CHAPTER XXII.--OMAHA.

Arrival in Omaha.--The Missouri River.--Position and Appearance of the City.--Public Buildings.--History.--Land Speculation.--Panic of 1857.--Discovery of Gold in Colorado.-- "Pike's Peak or Bust."--Sudden Revival of Business.--First Railroad.--Union Pacific Railroad.--Population.--Commercial and Manufacturing Interests.--Bridge over the Missouri.-- Union Pacific Depot--Prospects for the Future. 319-325