, 1873-08-26
The North Loup Valley---A Beauti-
ful Rural Scene.
li1r. Harris Singular Circular---Prof.
l'atlcr's New Pamphlet.
Western Bonds--"Minnesota, Iowa,
and Nebraska.
From Our O'on Correspondent.

with tall cottonwood trcoa and with horo and
thero an islnna covered with donso forest little
greon valleys that conduct silyosy streams to-
ward thcir ocoan-homo distaut hills with bon
notH Of blue; q glorious oAuopy Of bright md
halmy akios oyorsproading tho wholo,-whas
scono could DO moro sublime This IL tho
VALLEY OF THE NORTH LoUP.
For IL mitoa tho vision Is unbrokon, cxccpt by
folds Of goldon grain, md grocn, waving corn.
Tall bluffs and rayiuos i1lcl with timbor flank
tho wido valley, while, almost every two miles,
streams como loapiug down from tho hills,
n,candor Enthusiastically acroas the valley and
plunge into tho broad rivcr No Bweot-
or landscape over mot the vision
Of pnintor than that prosecuted by tho North
Loup. tho lovoliont valley of tho painB. 1t Ia
truo VIC hayo no volcanoB, cataraota, geysorH, or
glaciers in NebraBka but we havo tho,lsanils Of
patches OF groon earth, torraced by tho llnnl Of
Nature !; quiet vnloa, through which rivulots
flow on forever In tho ahado; groves by tho side
Of bright rivers and days golden with glorious
aunBhino nine months out OF every twelve in tho
year. You may think mo enthusiastic over this
young Stato, but it IL really
ONE OF THE MOST nEAurrFu1 COUNTRIES
ever looked upon. That prince Of writer's ind
good follows, Bayard Taylor. did no moro than
describe it whom ho said, =" I am moro than cyor
struck With tho great difference bctween this ro-
gon and TINT oast Of tho mississippi Thoro iB
mono Of tho woarisolno monotony OF tho praires
as In Illinois, or swnmpy tracts rs in Indtana
or Ohio. The wtdo hillowy greon dotted all
over with go}don islands Of harvest tho hollowB
OF dark, glittoring maizo tho park-liko clumpB
Of timbor nlong tho courao Of Btrcams,-
these arc tho materials which mako I'M oyery
landscape, aud which, in thoir sweet, harmonious
pastoral beauty, tho oye nevor grows weary"
And how to obtain possession of q portion Of
this glorious heritage is q question that is agi-
tating tho minds Of thousands OF men Tho
process is worry simple, and the heritage waiting
for claimant; but lot no ono uud,tly haaton,
for although Nobrasla, helioyo, is destined to
become doneoly-porulatod State, it will be
FIVE Oh TEN YEARS
boforo evon oil the choice lands are taken.
I have beon trying to point out TO your thou
sands Of readers some Of tho mnny beauties,
advantages, RESOURCES, and interests of this, tho
youngest Slate III the Union; but fear they be-
gin to weary of mo, and promise them, if thoy
will patiently follow me through this commune
cation, that will not aoon again intict upon
them lcttors exclusively about Nebraska. OBJ
servo that ono Of your Illinois patrons thinks
nm parsal to Nebraska and ovorrato it :; that
describe it as ia land flowing with milk and
money! "hen !t IS no sucn th'hg. Illinois, he
thinks, il good enough for him, and lie doeB not
wish "to look farther" This man reminds
nm ~ IN 11,rL;,,, r,,,n ,r,,e ,.,,s,, 49,
o's,.s 80, ,';.a -. 1'. "...."., WV, "aou ~
sultan Hoht TO hln iof Tue STATISTICS and trado or
his town, wroto Dack "The thing you aak mo
in both difficult md usolcss Although havo
passed. all nv dnys in this placo, hayo neither
s..,.ea a.. ..',a,, ~ 80 ~, '1e-
counted a. Tue houses nor inquired INTO tho num-
son loads on his mulos and the other Htows away
in his ships, that il no business Of mIno But
nhovo nil IL Hooyeni lo6 on1v kno,ya ,r}nt firt
,n1 oorf,.ton +he ;eao1 ,,o, ,,o+.o oata,, hofo.o
a,1o sooo. ".e u' 'tass ,n"s A1.o oason o''oto
the coming OF TUG SWORD OF 1slam. ohl my
lamb! sock not after tho things which concern
tbeo not" 80 your roador yiBhcs to know mn
moro tuan }o 1,as a1roadv ]carnod about 1ll;no;.,
. ,',,;,a 1,,;.'a. -, a. -. ,1
and, while Illinois IL good State to lovo, and
contontment ia tho true basis Of all human hap
pincss. he must not blamo me- for loving little
orn vonvoror .4uT,,u
Who would not love his youngest sister, oven
II sho were not tho fairost OF the family? do
not desire to bo inyidious. or to saw or iplv any,
t,;,,.. o.,i,,+ 1,;,,oi. sr Co., n5, IN
"e "o""'S A"!no.s' Ae1 :" o'aso ~ s.s ~ 441o ooi'so
inhaotants IN ~ ls5o ma 2,5ss, e9l H. IN 1870 can
9hvo hothine aala agalnss nor. Inc Consua.
SuperntondGan1t Ionarka. IN MS report of ali
.uo o.iseo, tanu'e pieso..s ane nl1st MoIaoI!ul 4
T,,r nj,
or can't a. 5rro oI ma9 t,a aui
to,,,,1;nn ,+an1s r., aput t;. o!e shan
cn,,ran - aott,n,,aMt @ nd t,i t' ~ legMar
without a psrallol.' Bnt villa va ara tnst ~ ~
a,,nr. ataao I,5 =, 1ein n 1 1,J! naAa. M In!s M
so,la n'I i, M 1a1o 70 100 0a@ opu'on 9. 2ooal
~ as1 nor nor cant ~. m tn ~n1r an nga ne1easo
nd 1c7 o6 ~, a. a1 tu ;,,er9os o ~ ~ iot1 sho
a;na1o "a I'LL ''cicaeo VI ao pcf cent Ill
i'sro - ~, d;uo,,;,,o, t,o e. ~
ast stnto !. Nv uiSs 'ne lact 'nat OUR young
e'' a'"'' ~
md that +,,oxo nra0nr Z, 1.ros! stALlNe l,a: ",
ot t'i Msna Lusu ,' siea' uGblse lor information
noo, r,n @,,,nns ~ elasaoM o. Eastern
tuuG. !, -, ao ptosato ~ aor ghon racl1lc Na'road
;ua; tns 10 so EeI. I'LL, tas NJ: 1aYh the L"1,l,Co,s-
n,s a,,d nn oto inuuSeu 10 haS1on tho sur
~ ,ir;pi, ah H.y oasr eyer @ oo9uuo aSreH IN
nhas sMe uns,s1i'f tomlsaes OF uall, toward, md
n;ano1 ,nao tew yeara aS9 no mnn would haye
frn Inn ~ 'fo" on' motlI & nvo poon 1ottioa DO
hcon ronse ID ,or nvar @ so' vaar AMY VI ehom haso
1ivinr ,non thou on ~ soa;era VINO
lHfo oQoAA A3t1E HPo1t kA34l!t AEi4 WAltIn 1Of