, 1860-06-20

the Far West. As an indication Of what Atchi-
son Is now doing, and ~ an earnest of the fu-
ture, the following facts were giren a. an iIlus-
trAtion, accompanied with the recollection that
Atchison dates its business existence from 1857,
afhEeeTear ago.
The simnnat Of freight brought orer the
>As&MbafHS Joseph Railroad ance the LIST OF
Mateh ls5taad delivered at Atehison, in tons,
III III, i. Exclusive of that brought On the river,
of:Nhch thar9 is no account. = :, -
#ithin Efha same time, l1st Asrch) three
;91ouhfAns, As follows: By D.. y, Adams 20,
nunber OF wagons, e2o; men, e8e; ;:oIeu,1 1922;
amount in pounds. 663ji67. $50
By Parker l. Rich: Wagons. 24s; men, 500;
oxen, 2,l44; mules, 1853; amount Ia pounds,
-aal ,l15.-Eh.e lnelades nothing IF the-goye7
nehr freYgh1 shipped from this point West,
which will this season employ goo eergoea;
1900 oxen: each wagon averaging 600 pounds
Nor does this include private emigEaiion.
..zG Gen=st4ngf fellow 1as Followed by the Hon.
Austin Blair, Of Michigan, the present Repub!i.
can n6milee tn Governor: III this impromptu
effort was an index Of theman, our good neigh
bors harea candidate as worthy Of their sut-
iragea, IS Of their pride. Thsn came Captain
frentiss, of Quincy, who with the grace Of
workman, scattered bis thoughts among the de-
lighted euditace like gsms f'pm tha mines,
sparkling With nit and good humor, that made
everybody infinitely well disposed with them
selves eu1 avery body about. them, and espe.
cially well disposed to di3cuss the barbacued
1xea and ;"snaller. game! now in smoking
Chicago; was called. to tha stand, whose I'D.
drafs Haa listened to with an attention that de-
nonstrated that this rastassemblsge had COME
together not only to BE- gratifed With pleasant
ries; but were equally intent upon listening to
words Of practical vi fsdon. which the speaker;s
sound judgment aud experience Tera so well
capable Of uttering In the light Of the past
history Of our country, 50 rapid ind astonishing
Ia its Development, NC maJ behold tho future
mounting up its gigantic proportions, as much
a matter Of honest pride to the American heart,
as of untold wealth and power. Kext cane
Judge Williams, Of Kansas. Though his hair
and :baard are white a. the driven SNOW, his
skipped the broad: prsiries Of the Vest
: The Judge was graTe aud humorous by turns,
speaking many words Of encouragement and
incidents gathered from life long experience
as a pioneer. The Hon. Il. S. Rackus, Presi.
dent Of the City Council Of Detroit, delivered
the closing address; g finished and elaborate
production, Theu at q late houf fn The afternoon
entertainment. giving = hearty 'promise to be
there "next time"
One feature Of lie procession is worthy of
notice. 1t mas four largo Wagons" prairie
ships" so enthusiastically covered with green
boughs in the form Of q bower, and filled with
will ever be again, unless on similar occasion
-4-Ioung ladies', clad in pure white, thirty-tbrec
OF whom, bearing appropriate badgea, repre-.
scented the different States. They were drawn
by six pairs Of oxen, part Of train numbering
GOO wagons now being sent out to various points
west hE Irwin, Jackson 4 Co., government
freighters.
-Atchison Is beautifully located on the west
bunk Of the Missouri river, its population mum,
be1ing near four thousand. It has three Church
buildings completed and three more on the way,
bank, public schools, and one or more spa
cious houses for storage. :: -.
Returning, We made i short halt at St. Jo-
seph, that now claims the championship among
the towns Of the far West. It's population IS
md. On Thursday morning, the 18th Inst;
WAS inauAurated the semi.monthly pony e1:
press, IN enterprise that is threatencd with aus
pepsou Tor tho present. by reason Of indian
depredations. Letters by this express, If We
pre- not misinformed, cost FIRE dollars from St..
Joseph, and eight from n. 7. When ready,
hee1press man rides TO the Office, straps onthis
the discharge Of the gun Oh the hill, is of full
gallop, as it ho were shot from its muzzle.
Among The attractions Of st, Joe, not the least
i the ..Pattee House, first and foremost, with
l.. 7. Miner, Proprietor, well known to the CHI.
cago public as former Chief Clerk in the Ire
mont assisted hy the most agreeable Of Clerks,
G. u. Wilson, Esq. formerly at Barnum's, St.
spring mattresses, and The tables just what
they should be. Go and see!
Tho wheat crop ia Kansas is total failure,
70 say The reports from all directions. The
farmera will not get their seed; and, although
the recent rims will s.va the corn, the pros
poets for tLat Territory for the coming year are
anything hut hastering,
According to. reports from gentlemen just
down from Minnesota and Nebraska, the pros
pect Tor wheat is far more encouraging In
Minnesota, the estimate is twenty bushels to
the acre.
The western part Of Missouri has evidently
suffered from the drought. SO far as wheat i
concerned: Most Of the other grains look mod.
erately well the corn most Of it good.
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