. or enable terms on short or
long time, to Who will make homes on the Land
win sell in any quantity from forty up to all
have.
As to the quality Of nv home farm there is not sim
gle of land not fit for the plough on ths wh.e OF
thero single 81 upon which there Is not one or
beautiful building spots in the shape Of an eie's
ton from which almost single foot OF the rest "I
the eighty may be seen ut glance.
The soil consists OF mixture composed of vegetable
matter, d-composed marine substances, always light
and fran 90 80 inches in debth the highest parts
Of the farm.
Its situation in the midst OF the great corn wheat
region OF Illinois, south of the Illinois river
the gently undua,ng prairie, six miles east Of the
inexiaustbie cOslh-lds. The nearest portion OF the
farm is within four miles Of them.
RAILROADS.
1t Is ofeasy access TO the Rock Island railroad and
the Chicago, Alton and ST. Louis railroad The Amer
lean Central railroad is now being completed, which
has located depot within four miles OF the nearest
The Peru.and Fort Wayne r. r. will locate depot
within and hnlf miles; the Tonica and Petersburg
road will locate depot within two and half miles
the Gaena Branch OF the H. Central X. r. is also with
in one-ialf days drive and the Illinois and Michigan
Canal is reached at = distance Of thirteen miles.
STATE AND COUNTY ROADS.
The State Road leading from Danville to Ottawa
along sides Of it. The county road leading from
Dwight on the Chicago and Alton II. r. to the Vermii
lion coal fields, over which as high as seventy coal
teams, in n single day, have been counted, along
side Of the farm and the busins must increase
until n. r. is built along this line it will be a
fortune to some entsrprsing man to keep public
hosse foi the accommodation Of the travel.
beautiful elevation large enough for house, barn,
orchard lets, de-, 6c., is situated this road.
Other laid and travelled roads 66 feet vile
located that il should sell emily 50 to each
public road would touch his land at side
ther, and YET may sell 81 OF section 4sO acres
without any road going through 1t.
MILLS
There two steam Touring mills within ten miles,
and good water mill within six. The latter has a
saw mill in connection with il.
APPEARANCEOP THE Farm AND GENERAL AS
PECc OF THE COUNTRY AROUND.
+ Being situated the high prairie my grounds and
buildings can be seen from any point OF the comp
from ten to thirty miles As the b-holder stands in
my front yard and takes survey of the horizo-
ound lac will look Of the most beautiful love
iy and even grand landscapes 10 be found the face
of the earth.
The vastndss ofthe view taking in more than mil
lion composed mostly OF rolling prairie dotted all
| with farm houses, plated groves waving corn
and lowing herds innumerabe interpreted here and
there long timber dearling m the shade OF
which the clear OF the moving in
silent beauty the bright pebbly bad and anon
da.hing its anft it d-cends rugged rapid
its to the Illinois all taken together its like Is
/ found Nowhere else.
SOC!ETf SETTLEMENT
Mine the first Improvement begun upon the high
prairie since with only some half farm
houses visible in the distance. New, perhaps thar
fys hundred farm houses, besides three four village.
nestle In planted groves.
In our Immediate vicinity have good school with
upward. OF sixty children of age TO 10 school;
church. organized some FIVE since Of the Congre
! gational pOty. now numbering about sixty members
and having regular preaching by minister they love.
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE Farm
1t is now divided into about fifteen fields beside.
small lots has also hve miles OF Usage Orange
hedge, @! different and degree OF perf-crn.ss
Six eight tenant houses some Of thea better
most OF us were bOrni u, and all comfortable
My dwelling, but1 years ago. of good material
two stori-s, not large. barn built las year
square, l6 feet posts nd other stable for sixty
] horses and cattle.
Two hundred apple tree. Of all ages. from those Sc.
ont last spring to those bearing fruit.
About go acres 10 cultivation and tame grass
Besides otner lands in this and Livingston county,
would call particular attention the following tracts
"a timber land, six miles below Ottawa ia the
town OF Deer Park which will sell in lots salt pu-.
| chas-rs.
16n acre. coal land on the vernon upon on. end o.
which good farm OF 90 acres might be made This
too, VIII sell altogether o. IN lots TO those who wish
buy This lot has nearly complete good fence around
it, about 100 Of timber and brush, aud th. coal
opened in three places within leo rods O..
the county road leading from New Michigan Ottawa
and corners within lo rods Of good aa;er grsi and
sa Mill.
10" upon which is located The depot Of the
American Central T. r. sixteen miles of i;- juno
ion with the l. C. L. h loo OF this land is laid
OF into village lots and portion OF them sold. This
village s located in Livingston hall way hr~--n
the ]. c. x. K and ti- C. A NJ X Il, III the midst
OF a fertile and well settled region 81 country.
loo within and quarter miles Of another
depot. on the A C. Il r. and within six miles OF two
stations on the G, A. VI. r r.
For further Information, apply on the premises The
undersigned, or to :. W. CHEEvEG1
A WoLFOED. ....
NJ. d CALKIS, ''-''N''
s. X. LIE Wis,
}. MOTIVATION.
J WHITMnRE, Pontiac.
NJ ID. COLLINS.
Ottava. the r. I. Il. r.. and Pontiac on tn. c A.
VI. u. r.. will be the convenient places 10 stop
for those wishing To examine the land.
Bruce July O. $50