. The Pacific tourist . ie hen, for we must confess that after a sliceor two of the meat, as usually served at the eat-ing stations of the railroads, from which weescape with danger to oin* front teeth, and unsat-isfied stomaclis, we can only exclaim distancelends enchantment. However tough the meat,if served on the table when first killed, yet if WMM ^m€IFI€ W^WMiBW. 25 kept till it grows gradually moie tender, there isa wild, spicy flavor, which make them very agree-able eating. Buffalo meat and prairie hens arenot altogether reliable as viands of the railroaddining stations, still every one
. The Pacific tourist . ie hen, for we must confess that after a sliceor two of the meat, as usually served at the eat-ing stations of the railroads, from which weescape with danger to oin* front teeth, and unsat-isfied stomaclis, we can only exclaim distancelends enchantment. However tough the meat,if served on the table when first killed, yet if WMM ^m€IFI€ W^WMiBW. 25 kept till it grows gradually moie tender, there isa wild, spicy flavor, which make them very agree-able eating. Buffalo meat and prairie hens arenot altogether reliable as viands of the railroaddining stations, still every one must try for him-self, with here and there a chance of findingsweet tender morsels. good an illustration as any, of the rapid growthof some of the western towns and counties. Thecounty was organized in the spring of 1869, twoyears after the railroad had passed through it,—with Schuyler as the county-seat. In the springof the present year, 1876, it has an assessed valu-ation of nearly $1,250,000. Evidences of sub-. HUMING PBAIRIE HE>!5. Ames—At present simply a side track, 535miles from Omaha, and 1,270 feet above the was formerly called Ketchum; but bears itspresent name from Oliver Ames, Esq., one of thebuilders of this railroad. Observe the size ofthe trees in the cotton-wood groves and hedgesnear this place—all planted within the memoryof the oldest inhabitant. JVorffi, Bend— miles from the easternterminus of the road, and 1,259 feet in elevation,a little less than the preceding station. This isa thriving little town, with several stores, hotel,lumber-yard, grain elevator, etc. It is soon tohave a bridge across the Platte River, which willmaterially increase its trade with SaundersCounty on the south. The opening of many fa-msin its vicinity have made it quite a grain town is so named from a northward bend inthe river, and it is the northernmost point on theUnion Pacific in the State of Nebraska. It isthe last town west in Dodge County
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