Nebraska advertiser., 1867-11-21

north of Beatrice and about fifty miles
west from Omaha. The remaining va
cant lands are scattered among the
branches Of The Big Blue River from ten
10 twenty miles from Beatrice. The re-
moval Of The capital To this region gave
Importance 10 these lands, aud hence the
excitement about them. We rode OVeF
forty miles which had been entered IN
hree months. Spectators, speaking
igura lively, are as thick as the grass
Jumpers of the four states Of Missouri.
Iowa. Kansas, and Nebraska. And when
the grasshopper plague Is past CtOr they
are n~ottnatIves of Those STATES aud must
dlsappear) the plague Of speculation will
remain. Capitalists have taken whole
townships, but | was glad TO fnd hOtne-
s1ead settlements on ali The streams OF
industrious and intelligent people.
Is 1T WORTH HAVING.
Coal is already discovered III some To-
ities, aud there IS plenty Of building
rock, and plenty of waite and mall pow
er on the two Nemahas and the two
Blues. Down the Big Blue from Beat
rice is an abundance of rock resembling
the Jolie; stone, and ap the Little Blue
are largs beds of plaster of paris. Mr..
Roper has a fine grisI mil at Beatrice.
also a saw mill with a yard we'll stocked
with logs, and both mills running night
and day.. S. B. Harrington. ESQ altOr-
ney- at. law and surveyor. went with Us
10 make selections from our pIats. The
land Is very much the same and uniform
" good. Wood lands OF streams are
all taken up. but timber grows they tell
us twice as fast "a in Illinois. Fruit IN
GLIDING peaches and grapes, does well.
Mr.. Porter made bis selection North of
Beatrice twelve and south Of Lincoln
Cay twenty-five miles. being meas IddI.
dan Creek and on tie future road lead
ing from the county seat 70 The Capital.
II is a natural country for stock, and
especially good for corn, wheat and small
grains. [ brO't specimen ears of Corn
over a foot long, and Spring wheat grow.
ing forty bushels 10 the acre aud weigh.
ing sixty five pounds TO the bushel. Hos
tile Indians never come nearer than 6f-
~ and sixty miles. and buffalo ninety.
| would be very glad I" take a Colony
of fry good families there, but unless
homesteads are secured within a few
months we would have to 90 cOn>idera
big farther west. The PRICE of a poor COW
will get a homestead for a poor mau. but
great many ShIfIless men do not value a
farm as much rs they do-lheir dogs. A
good farm of $50 acres can be gotten by
College Scrip for the price of a buggy
or a horse. yet a good may young men
prefer either of these last arIIcl-s-wiih
a paien, boot, GIN cocktail or cigar thrown
ito the best farm.
If ! could see day labOrers FROM the
country and young men ftam The city
swarming over these rIchprairipsIO make
themselves a name. and a home. and a
fortune. l should begin 10 look our FOR
the millennium. Elisha Thnrnburg from
Ohio, took II homestead Two and a half
miles from BEATRICE on .ar Creek =
A. we passed his fields of corn wheat
aud sorghum. and saw his TIMBER aud his
stock. We decided that Two years had
made HIM lucky to the tune of two thou.
>aud dollars. Young man, SO aud do
likewise.
will help any homes, man BY infOr.
nation aud advice to get him a home, or
make his entries. or give the names Of
tru>ry men a, the land ofic" who will
help him. For further Information /
refer to Mr. Porter, of Rochelle
Your ObdI Srrv't ]. r HOAG.