Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1867-12-12
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brightest month IN ths oalsndar, the
spirit mosss ne 10 give yosY namagona
readers description 81 the eily and az
sceoaas Of me grewth END prosperity
oil she surrounding eounsry. Council
Biulrs Ii aessised 70 bs lhe city u all
tais NeSss Ill S@aasxy re pIAen Il aaess
deligkkfniis lscaksd. TIE hiafs Der
abruptly over . broad pIsIn, which
slopes to the Missouri river, distant four
miles In one direeslen and tee miles IN
anoshsr direction. The plaas 10 high,
dry aad fertile. The soil Il Eish, poFanss
gravsliy loan. The bluffs are the grand
feature Of tbs city; they riss frow two
to tArcsAundsei feel In highs, aseeBd-
log abruptly from chs rlai@, and pre-
senling bold and fantastic ousiine. ~
They are interseessa in every dissssion,
By green end shady galehcs, Eavihes aod
valleys. Nestling among these and az
gsnding eat on thu plain, Ia the city
Thess hlaEs are nol barren sna assoaass
ID appearances, lEkg she hihs " the psai-
RE, bat they are q ell wooded 9th OAK,
,. hickory and Other valuable timber, the
fosfs "a. Of whisn addss ehsr assss - gkEs
city and surroundings hardly fo6nd any
where else IA the prairie county As
eeadlag lhs s1iaHs by an essY grAdss aloeg
"a sga6awosea xaa Fomanslcs;rech 9ind-
ina up enc of the deep gallies, and pre-
seating ~ each tarn arGnnd The prejset,
ing angls bE the rsggea piaas some
snuRly .hiddsn .vhiss sotEaga o. bElez
snansIsn, roo emerge Hpan D high pla-
tegu, whers visw al the Msssouss river
sd ehagm;nS Iaka neaT the city, 10
ohssinse. Ths valley Of sAs Missouri
lies hssass goa, clearly Tssl6ls for TWEEN
ty seven m lies, Aanksd on either aids By
Kid rarges - hilla, with tne city al
most perpeu aisns. vly beneath ygur fest
la the sheltered aae beautiful p!asaaas
whish uakars has cur ka%p "a Ehs eesom
Of the hills. Far "a the eye can sees
Hundreds OF eattls era fsadinS apon the
prairie bcstom. and shs lake Is A-poss
black with wild Eawl. Gl0ss bys upon Lbs
bros Of bna of the waodeH bla6s, 10 Fais
sisw Ce@essry, nasaraaly one Of the most
beautiful locations in The country, and
destined TO be made slill more attr&e-
tire By art. Il 10 lifted three hundred
i@es Ia ihs air, shaded by avrnues Of
assafai ssks and D. Iless the shole slep
ing with andulatirg swslla toward the
back soE a. almoss psrpendieuiss pssoi"
pics-so that the ''niinight spiriss thaI
re- visit the pale slimpsss Of the moor"
can aserlook city, river, forrest and
plains hks 9 bslsagusring sEpy from
sbs wkoaed bigAts- III
TIE railroads thag aonssot aaa are 10
connect, xith the gTsss Psai6c line, are
TO centre here. Five ct thess are al.
ready being constructed, and thres are
IeamalssasA Moreover, osapais RiafEs IL
tns red inisial psins of the Rael6s RsI
way. Tbs shops ef the OompaDy, and
lie depot, are aeally located here. The
Woe President aud other officers Of tbs
| Gampaag -wha al aoaFss know " bal to
/ sxpscs Ia ahs fusase - hass pasahssed
lands hera. Geaeral Dodge, the Chiea
Engineer, og die Rsssss Read resides
here, and 10 . large land owner. Oh
course, the reeds which center here, will
lhera tsansass all shsax sgnnEfer 1asinsss,
Here ell their deposs aud shops are esn.
/ kgsggfed. bask Of GoaAsil Bias 10 =
4 rich agricultural region, aSd-whas u
mora important in d psaifis csaasTy wei
wooded. The main produce buying
4tseet OF Couasll Bluffs IL crosded Sitk
Ifagmsrs wagons, ABd exhibits . basJ
apFna zach DAY. ass E5&E8sEas
| Wa hare seven largs brick sohoe
houses, and sir aFick churches. viii
handsome stone feandatiSass tAs ssoas
iug which Ia taken from she afjacsnI
bluhs, where also the brick Ia raapugas
tured, both being within the city limits
aad eloas at hapd. asod land sAa b.
bought near hsss, for ftom foaF 10 aes
J dollars per acre. Corn yaiasd With be
| Iirsle troobfe, sslis any shefs from one q
sws dellaEs par bashsi, aud potatoes q
similar rates. LaboRers here ohtaii
81 80 psF day fAsshantca 84 70 90 pa
day. Girls gss from o. 80 % psg wsel
% de geaasai haaaewoak.
| a Hood Of emigration 10 pouring int
shs sounsry, and viii long maissssa4 s1s
prosperity. CitIea and villages a.
sy<isgsws ~ wiaA = Espsdia5 thai sp
1 psars maeical "A
| 0hsysnbs. d ssasion' On the Pscia
Road, was located swo Ensatas agss aas
taow eoatains nearly fear thoasand N
Ehahilsnss and ovw hys hundred build
in9ss We sra ~kass pespls1 oas hars
! Connsil Bluffs aow contains over nln
] thsusaad inhahitanss, and aariag I'd
season over twelve hundsed sR6staasia
bulldogs have been erected, many 0
whish ere shree story bricks C0@s Nh
Eafsor, shat hasa sfissea are faeIs
aud from these fssss your readers %
torn taeir own apiniaas al oar wssisy
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