The Democratic advocate., 1881-08-06
Letter from Illinois.
Correspondence Of the Democratic Advocate.

Correspondence OF the Democratic Advocate.
SrEEAToE. IlI-, July 30, 1881.
Ntssrs. Editors Several M the Northern
part Of your county desire information about
Nebraska. The columns of your interesting
paper will be the most satisfactory way OF
giving Il. If YOU will kindly permit me space.
gave the last two weeks OF my absence IN
Juue TO the investigation OF Batter aud ad
Joining counties. and ! shall. dircc: INV pen
10 the former. as II is the one ia which
should tpitch my tent were ! 10 ''sical
away from Illinois The Big Blaze runs
through this county, and has excellent graz
Ing land along It's banks ] saw many large
herds Of fine cattle in this vicinity. There
are a number Of other smaller streams sup
Piled by never failing springs, that do not
treeza even in the coolest part Of winter.
Through railroad competition they have
fair market THIS is an advantage which
macy other counties ln Nebraska have not.
The Ateh. and Neb Div. OF the 3. and NJ.
iuterse1ts with branch Of the Union Pacific
a. David City, the county seat.
Before I saw Nebraska ] beard SO many
stories of a coudemna.oTy character that my
prejudice ran high. aHd regret 10 say, in
quoting from others. I often did the state an
Injustice. I was ag7eeably disappointed in
almost every respect, Found she climate
perfectly delightful 1, gets very warm but
The nights are cool and the alr is dry and free
from malaria. The soil Is deep, riah and Of
a very black color, so productive thai It y no
trouble 20 raise almost anything thai Is plant
ei or sewn.
A strange bai valuable feature aboa, the
earth is is adaptation so drCGih aHd vet
weather 70 cu3Hres either 20 a remarkable
degree and never baEes.
The ''Sboc Sgr5az, Mineral Weed, has
az extensive growth, and from observation
believe this Is aiHays an indication 81 eycci'
lent soiL The roads DO not gei deep and
becoue alaost impassabje as in many ether
Western counties.
spring wbcAi does veil and cora is raised
w:ih hale labor The ialler crop hardly ever
fails
The residents bAge uo fear of.a resi.iiaiion
Of the devastating Eras happer.
Paaare cost nothing aud hay can bs bad 10
aay quantity by oa,tInE il from some eastern
mans prairie. Ii siil be buucl aEy say 81
lefi 90 a5thes Beef aud PORK are raised very
cheap. There is n large quantity @. uacab,.
waited laai in BaEIes. avari BY speca.ators
who boa2at ii several years sEo from the
railroad c1mpaay 81 shasi Sl.25 per acre
The Tor sale az fsoas s. go Si2 Taxes are
comparatively JOS, au3 ghe c1aniry IS veil
vairr Is usuAiiy struck a. a depth of - or 80
feet. aad in tAe Siycr fegtoa a. d aud - feet.
Oa are5ant Of 80 mach Immigration and
,be agsrahiilty nf thss land m, Of the of.su-
. .1a u is a good intcstasrnt whether taF ianie-
iiaie use os 90 bold uahyokca.
S1mr object 10 the disadvantage af NOS
having better iaei facilities aud more i5mbcE
F Corn j. generally p3rauiaL sad an excellent
thias to barn. Al aere and a haf of good
y.eiI asH last the average farmer season.
They can RAISE ar atuadaacc Of uu.ber in
iour oF fye Years. Nos ofthose wbo located
7 their farms l7aEsso have ihsfity groves Ma
{ pie, box elder. eoiioua05d aud hedge aillev
ssow rapidly wishoai maeA a;teul0a.
Small irai of varl0as kinds is pieuntul.
aud large viii be ia a feu years. Many hae
. Young orchards a=e oB the way 20 applcdom.
Early iu June Pretty Prairie sears a
deep green, Initsspersed uuh flowers Aai
harmless roses The varied displays arc
beautiful and send forth ir4grasce that
cheers aud makes pleasant the journey ci the
. land rrospec;oy I sAw this c1autry daring
the raost delightful season oi she year. but
dii Hai forget % make careful Inquiry % re-
. liable and inirldEcn; farasers as 10 the char.
acief of their wiHtsT. faey told me ils se-
verify would not come up % rs rvPGialgon
abroad: NOT as severe a. one woald suppose.
I Last wiatcr vas the hardest they have had
for mary Years. Ulysses on lhc A. AMI y
. Is au active commercial pp3at, with popg!a-
tiuu ot about COO a bank buiidIng and
several stores we're nearing completion, On
account % the length of this letter l shall
leave the other cHlegprisIns towns Of Jhis
. county uul-seribed Seward, York aud Pore
are also good colusies. Respectfully.
JNo. /. KINKS.