6 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 



quiet beauty and place them on canvass. A remarkable feature is 

 the commonness of beautiful landscapes. Almost every mile along 

 the river valleys affords them. The bottoms along the bluffs at 

 every turn are sculptured with beautiful coves, which, sheltered 

 from wind and storm, afford favorite building spots for many people. 



Elevation of Nebraska. 



The greater part of Nebraska is a plateau. This will be appar- 

 ent by an examination of the following list of elevations above the 

 sea level. For convenience the elevations are given, first in lines 

 running along the Missouri, and then in lines running east and 

 west. Those marked with a star were taken by myself with a 

 barometer and are only proximately correct. Those along the 

 Republican Valley from Orleans westward, were taken by D. N. 

 Smith, Esq., of Burlington, Iowa, and I have reason to believe 

 from observations taken with him that they are proximately cor- 

 rect. The observations in northwestern Nebraska not marked 

 with a star were taken by Captain W. S. Stanton, of the engineer 

 corps, U. S. A. The remaining determinations of heights have 

 been taken from the railroad surveys of the State. The e'evations 

 are in feet. 



Southeast corner of the State on the bottoms at the mouth of the Nemaha 



River *878 



Brownville 010 



Nebraska City 064 



" " at low water of the Missouri 010 



Plattsmouth 084 



Omaha, U. P. Depot 1,056.26 



" low water of Missouri 083.26 



" high " " " 1,002.26 



Blair 1,111 



Tekamah *1,040 



Decatur *1,052 



Dakota City *1,069 



Ponca *1,178 



St. James *1,185 



Green Island *1,204 



Niobrara *1 ,240 



Elevations Near the South Line of the State. 



Falls City 004 



Beatrice *1,278 



Fairbury 1,324 



