Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1867-10-31
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
4 Disinssresisd deaeyipsios Of he city,
and ats local a6pansagss, 81 one ii
the editorial eEeaxssoa parf4.

Dasfals Peas. TIE correspondent was
one 81 The Invited guests u this city, and
gives y very srsthfai and correct account
ii ,hs rreep iaa aad ball given 10 shs
sditorial sxearaionisss. We request eur
iistant readers 10 give these extracts a
sarefal perasah The soures is disint,E Z
sstiss aRd sha descriptions is as correct
IS man could give with TIA limi.ed
Lims allowed Tor observation.
Cgtc4so, October Is. Le67.
The recepIi9u AID bGll given the ex.
a. Couueil Buff, Iowa, we're
ths most cordial, the most tasteful, aRa
The most truly Fs6ned of any entertain.
ment enjoyed upoa ths trip, By some
the people of Council
Bluifs we're autographed to expect ss On
Thursday marniDg, whereas We arrived
on Wednesday morning. Aotsithstand
ing our arrival Ras taus unexpected, our
welcome was net oaly delightful, but
q lmirahse in all ibs sTEaDgt wsnts. After
. Iriakiag Of an excellent dinner at tho
Pacific Hause, the eilizsns drew up 10
front Of The bosel nearly every private
carriage, buggy and saddle horse IN tue
city, inviting us to rids about The place.
| accepted the invitation Of Crawfokd,
Recorder Of the county, who eff red lna
> seat In bis buggy, drawn By the haed-
someat sLaa Of coal black mustangs in
the city. This ride fuliy confirmed my
previous impressions Of Couneil Bluff,
~ destined TO be ne city Of all tha eonn-
try We bad visited. The place 10 most
delightfully."- located. The BLUFF tower
abruptly over broad plain which slopes
10 the Missouri River, distant four miles
in Que direction, and two miles in snoth
crsdiEeclien. The plain 10 high, dry and
fertile while the bottom en- the Omaha
side ID inundated almost yearly by
fresheGs. On tie Omaha side Of thsriv-
or, the hiIks ard fats are 3 compound of
clay and sand, forming the stiekiesE mud
Ia the country when yet. On the Coaa.
ell Bluffs side, the soil is rich, porous
grayelly loan. The bluffs are the grand
features Of the cits. They rise from tao
to three hundred fezs Ia height, ascend
ing abruptly from the plain, and prescott
ing bold and fantastic outline. They
are intersected 10 every direction, how
ever, By green and shady gulebes, ravires
and valleys, Nesting among th Sc ahd
ext, nding ont upon the plain Is, the cry.
These Bluffs, moreover, are not bare and
deselats ia appearance, like the bills Of
ths prairie, hGE they are well wooded
With osk, hickory and other valuable
timber, the foliage Of which adds charm
20 the city AID it's surroundings hardly
found anywhere else IL tn prairie eoua-
try.
Ascending the bluff BY an easy gr ade,
along an emboKtFed md romantic street;
aindirg up zoe of the dep gGllits, aud
presenting al each tExu aroaGd the pro-
jectirg angle Of the ragged blnF sorne
snugiy hidden White cottage or brisk
maasiena, va emerged apon high Plat
eat wheFs a View sf tbs Missouri river,
and of charming lake near the city vas
obtained. The valley OF 4he Missouri
lay before us, clearly visible fer d,s
lance of twCnty,seven miles, aabked On
either side by bold ranges Of bills, ai:h
the city almost perpsHdicular,y lenesta
cur feet, ia tie sheltered and ! autisu.
pl1teaus Witch nature bad cut deep iuto
the bosom eft The bills. Far as tbs eYt
~s<S.sFsS r~rSr, uusfugrrlS UE CgrtIr wrEw grr1s
ing upon the prairie bottom, anI
she lake vas almost black 10 places NitA
myTiGds ct Wild fowl.
Close by. npoB the brow Of oue Of the
wooded bluff, vas the city cemetery.
natuFallY one OF the mass beautiful isea
tions 10 the country, aud destined 10 be
made stall more attractive BIZ art. If Ihe
beautiful eefaetry at Detroit ccaid be
lifted tsree hundred feet into the air, aud
then shaded by avenues OF natural beeea-
es, oaks, and maple, The whole sIopiag
wIth apdalsting aweiis towards the brink
of al almost perpendicular preeipice, 40
thai the midnisht spirits that revisit The
pale glimpses Of the mooa cor Id over
look city ADD river, forest and plain, ike
q beleagueEing army from the wsodrd
heights, IL wonld closely resemble this
cbaruiDg and romantic city Of the dead.
as remarked 10 a former letter, lha
railroads that connect, aad are 10 connect
9Th the grand Pacific Inns are to centre
10 Couaeil Bluffs. Five Of these roads
are already being Constructed, and two
are com p!etsd. Moreovei, Council Bluff
10 the real initiKl ias Of the Pacific
Railway. Here the shaps of the com
panT aDd is derot are 6nalIy located -
Here the Vice Presi lent and othar OH
cers Of the company sho, of course,
know What TO expecg in tha future have
purchased lands. Here General Dodge.
the Chitf EuginceF CT the paeiao road
resides, and Is a large Landowners. Of
courss the roads which centre here will
here Transact all their tsaasfer business.
Here oil their depSts and shops will coo.
gregaie. Passengers arriving from naFth
and sputh, and east 30 reach the paci6c
road, Siil here taka the ears westward,
aad push through Omaha without stop
ping. H. has bern decided sslridgs the
river six miles below Omsha,
where aiono a permanent bank for the
abutf, ents can be found 90 either ADORE,
and where alone clay bottom cat be
reached 10 The river bed.
Omahn owes It's growth 10 the fact
that, fer gwo or three years, the Missouri
riEer has alone furnished mears Of
transportation to tbe Pacific Raitway
COMPANY. OF course everything ttsas
parted BY steamers for ass wesE az Tbs
river has been landed upon The western
shore, thus makiog Omaha the great sn-
Irepos Ut the western ooua1ry. 1herail.
ro' d. net centesiag, and hereafter 10
ssnser Al Ccanoil Biads, will chahga aH
his.
Rsek 81 Coancll Bluffs IL rich Agsi-
cultural rrgich, veil watarsd, anJ what
. mere Important in graigie coargfy-
veil lwsoaed. The prices oil living are
much less than UPON the wsatFrn shDre
u sAe raseTs ia consequences. The main
produce easiag street Of Coaaeil RIuHs
Eas ssawdsd with farmers ~agans whiia
He were there, and exhibited 6nsy scene.
Fhe pubiie school baiIaiugs Of tbs cts
Ire ane brick stsaesafss. TAsrs ars sew.
srallbrick churches, with handsams stone
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