Nebraska advertiser., 1867-04-25


of the Great Nemaha and the North
Fork Of the same entire This county, one
in the southwest corner township the
other in The central western township,
passing towards the centre join and form
the Great Nemaha, the largest stream il
Nebraska south of the Platte. Long
Branch enters this county at the north
west corner and flows into the North
Fork of the Great Nemaha; Big Muddy
creek enters this county about the centre
on the north, passing southeast empiies
into the Great Nemaha below the Falls.
Nemaha-in which the Land Office is
situated al BrownviIle-east of johnson
and north of Richardson, is bounded on
the east by the Missouri river. It's prin.
ciple stream is the Little Nemaha, en-.
tering al ibe northwest corner j. flows
diagonally through the county, emptylng
into The Missouri in ,he southeast corner
township. Long Branch flows through
the southwest corner, and many o:he.
smaller streams ramify through and
afford live, running water 10 almost every
section in the county.
There is not a county in this District
which has not a str cam adapted for turn
ing machinery. The Little Blue and
Big Sandy. in Jones; Turkey creek, in
Saline; the Big Blue, in Gage; the North
Fork Of the Great Nemaha in johnson
and Pawnee the NOrlh Fork OF the
Lille Nemaha, in Johnson; the Great
Nemaha, in Richardson; the Little Ne
maha, in Nemaha; are all first class mill
streams, holding out inducements 10 man-
ufacturers and millers unequalled by any
other section of the west; not simply
because Of the water power, but in the
rich country through which they pass. and
The timber along their banks; which ad-
vaniages have already and win continue
TO cause a greater flow Of immigration TO
this District than to any other district in
the West,
The bottOm lands along the larger
streams, especially as we approach The
Missouri river, are ikened, by persons
who have lived on both, for fertility to
the far famed Mama bottom of Ohio
With reasonable cultivation they produce
100 bushels of corn 10 the acre and we
have known so bushels to be raised upon
sod land without any cultivation.
The Timber along the larger streams
and nearest the Missouri river is princi-
pally Cottonwood, while, as you go back
from the Missouri on the bluffs and also
along the streams in the interior hard
wood, such as Walnut, Oak, Hickory,
ETC., is plenty. Cottonwood is peculiar
70 the bottoms of the Missouri, yet it
does well when planted upon upland. We
have suficiency Of timber in this District
to answer present necessities, and where
the FIRE is kept out young timber springs
up rapidly. We are pleased to see
that the practice Of planting out groves
Of timber upon their homesteads is be.
coming general among the farmers Of
The District.
For Stock Raising the West offers no
better section than this District. Water
is abundant and fine upland grass super
abundant. We have heard Of no murain.
milk sick or other diseases among the
cattle in this section. For Sheep raising
we have heard old sheep raisers from
Illinois and Ohio recommend Southern
Nebraska, and prove their faith by bring
ing out their Rocls. $500 worth of sheep
are exempt from taxation ia Nebraska.
The Crops most generally raised are
Corn and Wheat, the former is certainly
The main dependence so far the latter
is good crop fopr out Of Eve year, and
has never within the past eleven years
been near a complete failure. Hemp
produces as well here and with as fne q
6ber as in any portion ef the United
States. Oats is sure crop and produces
we'll. Sorghum does well. Experiments
with Tobacco, Cotton and Flax have
shown oar soil and climate favorable to
their cultivation.
.GsOIogically this District has never
been fairly examined. private enterprise
and luck have been so far the only means
to develOpe its resources. In Pawnee.
johnson, Richardson and Nemaha Coal
has been discovered in numerous places.
Composites for working Coal beds have
been formed both IN Rulo, Richardson
county and at Pawnse City, Pawnee
County. AstO the workings Of the form
er we have heard little Of lase. e.the com
pany at Pawnse CiIy have opened Up On
a vein Of three feet thick near The sur
face and are working with great energy
10 make this discovery profitable to the
whole District. Coal has been discover.
ed in twenty places in this county. Good
building stone Is found in abundance il
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