Year: 1869

ed them on twelve tun of hav: no


corn or any other sabstanee save what


they got themselves. on the prairies.


Can you believe that; and i viii


venture to say there is not q better
looking lot of stock cattle in tie west.
this to without sheds. .-.


Al Mr.. o. LAWS Wintered ninety
three head Of cattle. Last fall lle put
up twenty tnns Of prairie hay and


now the feeding season has been over
some two or three weeks; and he has


hay Left He lost one coW-brute by
getting drowned. {


! Horses and mules run at larZe all
last winter and got their own living,


and when arrived here they looked


as well as my horses did stabbed all
winter with plenty of corn and hay.


Now, the above are not isolated ca
ses, but a general thing, all over this
country. The cost Of wintering a


brute here one year Is about one tun
Of hay and the necessary trouble Of
seeing to it, and probably you will
not feed 0ne-haIf of that. is this not.
good enough country.


Now, / have only one objection 70
this country, that is, it is not settled
up with enterpFising farmers, though
/ expect to see it settled up with Just
such men, and that very soon, when
/ will be perfectly satisfied, knowing
of no better locality for health, farm
ing, mild and pleasant winters, varie-
ties of fruits, and country that never
has nor never viii afford a muddy
road mud is perfect stranger here.


This county is now about forty-five
miles from the terminus of the Cen
trail Branch of the Union Pacific Rail-
road, destined to run through this
county, and junction city is about
fifty miles distance, situated on the
Southern Pacific Railroad. "A road Is
also surveyed from the junction up
the Republican river, through this
county.


In short this is destined to make a
rich country.


There Is q Sweed colony settled
west of this county, and I believe a
portion Of their tract Of land extends
into this county four or five miles.
They are now putting up q Touring
mill and other public improvements


With reference to soliciting emigra-
tion to this county, I only have this
to say I advise all to come and look
at the country first, and look as I did,
at other portions Of the country, and
then Judge for yourselves. You need
not come here expecting to find large
churches in small towns, nor the la
test fashions of dress. But if you
come, come expecting to find q coun-
try about as nature formed it, with
some improvements, occasionally a
farm of one hundred acres and gener-
ally less. When you come, stop and
look around and YOU viii probably
find men who are trying to hold four
or five claims to sell you, but don't be
in a hurry, 90 to some man who is
trying to make q living by industry,
and council with him, But these
claim suckers, let them alone, they
are a curse to any country, and we are
too well supplied /; remove them and
in their stead put home seekers, and
we will then have as fine country as
is west of the Missouri river.


Now my friends yOu have my opin-
ion Of this country, partially, and /
would be happy to have as many
come out and settle here as would be
satisfied to do so; but hope none will
come and settle without first coming
TO look. L know that people are
strange beings, and have various
ideas, mostly governed more by pref
udices than judgment, Should you
come out and like our country, we
will welcome you; should you not
like, we can only hope you may be
suited elsewhere. We are not afraid
of this country not settling, but want
to see it settle as fast as possible with
permanent settlers.


Well, settlers, tell me that there has
not been any savage Indians east of
Lake Sibley for seven years, though
above there they occasionally run in
a scouting party Of Indians, and have
killed and stolen more or less, but / /
am honest in the expression, that that
day is over. If General Sheridan re-
tains command have no fears Of In (
dians bothering any one; but should
we be cursed with post holders, I do |
not know but what the Indians might |
bothersom such as running off stock |
and occasionally killing q settler. But !
the settlements are becoming too !
strong here to admit of Indian depre-
datiOns in the future.


The State intends 10 station three !
companies out beyond the fronties to
protect the Indians from stealing. |
They are to be stationed at the follow !
ing places: One company at White |
Rock one company on Solomon /; |
one company on the Saline, that being
done, and Phil. Sheridan in command !
of the Indian Department, ! viii feel
perfectly safe here. a


/ Yours truly.


{ w. III. Burns.