Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1867-10-10

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TIE NEMAHA LAND DISTR4cF
Comprises six townships WIDE from
The Kansas line, Hoflh, running back To
the S.ate houndry on the wesI-lnclu-
ding over one bundEed miles on The Re.
pUoliCaO-and bounded on the nUr,h by
The Oioe District. The most settled
portion of the District is composed Of
Jones. Saline, Gage, Pawnee. JOhnsOn,
Richardson, auO n maha.
This is undoubtedly as well waieTed
regloh as any porIlOu of the West can
buRsI OF. 10 no region of country are tie
water courses so evenly and juiicicusly
scattered as over this DislrIcI. Com
meneing With those farGhest west, we
find Ia Jones county Rose creek. rnnnIng
through lhe southern townships, with
its numerous tributaries, empIylBg into
The Little B.ae, which enters he county
on The west, twelve miles frUm he Kan.
sas line, receiving, near The western
boundary, the Big and LII,le Sandys,
aud passing diagOnslly through lie couu-
". enters Kansas through ne southern
township.
Of Saline. north of Jones, but two
Tier of townships o. the south are N this
District. these are we'll wnlered by The
Souih Fork Of Turkey creek aDf lis 40.
merous tributaries. The Nor b Fork OF
Turkey Greek passes diagoGaily through
this county frOln the northwest 70 The
southeast.
Gage. neat east Of Jones and Saline.
and lbirIy-slx miles wide is wsIeTed
from the northwest 10 the southeast corr
ner BY ,he Big Blue, which is fed BY the
two Turkey creeks Of Saline AustiD.
CaIupbel!s, Wild Cat, R3d sevenles sn 9th
ar creeks within It's bounds. The famous
Blue Spungs are situated nGRr the CEN
ire M tbs county.
Pawnee, next south Of johnson and
east OF Gegs, has Watering its western
tier Of townships R,gneiI's. Elm aud
several other crtsks, flowing west into
the Bag B,ns. Turkey creek flows from
OUrth to south through tie ceulre Ot this
county, fed by Rogers and nineseen
smaller creeks, WGCh TaEiHy aud wafer
Almost every section IN shr cUuuIy. Inc
NOi Ih Fork If the Great NemaBA pass
es through The northeastern aud the
Sou.h Fork of The same stream waters
the southeastern portion OF this county
Drer creek, DdVS creek, aud several
other streams rice W ths eastern pvTIOD
ot this county and empty iutO Ihe North
Fork Of The Great ~ maha.
Johnson, north Of I'awEee aud east of
Gage, has passing through, from the
northwest to Iiie southeast townships, the
N6flh Fork Of the Great HemHhs.-
Turkey creek heads Ia the sou bern pOr.
non Ul ils's county Yankee creek pas !
sing fEoIu the vsstvru side OF The county |
empIieJ into tie North FOFE Of the !
Great Nemaha near its centre. The
Soulh Fork OF he Little EeR,aha passes
ia and OuI again on the Der;h SIDE wa
tsring two townships in the cOunTy.
Long Branch has its source Ia this county. |
Richardson. east of Pawuee and south
Of Nemahu. has ihe Missouri river for
It's eastern boundary. The South Fork
of the Great Nemaha end the North
Fork of the same enter this county, one
in The southwest corner township The
other in the central western township.
passing towards the centre join AID form
lhC Great Nemaha, The largest sITesm IN
Nebraska south of the Piau. Long
Branch enters lLiS county st the north
west corner aud Apws ,nto the North
Fork Uf the Great EeHlsha Dig Muddy
creek enters this coUBly about the centre
on The north, passing southeast eG.pues
into the Great Nsmaha h.iow The Falls.
Nemaha-iB which tie Land Office ls
situated at BrownvIi.e-easI Of Johnsca
AID north Of Richardson. iE bounded Ca
be east by ihe Missouri river. Its prin-
,iple stream Is 'Ee Li'tIe Eaaaha. enter
ng at tbe northwest corner il flows G;Rg.
InaIly through the county, emp yiDg iu!o
he Missouri in the southeast corner
ownship. Long Branch flows through
he southwest corner. asd many other
smaller streams ramifY through and
afford live, running water 10 aimOsI eI.
,ry section IN the county.
There Is nOt a county in this District
which has not = stream adapted for tur-
iipg machinery. The Little Blue and
Big Sandy. in Jones; Turkey creek, IN
Saline the Big Blue. in Gage; the
North Fork of the Great Nemsha IN
Johnson aDd Pawhas; tbe Norm Fcrk
# lha Little Nenaba. m JOhnson tie
Great N-,aaba. in Richardson The Lit
!e Nemaha, in Nemaha are all 6TsI
lass mill streams, hoidiog Ous induce.
nenls 20 manufacturers Hpd millefs une-
lualIed by any other see'ion Of the west;
lol simply because Of The wafer power,
,uI 10 the rich country through which
hey pass. aud the timber along their
,anks; which advantages have already
md will continue - saups q greater Sow