The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-17
Ea!sS.sas Correspondents.

LEAvEs~ORrH, Kan, Ocl. z, IS.
DEAa Usiox when last wrote you
l was still at Atchisoh. While there l
formed the acquaintance of several jovial
and whole.souled men. Alchison is a live
place. and its business men are doing we'll.
being pleasant and accommodating. and
Just sueh men ~ we like to deal with.
Murphy, of the Massaseit House is land
lord one never fails 10 stop with after
once trying him. The yarn set afoat by
some parties calling Atchison City and
County secssh in its sympthies is false
hood, and simply nonsense. There are no
more loyal men, or truer men, in Kansas,
than the men who control tho politics of
Atshison county. We saw engineer o B.
Gum, who had just returned from his sur
vey of railroad line from Atchison TO
the Big Blue, at Irving. In nis survey
he ran six or eight miles south of the par.
allsl, passed down Clear Creek, struck the
Vermillion near John Wells place, fol-
lowed down VermilIion Valley, passing
around the south end of the bluffs of the
Blue near America, nd crossing the Blu
liver near Irving. He also rode out west
of Irving ten miles and found an easy
route to get into the Divide between the
Blue aud The Republican. He tells me the
land on the Divide north of j. Wells is
seven hundred feet sbove the level of the
Missouri river. He will commence in
few days to run another preliminary line
about three to six miles south of the par
allel. the route surveyed is much more
feasible than he supposed could be found.
The prospects of the road along the par
allel, however, is not so good as it was, or
10 supposed to be by our Irving friends,
and we advise them to como down out of
the air aud g. to eating potatoes ,mush,
and bacon. and such other substantial
food. We also suggest tho idea of their
reducing the price Of their lots from two
hundred dollars each to reasonable price,
cay fifty cent' dozen. IN. B.-We don't
charge anything for this advice.)
We saw some very nice circulars, print.
ed at the Champion Office for Rev. C.
Psrker's Wetmore Institute. Mr.. Park.
er's school promises to be success. He
has engaged the assistance of some COM
petent teachers from the east has been to
a great deal Of expense to build fine
thrse.story seminary, labored hard phys.
ically aud mentally. to carry out the en-.
.erpr'se Of establishing High School in
Marshall county. has denied himself the
comforts and luxuries of eastern life, as
the pioneer Of education in Big Blue Val.
ley, and we do hope the people of that
section will appreciate his merits and abil.
tiles and encourage his enterprise and de-
votion 10 the fullest extent. We can eev.
er build up country endowed with a'lfthe
Of civilization, a prosperous
people with growing future,a stroug COM
muuity with name broad, unless yHs en-
courage all our home Institutions. We
must foster, with tender hand, everything
that looks like progress in eduration and
succor with onr own patronage
all Efforts il manufactures, mechanics al d
science. We don't believe in sending
money out of the country for work or
wares that can bs procured as we'll a,
home, neither do we think Il best for our
people to seud their children away from
home to school when they can be schooled
as we'll a. home-in word, we say, help
build up home institutions.
On Monday, with eur hindquarters
whore Pope had his headquarters. We start
ed for Leavsnworth. Bustle hustle |
rush rushl hurry! hurry is she order
Of tn, day in Leavenworth. Officers
are Is thick around here as tumble bugs
On an ox.traiI in summer: and . person
might easily think that Arismus Wards
,elebraied brigade Of Brigsdier Generals
vas out on furlouah. only these fellows
10 nj look 30 rankish % that. But We