The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-04-27
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wsteok walk into the couutry last week,
aai wers surprised a, the Amount Of i'm
provsment that has been made by the farming
population Of our county in the last year or
tro. Namerou, farms have been opened
upon the prairie, whore but short tine a,o,
no signs Of civilization wore Vi ikie- sEerc
the rank, wild grass grew in lhs Summer bat
70 hsburried ia the Fall -~taeming folds n w
ysaid golden Autunnal harvest to reward
The Industry Of the enterprising farmer.
va laft town about ten O'Clock in the
morning. and at t~slve--bcing seven miles
distant distinctly heard the whistle Of the
"Itty Mil" blowing for noon. In clear
weather, and with gentle wind from the
west, the sound Of this whistle may be heard
for nsar twenty miles ever the prairie. As
W. passed house after house along the rond,
20 found the farmers all bnsiiy at work
p!awsUg and seeding, and all 10 high hopes
Of g933 crop. The weather thus far this
seAsoa, has given ample reason for the cx
psslasloa that the coming harvest will prove
to be enc Of great abundance. Tho wheat
has all been sown, the most OF which We
faBHj already M, and looking dne--a55g;
shrca weeks 10 advance Of last years crop.
The grass, too, is growing rapidly, being
sufficiently advanced already to sF5rd good
and ample support to cattle, without the
addition Of grain. Persons intending to
smisrass westward mood defer their starting
natoagsr, for she great, natural meadows Of
tAs West now offer an abundance, ''wlthout
nsDsv and without price"
After a "iramp" Of about twenty miles,
We Tel. as though We could rest awhile
without 10 aaywisc djseommpdinS the "outer
maa - and, being in the limits OF the Silver
Creek settlement, We struck "hee line"
fsy ,hsfarm Of the Msssrs. TuRSEs, where
We kuew that good quarters were always
awaiting; Ter We bad "been there" before.
Silver Creek il, without any exception, tha
r,e,Iiest stream in possawntsamis County
and, when sc FIRST "eamped' upon its banks
fve yeass nEo, its whole valley, IN this
N"4ta Wa A2E a1HA SA1h tfAA f'tN ''fNt - '
alive With deer ani smaller game. Stacs
then the Improvement has been 50 great
that ih1 place would new be hardly recog
ntTaals 10 enc not familiar with the manner
IN which western countries progress. Quite
large settlement ha. been made on the
sseS near ;hsroadte Des Maines, and some
splendid FARMS opened. Msssrs. TCRSEs
ksvr she hess farm on tha creek, and enc
iaAs We may safely say can's be beat in tbs
saausy. ifyea should happen along tha
way, reader, iast take look at their place
sal see how men farm who lnom hosr. Tht
fsaple Of this ueiShhorheod have lately hull
airs, rate school house. but strange enough
nsss IS not child in the district old enough
70 20 10 seheol; the erection Of the house
however, IS al evidence Of ssrorg faith II
lie future.
We were much delighted 10 end 50 strong
Vaisn sentiment prevalent among tbs
n'atrs. There is no "secession. in ths
@s5'sT-i, can't live in the free air OF the
Fanss-,he soil. though Of the richest,
's'sSes 10 bring fourth treason. The hen
@'geossnry Of the Land revere the Constr
"''as, sad regard the present attempt 10
ASS@H!'sh lis destruction, as treason oil taS
Seasses' dye. Quite a number informed a'
Sss esteatses when they come 70 town to
Fase, ,hsy iaseni 10 deal enly with national
Sa1-sayins ibey believe il 70 be wrong to
sfEaay manner of encouragement 20 shoss
va yapathiae With The participants IN its
f'sssss crusade asainss the Cansslsatasa.