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

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Nebraska is situated between the doth
and 42nd degrees North latitude and be.
tween the 96.h and l02d degree West
Longitude, This Is nearly IN The GENRE
of the Isothermai belt around the globe.
in which. for centuries, The march Ol
civilization has made progress for the
world. Ia this path AgTIcnltuFs, Me-
cbauics, Religion the Arts, Sciences and
Education have 6Ourished and grown
with a rapidly unknown out Of il. HaT-
dyhOod. energy aud perseverance, has
been the chsracteFislIcs of ITS people, Of
which no better illustrations exists than
in the people of Nebraska.
1 The climate of Nebraska differs IN
some essential particulars from that of
most Western States. As ne laud n.
ses towards the Rocky Mountains lhe
air becomes more pure, healthy aud bra.
cling than nearer the valley and low
lands, where marshes are more frequent,
and sIagnant water is more plenty
Along the bottoms of the Missouri river
fever and agus is only slightly prevalent
during the most rainy seasons.
Nebraska as a Sale, possesses all the
advantages which other States baye. aud
some that other States have not. Sht IS
out of debt, virtually. having sufficient
money on hands TO pay all she owes, and
her bonds being par. She acquired
near ]. 600 600 acres of land BY becOm.
log a STATE, most of which has al
ready been selected and titles vested IN
the State; these landa are to aid In bull.
ding pubic improvements. and, now SO.
ieci III. must 10 a few years become very
valuable. and assist internal improve.
men:s to such an extent that Nebras.
ka will be up with, ii not ahead. Of many
of the older States. She has two sec
items. or / 240 acres, at So per acre, $S,-
72O for every SIX square miles OF terri.
tory, which added TO the fact that We
have now a good school house TO every
township within ten miles of the Mis-.
souri, river, will give US schUOl system
eQaaled by a few and surpassed by no
State in the Union. For her public
buildings the appropriations are s0AiCisnr
10 make them FIRST class. aud to make Ihe
educational institutes seIf.su$IainIng.
The RdlifOGd SyStsm, of Nebraska, is
bound, from her geographical position. TO
ts mOsi thorough. The great Union Pa
citic. already built four hundred mIles
westward from Omaha, her caPItai, Will
surely induce railroads fT0G every COun-
ty on tue river 10 tap IT near The lO0Gn
meridian, or at F.. Kearney, where the
greatest FailToad centre in the Union
will be eventually formed where the
teas, silks. aud various goods from India
which will enIeT Tue Union from The Pa
cific over :he mHln trunk road. Will break
bulk to be distributed to The HUrsh.
South East, and even for Europe. Al
ready are roads projected. aud some un
der way, across Iowa and Missouri to tap
The main road, work has already begun.
aud twenty Eve miles graded. Ou the NJ.
& NJ. Air Line Road through the nOrth
era tier of counties in Missouri and the
survey made to opposite this City, and
within ten days The surveyors will b.
here TO continue their survey 10 Fl.
keSrOey, aud the ST. Joe y Denver
Road will enter Nebraska IN the South
in Pawnee county and pass through The
western portion of the Neniaha Land
DIsITicI.
The SEASONS. ia Nebraska are beuer
adapted to agriculture Than Ihuse OF many
of the Middle and Western States -
Spring opens, more or less with high
winds, lasting for one or two weeks. yet
seldom does 1t blow so strong as TO pre-
vent putting in crops early. aud the soil
is better and earlier prepared for recelV-
lug seed, the extra moisture being sooner
evapOrate6, by these winds. A back
ward Spring is the exception. Sum-
mer's hOuesI months are July and Au
gust. yet night generally brings with il
a cool, pleasant breeze, which makes resi-
after hard days labor really an enjoy |
meDI. aud sound. healthy sleep possible.
Autumn is The pleasantesi period in our
year most favorably commented on aud
generally liked i; il Is full Of the luscious
ness Of the ripe year, without mark or
tlemish. LighI rains aud a ba;IOy |
breeze good roads and fine weather for
crops, is the general rule. Ia.
dian summer Ofien extends until within |
a few weeks of Christians. The same
quarter that gives as healthy brsz1g
also gives US keen, sharp,
searching Winters.
The Soil. of Nebraska, is light sandy
loan, of n dark brown color. On the
high prsirie il is good soil from two to
TWO aud. a. half feet in dtbIh. The soon.
er our farmers take TO sub.sOiling the
better i, will be for ihem. Toe soil oa
The BOTTOMS is Of DARKER. richer NATURE
and much creator depth than on the high
lands il does not bake hard and form .
hard pan on top a. 10 places where blue
CLAW is found. az our bottoms are mainly
made lands from decayIng Vegetation and
not from deposits from over-hOws. il is
ada pied tor standing drought.
clthpuga severe trial of Ihis has not
occOred during our experience Of eleven
years. We have repeatedly. after q
warm dry spell of four or five weeks do.
ring July or August, Taked up The soil 10
zee bow far down it had dried ouG, and
invaribly find the soil damp al the depth
Of four OF ave inches.
The sboVe remarks are founded only
Dn experience in southern Nebraska.
North and South Plat is made BY the
Plat River smpryiDg into the Missouri
between Douglas and Cass counties. "