The Red Cloud chief., 1875-12-02
COUNTY.
Webster County Condensed.

Webster Co.. Eeb., lies in the Valley OF
the Republican. is $50 miles west Of the Mis-
eouri River and touches the State line on
the South. Winters are mild and dry: very
little rain or snow falls in that season so lit
tie in fact that cattle live all winter with nc
hay or grain. Plenty Of rain falls in the
spring and summer. The summers are not
diragreeably warm. as there is Away a cool
breeze especially in the evenings. The
county first began to settle in 1870. /" 1871
the county was organized with a population
of Il, Its population il now between 2eo0
and 5000 and is rapidly increasing. There
are nj present IS organised school districts
within its boundries and school facilities are
III reforQ ample better than those in some
Eastern States. The objectionable school
f.nd furnishes nearly enough money to pay
teachers wages. Farmers can buy X. K.
land iron; sl.50 to Sc per acre with ten years
time. There is yet a considerable amount Of
government lands for hornesteads and pre-.
captions. As stock raising country it is
htri excel. Cattle do well, and for sheep
!; cannot be beaten. IL is just suited to that.
F.r,u lcs can be easily made by raising sheep
ss the OK pense Of feeding is very small. That
corn. oats. barley. potatoes. buck wheat. and
Mi kinds of roots an vegetables. are grown
here with little labor. 81 bushels of sod corn
TO thr acre is n,thing new. Wheat averages
shout - bushels to the acre. Fruit does ex-
trcnrvly well. Every arine has his orchard
growing. Forest trees grow rapidly. Cotton
wood. boxalder. wildwood. soft maple. and
-: l., r.a, Uruur into tim har
large enough for fuel in about three years.
Gag orange plants do I icely. and in a few
years your live fences can be made. Me-
chauics find employment and fair wages. The
very best and purest water is obtained by
gong from 5 to 100 feet. The cost is very
sM all when the well is hored.-These wells
never go dry. The streams of this county are
the Republican and its tributaries. which are
Ms follows. on the south side of the river.
Walnut. Dry. Buffalo, State Penny. C,dar.
hicks, Ash. and Guide Rock creeks. On the
north side are Willow. Elm. Cottonwood.
Crooked, Indian, and Farmers creeks. In the
north part of the county is the Blue river
and its tributaries.
The soil Of w ebster county is a dark. rich
vegetable loan. The wild grasses are nutri-
t:ous and abundant. and make most excellent
hay. Timothy. clover. Hungarian and millet
vii! undoubtedly prove a profitable produce
ton. Those who havs tried them 30 decide
AT least.
Our railroad prospects are good. and we
will have \ road as soon as We really need
one. But the farmers for years willhnd ready
sale or surplus productions in the newer
counties west and to new settlers. By the
time these markets are closed roads for
cheaper transportation east will be opened.
Our climate is heaithful. the air pure and
bracing. and sickness of any kind is almost
stranger to the people here.
The county seat. RED CLOUD on the Re-
publican river. near the center east and west
ard a little south of the center north and
south. In il are chances for business men of
every branch of trade. The country around
is such rs to warrant a good business in every
kind Of merchandise. Red Cloud and Guide
Lock are the only two laid out owns. Fur
Their information can be obtained from any
land agent who adyersises in this paper, or at
this office.