Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-11-04
A NEW COLONY.
375, 900 Acres OfLand secured.
245 EnGlish Families e Take Possession IN
the SPRING

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We are indebted to CIR. Schaller,
Esq, of the European Immigration
Agency, in this city for the following
memoranda relative to a recent Jour
ney made by himself, Governor Butler
and number Of other gentlemen, to-
Jefferson, Adams, Clay, Mickles and
Webster counties, with view Of Sc
lecting tract of country adapted for
colony to be founded under the direc-
ton of the European Immigration
Association. The following are the
names of the gentlemen comprising
the party: Governor David Butler
General j. r. Patrick Capt. Brown;
Col. Alexander; Lieutenants AleXan-
der, Butler and G. r. Schaler, ESQ.
With them were a number of pioneers
who desired to spy out the land, and
also q number of persons who wished
to engage in the pleasures of. the buff
falo hunt, which the party had prom
ised themselves SHOULD form the re-
creative portion oftheir labOrs. They
left Lincoln on the 10th inst. Their
route lay along the Big Blue to its
head-waters, and then went across.
Upon their arrival at Kiawa, they
discovered a settlement Of eight men,
who had been living in that neighbor-
hood ifoT{three years past. They in
formed Mr. Sehaller, that last year
they suffered All attack from band of
hostile Indians, who endeavored to
attempt to stampede their stock.
After a desperate resistance the red
devils weredriven away. The region
Found about this little settlement, as
far as Liberty Farm, has been deVas-
tated and laid bare Ofallvegetation by
the savages. Many settlers who had
inhabited this country had been MUIR
dered and the many graves which
Governors party passed on their route
served as warning monument for
those who would attempttO introduce
the arts Of civilization with the far
west. to roia
Near the Big Sandy they tested the
soil with spades, and instead of find
ing sand which had been least to ex-
pect, discovered it to be fine blue mari
or rich black loom, which extended
clear across the country to the extreme
western boundary of Webster county.
They came up with buffalo when about
fifty miles from Reama. On the first
dap they killed g; on the second, Is;
third day, %; fourth day, 20; fifth
day, go Gov. Butler killed 5, Gen.
Patrick 5, Capt. BrowIi 49, Lieutenant
Butler q, Charles Cook 8, and the
accompanying citizens shot the re-
maiudarIj e iTfIElSii7 - iJH t'1
Governor Butler accompanied the
expedition for the purpose Of looking
up and purchasing 800, 700 acres Ofland
for colonizing purposes. They sue
ceeded in selecting 375, 900 offine land
in midst of the Indian country. Two
hundred and foFty-five families will
settle upon these lands In early spring.
Not long ago certain democratic
gentleman. who publishes the princi-
organ of the t'untriflIed, [" in N. Y.
city, called upon q heading bookseller,
and purchased one Of Webster's Una
bridged Dictionaries. The next day
he called on the bookseller to return
the book. He was then in a high
dudgeOn, and the following conversa-
ton ensued. H4i
-lMr. P.-"Didn't you tell me this
book had all the common words in
it ?n edi IIE f.Yi.iF 1C Ht
Bookseller-"Yes sir; what is wrong
with it. Mr.. p ?'' Janl
P-"Why I sat up all night thunting
the word Physician, and it amt thar
Is Oksellef-LOoking over theleaves
"There it is, Mr.. p. Ph-y-s"---
p p - InterTupting -'sP-h = / allus
spelt it with an F.l'i si6y a1i'