Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-05-30
FLOR the Herald
FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS.

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find every person busy in some kinC
of employment, and money seem
to be very plenty here, This coun
try is very fine for agriculture--thc
soil is very rich, and produces well
The climate is rather cool at this
time of the year, with almost dai
ly wind from the west mountains
and at sundown it becomes very
calm and mild, but pleasant fol
sleeping atnight
The scenery Of the Bluffs here is
splendid, and in its natural state yet
This place was first settled by the
Mormons, and you can see some Of
their works yet. The bluffs are
mostly covered with goosberries,
which were planted by the Mormons
and now grow wild. There are
probably one hundred acres of them
now in full bloom, which are free
for any person to gather, when ripe.
don't like the way the streets OF
this city are laid out; they are so
very irregular and crooked. There
are some very fine, large business
blocks, of brick, three staries high,
but the majority are one story frame
buildings. A fine brick Court House
is now being built, at a cost of some
$4,000. The talk is that there
will be large number Of new build
ings go up here this Summer.
The health Of the city is very
good. hear of no sickness. 1t is
four miles from here to Omaha
Omaha is on the west bluff, and
Council Bluffs is Oh the east bluff.
The bluffs are four miles apart
The Missouri river runs between
the two cities. Both are in plain
view of each other, and any amount
Of jealousy exists between them
Both have about the same popula-
tion-say from seven to eight thou
sand inhabitants - but Council
Bluffs has the advantage Of Omaha,
for most Of the produce consumed
at Omaha comes from Council
Bluffs, the country back of Omaha
not being settled, and the land un-
cultivated and barren. There are
two railroads now in running order
to Council Bluffs-one from Chica-
go and one from st. Joe, both of
which are doing good business, and
another road is in progress of build
ing from the Northern part Of Iowa
to this city. The North Pacific
Railroad is in running order from
here some four hundred miles to-
ward Salt Lake. The company has
a very large force Of hands at work
on it, and are putting it through as
rapidly as possible.
But the talk is here that the Indi-
ans are getting somewhat trouble
some. They are reported to have
burnt several Ranches and murder
ed some emigrants q few days ago.
The steamer called "The Miner"
which left here some 4 weeks ago
with a large load of passengers for
the gold mines of Idaho, was cap
tured some five hundred miles up
the river from here, while wooding.
The hands were out cutting wood
for the boat, when they were mas
sacred by the redskins, who then
took the boat and killed all on board
except two men, who escaped to tell
the horrid tah. The Indians plum
dered the boat and then set it on
fire, / saw the boat when it left the
wharf at Omaha for Idaho. There
ire a large number of emigrants
here, and some are leaving
very day for the mountains There
will be a large emigration this year
or the gold regions and Oregon
\ large body of Uncle Sans troops
ire cNmped here, They are going
,ut to hunt the red skins.
have conversed with some of
he frontier settlers, and they tell
nc that they will clean out the In
lians, if Uncle Sam will offer a
eward for every scalp, and Uncle
sam may take home all the troops;
or they are of no account to hunt
and will disguise them
jelvcs, and steal and rob the Emf.
grants worse than the Indians.
This is ono of the healthiest eli
mates have ever lived in. You
ire not so apt to take cold here as
iou are In Ohio, My health has {
lecn better since | have been here
han ii has been heretofore for five
years, My advice to all who are
with asthma, is to come
,ut here If they want to get we'll of
hat bad disease
Produce is very high here; Flour
30 per 100 lbs. Potatoes 81 so
,er bushel; Butter 60c per h., &c,
3oard is from rs to Sl2 per week
Rent is very high. Rooms 30xl6
eot, and one story high, rent at
rom $50 to $50 per month, and
It Omaha it Is higher yet.
Yours truly,
j, v.
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