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History of Cass County, Iowa
Continental Historical Co.,
Springfield, Ill: 1884


  502-503
                             CHAPTER XIX
                            CASS TOWNSHIP

        The township of Cass, at present comprises all of congressional
     township 75 north, range 37 west, although it at one time consisted of
     a much larger territory is in the western tier of townships of the
     county, the second from the north line and is bounded on the north by
     Brighton, on the east by Bear Grove, on the south by Pleasant, and on
     the west by Pottawattamie county. It contains about 23,000 acres, of
     arable land, and some of the most productive farms in the county.  The
     Nishnabotna river meanders, with tortuous course through the township
     in a general south westerly course, and with its numerous affluents,
     thoroughly drains the land, and affords excellent facilities for
     stockraising, as there is hardly a section that has not running water
     upon it. This fine stream enters Cass township on the north line of
     section 2, and flowing about half mile south, makes a confluence with
     the water of Turkey creek, which flow from the northeast corner of
     section 1, in a southwest direction to this point. Proceeding on in
     its course, after the accession of the waters of its tributary, the
     river crosses section 10, and winding off to the east makes a loop
     into section 15, and runs northwest through sections 16 and 17, where
     it once more assumes its southerly course and crosses sections 19,
     30 and 31, making its exit on the west line of the northwest quarter
     of the latter. There are several fine water-powers along this stream,
     some of which have been improved.  Indian creek another important
     affluent, enters the township on the north line of section 5, and
     pursues a winding course, south, until it joins the parent stream, in
     the northeast quarter of section 17.  Spring creek, entering on the
     north line of section 4, traverses sections 4, 9 and part of 16, in
     the northwest quarter of which it empties into the Nishnabotna river.
     Numerous other small streams, without names, or at least having only
     local ones, wander about throughout the whole township but with a
     general tendency of waters toward the larger streams.
        The Atlantic Southern railroad crosses the township in a diagonal
     line, nearly, entering on the north line of section 2, and crosses
     that and sections 10, 15, 16, 21, 20, 29 and 32. There is but one
     station on this road in the township, and that the important one of
     Lewis, on section 10, at the town of that name.
        Along the banks of the principal streams are numerous and fine
     groves and in fact it is generally conceded that Cass township has
     more acres of timber than any other sub division of the county, a fact
     which explains the reason of the settlement of this locality before
     the rest of county, as the pioneers usually sought the  vicinity of
     the timber.  In an early day there was, of course, a greater abundance
     of timber, but the ax of the woodman has somewhat diminished the
     supply, although enough remains for all the uses for which it is used
     at the present day.
        The soil is a dark, sandy loam in general but in some sections it
     is composed of light clay and vegetable mould.  There are many desi-
     rable farms.  The surface is gently rolling, back from the river
     bottoms, drainage good, and the land fully occupied by an industrious
     class of people.

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