Settlement near Red Willow signals rapid Nebraska frontier growth
The Greeley Tribune reports a thriving Red Willow settlement of about 34 homesteaders at the confluence of the Red Willow and Republican rivers. Immigrants flood in, railroads press west, and Nebraska towns push toward Colorado with several lines advancing toward Julesburg and Fort Morgan. Buffalo, elk, and streams teem with game as a military camp and Cheyenne and Arapaho bands appear nearby.
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Republican Valley
GreeLey TriBune
Republican
Africa
Red Willow
Omaha Herald
Fort McPherson
Omaha
Julesburgh
Colorado
Nebraska
Greeley
Platte
Fort Morgan
Whitman's
Rock Fork
Solomon
Atchison
Platte Valley
State Board of Immigration
Kansas Pacific
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
St. Joseph
Denver
Atchison Branch
Leavenworth
Fort Kearney
New York
Hed Willow
Beaver
Buffalo and
Indian Country
Colorado Line
Inland bottom farmings and new sewing machine ad
A report describes the river bottom farms with diverse crops and large acreage held by multiple families including Wadlin Van Gohren Seeley Pierson and Inman. It notes difficult soil conditions, water scarcity, and ongoing improvements, alongside a Beckwith Sewing Machine promotion and a Buffalo Bill town visit.
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American Agriculturist
Wilcox & Gibbs Company
Massachusetts Board of Health
North Side Colony Crops See High Yields and Expansion
The north bank crops cover about 1720 to 1800 acres with few poor fields and expected yields of wheat twenty, corn thirty, and potatoes 125 bushels per acre. The canal water supply proves ample since mid season, with potential to irrigate up to 10 000 acres as plowing expands. River-bottom farms add substantial trade, and a south side field list will run next week.
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Wadlin
van Gohren
Joseph Seeley
Pierson
D. Witter
Messrs
la Grange
Stinson
Parker
Noyes
Inman
James
Joseph Inman
Thomas
John Inman
Lyceums
Devote
Emerson, West & Buckingham
Smoot
Martin
Mr. Green
Mattison
Stewart
John Murray
A Letter About the Julesburg Road and Hudson Visit
The piece discusses Colorado rail bonds and potential routes for the Julesburg road through Weld and Boulder counties, notes opposition maneuvers with the U P, and hints at a future chapter. It then shifts to New York suburban scenery along the Hudson, praising Jersey and Palisades views, grand estates, and the Sinclair farm near Croton Landing with detailed portraits of residents and landscapes.
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Old Mexico
Gov. Hunt
Gen. Palmer
Denver & Rio Grande
Rio Grande
Hunt
Colorado
Congress
Greeley
Denver
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Kansas Pacific
Union Pacific
Michigan
New York
Cache la Poudre
Denver News
Denver Pacific
Julesburgh
Platte Valley
Territorial
Colorado Central
Julesburg and
Golden
Weld
Boulder
Greeley, Evans, Longmont
Boulder, &c
Caereet
Puttin
Keune Kansas
U. P
Boulder News
United States
Staten Island
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Jersey
Jersey Hills
Fanny Kemble
America
New-York
Camden and
Amboy
Newark
Elizabeth
Erie
Morris
Essex
Hudson
Long Island
Brooklyn
Sound
50Th Street
Greenwich
Glen Cove
New Rochelle
Bay
Fort Hamilton
Perth Amboy
The
Harlem
Vanderbilt
White Plains
Mount Vernon
Horace Greeley
Poughkeepsie
Hudson River
Gen. Fremont
Aspinwall
Tarrytown
Bierstadt
Hoe
Eastman
Eastman National Business College
Lossing
Seward
Henry Ward Beecher
Dr. Underhilt
Samuel Sinclair
M. ¥. Tribune
James Gordon Bennet, Jr
M. Vassar
Vassar College
Moses H. Grinnell
Irving
Sinclairs
Sing Sing
Croton Landing
Sinclair
Hessian Hill
William McAllister
Croton
Earth
Mr. Greeley Champions Unity and Impartial Liberty
Mr. Greeley in Maine declares his life aim for universal liberty and national unity. He denies preconceptions about nominations or office promises and emphasizes inclusion of supporters from Cincinnati platform. He pledges to consider appointing untimely aspirants after core supporters are satisfied.
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Cincinnati
Baltimore
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Lowell
Galusha A. Grow
House of Representatives
Montana
Novello, Ewer &Co
London
Piano Forte
Bach
Chopin
Schubert
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Colorado Journal
Messrs. Woodbury
Blake
Denver Tribune
Denver Times
McDevett
Jos. Newell
Springer
Mr. Divine
Messrs. Clark and
Newell
Mr. McKay
Mr. Adams
Mr. Teller
Dr. Tuttle
Stephen Spencer
C. Buckingham
Burke
W. J. Roberts
A. D. Preston
Mr. Ramsay
Mr. Wail
W. Dixon
W. Payson
J. Quigley
North Side
Mr. Young
Mr. Holmes
Mr. Fletcher
Beckwith
Beckwith Sewing Machine Co
West Broadway
W. H. Post
Buffalo Bill
Julesburg Road
Mr. Greeley
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