, 1879-07-25

Ncbrs.tsa route, which will probably mark the
extreme southern limit Of The hold OF explota.
to1,. Should catch Mr.. unnlt "nn wl'E,"
nnl fnd him ~ ohltrnElY communicating as
Aessert. ktmbsil and Sheldon have been, wv
give You report af Ills observations In the 7a'-
Icy OF tic N!obrnta.
] hare travcrsct, considerable portion OF the
Vnlny Of tho Ntobrara RIVER .u,d cai, bear ties.
tony TIN: en6r'ses thro1fhoae r.. an s1tsn
elements Of helf.sus:ain!nE prosperity: rich,
,lesp, nml quick soil; puro wator; nutri-
tious nntiVe grasses: tine ttn,bcr-growtha
especially on the upper watcrs--pt p!net
esessu t dsssae dn s: hs ma noS1sss Esfts' hrs
Is y current 300 miles long, Of setrenttnc course,
-thouRl, from, west to cast the iiow Is very d.
rcct,-a!forl!nG, bv iss frequent ahort turns.
magnificent nnl unlimited watcr.roHer nsiyan.
heads In what ts supposed tD be rich n'lnefni
region. lis valley is nlrcaiy spnrtcly settled
100 miles above its mouth,.wlth scattcrng
Btock.rnnges on llp almost 10 it's head. It lias
arc the ycrdIrrls, Listle Platte, He'd. !,!rl,
Snake, fsear, Neaycr, Sani.fftl and llosst- ln!i.
Thcso tributaries tlow through sa'niy-aoa,li ho,t
quick nl,l productive, nHl arc generally wei
saflsiencv ot timber foun'i aionr. them to meet
leve tic lower hundred miles OF the Ntobrara
HaAia to he canablc Of supporting dcnsu popll-
Is uniformly valuable Ter grazfng, With hero aud
there good fnr,nlng districts. The tlmo Is
doubtless ucnr at hand when civilized tnan's
control will bo anprcne from onc and OF tnc
valley to the other, and Nelrnska Will then 70
r0ntt-lne stretching from Chicago TO thc Black
Hills viii traycrse tic Valley Of tic NIobrarn
over 100 niles until u woal! defect in , soEtil-
westerly direction into the Valley Of tie White
River.
Tho word "Nsobr.ra y signifies, In The 1n1lnn
tongue, .'ihs Running Water"; and tho enrly
gcogropners Eavu Il the snnle name tn French
On tirlr MATS Eau Out Court"
ea Wsten SssS u Is M nsssr ns 5ss Sa
have been Informed by ttappers wlso hsve o',-
Grated on many OF its northern branches, which
numerous tl.at It crndrnres valuable atocs-
districts, some nuito extensive; but, upon the
whufG, 1t Il qNte interlor tn the Ntobrarn nnl
White River Va'lcys for general farming pilr-
poses: md the possibilities Of country for de-
ve!op!ng n way-busiileas Is ~ Important factor
In the selection of n Rlack.Iitis railroad.ronte.
war Of tilc great ra,lront1.giants who sru strug-
gtlnE for precedence In controlling the Bsnck-
Hills travel nndcarrytnE business. With Omaha,
Sioux City, aEi fnnkfon rs tho immediate bases
River on tie south, to tho Hlafn CheYeune, OF,
tho isortt,-harinE hn nvcrnge breadth, from
north to south, OF about eighty miles, aIll MI
average length from the Missouri Rlrer TO the
Back. Hula settlements, of ahou& $50 miles, md
npproxlmat,Hg In area onc-titsh the terrtoriai
extent 0f tho State Of 1lllnols. This Is tho field
In which the Chicago, Milwaukee, s. ct. Paul
liairoad Company aro already sktrln!shInE Tor
vnntage-Etuund. and It will soon bo followed By
powerful rivals. The Illinois Central. tic Cnsar
of lie past III Western rallroad-bulld!ng. with
reserved mrans nul ample credit to carry out
nny echemo OF future extensions Of business