Nebraska advertiser., 1868-05-21

lEoitorat OF Aolllc b-locI
9SziIEs FEE5. April 18th; 1853
ssFOf political reasons M 1854 Kansas
got lhe aslarla Of lhis state and Ihus faE
maintains Iss1 Ne5raskaain thatayeRf had
population of 2 1z32. -BoO-it-is nearly
100000 Il was adsHilIed INTO ,he EDi-
oar as "a. STATE IN 1867. Hon. Iobn, -aIs
Thsyer, and Hon, T w. Upton. U. 8.
Senafors, and EFOu John Taffs. The mem.
her of ae68eress. THIS state has tie dis
tinguishedhOnorOfbeing the.irs and only
onec of frlhe new ststeso which makes uo
political distinction on account Of color.
Il was made a condition precedent 10
their admission. There are a great
many colored persons here and I have
never been 10 4 community where lRey
are treated with more blindness and re-
spees by all parties, and where less Of
the slang abGu. The fniggeE's'l is indulged
ia than here. -.-.4...... -.,l.--
The charter Of the country approxi.
mates TO a vast pldinastrechihg from the
bottom lands Of the Missouri River lS
tbs base ef-the Rocky Mountains Inters.
ected by the swiftly flowing and uunAvi-
gable Platte, and NiobFsraho and the
streams lha; flow into them. This PLAIN
is gently nd1lating, Sometimes cut 40
BY ravines, and diversified BY small knobs
ubtil5il reaches the Black Hills. .s7s hlsa
s7 The Platte rises in the mountains bes
tween Denver and Fort LaFsmie, and
its valley is from ten to twenty miles 10
width, and embraces some Of ihe richest
as wen as the most hopeleysly stefiis
soil in The world, which remark nay
equally apply 10 the entire statedo The
cultivable portions of the state are 7con-
fined to the river bottoms and 10 .tha
country $50 miles west Of the Missouri
river. While the country IS not flfsd
with lakes like -Minnsso,a, ii is ih.eet
sected by small rivers. .s-.. v-,r15a
The fertility of the soil is wOhderful-
eighty bushels Of corn 10 lhe acre being
raised in the valley Of the Platte which
10 the Tekama bottom, and many olher.
rlaceS, wheat averages forty bushels the
acre. The wheat raised on the Eak5
horn weights sixty pounds TO the buShelg
on the Tekama il weighs sixly-iwo
pounds; IN DakOtah siK,y-lhTee pounds
TO the bushel and owing 10 the dryness
Of the atmosphere, Whest is not liable to
the diseaseyof theurusEi .aH-l a. ..T7-eI
Land is worth from Sd.5O 10 sS.00Hpsr
acre. Congress has given TO the Union
Pacific Railroad every alternate (un-
even nnmbered) } sections Of land 4wlIhin
twenty miles of the road, the even mum.
bered (alterhate) sections within this
limit are reserved to the government.
This land has been withhold from preems
pliOn and homestead entry by the auth-
Orilies: but by an order Of the CODlmis-
sioner Of the general land Office, il will
be open for such entry and preemption
on and after May 7th, 1868. p
One of the things which strike the
traveller in this region is tbe fuct that IN
almost every place Ohio is we'll repre-
senled. Among the prominent business
men / met many were formerly of Ohio.
| among whom were Augustus KOuDIze,
ESQ Treasurer Of Stale, The leading
banker : a splendid gentleman, who has
branch national banks at Cheyenne and
Denver: Creighton, Hurford, McCorm,
ick, Lacey, Stephen Wood. and many
Others who have built up this city are
from the Buckeye State. 9r7 -7 ~
The State is Radical, and more steTI.
ing and wide awake Republicans are noe
to be found anywhere, The Govern
or, Hon David Butler. is a type Of them.
Born and raised in Indiana, bred 10 The
profession Of law, came TO the, then. ter
riioTy 10 1852. and settled az Pawnee
Cuy, with the Intention Of Practicing bis
profession, but went 20 farming, and is
now one Of the largest stock -Iaisers west
Of the river. He Is a man Of fine abil-
ity, extensive reading. and generous
impulses, man ''oast IN natures nublsst
mould" and is highly esteemed BY the
people. Ex Governor Saunders, form-.
erly Governor Of the TerrilOry, is one Of
the leading men Of the Safe. A Ken.
luckian by birth, be emigrated 10 ToRa.
and was framer Of the first oOnst iebtion.4
Removing to Nebraskain 1859. he bssi
came interested in all her interests. In,
herning all the projUdices of his Ken.
tneky birth, ne has conquered them as
Webster Once said, aud Is now one 81
'be worst radicals. He is able and pop.
glar, aRd asman whom the people de-
light 10 honor.
Gen. Sheridan, and chief Of bis siaff,
Coi, Mccoy, accompanied by a party Of
ladies, inclading Gen Shernari's
daughter were here last week. They
had been to Cheyenne, and Gov. FaulIS,
Of Dakotah Territory, was with them.
The General Is-very fearful Of serious
difficulties with the Indians. Nj. c.