A Flying Visit to Nebraska City

On our arrival at the ferry landing, we experienced our first drawback. The little mud-scow used as a ferry boat had been out of order for several days, and at that time was unable to cross at the usual place, on account of the swiftness of the current. A large number of teams had collected on this side, and when we arrived, the owners of said teams were quarreling about whose "turn came next"--some contending they had waited over a week. After an hour's delay, however, we crossed over, and walked up to the city--a distance of a mile and and a half. "Nebraska City is quite a place--to our notion, the most flourishing city above St. Joseph."

Source: Submitted to Iowa Old Press, by Walter Farwell