Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-09-07

are about one hundred varieties of
grasses, including the famous buffa-
10 grass, which after nourishing the
hundreds of thousands of cattle,
sheep and horses all summer, in au-
tumn dries without decay, and be-
comes hay on the ground for all win
ter. 1t has been estimated that this
great grazing region between the
Missouri river and Rocky mountains
sustained fifteen millions of bufa-
loes, besides, perhaps, a greater num-
Der of elk, deer, antelope, wild
horses, and all herbivorous animals,
twenty years ago. However nearly
correct this estimate may be, the
fact is, Nebraska could sustain at
least six hundred thousand more
cattle, sheep and horses. Through
out the State the present wheat, oats,
barley, rye and millet crops, which
have just been harvested, are the best
ever raised. The acreage of corn is
large, crops good, aud too nearly
matured to be injured by drought
or insect, neither of which have dam
aged anything this year. Potatoes,
squashes, melons and all kinds of
vegetables, are doing well; and
fruits, where cultivated, are promis-
ing. Young fruit trees grow so rap
idlySa and so late in autumn, that the
unhardeDed wood is likely to be win
ter killed; but by planting on north
ern slopes, and cultivating a COM
pact belt Of forest trees around the
orchard, apples, pears, peaches,
Plums, cherries and all kinds of ber-
ries may be raised here in album
dance, as is proven by the success
wherever fruit growing has been
tried. In soil so well drained, an
atmosphere SO pure, sunshine so
bright and genial; in land so free
from fogs, sleet and untimely frosts,
all manner of delicious fruits viii
soon abound.
The facilities for manufacturing
are excellent, as the water-power is
abundant and everlasting; and the
resources unlimited for producing
materials for -four, oil, starch, sugar,
salt, soda, cheese, cloth, paper, ropes,
paint, crockery, cement and bricks.
When fully developed, Nebraska's
chief wealth will consist of flour,
meat and CLOTH as her principal pro-
ductions are wheat, cattle aud sheep.
The population of the State is about
three hundred thousand, and during
the last fifteen years these people
have built sixty thousand houses, be-
sides dugouts not few; broke and
cultivated more than million acres
of prairie, surveyed over forty mill
ion acres of public lands, defined
and organized seventy counties, con-
structed over twelve hundred miles
of railroads, built about one hundred
mills and about four miles of bridg'
es; opened six hundred and fifty post
offices-counected by eleven tbous=
and miles of post road-established
and published over one hundred
newspapers, built two thousand five
hundred school houses, a State house,
State university, normal school, IN,
sane asylum, blind institute, deaf
aud dumb institute, and about two
hundred churches.
The through freight and passage
business over the Union and Central
Pacific railroads is immense, and
rapidly increasing, and enables these
roads to make very low rates for the
people along their lines; unlike all
other roads that have no trans-con-
tinental business, must live from
their local traffic. Recently two
trains, carrying over one hundred
tons of tea, passed over this road
from San Francisco to New York.
Most of the teas and spices imported
to this country pass over this great
Worlds Highway, because the i'm
porters can, in this way, get their
goods much quicker, and without
loss from moisture and change of
climate. The advantages of living
in Nebraska, which is midway be-
tween the Atlantic and Paclhe
oceans, within the great central belt
of population, wealth and christian
civilization which encircles the earth
between the seth and 4Oth parallels
of north latitude, are many and
great, Excellent valley agricultural
land. within a mile of the railroad,
may be bought here at from two to
six dollars per sore, on long Credit
or cheaper for cash. Mr.. o. F. Da-
Wis, of Omaha, can give full infOl ma
tion about the twelve million acres
of land being sold by the Union Pa
ci6c Railroad Company, in Nebras-
ks, Wyoming and Utah. The best
route to this country is over the Bos-
ton 8 Albany, New York, New Ha-
\ ven, Hartford & Springfield, New
i York 3 Erie, Atlantic & Great
Western, Chicago, Burlington s
Quincy and Union Pacific railways
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Union Pacific roads from Chicago
gives special greatly reduced rate
: to smigrants; and the eastern road
. mentioned are the quickest, cheap
8 est and most comfortable.
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