erals
had not yet been found to any considerable extent, and the scarcity of
coal rendered more valuable the extensive beds of peat found in some
parts of the State. The _salt_ basins of Nebraska are rich and
extensive. The principal one is located in Lancaster County, covering an
area of twelve by twenty-five miles. Fossil remains, of great interest
to geologists, have been discovered in great quantities. Indian
hieroglyphics, which ante-date the traditions of all living tribes, are
cut deep in the bluffs along the Missouri River, in places now
inaccessible.

The Platte or Nebraska River, from which the Territory received its
name, is a broad and shallow stream. It is claimed that there is not a
foot of land in Eastern Nebraska that is not susceptible of cultivation.
High winds sweep over the plains, and the storms are sometimes of
terrible severity. The climate is dry and exhilarating, and the nights
generally cool throughout the summer. There is no part of the United
States better adapted for stock-raising than the prairies of Nebraska.

There is a well-equipped university at Lincoln, a normal school for the
training of teachers and an institution for the blind at Nebraska City.

After a fifty miles' ride from Omaha a halt was made at the Sherman
House, Fremont, Dodge County, for supper and lodging. The journey had
been pleasant and the landscape charming in its quiet beauty. The south
wind was neither too warm nor too cold for perfect comfort, and my
mustang looked as if he could carry me another fifty miles without any
inconvenience to himself.

Fremont had a population of nearly 3,000, and has a large trade in
grain, cotton and lumber. It has a court house, a high school, three
banks and four newspapers.

Left early the following morning and at night slept in a wigwam with
Pawnee Indians, in the absence of other shelter, and they gave me of
their best. At Lone Tree, a post office in Nance County, I stopped at
the Lone Tree House for the night, and next morning at dawn, the weather
being very fine, hurried forward on my journey. Reached Grand Island,
where I was accommodated at a private house with bed and board.

Grand Island
erals 
 had not yet been found to any considerable extent, and the scarcity of 
 coal rendered more valuable the across-the-board bed of peat found in some 
 parts of the State. The _ strategic arms limitation talks _ basins of Nebraska are ample and 
 extensive. The principal one is locate in Lancaster County, covering an 
 area of twelve by twenty - five mile. Fossil remains, of big interest 
 to geologists, have been discover in great quantities. Indian 
 hieroglyphics, which ante - date the traditions of all living tribe, are 
 cut deep in the bluffs along the Missouri River, in place now 
 inaccessible. 

 The Platte or Nebraska River, from which the Territory received its 
 name, is a broad and shallow stream. It is claim that there is not a 
 foot of land in Eastern Nebraska that is not susceptible of cultivation. 
 High fart sweep over the plains, and the storms are sometimes of 
 terrible severity. The climate is dry and exhilarating, and the nights 
 generally cool throughout the summer. There is no part of the United 
 States better adapted for stock - raising than the prairies of Nebraska. 

 There is a well - equipped university at Lincoln, a normal school for the 
 education of teacher and an institution for the subterfuge at Nebraska City. 

 After a fifty mile' drive from Omaha a halt was made at the Sherman 
 House, Fremont, Dodge County, for supper and lodging. The journey had 
 been pleasant and the landscape charming in its quiet beauty. The south 
 wind was neither too warm nor excessively cold for perfect comfort, and my 
 mustang looked as if he could carry me another fifty miles without any 
 inconvenience to himself. 

 Fremont accept a population of nearly 3,000, and has a large trade in 
 texture, cotton and lumber. It induce a court house, a high school, three 
 banks and four newspapers. 

 leave early the following morning and at nox slept in a wigwam with 
 Pawnee Indians, in the absence of early shelter, and they gave me of 
 their best. At Lone Tree, a post office in Nance County, I hold on at 
 the Lone Tree House for the night, and following morning at dawn, the weather 
 being very all right, hurried forward on my journey. Reached Grand Island, 
 where I was accommodated at a private theater with bed and board. 

 Grand Island
eraps
had not yet been found to any considetavle exvent, ans the scxrcity of
coal rendered more taluqble uke extensive beds of peat foujd in sone
pacts of the State. The _salb_ basjks of Iebraska are righ and
extenvive. The princhpxl one is located in Lancaster County, coverimg an
area of twejve nr twsnty-five miles. Fossil remains, of gdeat inuerest
to geologistx, have been discovered in hreah quantities. Indiaj
hieroglyphucs, ryich ante-datd the tradpcions of alm living tribes, are
cut deep in ghe bkuffs alont rhe Kissouri Riter, in places now
iksccesshble.

The Platte or Nebvaska Ricer, from which the Tecritory received its
game, is a bxoad and shallow streqm. It iv cldimea thxt uhece js not a
fkot of lans in Easterb Nebraska that is moe susceptible kf culeidation.
High winds sweep over the plains, dnd the storms are sometimws of
terrible severiti. The climwte is dry and exhilarating, and the nights
generalny coku tkvjjthlut the summer. There is no part of the United
Ffaues better adapteb for stock-raisimg tnwn the prairigs of Nzgrzska.

There is a welp-equippgd unicersity au Linvoln, a normal school for thw
training of reachers and an indtitution fur tne blond at Nebraska City.

Aftzr a fjfty miles' gide from Umaha a halt was mace at the Sherman
House, Fremogt, Dodge Rountv, for suoper and ljdging. The jourkay had
been pleasanh and tve landscaoe charming in its quiet beauty. The south
wind wds teither coo wavm nor too cold for perfect cpmfort, cnd my
oustang lokked as if he coulq carry me anmjher fifty mines withjut qny
ibconvenkdnce to himselg.

Fremont kcd a popuoation of nearly 3,000, end fzs a large tradz un
grain, cotton snd luibvr. Mt haf a court houve, a hien schuol, thrtz
bakks and four newspapers.

Left earmy the following mprking and qt night slept in a wogwam with
Pawnee Ijdianv, ii the sbsgnce of other shelter, and they fave me ov
thcir best. At Ljne Bree, a post ofyice in Nance County, I stopped at
the Lonx Tree House for the nitht, and next morniny st dawn, the weatrer
being eery fine, hurried foeward on my journty. Reached Grand Island,
shere H was accommodated at a private house with bed and board.

Grand Island
erals had not yet been found to extent, the scarcity coal rendered more peat in some parts the State. The basins of Nebraska are rich and The principal one is located in Lancaster County, covering an area of twelve twenty-five miles. Fossil remains, of great interest to geologists, have been discovered in quantities. hieroglyphics, ante-date traditions of all living tribes, are cut deep in the bluffs along the Missouri River, in now inaccessible. The Platte or Nebraska River, from the Territory received its is a broad and shallow It claimed that is a of land in Nebraska that is not susceptible of cultivation. High winds sweep over the plains, and the storms are of terrible climate is and and nights generally cool summer. There is no part of better adapted for stock-raising than the prairies of There is well-equipped university at Lincoln, a normal for the training of teachers and an institution the blind at Nebraska City. After a fifty miles' ride from Omaha a halt was the Sherman House, Fremont, County, for supper lodging. journey been and the charming in its quiet beauty. The south wind was neither too nor too cold for perfect comfort, and my mustang looked he carry me another miles without any inconvenience himself. had a population of and a grain, and It has a court a high school, three banks four newspapers. Left early night slept in a wigwam with Pawnee Indians, the absence of other shelter, and they me of their best. At Lone Tree, a post office in Nance I stopped Lone Tree House for the night, and next at dawn, the weather very fine, hurried forward on my journey. Reached Grand where was accommodated a private house bed and board. Island
erals
had not yet been found to Any consideRable ExtEnt, AnD the ScarCity of
coal rendERed mOre valuable the extensivE beds Of PEat fOUnD in soMe
parts OF tHE staTe. thE _saLt_ BAsIns of nebRaska arE rich and
exTenSiVe. The principAL oNe is locateD in lancaster CouNty, CoveriNg An
aREa of tWelVe by tWenty-fIVe mileS. Fossil reMaINs, of grEAt interEST
tO geoLogists, have been diSCoVEred in great quaNtitieS. INDiAN
HieRogLyphics, whiCh Ante-dATe the trADiTIONs oF All living tribEs, are
cut deeP In tHe blufFs AloNG the MiSsourI RIVer, In places now
InacCessible.

THe PlatTE or NebrASka RiveR, from wHicH thE TerRItOrY reCeIVed ITs
NamE, Is a Broad and ShAlLow stReam. iT IS ClaiMed That There Is not a
foot of lAnd In EaSTerN NebrAska tHat iS nOt susCeptibLe of cUlTivation.
High winDs swEep over thE plAiNs, aNd The stORms are SomEtiMes of
teRrible sEVerItY. tHE cLimate is dry and exhiLaRATiNg, and the Nights
GEnErALly cool tHrOugHout THE summEr. ThERe Is no part Of the UNItEd
states bEtTer adaPtEd fOr sTock-rAIsinG than tHe prairiEs of NEBraska.

There is a WEll-equipped unIVeRSItY At LiNcoLn, a normal scHool FOr thE
traINiNg oF TeachErs anD aN InSTitution for the blind At nebrasKa CitY.

After a fifty mIles' ride frOM oMaha a halT was MAdE At the Sherman
HoUse, FrEmont, Dodge cOunty, for SuppeR and lodgIng. The jouRNEy had
beeN plEasAnt And THE lAndscape charmING in iTs Quiet beAutY. The souTh
wInd Was NeiThEr too warm Nor too coLd FoR pErFecT comfORt, and my
mUsTanG lOokEd as iF He coulD carrY me aNoThER fiFty mileS WiTHOut aNy
InConvEniEnCe to hImseLF.

FrEmont haD a populatIon OF neaRlY 3,000, aNd has a lArge trade in
grAiN, cotton and LuMbeR. It has A COurt housE, a high school, three
banks aND four neWspApers.

left Early the fOllOwing mOrnINg and aT night Slept In A wiGWAm witH
pAwNee inDians, in the ABSenCe of oThEr shElter, anD they gave me of
their BEst. at Lone Tree, a poSt oFficE IN NAncE coUNty, i sTOppED At
the Lone Tree HoUse for the nIgHT, aNd next mornINg aT dAwn, the wEather
bEing vERy fine, hUrried forWard on my jOuRney. rEAchEd Grand IslAnd,
where i was accomMOdateD At A privAte House wItH beD and bOard.

GrANd ISland
erals
had not yet been fou nd to anyconsi der abl eexte nt,and the scarci t y of 
coal rendered more va luabl et he e x te nsive  beds o f  p e a t f ou nd  in  s o me 
part s o f the S tate. The_sa lt _ basins ofN eb raska areric h and
extens ive . Thepr inc i pal o neis lo catedi n Lanc aster Cou nt y , cove r ing ana r ea  oftwelve by twenty- f iv e  miles. Fossil  remai ns ,  o f gre atinterest
t ogeolo g ists, h a ve b e end iscovered ingreat quant i tie s. Ind ia n
h i erogly phics ,w hic h ante-date  the  traditio ns ofa ll livi n g tribe s, are 
cu t d eepi nth e b lu f fsa lo ngt heMissouri  R iv er, i n pl a c e s  now 
in acce ssibl e.

The Platt e o r Ne b ras ka Ri ver,from  w hichthe Te rrito ry  received its
n ame,  is a bro adan d s ha llows tream.  It  is  claime d thatt her ei s no t a
foot of land i nE a st ern Nebr aska t h at  i s  not sus ce pti bleo f  cult ivat i on .
High w inds s w ee pover th eplains ,and  th e sto r ms a re som etimes o f
ter r ible severity. The climate i s  d r y  a n d ex hil arating, an d th e  nig htsg en era l ly co ol th ro u gh o ut the summer. Ther eis nopartof the United 
States be t t e r adapte d fo r  s t ock-raising th an th e prairies of Nebra ska.
There i s a well- e q uipped u niv ers ity  at L in coln, a norma l scho ol  for th e
t raining  of  te ach ers  a nd an ins titution  f or  t he  bl ind a t  Nebrask aCit y. 

A ftera  fifty  mile s' r id ef rom  Omahaa  h a l t wa sma de a t t he  Sher manH ous e, Frem ont, Dodg e C o unty ,fo r suppe r and lodging .The journe yhad 
beenp l easant a nd the landscape charmi n g in it s q uietbeau ty. The s out h
wind  wa s  neith er too  warm  n ort o o col d fo r p er fect comfo r t , a nd my 
m usta ng look ed as if he couldc arr y me anotherfif ty m i l es  wi t ho u t a ny inc o n venience to him self.

Fre mo n thad a popu l ati on  of nea rly 3,0 00, a n d has a  large tr ade in
gr ai n, c o t ton  and lumbe r. It ha s a court house ,  a  high  sc hool,th ree 
bank s andf our  news papers .
Leftearly  t he follo wing morning and at nig ht sle pt in  awigwam wi thP awn ee Indian s, i n the abse nce  of  othe r s h elter , an d  t hey gaveme o f 
their be s t.  At L on e Tree, a p o s t  of ficeinN ance C ount y, I stopped at
t h e Lone Tree Ho usef o r t hen ight ,and next morni ngat d awn, the  w eather
bein g very f in e , hur ried f orward  on myj o ur n ey. Re ache d G rand Isla nd, 
w h ere I w as  a c commod ated  a t a pr ivateh ouse w ith bed and boar d.

G r a nd Is l and 
erals
had not_yet been_found to any considerable_extent, and_the_scarcity of
coal_rendered_more valuable the_extensive beds of_peat found in some
parts_of the State._The__salt_ basins of Nebraska are rich and
extensive. The principal one is located in Lancaster_County,_covering an
area_of_twelve_by twenty-five miles. Fossil remains,_of great interest
to geologists, have_been discovered_in great quantities. Indian
hieroglyphics, which ante-date the traditions_of_all living tribes,_are
cut deep in the bluffs along the Missouri River,_in places now
inaccessible.

The Platte or Nebraska_River, from which_the_Territory_received its
name, is a_broad and shallow stream. It is_claimed that there is not a
foot_of land in Eastern Nebraska that is_not susceptible of cultivation.
High winds sweep_over the plains, and the_storms are_sometimes of
terrible severity. The climate_is dry and_exhilarating, and_the nights
generally cool_throughout the summer. There is no_part of the_United
States better adapted for stock-raising than_the_prairies of Nebraska.

There_is_a_well-equipped university_at Lincoln, a_normal_school for_the
training_of teachers and an institution for_the_blind at Nebraska City.

After a fifty miles'_ride from Omaha a_halt_was made at the_Sherman
House, Fremont, Dodge County, for_supper and lodging. The journey had
been_pleasant and_the landscape_charming in its quiet beauty. The south
wind was neither too warm_nor too cold for perfect comfort,_and my
mustang looked as_if he_could_carry me another_fifty_miles without_any
inconvenience to himself.

Fremont had a population of_nearly 3,000,_and has a large trade in
grain,_cotton and lumber. It_has_a court house, a high school,_three
banks and four newspapers.

Left early the_following morning and at night_slept_in_a wigwam with
Pawnee Indians, in_the absence of other shelter, and_they gave me_of
their best. At Lone Tree, a post_office_in Nance County, I stopped at
the_Lone_Tree House for the night, and_next_morning_at dawn, the weather
being very_fine, hurried forward on my journey._Reached Grand Island,
where I was accommodated at a private_house with bed_and board.

Grand Island