The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17
From he Enporia sse..
News from the uppsr Nsosho.

News from the Upper Neosho.
HIGH WATERS -0n Sunday night last.
a tremendous shower of rain fell in this
vicinity and to the west and north of this,
which had the effect to raise all the
streams TO an unprecedented height
Allen Greek raised out of its banks, food
ing the bottoms, sweeping away fences
and crops, doing much damage, Mr.
Grimsley, we understand, lost a consid-
cradle quantity of wheat, which, though
cut, was still standing in the field SIR
Grimsley had the finest field of wheat in
the country. Along the Neosho, the low
est bottoms were covered with water sew
eral feet deep. The water flowed into the
house of Mrs Lewis so suddenly and to
such depth as to do considerable dam
age, and drive the family to the house
top Several corn fields along the Neosho
were also inundated. Ali communication
with the north side of the river has been
cut of. since Monday, until yesterday,
when the water had subsided so as to adj
nit of crossing with teams.
142 creek was also very high, and the
bridge across it at Kansas Center was swept
away, and much damage done to the
crops. Cottonwood was high" for aday
or two, but quickly went down without
doing damage.
The water reached higher stage this
here. According to the testimony of per-
sons who took an accurate measurement,
the depth of water which fell here on Sun
day night was four and half inches.
IMMIGRATIoN.-The spring immigration
was unusually late in its commencement:
this year, but, by way of compensation, it
holds on later than usual. Long trains of
wagons from Iowa, ETC., are constantly
passing through town, on their way TO the
Verdigris, Walnut, Whitewater and the
upper Cottonwood, and large accession
has been made to the population immedi-
ately adjacent to Emp0ria. For example,
gentleman we spoke with from some
six miles west of town, informed us that
five families took claims in his neighbor
hood one day this week, and the Eext
day they were busiiy at work, breaking
the rich prairie with several teams, while
Others were erecting cabins, preparing
fencing material, etc.
Mr.. Logan, who lives on the Cotton
wood bottom, some two or three miles
south, informs us that not far from sixty
claims have been taken up this spring in
his neighborhood, by Welsh families, who
are engaged with all the energy and per-
severance belonging to their brave old
Cambrian race, in making themselves hap
py homes upon our beautiful and exuber-
ant soil-so different from that of their
native mountains. They have taken every
vacant claim on Fowler's or "Dry" creek.
| besides several on Coal creek and the fine
prairie lands between. And still there is
room
THE WHEAT HARvEsF.-We rejoice to
know that henceforth the people of this
region are not to be. wholly dependent
upon Missouri for flour. The wheat har-
vest is progressing vigorously, and We
learn that the crop, though in some cases
slightly damaged by the rust, occasioned
by the recent wet and cloudy weather,
will be such one as to demonstrate most
clearly that Kansas, as a wheat-groWing
State, has no superior on the continent.
In many instances the yield viii not fall
short of forty bushels to the acre, and in
some it bids fair to go beyond that figure.
Old residents of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois,
Wisconsin and Iowa, concur in the opinion
that, for wheat-growing, Kansas is ahead
of any country they have ever seen. Next
year we may rely on raising wheat enough
not only to meet the home demand fol
home consumption. but to leave surplus
for the supply of the military stations on
our Western frontier. Good Touring mills
are needed and will pay.
WE learn that on Sunday night last,
during the storm, the house OF Mr.. u. b.
j Kirkendall, on the Cottonwood, six miles
south h-west of this place, was struck by
| lightning. The fluid seems to have come
down the stove pipe, overthrowing the
stove, spilIing several pans of milk, ETC.,
and then passed off without further dam
age. Mr.. K. was not even awakened by
the shock, and his wife allowed him to
remain in blissfll ignorance of the vista
ton till morning.
| THE corn crop, in this section of coun.
try, is looking finely, and if the balance ol
! the season should prove favorable, the
yield will be large.
Potatoes, toe, look well, and promise
a good yield.
1 Provisions will be plenty and cheaI
here next fail.
New potatoes, peas, beans, beets, rad
, ishes, etc., are abundant in this portion o
{ Kansas, and we are in the full enjoymen
, of these vegetable luxuries at the presen
, time.