Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-27
Some Notes of Travel.

Pacific u junction is nineteen miles
south of Council Bluffs, and is the
place where the main line OF the Il.
IL NJ. Il. road crosses the Il. c., ST.
j. 81 G. Il. road. The two roads
use the same track from this point to
Council Bluffs. At present, the
through trains, as they are called, Of
'ihe i. & NJ. Il. road 90 to Council
Bluffs, though the man line is pro-
iectcd, and intended TO run across
The river at Plattsmou,h to Lincoln
and thence to kcarncy where a june
ton will be formed with the Union
PACIFIC.
This Pacific Junction is delusion
and a snare. a few laborcrs' shan
tics aad one large wo,story building
(bcsidcs the railroad buildings) COM
prise the town. The large building
is a hotel, an eating house, billiard
nall, a saloon, all in one. Any one
reaching this place in the evening.
and desiring to so west, must accept
tho situation and remain over night.
Connections for the west are made
only mornings. The hotel assumes to
lo first-class in character, and is GER
tainly first class III prices. The writer
has lorg had an idea that he knows
what good coffee is. His experience
rs "bach' at college and as private
soldier in the army probably put
SINE conceit into his head. lie sol
,ldm complains, however potable
The coffee may be. lie confesses
hat the Pacific Junction hotel is en-
,i,lcl to the palm IN this branch OF
The hotel Business. He thinks this
good recipe for stcf coffee as he
attempted, and failed to drink at that
civilized hotel Use coffee grounds
three times, then dry and grind to
powder, add c1r.l parts Of chickory
and peas, boil brisiiy for two hours,
add cream composed of hall ard halt
el,im.mlk ona ditch water, and serve
nike warm. No epicure could con.
.cienciousIy complain of that coffee.
East Plattsmcu:h is three miles
west of Pacific Junction, and has a
paper location on the banks of the
Missouri river Why it was deemed
necessary TO give name TO the
pace passes all comprehension. The
Gown, If town it is, or is intended to
he, is,yet without its first building
There is not a house, or barn, O,
wood shed, or any other erected
al,aildiug in all that section OF city
'desn. It IS simply d crossing point
for the passengers and freight OF til.
h.TM.R.road. A passenger train run.
'newn from Pacific Junction, starting
1T nine O'Clock, each morning, and
The passengers and express aud mai
are transferred too steamboat and
landed under the bluffs, on the Ne
araska side of the river, mile OF
uf.1re above the town of Plattsnaouth
The rumor is that the railroad com
'l,any purpose building a bridge
across the river a. this point, at nc
distant day, certainly as soon As the
line ofroad is completed TO Kearney
The convenience Of travelling will be
conserved thereby; for it takes con
siderable time to transfer carload
Of passengers, mai! and express twice
once on and once off, a boat, especial
'!y if the weather be warm and the
-aaeollcrs be IN hurry.
Ihe railroad depot is so far from
1'iattsmoath that OILY a glimpse car
lie obtained oil the town by one who
does not visit 1T, and that gli,nrse is
obtained while crossing the river
1t evidently lies back against the
bluffs, as do such towns as Omaha,
Nebraska City, and most Of those on
the west bank Of tie Mississippi
river. A'ron .I'Isttsln outh tire rail
road follows the bank of the river,
ifst OF THO Missouri, about half 4
mile, then the south bank OF the
Platte. Ih,s Is a very wide, shallow
river, with sluggish flow OF current,
bottom OF shifting sand, and banks
irinsed with light growth OF tim.
her Of the softer varieties, willow,
cottonwood and elm. The bluffs
along the south bank OF the Platte
are mostly stone ,qnarries. From
some points along ihe.roal is obtain
cd an cxcellen: article of lime Stone,
nj. s.e,, tie company gets its supply