The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-06
Plies Peak Travel and Trade.


mencGd pushing towards the setting
srn," and scarcely day passes without
Witnessing the arrival in town, from Leav-
enworth and Atchison. we'I-freighted wag
ons destined for Denver City and the
Gold Region.
Speaking of this already large and
growing trade, tie Leavenworlh Conserva-
tive says:
"Messrs. Losee and Jennison yesterday
started train for Denver, containing
goods TO the amount Of seventy thousand
dollars.
The commerce over the plains, between
Leavenwor,h and Colorado is much more
extensive than the general public is aware
of. Being in the hands of individual
merchants and fre;ghters, and no longer
controlled ty few heavy companies, ii
would be very difficult to secure full ssatis-
tics of this trade. We know that 60 week
goes by without one or more trains leaving
this city for Denver. Blu. the departure Of
these heavily laden wagons, on their long
journey, has become SO frequent as TO 40
longer attract attention, or lead even to a
newspaper i,em. Our bankers and mer-
chants, however, are' fully aware Of the
exte mt and Importance of the mountain
trade.
One banking house here, Clark, Gruber
& Co, alone. buys thirty thousand dollars
worth of gold dus. every week.
sIf any .one thinks Pixies Peak has
"played OUT" he has only to take a walk
through our streets to be speedily ccnvinc-
Cd of his error. X
Last year, a few euterprising men in the
vicinity Of Emporia engaged in the ship
ping Of -four to Colorado, and we were
told at the time that the business was
highly remunerative. Kansas has slowL
that she is eycn better w;.eat-raising than
ccrn- growing S,a,e (ninter wheat being
less dependen, on rains in summer, ant
therefore surer crop) and the shipping
of -four 10 the gold e@ioa must hereafsel
become a. extensive source OF profit to
our agricultural popu'ation.'
Quite large amount Of sorghum syrup
manufactured ia Aichison county, by J. s
Schei.. on Coos Evaporation, has beel
shipped to Denver tie present Fail. 1t i:
Of ile finest quality, and We have no doub
that from this small beginning may
be built up an extensive and pro6table
trade in tie important item Of sweeten'
ings.
For this immense commerce and ,raye
of the plains, the Northern or Platte riv.
er route is the great highway-thc route
over which nine ,enths cf the merchandise
from tie Missouri rivertO Colorado, Utah
Washington, passes and by which re-
turns the golden wealth and traffic of not
only those Territories, but, in connection
with the California Overland route, the IN
cxhaustible treasure of that far famed
State. Long established as TIE California
route, and military AID government road
to the western Forts. it has, by improve
meuts and I" "cut.of:s" made within the past
few years, become the favorite highway TO
all, whether he be emigrant, spccu!ator or
man of leisure and travel. The accom-
modations for wood aud water are unsur-
passed. Six Hundred miles from Denver
City to Atchison. nearly 400 miles OF
which lies along the south bank Of the
Platte river; and from Fort Kearney to
this point, less than 40 miles, the tributa-
rias Of the Republican, With other streams
and main branches of the Little and Big
Blue rivers, furnish the traveller with an
all.sui iicicncy Of fuel ard water; and the
100 miles from Marysville to the Nilsson
ririver lays in country we'll supplied with
timbered streams and creeks, and good
grazing prairie for stock in The Spring and
Summer months 5 goasa
Could the commerce and traffic Of the
plains or the amount Of travel over this
one route, be estimated and pu, down in
figures. that wont ,lie," We 20 doubt