Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09

This county Is situated eboQt forty
miles west Of The Missouri river At
Brownsville. Il Is bounded on the south
By the Otoe R~eserVaiiOn. The Big Blue
river runs through the county from near
The north west corner 70 the south east
corner. There are i've tributaries on
the east. and three on the west, to this
river, having their rise IN other counties
and passing down through this county 10
the river SO that there Is no c~onsidera-
BE P0Eti0n 0f lhis coany bUs what IS ae-
e~essi5Ie 10 good living water. The
county is DOT well tImbered. still there Is
more or less timber on all the streams.
The settlers general own the timber and
are disposed to sell IN moderate quanti-
ties to actual settlers. The general face
Of the coGutry IS a succession Of ridges
and valleys, bot abrupt but gently rising
from the streams to the ridge, AMI then
descending gently for two CT three miles
% The next stream. Tie valleys are Z
tremeIy rich and fertile, and most Of The
higher land equally Sc.
There IS On the Big Blue inexhausti-
bic quarrys Of The best building stone we
ever saw. Il IS firm and solid, but with
cut grit. The stone can be worked to
any desired size and length. The tools
used for cutting are ground to a sharp
edge a carpenter with bis framing
chissel and mallet may mortice or cut a
tenant as easily in tie stone, when first
taken from the quarry, as urOn a pine
stick Of timber, and with as little detri-
ment to the edge Of his chisel.
The better portion Of the lands IN this
county have been entered, still there are
many desirable quarter sections Ief: IN
touched. The settlements as yet hug
close to the streams and timber. The
long lines broken for hedg reaching Out
on the prairie indicate tha, the setIIe-
ments are expanding, ard viii ere long
reach to the ridges Of those broad prai-
ries. There are good farms and thriv-
ing farmers settled in settlements in al
parts Of the county.
Beatrice IS The principle town and the
county seat Of he county. Il is situated
on the Big Blue, near the ceutre Of the
county. It is q growing place Of cOnsid-
cradle influence. We fad here two
church organizations-the Christian and
the Methodist We fad a lodge Of
Good TempIers doing effective service,
with H. A. LaseIIe at It's head, G. ".
Brook for Secretary, and with a member.
ship Of over forty Of the hest citizens of
the town. We are glad TO know that
this society Is second to none 10 improv-
ing the morals, refinement and tone OF
society is regular meetings are on
Wednesday evenings Of each week
There Is a good school in operation.
There IS good brick clay IN or near the
village. W Hngy burnt a kiln Of brick
last year Of 200, 900, which did not sup
ply the demand. He is making arrange
meuts to burn this year on a more ex-
Ieuded scale. Brick sell readily at $40
per thousand. Artemus Baker is a good
mechanic, and Is supplying all that cOun-
Try with the best made black walnut fur
niiure. He is the right man for a new
and f1UrIshing town, and viii establish
q good reputation for Beatrice il his line,
There are four general variety stores,
conducted by BIakeIy, Reynolds & Co..
Buchanan & LaselIe, Wehn & Roper,
and Joseph Sanders. In the aggregate
they sell and receive pay for about $780,
900 worth Of goods per annum They
supply a large scope Of country. They
keep up a good assortment of goods, and
We Judge that a mcu would seldom fail
10 find all that the wants Of the inhabl;-
n Of that section Of country demand IN
one or the other Of The business houses
Of Beatrice. There Is one Of the best
water powers Of the State at Beatrice,
and it is improved BY F. Roper to a lin
tied extent He has a good grist and
saw mill in running order. His mill is
now full Of wheat taken as toll for grind
ing for customers, and the mill yard is
filed with logs which are fast being
sawed into lumber. SiII there Is suh-
cient power lefI TO run any amount Of
machinery besides. The river Is about
six rods wide and has a good volume of
water running over a gEayeIy bottom, so
that it is easily forbade at mos. any
point.
We notice that there is a large amount
Of wheat stored Ia the warehouses of the
merchants. Messrs. BIakely, Reynolds
& Co. have several thousand bushels,
which if the emigration do nOI consume,
must Be hauled to the river at Brownville
a. q fearful cost, and from thencs to an
eastern market. We could not but re-
Gee, On the enormous TAX the grain
raiser of Gage county has to pay on each
busbel Of wheat raised yearly before II