The Red Cloud chief., 1875-07-15

Webster Co.. Eeb-. Lies in the Valley Of
the Republican, is $50 mile veet Of the Mis-
soUri River and touches the State lire on
the South. Winters are mild and dry; very
little rain or NOV falls in that season 20 lit
tie in fact that cattle live all winter With no
hay or grain. Plenty Of rain falls in the
spring and summer. The summer are not
disagfesabfy warm. ~ there is always . cool
breeze especially In the evenings. The
county first began to settle in 1870. In 1871
the county was organized with . pcpuls,scs
Of IS. IT. population is now between $3.50
and Doo n IL rapidly increasing. There
are At present IS organised school districts
within its boundriee and school facilities are
therefore ample-better than these in some
Eastern States. The objectionable school
tune furnishes nearly enough money 10 pay
teachers wages. Farmers can buy X. r.
and FROM sl.6 to 81 per with ten years
time. There is yet a considerable amount Of
government lands for homesseads and pre-
emptiJns. Asa stock raising country il Il
hard 20 excel. Cattle do we'll. and for sheep
it csnnot be beaten. Ii is just suited to that.
Fortunes can be easily made by raising sheep
ss the expense of feeding is very small. That
corn. oats. barley. potatoes. buck wheat. and
all kinds of roots ana vegetables. are grown
here with little labor. 81 bushels of sod corn
to the acre is nothing new. Wheat averages
about Is bushels to the acre. Fruit does ex-
tremely we'll. Every farmer has his orchard
growing. Forest trees grow rapidly. Cotton
wood. boxalder, wildwood. sou maple. and
many other kinds of trees grow into timber
large enough for fuel in about thrse years.
Osag orange plants do nicely. and in . few
years yoar live fences can be made. Me-
ehanics find employment and fair wages. The
very best and purest water il obtained By
going from s to 100 feet. The cost IL very
small when the we'll is bored.-Thcse wells
never 20 dry. The streams Of this county are
the Republican and its tributaries. which arc
as follows on the south side Of the river.
Walnut. Dry. Buffalv. State Penny. Csdar.
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 Webster county il dark. rich
vegetable losm- The wild grasses arc nutri-
tioss and abundant. and make mos. excellent
hay. Timothy. clover. Hungarian and millet
will undoubtedly prove . profitable produc-
ton. Those who nave tried them 50 decide
at least.
Our railroad prospects are good. and we
will have = road as soon a. We really need
one. But the farmers for years will End ready
sale Tor surplus productions in the newer
counties west and to new settler. BY the
time these markets are closed roads for
cheaper transportation east will be opened.
Our climate is healthful, the air pure and
braeine. and sickness Of any kind 10 almost q
stranger to the people here.
The county seat, RED CLOUD OF tie Re-
publican river. near the center east and west
and q little south of tie enter north and
south. In it are chances for business men Of
every branch Of trade. The country around
is such Is to warrant a good business in every
kind Of merchandise. Red Cloud and Guide
kock are the only two laid out towns. Fur
Their information can be obtained from any
land agent who adyertises in this paper, OF u
this ONCE.