Nebraska advertiser., 1867-02-07

cage County, Nebraska.
BEATRIcr. GkeR Co., NEB.,I
Ian 0Aih 1857

Jan. oath. 1867.
DEAF. Sir As Gage County, Neb
has for the past ten yearsseemed TO zap
pear liItle and unknown in ths history
Of The world. / take the liberty Of giving
yoar reAders, and, ell whom il may con.
eerh, a brief sketch of lie history viii
present and future prospects.
In April, 1857. an association was or
gnniEed on board The old Spamer Han.
nibAl, while ascending the Missouri river,
BY parties, Strangers 70 each OIher, bu,
Whs were in search Of the then unknown,
70 hem, rich and fertile localities of the
West. Judge Kinney vas chosen ID.
6rst President and the lameSied JOhr
McCOnihs, Secretary,
Long bsfore reaching BrOwnville Wa
we've thoroughly organized had levied
and collected a tax for the hurpOsee Of
detraying the expences Of two expedi.
Iions consisting Of four men each, whose
duty II was to travel in different direc.
,iOns, to thoroughly examine choice 10
c~alilies and meet the association at Oma.
na pn fzg @Vh 9 following. and
EaPpE hqnee ptianell interest.
Woserspresenled
The report Of those who explored on
The South side Of Platte river was read
and listened to with deep interest, and
was 90 satisfactory that expedition No. 3
had nothing to report; but united with
the association in voting unanimously for
the adoption Of report and recommends
tiOn of the South Platte Committee Il
make the settlement in Gage county. II
one week thereafter the fret Iittle colony
started for the deHgnated point /; = shOrr
time after colony No. 2 started. and
after 6naing "JOrdau q hard road tC
travel" in consequence Of there being
no roads ~ all for more than half the
distance, arrivedio the 9th day Of June.
Claims were taken-she tow Of Be-
alice located and surveyed, and two OF
three cabins ereeled-and-but / mus
ne% occupy too much Of your valuable
space 70 FeheEse eli The snPs szdA downs
Of arSt settlers in a new country ; how
they sometimes get out Of provisions.
and are eOmpeIled-nos for The SPORT Of
The thing, bus from necsssity-tO hunt
COOns, &C., on which 10 subsisI.
Our progress has been somewhat re.
lsrded BY The wal for the rebellion. but
there has been a steady an2 healthy in.
crease in numbers 20 ihe inhabitants Of
this county. composed generally Of 90 ir-
duatriOus intelligent CLASH Of people hail.
ing from almost ell paris Of the United
Siassa.
Tbs surface Of the land in this county
iS beautifully unduIsting ; soil rich, with
= dsep rich sub-sOiI ; not one square rod
q which 10 unsillAbls, and is well adapt
81 70 thS growth Of ell kinds Of gram.
and vegetables : however, wheat and Oaus
are the most profitable and sursst crops
one year with another, The past year
The crop Of wheat averaged about IWeaIy.
seveA bushels 70 the acre and Of the very
best quality; cats from ffty to seventy.
Ave bushel to the acre.
This eOunty Is watered By the Big
Blue River and its tributaries, some Of
which | win here name. Cab Creek,
FavOurs Greek. Mill Greek, Wild Cat,
Mud Greek, Cedar Greek, Bear Greek,
Indian Creekand ClatOnia Creek. These
streams are well iimbsEed and the
Observation-Disclosures roalOngtheir banks.
yet the prairie lands are beautiful aud
being rapidly taken up by actual settlers.
Big Blue River % Ssvsnsy-6ve yards in
width, a never failing supply Of clear
water, running ever a bed Of stone and
gravel. There are On this stream many
good mill seals awaiting capitalists ; one
has slEoad7 been improved in BessrCe.
and 70 dsiHg q good business in supply
ing sstlsEs Mith -four. lumber, lalh and
ahiaslss besides The instiiuiiOn is doing
well By ita g~sndananly ~propriOsor. F.
Roper. who e 3 i've 1osn. and will eur
msuhi every obstacle in an s8ortJO keep
he Aing nursing, and, unlise nbsrml-