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Show 20 EMIGRANTS' AND SETTLERS' GUIDE a~ advised, ~any of the above-named articles could be dispen~ed With by an economy of use. · . Having now brought you to the Missouri River furnished you with a reliable guide to your destinati~n in the Far West, and h~lp~d you the necessary outfit to e~able you to reach It, It now only remains for me to Wish you a bon voyage a?ross The Plains, and proceed to. speak of ~he vast reg~on throu~h which your route 'Yill I~y, and In some portion of which your future lot in life will be cast. , ' TO THE NEW STATES AND TERRITORIES. 21 NEBRASKA TERRITORY. Area, ~6,000 Square Miles, 49,233,920 acres-Population in 1860, 28,842-Capital, Omaha City-Population, 4,000. BOUNDARIES, EXTENT, AND HISTORY. Nebraska lies between 40° and 43° north latitude, and is bounded on the south by Kansas ; on the east by the Missouri River; on the north by the Niobrarah (Running Water) River; and on the west by Idaho ; having a river frontage on the Missouri of nearly 300 miles, and running west about 450 miles. It was organized into a Territory in May, 1854, since which time it has settled up rapidly. The resident population of the Territory cannot now be less than 40,000. They are for the most part settled along the Missouri River, and on the great Overland Emigrant and Mail Route to the Pacific. PHYSICAL ASPECT, CLIMATE, SOIL, ETC. The face of the country is gently rolling prairie. No ponds, lakes, swamps, or stagnant water are to be found in the Territory, but there are numerous small creeks and rivers, along the banks of which plenty of timber is to be found. The climate of Nebraska is favora:ble to labor of every kind. 'fhe atmosphere is pure, clear, and dry, with suf~ cient rain to produce the finest crops without irrigation. The soil is quick and lively, and easily brought under cultivation, producing Indian corn, wheat (both spring and fall), oats, hemp, tobacco, and sorghum. .... |