Nebraska advertiser., 1865-09-14

county must be at least twenty-five miles.
It has nine tributary creeks in this cOun-
~. nearly all fed by numerous live springs.
The Muddy and isa tributaries ATE we'll.
numbered and the bottom lands are as
rich as Ear he found anywhere. There
is according 90 the PIats at least 5000
acres of timber along this stream aud its
tributaries in. ide this county.
A portion of Long Branch passes ;hro'
the southwest corner of this county, and
then runs into Richardson county, water
ing. in this county, about one township.
The bottoms and bluffs along the Mis-
souri, river, in this county, are heavily
timbered, for from one to- three miles
back. The timber ia the bottom is main.
ly cottonwood, hat on the bluffs is hard
wood such as oak, hickory and walnut.
This, according to the plats, will amount
TO about $4,000 acres.
The number of acres Of land in this
county is l2l 600. The timber, as we
estimate, is $4,000. Yet. knocking of
5000 off of our estimate-which we be-
lieve as near correct as can be-stlll one
fourth of this county is timber land.
These plats, it should be borne in mind,
were made nearly fifteen years ago. by
surveyors who had an impartial duty to
perform, aud would not be likely TO des-
ignate any timber tracts but what were
actually SO at that time. Since that sur
vey fire has been kept away from young
timber, and many places where there
was then only stunted brush, and in many
instances not that, have been since COW
cred by thrifty young trees, making it
almost impossible to estimate correctly
the amount of timber in this county at
present.
Besides the above many groves have
been planted since. From what we have
seen and can learn from farmers in diff
ferent portions of the county, We Judge
that at least 10000 acres have been
planted in timber in this county within
the past ten years.
From these facts we come to the con-
clude that wood and water are abundant
in this county, and favOrably distributed
over it Why twenty miles back from
the river good timber land is rating a,
only $40 an acre. which is cheaper than
it can be bought for near the river. This
surely looks not much like scarcity.
Stone-coal has been uncovered in sew
eral places in this county, in one or two in.
stances in paying vains. but capital and
demand are needed to work them. Good
Stone for building purposes are abundant
and easily gotten out. Thanks to our
County Commissioners our road system
has been greatly improved during the
past year. and. we are assured, that they
will still continue in the good work. Our
Market being mainly west. good roads
are indispensable and we have as good
roads now as any county in the Territory,
and yet they must be improved. The
soil is rich, the prairies are gently undu
latlng and capable of being thoroughly
cultivated.
This much we can say of Nemaha
County |, is as well watered and tim
bered as any county in the Territory, the
soil rich and easily worked, the climate
as good as any, and our produce market
growing better every year.
The county is well settled for fifteen
miles back within twenty-five miles of
the river very good Government Land
may yet be selected, open to Homestead
presumption or private entry. We ask
nothing of emigrants but to look over
our county to be assured that they will
settle in it. Staunch loyalty will be the
best recommendation that they can bring
10 assure them peace, prosperity and
goo~d-fellowshlp with their neighbors.