64 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 



The Logan is the most important tributary of the Elkhorn. 

 It rises principally in Cedar County. Of several branches of this 

 river, it is impossible to tell which is the longest or deserves the 

 name of principal stream. They all originate in bogs or old 

 filled up lake beds. Large beds of peat are here found. After 

 erne gi ig from these bogs, which lie in the midst of the most 

 beautiful and gently rolling lands conceivable, these Logan streams 

 soon become constant, clear, and rapid. The bottoms are pebbly 

 or sandy. There are many of these branches in Wayne County, 

 which through their instrumentality, has among the finest physi- 

 cal features of any sections of the State. There are numerous 

 smaller tributaries of the Elkhorn, all of which have characters in 

 a miner degree like the parent stream. The general direction 

 of all these Logan rivers, is southeast, until Burt County is 

 reached, after which it is south, until a junction is formed with the 

 Elkhorn in the eastern portion of Dodge County. 



The Bow Rivers in northeastern Nebraska are not known as 

 they deserve to be. They are known as the East, the Middle and 

 the West Bows. No rivers of the State have interested me more. 

 The water is clear and cold. They originate in the coolest and 

 most delightful springs of mostly soft water. In the centre 

 of Cedar County, near Curlew, there is a spring of cold water that 

 emerges from a bluff strong enough to turn a mill. In fact, almost 

 every half mile, along these rivers, these magnificent springs make 

 their appearance. Except the East Bow, their general direction 

 is northeast. The East Bow flows northwest until it unites with 

 the Middle Bow. Below St. James, all united they join their 

 waters to those of the Missouri. Sooner or later, when fish cul- 

 ture receives the attention in this State, which it deserves, these 

 Bow Rivers will become noted as trout streams. 



The Nemahas early became noted rivers in Nebraska. The 

 north branch of the Nemaha runs in a southeasterly direction, 

 diagonally through Johnson and Richardson Counties, until it 

 unites with the main river,* in the latter county. Its length is 

 about sixty miles and increases regularly in size, from its source to 

 its mouth, by the addition of numerous tributaries. The main 

 Nemaha rises in Pawnee County, takes a southerly direction into 

 Kansas, then turns northeast into Richardson County and then 

 flows a little south of east, until it unites with the Missouri near 

 the southeast corner of the State. Its length is but sixty miles, 



