Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-12-31
COUNCIL ns.Yrps

~ea ~ ksSEIOf auyanfan
over any other city on the 10
Missouri river. We have ,,;s spf
give our readers at distance ~ !"
idea OF Council BIuas-its ADJ 4's
ses, improvements and fu.prn ~'a'
poets. The following letter, wr It's
by the travelling Correspondent =,
the STATE Register, Hon. A. r F., u
TON, member Of the last L.eg;S,a,,.
from Jefferson county, and who %'
no interest whatever in our CITY ,.;s -
give our readers some idea Of ~
improvements, business, railway e
cilstieaand the important pos;tia
occupied by Council Bluffs and AZ -
future prospects, and rs it Iseoas,-aa
atoRy OF what we have herstor,-
said Of our city, 1t gives "a grs.s
pleasure to give it place 10 oup 81
nEans. Bead the letter.
ougcIL BLUFFS, Dec. 10, Isea
DEAR REGIsTER;-Winter ~.
tirsues ON the ssSlope.n SNOW fan y
the depth Of about Is inches On N ts -
level, butin many places drified =
much greater depth. Its nov A."
sleighing In the streets of Come
Bluffs and Omaha, and every kinS
of eontsivance with runners i -
requisition. Heavily laden team,
are crossing the river on the lee
One naaE ventared n few DAYS soo
before the Ice was efficiently formsS
and lost valuable load, eonsigtins
OF barrels Of sugar. He fortunateIS
escaped with his horses. Trains m
the Chicago 4 Northwestern, A. well
as the Union Pacific r.. r., are yarw
Irregular, IN consequence Of the
roads being obstFleted by snow gs
places.
The severe weather has not caused
the work to be suspended on this end
OF the Chicago, Rock Island L Pa.
cific Railroad. The grading Is near.
ly completed to the distance Of Il
miles from this city, and an agent Of
the company Is here purchasing
timber for the bridges on this end,
Some Of the track Is also laid. and
quantity CT ties are on the ground.
The people here are looking al ious-
ly forward to the time when they
shall be in direct Eails<sazs eumInuaI
cation with the Capital. They will
not have to walt long.
The Union Pacific r. r. Connaw
ssoyg own i2sS Acres of land in rs
body within the limits or TINS cnF-
lit i situated In the south part and
extends from the river eastward 10
within about three-quarters ola mile
of the bluffs. Arrangements are be.
ing made for an early commence
ment Of the work on the bridge
Some Of the material is now on
hand, and boarding house is being
built for the accommodation Of the
workInen.
On Friday last 372 loaded cars were
coupled In one train on the track e
the u. p. Railroad and crossed the
river on the temporary bridge here,
This was probably the Longest train
of cars ever known in the history Of
railroads. Large quantities Offreight
have accumulated here in conse-
uuence of the snow blockade on the
u. r. Road.
An important branch of business
Ia Council Bluffs at this time is that
OF pork packing. j. w. Ross 4 Co,
have contracted for some six thOG.
sand head and ba<-~.s-z~---~-ay r---te0
sssssS s - q axS sruw, FsN-
ever, has occasioned . temporary de-
lay in the receipt of hogs, so that the
business Just now, Is not as brisk as
it otherwise would have been. As
soon As it is cured, this pork viii
have q market westward over the /.
p. Railroad.
BY invitation Of Hon. ]. P. Cash
DIV, 1 visited the grounds of the Deaf
and Dumb Asyium yesterday. The
site Of this institution Is IS delight
ful as any that could have been So
lected In this great valley OF the Mis-
souri,. The grounds embrace W
acres, situated about two miles soah
of the city. The greater portion lies
in the valley, but the tract extends
back On the high lands, affording q
most beautiful location for the build"
ing. A large quantity OF stone Is
now on hand for the foundation, the
excavation for which Is already conf
piesed. The site OF this Institution
commands q spleEdid view Of large
portion OF the surrounding country
1t Ii about miles east Of the river,
on aa elevated table Just below the