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Transcript for "The Plains," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 9 July 1866, 1

THE PLAINS.—A party of fighting roughs and cut-throats from the east have established their head quarters in Omaha. It's a congenial place for the besotted wretches. The pontoon bridge across the Loap [Loup] Fork at Columbus is in excellent condition. Trains pass over it daily with the greatest ease and safety. A little south of the bridge the fording is good for stock.