Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-05-13
Somcthing About Omaha.

Al Oluau correspondent VI NV u
falo Express writes as follows:
Omaha is the new Chicago Of the
West. OF course this young and prom.
ising child of the Northwest received the
above appellation at the hands Of the
iuimitable, memorable George Francis
Train, who happens to be the fortunate
possessor Of an extensive tract of land
Immediately adjoining the south Of the
city but then, Notwithstanding the eff.
forts being made to create an e1citemen,
at his end Of the avenue, the town is
spreading itself out in the opposite d.
rectiou as rapidly as it can. This little
fact looks rather damaging to Trains
prospects, and will, apprehend, prove
a serious drawback to his becoming a
millionairc-a calamity too terrible to
contemplate.
Omaha has, during the past two or
three years, transacted IN amount OF
business and increased with q rapidity
that really astonishes herself, whenever
she takes time to pause and figure upon
her past and present prosperity. And
now, the question is naturally presented
where is this remarkable growth to find
q stopping point? Is it destined to con-
tiuue its ever frightening strides until
Omaha shall become the recognized
commercial centre of the 1000 miles Of
rich country lying between Chicago and
San Francisco? 1t don't seem to require
q very extraordinary reach Of the imag-
ination to conceive the practicability Of
this latter suggestion. Providence seems
to have made ample provision for the
commercial demands Of the American
nation, in the natural adaptation Of GER
tain localities, conveniently distant from
each other, for the establishment there
on Of important cities.
Thus we find occupying q more south
cru parallel, situated, respectively, from
800 to 500 miles apart, the principal
cities Of Philadelphia, P~ittsburg, Gin
ciunati and ST. Louis, while along the
northern line are located the hourishing
cities Of Boston, New York, Buffalo,
Chicago-snd why not Omaha, between
the "Garden City, aud San Francisco?
But if this theory should stand good in
the future, as l have every reason to
believe it will, there will still be room
for another great metropolis" some
where heal the foot Of the Rocky Noun
tains, and on the proposed line Of the
Pacific Railroad. OF course, Denver
City, Colorado, now claims to occupy
the site Of this future metropolis Of the
far West.
Geographically considered, Omaha
certainly occupies a favored location,
with over !, 900 miles Of river navigation
stretching away to the uorthward, bring
ing down to her wharf iron from the
suow-capped mountains Of Montana the
the rich products of that far-off region
Of the great Northwest; while into her
lap is being poured the entire trade from
the Missouri river to Salt Lake City. I
am assured by old and reliable farmers
here that Nebraska-young, face, and
prosperous neutrality-suspicious. q sur
face soil that is surpassed in richness by
that Of no other State in the Union. II
this be really the case, then Omaha need
have no fear but that she will have all
the agricultural support necessary to
the building Of . great city. The imme-
date location Of Omaha is good, occu-
plying as it does a place on one of the
most beautiful platedus l ever saw, with
the Missouri river and broad p~rairies Of
Iowa in front, and grand old hills lend
ing beauty to tho background.