The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-01-04
Interesting Letter from Nebra.ka.

RuLo, N. IT,, Dee. lc, l66O.
MEssRs. EDIroRs:-I trust you will
excuse me in calling your attention to
the fact, that tho Tribune, is not as puuct-
ual, in its habit, in this far West, as
could be desired, and, il within your pow
cr, hope it may come more punctunlly
Thinking some of your subscribers might
be interested in hearing from us, have
concluded to give, for their benefit, a
few items about the country, ourselves,
&c. And here let me remark, | often
think of the extensive acquaintance, the
friendship and patronage so literally be-
slowed upon me while in old Seneca, and
for which / would return my most heart
felt thanks. While / am much pleased
with my new Western home, would
say Incver expect to live, where l shall
receive stronger tokens Of respect and
confidence than did during my 20 years
residence in Tiilin. Tho past has not
been prosperous year in this country.
This neighborhood has enough for home
consumption. and perhaps little porl,
and hemp to spare. There has also been
made large quantities Of hay, and sever
al hundred tons have been shipped to st.
Joseph, and will, most likely, in the
Spring be shipped to points below.
Grass on the Nemaha bottoms grows
from to feet high and about half as
heavy as common.
These having old ground raised from
90 to so bushels corn, and 10 TO 80 bush
els wheat to the acre. The best yiclc
of potatoes ! have heard ofwas 80 bush
els to 10 planted.
We cut about 700 shocks Of corn from
IS acres, part Of which was midling wei
cared and the balance making good fcet
for stock, We had little oats and whea
sowed from which we did not more thar
get our seed. We had about one acr,
planted in Potatoes and it yielded abou
80 bushels. From one tcro we had ubou
10 wagon loads of melons, also a goot
supply Of garden products. The abov,
wac all in sod and Of feomse had no cul
tiyation and most Of the corn was plow
ed under the sed at the time ofbfeuking
The past season has fully demonstrat
ed to my mind the fertility ofour soil unt
its susceptibility to stand drouth
think it docs not rain more than hal
as much here ab in Ohio. This soil does
not seem to require il. Last season wal
too dry for this soil, and my greatcstwon
der is, that any ything grew at all, Ihay,
never seen our roads so muddy, a two
horse team could not haul a ton oyel
them. We have had few blustery days
excepting which the fall and winter sc
far, has been all that could be asked.
think Wa have not had ten days a mar
could not work comfortably with his Goa
Of, Cattle are doing well on the bottoms
yet We are having more rain this fal
than last.
The country is settling up and improv
ing astonishingly, all things considered
/ None feel more sensilly the position o
the times than the Territories. To In,
states we must look for market, emigra
ton, currency, in fact almost everything
We, although seemingly out OF the ring
are not disintercsted spectators in The
great struggle that is now canvussinl
this great Republic.
While VIC deprecate the course Of suel
men ns Gov, Wise, Sepstpr Toombs
Gov. Gist and that class Of politicians
we would most heartily applaud th'
course Of Mr.. Stevens, Gov. Hicks an,
Houston and their associates South; an'
il seems TO me such men as the latte
must call forth the goodwill and friend
ship Of all, wLo have their eountry's we
fare al heart. Trust there IS wisdom AM
patriotism enough in the country 70 re
store order, peace and harmony to on
great glorious and must say, once hap
py country, and may the great Ruler 0
all things, yet Interfere Ia our behalf an
. may the unhalloWed stain Of this grea
Empire. The incomiHg administration
has but few friends in this immediais Vi
einit, Our little city being remarksbl
u.