White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-08-10


ing. has been unfortunate by being in 9
great measure cut away by the washing
of the river; still, there is some business
done in the place. There are dry good,
and grocery establishments. and variou,
branches of mechanics. in Doniphsn,
Geary City. Palermo. Wsthens. Troy,
Iowa Point. Columbus. Highland. and
White Cloud. In the latter place. being
able to speak more sdvisedly, we know
there are full and complete supplies of ell
kinds of goods, from which large scope
of country is supplied. White Cloud
has steam ferry. and there is also one
plying between St. Joseph and Elwood
while at other points. aat-boats are used
for ferrying purposes.
MANUFACTURES.
The most important item. in prairie
country. is fencing and building lumber.
The farther the settler is removed from
this. the more expensive and lsborious it
is to open up farm. A man could bet
ter afford to pay higher price for land
convenient to timber, than to buy it at
low figures, and increase the expense OF
and labor of building and fencing. Don
iphan County is abundantly supplied
with timber, and the facilities for manu-
featuring it into lumber. There sre saw
mills constantly at work at Geary City
and Columbus, and perhaps at other
points in the lower part of the County;
there are two on Rush Island, three miles
below here, right among the heavy tim.
Der and there are two in White Cloud,
constantly running, from which immense
quantities of lumber are daily hauled to
the back country.
There is an excellent Touring mill at
Doniphsn there was one at Palermo,
but we are not advised as to whether it is
still in operation or not there is one at
Wathens; there is one q water. mill } on
Independence Greek, in the south. western
part of the County; there was one at Iowa
Point. which is not now in operation. but
we understand preparations are being
made for putting machinery in it again /;
and there is q lumber one mill at White
Cloud. doing q heavy business.
The only Carding Machine in the
County is in White Cloud-and they are
very few in the entire State. This estsb-
lishment has been crowded with work
throughout the season. Next season.
spinning and weaving machinery will be
added.
There is q Distillery at Iowa Point, q
Brewery at Highland, and perhaps one
in the lower part of the County.
There is Broom manufactory at High
land. and Loom mandatory at Troy.
Furniture. Saddlery. Tinware, ETC.. are
manufactured at various points in the
County.
STOCK RAISING.
For this business our County is splen.
did. Cattle are almost spontaneous
production. The abundance of grass,
heavy crops of corn, and plentiful supply
of running water. render it desirable
region for herdipg. in Summer, and feed
ing in Winter. This has for several
years been carried on to a considerable
extent. 1t is claimed that Southern Kan.
sas has the advantage, in stock raising,
that being warmer climate, less Winter
feeding is necessary. This may be true ;
but nevertheless stock raising is very
profitable here. 1t has been found to be
an excellent country for sheep-raising,
and the item Of wool. already considsra-
BILE. is very rapidly increasing. Hog
raising is already heavy and profitable
business, and on the increase.
MARKETS.
In the way of markets, our County is
favorably situated. The home market is
already extensive. Immense quantities
Of grain and hemp are purchased in Don
iphan and White Cloud /; and in the lat
ter place. there has for the past seven
years been an extensive pork packing ss.
tsblishment in operation, where the best
prices are always paid for hogs. St.
Joseph is on our border, Atchison is con.
venient, and Leavenworth not far of,
where large Quantities of produce are dis
posed Of. During the Summer season.
we have direct river ommunication with
the st. Louis market and throughout
the year, railroad communication from
st. Joseph to st. Louis and Chicago. A
large proportion Of the produce Of North
ern Kansas inds market in the Rocky
Mountain Territories, or is CONSUMED
BY emigrants and freighters on the way
thither.
LANDS.
The price of lands is. Of course, higher
than farther west. but this is not unres.
sonable. Our closer proximity to market.