The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-05


The soil of Nebraska, for from 10(
to $50 miles back of the Missouri
River, is said to be good. and there i:
no doubt of the fact that back as fal
as so miles the land is very product.
i've for wheat, corn, and vegetables
Extravagant stories are told Of the
yield of wheat, but, to be reasonable
it seems to be fact that twenty 1--WE
bushels to the acre is a fair average
Spring wheat is raised altogether, and
that which / have examined was OF
the red variety. and small of grain.
The market price is now 81 90 per
bushel. Corn looks vel, though the
ears are not large. Potatoes, squashes,
tomatoes, and other common vegeta-
bles appear to be of good quality.
Apples and plums appear to be the
only fruits grown here that amount
to much. 1t doesn't seem as if this
could ever be favorable country for
fruit, and doubtless the dependence
for a long time will have to be. on
Missoui and Southern Illinois. Most
of the fruit now used here, and much
of the vegetables. are brought from
Chicago, and up the river on the Mis-
souri, boats. Melons raised here are
small but of good flavor.
Omaha imports a great deal of the
necessaries and all the Injuries of
life, but exports scarcely anything.
Hence the incoming trains and boats
arrive loaded with freight and passen-
gers, but the outgoing cues carry little
except passengers. / don't refer to
the Union Pacific Road. Its trains
all go out loaded with freight and
passengers, and return with passen-
gers only-and the "spondulix in
the shape of gold nuggets and SIGH"
There are good schools in Omaha
There is a system of public schools,
and also an Episcopalian Institution
called Brownell Hall. and the Roman
Catholic Academy of Mount st.
Mary's. There may be other schools
Il cannot certainly state. 4
The number of inhabitants is es-
timated at 10000. The transient
population is, numerous, The Union
Pacific X. X. Company has large man
ufacturing establishments here for
doing the work of the roads, includ-
ing the building of freight and pas
senger cars, and employs some 500
mechanics. | should think the num-
Der of employees engaged in the SER
vice of that organisation, working in
the shops and on the landing, hand
ling freight, iron, ties, &C.. and living
in Omaha, is not far short of 1000.
In nearly all kinds Of business there
seems to be enough competition for
the benefit of all concerned. or
lawyers, doctors, real estate and in 4
surance agents, hotel and saloon keep
ers, clerks etc, there is great PLENTY.
The ordinary kinds Of retail business
all seem to be supplied. Two or three
each of wholesale dry goods. grocery,
Queensware, hardware, boot and shoe.
hat and cap blishments. would in
course of time do well by attracting to |
Omaha much of the jobbing trade |
that now goes to st. Louis and Chi |
cago | notice very palpable want
that is a good wharf boat or two. /
There is nothing OF The Kind here. |
1t would be hard business, but |
would pay.
There are number of hotels here. |
The Herndon House is q brick. foiRd
stories high, and large in proportion. |
1t is a good house, but not kept quite I
rs well as it ought to. be- Fare, 81 |
per day. The Cozzens House, George
Francis Trains new hotel, was open
ed few days ago by Ed. Cozzens of |
the famous hotel at West Point, n. T..
It is three story frame, well furnis h }
ed and well kept, but the fare, 81 80 |
per daF,Is rather0c steep g 4or plain |
Western people, The Edwards
House is large new ahote1 about TO |
be opened Thesesa are ailkonthe bluff.
facing therivera1dThere are pientydof |
lesser hotels and boarding houses
where daily and weekly fare are loW-l
Or, even down to 81 and So per week /
Living for families is very expensiyeI |
Wood very inferior) sells for from 50 |
TO SO per cord, according to quality I
and demand. Most of it is cotton
wood. Coal sells here for. S12 per
cents per bushel, Ice two cents per
pound-excellent quality. Flour is
"a 90 per sack n potatoes 81 50Hper |
bushel.
Building material is scarce and ex |
pensive: Stone, both hard blue and I
white iimestone,-the latter easily
worked and resembling our Green
River stone-is quarried in this vicin-
!ty. Cotton, wool, lumber and timber
is used for common purposes. but |
pine from Chicago is the great depena-
ence for building purposes. Brick
have been selling very high, but DR.
Graft, formerly of Princeton, Ind i
about to bring down the cost bv using
machinery in their mann.
.ure: They cost now SO so inNhe
wall. 80 a21sFq
Prices of real estate are very high.
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