, 1879-04-16
L0UP VALLEY, NEB.
Tsallrona Iahds-St. pauf-Eort Ilart6ufe.
OaIne-fntitans nntl Hurac .Thicyc1.

lkaHroha Lahds-St. Pauf-Eort IIartsuff-
oane-Intitana nnd LlarHc. Thieves.
SneeLa1 Correspondence ~ The Ts.buns.
FORT liAHTsurr, Ncb., April 1.-THE Lour
Valley Is one Of the 1cnst known md uos. {er.
tile districts III the State Of Nebraska, Ilto
soil Is capable Of producing immense crups III
the more important cereals,-last scaso, tho
farms in this vicinity yielding thirty bushels Of
wheat AMI dfty bushels OF oats to tile acrr. 4
most luxuriant crop Of blue joint grsus every.
whcte covers tho pla'us, alTorliug materia for
excellent hay. On the hiCt }nnts grows species
Of suHaio Grasst the farorita Of cattle when
grazing. Considerable titpbcr Is found In TIC
canons 'cw miles from the Loup River, mostly
oak and cedar. This, with the cottonwood
growing OH the banks ot the strcatus, const,,
tntes tho principal wool Of tho coun-
Try. For scar rast quito IN
antAnst;ry N nal;y has arisen III the sn!e
Unity miles to obtain posta Of that material,
nnu hauling them TO Grltl Isslntl, eighty 1uIrs
alsiant, whence they nro Slipped to yartous
points throughout the country
lie settlement Of this region has been re-
tafacd through Engagement with the Bur.
iinston j. Missouri lsa''rtnd, which owns tia
!ass not formerly held uy the Government.
uwlnE to dispute n regard to the amount of
opcned TO settlement. Tho matter wilt propp-
p'y soGt! be adjusted, when large iE,mlrrat!o,
Is confidently expected. AS but little Or nouo
81 Tue rahroad land Inns been taken, while nil
1iie most Htslrabla Government land has been
prc.enptcl. Immigrants coming to thts narticr-
iar uoFtion Of the valley, Valley County, viii
nave tlle privilege Of selecting rs choice claims
US tug earlier settlers who have lived in tlp
county several years.
There nre ilo considerable towns in ti,r v,,1fer
a. Faul the largest, contaillB some 300 inl,nb-
hahss. Though small, II Is d yiayu OF great
;SSpeetasions Tile sat,gu!no ctIzens look ior IN
,sssase ol loo pef Ssnt Il. ropuat!on during the
eGycnty,0ye miles from ths railroad, Is Fort
liartau1. one Of tho most plrusaut[y -lucatvI
posts IN the "ost. It Is garriaonel by one cutl,-
pany, UNDER command Of Capt. Munsau, oi tho
tune the country was subject to frequent indian
rafds jconardlzlng the lives OF Tie low settlers
then ~ tle valley. AMI preventing the settle.
i9, ,nent o. ue northern t'or4ons. II was ot,c Of
try, abound!nK N ull species, especially elk,
innuucrAble herds Ut which wcre found ii every
direction. In the brief spaee OF SIX yesrs, autc-
51oIe and elk layo well nigh Disappeared. Tl,o
try Of fifty aflcs. Deer. arc still quite plcts-
tiint at ecftain pcrlods. but aru bceoIn-
ing moro scarce every season. Il is
wonderful how rapidly American gamo
With them, after tile first apneurauco OF ciyiliza-
tlo,l' IL Il also much TO bo regretted, a 4 fcy
years only will clulsc before the finest Wild aai-
mails OF THIS country will 1lnyo becoE1e extinct,
Fort Hartsnif Is situated some ninety mtlct
from the cattfe-ranrhes OIL tits Niobrara River.
Frequent scouting hart'es art sent from tle puss
10 tile yarlot1s ranches, thu latter i,giug tn con-
tlnna! apprehension Vi an EnGan attuck, owing
to tllc preyale'cc Of :lorse:stealng. The l1cyrs,
taklnE 1untes from tllc Sioux at tllr Aganrles,
paks through tv ranches, claiming their hus,,I.
taltty. Tlir unfortunate rancl,meu a,c In d.
!ehsa: niratd Of Indian rcprfsat III cust they