The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-07-18
A TRIP IN THE coUNTRY-No. ?.

Titaton of our excellent County Superintendent
Mr.. Miller, to seat in his buggy, and took our
way westward. There is, perhaps, no better
farming region in this section Of country, taken
altogether, than the Cottonwood Valley. We
first passed the farms of Messrs Glett and Plumb
These two gentlemen have expended considerable
money and time on their places, and have large
number Of all kinds of fruit and ornamental trees
: and shrubs. They will soon have homes surround
ed with all the desirable comforts and delicacies
, Mr.. Gillett is Treasurer Of the county Agricul-
tural Society. He has large flock of sheep, and
Is one Of our most thorough going men. We
next passed the unimproved farms of the Messrs
/ Bancroft and Rlwson, and came to that Of Vim.
Carney the left and VIM. Clapp on the right
The latter proprietor has been for the past three
years in the East, and consequently his farm has
been neglected, so far as improvements are con-
eerned. Mr.. Carney's place is mostly under cul-
tivation. He raises good crops. and has been en-
terprising enough to plant fruit trees which are
doing finely, and which will soon begin to repay
him for his labor. At this place we found men
at work loading Moons thrashing machine, which
was Just starting on its summer and fall cam
paign, TO thrash the crops of the present season;
of course we stopped and helped load the ina
| chine, as help was scarce. This is one of the
best thrashers in the county, SO the farmers say.
Jake Moon runs it. The next farms we passed,
were those of Messrs. Tiffany Hadley, McFadden,
John B. Cox and John Moon. The three latter
| gentleman have well cultivated farms. Their
corn is as good any on the road, and every
thing about their places betokens industry and
thrift. McFadden has large number of fruit
trees, which are looking finely. John Moon has
one of the finest farms in that neighborhood.
The business of Mr.. Miller being to visit the
| schools, up the Cottonwood we here turned off
the road and went to the Quaker Meeting House.
where school is being taught by Miss Moon,
! daughter of John Moon. She has some twenty
scholars, all of them small. Mr.. NJ. gave them
| some wholesome advice, after which we left for
Plymouth, some three miles further west This ia
of the prettiest well as one of the most fer
tile tracts of country in Lyon county It is set
| tied mostly by Quakers, We learned that there
were one hundred of them in the community
! Some distance to the ght of the road lies the
farms of Jesse Cause, j. Stout and Mrs. Hammer
We were not close enough to these farms to see
the state rof improvements, but conclude, from
/ knowledge Of the persons, that they not be-
hind their neighbors in this respect. The first
house the left, after leaving the church, is that
| of our friend John s. Stout. He is blacksmith,
and has a shop just by the roadside. He is
we'll fixed, having comfortable stone house and
all the surroundings to make a nice home
! Working most Of his time in the shop, Of course
he does not farm so extensively as his neghbors
| II. Stout lives at the next farm on the right It
is fine and we'll cultivated place. Next we
came to farm owned by j. s. Davis, which is
being farmed by Mr.. Dillon. 1t is one of the best
we on the road The garden especially at
tracted our attention Off to the right of Plymouth
lie the farms of Calvin Lewis and John Hammer.
two of orr best citizens up in Pike township.
just before reaching Plymouth we passed a new
farm which just being opened by j. Carter, late
from Clinton county, Ohio. In few years this
will be as we'll cultivated farm as there is in
that region. Mr.. Carter was raised where they
know how to farm. We passed ito Plymouth
where there is q school taught by Mary Hammer
Here Superintendent Miller spent an hour with
the school. We were much pleased with the in
tolligence of the scholars, and the government of
the teacher. We have always noticed that a ride
in the country, and half days breathing Of
Kansas air, gave man an excellent appetite In
this condition, we accepted the kind Invitation
Of friend Elisha Parker, and sat down to a table
loaded with good victuals. We Aeed not tender
him our thanks. Ahungry man is always thank
full for good dinner After dinner We called on
the family Of ClS Lambdin Esq. We were sor-
~ not to find Mr. L. at home, he beiag absent
enrolling the militia of the county. We spent
few moments with his intelligent family, and
started back. taking the bottom or lower road.
Plymouth is beautifully situated, and is destined
to be village Of some importance one Of these
days. There is now in operation good saw
mill owned by Elisha Parker and Cyrus Stout, /
and we were told that there was soon to be
store opened there. The settlemeSt about the !
place is of the best kind, and would undoubted-
" support good store. To the right of the road,
a considerable distance, lies the farms Of Elisha
Parker, Malcolm Campbell and W. q Eikenberry,
all of whom are among our oldest settlers; and
their farms have not been neglected They are
in the richest part OF the Cottonwood Valley. The
next farm on the road was that Of Milton ".
Phillips. Mr.. P has three quArter-sectons, all in
a body. One is farmed by himself one by ]. W.
Ford, and the other. by gentleman whose name
we did not learn. Mr.. Phillips mas of the
best farms in Lyon county. He is now building
a large framesdwelling house. he has planted
fruit and ornamental trees and will in few years
have place that cannot be surpassed in all the
modern Improvements. He has field Of about
60 acres of corn, which is said to be the best in
the county. 1t looks like forest more than
eOrnfeld. As we pass towards town, on the left
lie the farms of Charley Link, Eli Davis, R. C.
Brant and Ross Thomas. while on the right is
that Of A. B. Moon. These are all splendid
farms, and under high state of cultivation. On
Mr. Links farm could see fruit trees, from
the road. That's right Charley. Coming again
to John Moons. we took the right hand road,
and passed close by the farms of J. Y. Carter,
Jas. Pheanis, NJ. Mccormick. ALLISON and John