White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-05-27
Our Trip Below.


strong desire to spend the remainder Of
the Winter little farther South, we
slowed ourself into vehicle, few days
since. and set out upon an overland trip
for our place Of destination. The weather
was cold, wet. and disagreeabls. and did
not promise a very pleasant journey.
The first town we passed through was
Iowa Point. where We found nearly eve
erybody housed ur. no doubt appreciating
the virtues of good, warm fires. After
leaving that place. we entered upon the
broad prairie, and passing by the Mission
Farm. came to Wolf River. The Mission
Farm is a most splendid tract of land,
nearly all fenced in, and in excellent
farming order. II is enough to make the
eyes Of one water, who knows what a
good farm is. The Wolf River country
is splendid, ard we do not believe that it
is surpassed by any country on the globe.
1t has fine groves Of timber, rich bottoms,
and beautiful rolling prairie. such as are
seldom met with. Wolf itself is pretty
much like all the streams in prairie coun-
tries-narrow and deep. These streams
are usually about ten feet wide and twenty
feet deep. including banks. Very few Of
them are bridged, and ferry scows are
usually found at the crossings It requires
about three jerks to get them across.
Leaving Wolf, we continued our way
over the prairie. without chart or COM
pass. This travelling over prairie with
which one is unacquainted, is rather a
tedious job, especially during such wea-
Their as we had, when the sun could not
be seen for three days, and one could not
tell what direction he was travelling. 1t
seems as if every settler has his own road,
and they branch out in every direction,
rendering it almost impossible for trav-
eller to find the right one. And it is Just
as bad to inquire your way for every
one points ont different road, and no
two will give the same distances. You
may inquire how far it is to a certain
place, and are told that it is SIX miles
After travelling about an hour towards
your place of destination, and inquiring
again. you learn that you have eight
miles yet to gol
Towards night, we hove in sight of the
city of Troy. the County Seat of Doni-
phan County. After getting within sight
of the place. II seems as if the road leads
one around the place about three times
before he can get into it. Troy is VIII
lage Of some eight or ten houses, and has
very pretty situation upon the high
prairie. The Court House Square is now
being fenced in, after which trees will be
planted all around it. and the grass suf-
fered to grow. 1t will make nice place.
The proprietors of the town are preparing
to make improvements this season. They
rwould have done so before, but for the
efforts to divide the County, and to re-
move the County Seat elsewhere. They
still have some fears that one of these will
be accomplished, and in either case Troy
would lose the County Seat, and be ru-
ined. But those river towns which are
aspiring to the honor of becoming the
County Seat, may as well drop the sub
ject, for Troy is as near The centre of the
County as can well be. And we will
here remark that, whatever we may have
desired heretofore, since we have been
over great portion of the County, we
do not wish to see it divided, nor the
lines altered. To be sure, it is not very
well shaped but we do not believe that
there is a more beautiful and delightful
County in the Union-one Astounding in
such fine scenery, rich soil, and plentiful
supply Of timber, water, coal, stone, and
everything necessary to the sustenance and
comfort Of man. And we feel confident,
that. leaving out the city of Leavenworth,
Doniphan County contains larger pop
ulation than any other County in the
Territory. We here take occasion to
state that we were not paid nor even asked
to put in good word for Troy-neither
have we many subscribers there. But we
have plenty of room on our books for
names, and care not how soon they come
in.
While in Troy. we became acquainted
with Egbert NJ. Lee. County Clerk. and
Augustus ]. Allison, Probate Judge
They are both quite young. but seem to
understand their business, and are very
clever withal. The Judge had that day
almost put lady and gentleman in a
sweet pickle, who attempted to play the
foolish and reprehensible game of mock
marriage. They desired him to perform
the ceremony, not knowing that. in Kan
sas, the Probate Judge is fully empowered
to perform such jobs. and that no license
is in that case necessary. He complied.
and went at il. The gentleman answered