The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-26
Bntler. the county se.. os r..

ing country. Tt is probably ~l eTaaI, Am
these qualities, by few counties ia u
State; and only needs the adyan...au - tie
Railroad commerce to render il easss Of
the best. fuA %
Here the proposed thoroupbfa,o
ed a cordial welcome. A meet;a .ecei'.
called Immediately on the arrival !. va
committee. and the matter ablv COM. " tas
ed to the attention of the peopls h, bTls.
Hoilingsworth. Esq, an influent;si .: =. d
ney of that place. A''0''
A hearty welcome was also ex,..,
the delegates of the proposed coDyoa':e .
MIR. Vandyke, practical suryevo. euaoa
appointed to continue the survey toJ,t 81, S&
town. The meeting then a6ion,13l vO1ls'
the Monday following for further asl a",S 70
alton and action. A voluntary coIal'. .lf'
was also made to defray the expensss ,sS.'ol
the survey. This being the first anJ I'S 30 q
profered aid of the kind along the , MI
route, it cannot escape the esnsc;.i "IOl'
acknowledgement of the committee ans !, S-
example is worthy of all commsDds.. u ne
Johnstown is fifteen miles from ssCN Rn.,
and the prairie continues much the a..5' saa
the swells are extensive, but not ~
and its appearance is as if the earl r-IAs1
had cooled off just as a storm had 80
rocked itself to rest on its rolling No.!
The expense of grading will be CONN., e mn
lively trifling.
Mound Creek and Zebo are the pr;Do;,.,
streams crossed, and the Zebo I't@ anS =
branches are lying along the borders ~ =
will furnish the needed timber ' '4S
At Johnstown, meeting was bola;.
pleasant grove adjoining the yillaeo - i
respectable audience collected fSonI ~
they had but about an hours notice ITsl NJ
proposition was well received and dI
gates were appointed to the copyent;aS ;'s'
DIR. James R. Gates, one of the oldsst so ~;
most influential citizens, was apno;n,.i s.i
to accompany the survey to Clinton .''3 A.
here your committee would be do;na ,t-4 :
justice to his feelings did he not ackno,.I
edge the kind and hospitable eDtert.;'
ment he received at the house of tbis~a.
thy citizen.
Clinton is twenty miles from JobnS,ov,
and is the county seat of Henry Copptr
The court house was here opened and
meeting called at short notice. the ~
ceedings of which were published ind.
paper at Warsaw.
Col. A. NJ Tut Merchant. wealth,
and influential citizen of that town eptp:
ed with spirit into the proposed enterpT..
and will be one of its ablest and frmes
supporters.
From Johnstown to Clinton the pta;5,
still continues smooth and of a siigb,lv
undulating character, and is seldom brokf,
by prairie-drain or an unusual swell
The streams from which timber can l.
procured are the branches of the 7eh
Deep Water and Grand River. Butux
mills are not SO numerous as is desrahs
This county from Its geographical n.
sitions and its natural fertility, is deStibsj
to be one of the most wealthy portions q
southern Missouri.
Coal Camp is thirty-two miles iron
Clinton, and is on the Jefferson City sM
Warsaw road.
The country traversed By this prtie.
of the road is favorable in the kishez
degree to railroad construction and Is fat
filling up, and much of it is under cult
vation.
Mr. Sweeney, an old and estirnahs
citizen living in the vicinity of Clib.os
and to whose hospitalities grateful &C.
acknowledgements are due, was appointed
to continue the survey.
Francesca is a beautiful and fertile
tract of prairie country, owned by judge
Kerr, and is on the line, about twel.
ty-two miles from Clinton, and in ihs
midst OF a rich agricultural country and
VIII be an important point on tAs
proposed road. The country from Clihos
to Coal-Camp is of the same genersIly
level nature, and if possible, more faTq.
able than that further west.
The Zebo and its branches will still fur
nish the needed timber, and the stonef,
required bridges and culverts can be o.
tanned from the neighboring quarries.
On arriving at Goal-Camp, tho ailg
sunset, the citizens, ever alive to the IL
teFests of the country, called meehh.
forthwith. And in the door yard OF tksl
Hotel. under the beautiful locust trees al
IN the mild moonlight of the evening th.
matter was presented, and warmly reest.
ed. 1t only needed to be presented tOt
approved, for a project for road over ths
same route had already been under os
sideration for some years.
Hon. A. G. Blakey, Mr. A. Fl. W. COoi
and Others were appointed delegates to th
Butler convention, with power to add
their number.
The proceedings of this meeting wen
published In the South Western Dsmo1a
Versailles is twenty miles from COal
Camp, and is the county seat of MOrgu
County.
The country here begins to- be NOR
broken, the swells are higher and ID.
creeks deeper, though nothing worthy d
serious consideration occurs up 10 ths
point.
No public meeting was held here abt
no delegates were appointed. ThOugh
after this county has discharged her CD
legation to the Pacific Road to which sbs
stands pledged, assurance was given ths
this Road would meet with the supper
from that county which its imporssnft
demands. Timber now becomes ahln-
dant and the prairie is diminishing =
quantity.
Jefferson City is forty miles from Eer.
sailIes and is the proposed terminus Oftbt
road. And here the enterprise mei Elia
an approval amounting almost to eDtbI'
siasm. The Land Company-the Pscib,
Railroad Company-the Editors When
saw and the citizens all gave it hszT
welcome to their city.
A meeting of the citizens was called,i
large and important gathering of the Pc
pie convened in the street. The subss
was laid before them.
Gen. Price, and members of the isD9
company and director of the Pacific Rosf
addressed the meeting IN a telling spesca
fllled with sound argument and incoBEe
Yertable fact and evidence, and calls
upon the citizens cf Cole county te us
their best endeesers to secure the ternf
nation OF road so important to thei =
terests, aud which would open TO thsh
the vast resources Of Southwestern Ne
SCUM and the rich fields of souins"
Kansas.
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