Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-02
LOUP COUNTY.
Its Resources, Prospects and New
Towns.
Correspondence of THE BEE.

Correspondence of THE BEE.
KENT, Neb., February 27.-Loup
county is located centrally in the great
north Loup valley, forty miles from
North Loup, the present terminus of the
railroad. Loup county is a new county
organized two years ago, contains about
two thousand inhabitants, comparatively
out of debt, Is well watered by the North
Loug river, which run the entirs length
northwest to southwest; the Calamus
river running parallel with the Loup;
| Spring creek, Grace creek, the Bloody
and numerous smaller ones tributaries to
the Loup and Calamus. The valleys of
the Loup average from two to elk miles
wide, the soil the bsst to be found in the
state. The Calamus valley is from one
TO three miles wide, of a rich sandy loan,
underlaid with Immense beds OF peat,
said to be of the quality for fuel.
The valleys of the smaller creeks extend
back into the hills. The valleys ARE not
80 very wide but are very fertile, compos-
ed OF a rich black loan. The valley
lands are undulating, and, water can be
had by digging from eight to thirty feet.
| The hills or divides between the
valleys are high table lands and composed
of a rich sandy loan and clay aubsoil.
The valleys In the hills are filled with q
variety of grasses which make the best of
hay, and the hills are covered with a lux.
uriant growth of grass making it the best
grazing for all kinds of stock In the world.
Wheat, corn, oats, in fact any kind of &C.
reals grown in any country can be raised
here. Corn yields from thirty to ninety
bushels per acre; wheat from fifteen to
thirty. FIVE; oats, from thirty to seventy;
all kinds of vegetables 90 well here.
Loup county Is stttled by an intelligent,
hardy, thriving and perHevering class of
pioneers who have turned a barren waste
into a paradise.
The town of Kent, the center of at.
traction, is in the southeast of the coun-
ty, contains three stores, no.
tel, blacksmith shop, carpenter shop,
lumber yard and feed barn. At Kent q
magnificent bridge spans the north Sioux
river, built by her enterprislpg citizens.
This is the first and only bridge built
west of Ord ON the Sioux river. This
with all the country north and west, MAX
| luS u utTtCb lOu'C iEOui bIpheu oOW bllu
Sargent in Custer county to Ainsworth
in Brown, ard Valentine and
Fort Niobrata in Cherry county. Kent
is on the great th~orougfare from Grand
Island snd Ord to the Black Hills and
he famous cate country of the north.
There are many good openings hsrs for
business men, and a good mill-tite for
either q race CT current wheel power.
Liberll Inducements in town property
will be given by the owners Of the town
site t, auy one locating a good business.
A good locating agency is established,
and parties desiring further information
willaeceive prompt attention by enclos-
ing a tWo.cent stamp and address
to A. s. Moon, A. M. Gurn-
sey or d. H. Vanantwerp,
The G. A. II. is well represented, there
being a good Post No. SO, in fourlshing
condition.
Almeria, In the center, east and west,
is a nav tow that Ia fairly on tho boom
and Is destined to take lis rank as q me-
tropolis In the near future, and the coun-
ty seat Of Long county prospective. G.
w. Steohl is the real estate and locating
agent at that point and will give all infor-
nation by addressing him at that place.
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