, 1866-11-24

rauso, and tic spsutcI woaid make a PERSONAL
canrass among tie cxcureIonists ere they leyt the |
< number Of subscriptions werc handed in Al
tue close Of the aeK,tees.
In ne s,cnanE. . unI9n Bible Society Nns held |
II attended. a; @. Dtis, Esq., presided, Al1or =
lceoelition Of the Divine presence, Bishop Vail |
eiated rs M oo1ect Of ths eashesing i VA % Pro.
vide ioI Tue placing OF copy or INC Word Of God
DI-hop y as followed aS Rer; s. Z. Yyng, se5stor
afs II WI H. S,ss
c!et(, Rev +; r. Lewis tp1eebyterian) and Rev.
J. Bakey ell (Ep,ecopaIau}, were present. A7on.
IL; closs 4 ,hs ,ses,inE; -.
a1; s,a..n. tssnsf W % ny iasoirnnns @ 1osetnoF
81 aea"ss''e' eonpte'so ns esSentS'n1tn
hiltn'os1+
The real excursion was taken on Monday. Al
he DEPOT II A,ehiaon nl,ed with excursionists, %
and preceded by another cat containing wen n.
ranred comm1ssarist 70. the journey. The origin
Of lhe surrounding country. making abont three
hundred, aud including nj the proui{nen, geutle-
n:l, OF thc section with numerous Lady friends.
raorrluG. and The roads in Ill directions leading
into Atchison presented a very 1l7ely appearance,
Who were about 10 Join thc e1cursloni=ts Seve-
nj editors OF papers published in and near Atchl-
Sun, were n]eo OF me party.
sionis.s Tans almost ane vest, turalas 1n!s
Z ShSS ~ szsSS,ys safys,
metons u'e cuttiprs and smaankme md o lew
tHc natneni en.face The airction ar ina rnnd
thus lar ts across she county, cutting the Iiscs
a,d valleys NJ rieht angles. Wcss Of ihstt, fuT.
ae,oss The meridian-and Int iitie cntttnV nr
banking up IS necessary. Ths road is we'll 6a1lt,
iron ie from Troy, n. T., and Pe1nsylvania, and
t9 ee npaGfs as T
station houses nre being erected OF he sams ma
terial The Commissioi.ers pronounce il excellent
Of c, Gn,n, Esa.. Civil Ensinser Of liz foaa. 4
single leicrapii xire runs alongside the truck the
bcgi1 Mug 81 q telegraph e5etsm which viii eTe
thoughts, md actions of millions ofpeopte. whoee
homes vim be on The Doubtless Plains oi the
Sat S5ss apy Ws er en M sa s r Gs. s ynisd yid s 1ses
elsewhere.
AS a;.eady indicated, the surface Of the section
It has good natural drainage, AMI appears to be
sufficiently .va,escd. thongh that faet eoald not be
0, re1hap, gard thickness by the elo1e. OF tie
cuttings, and 1each1ns the astonishing depth Of
st ttsA, inches IN one bottom hs1s
II rcsss On supsoi oi naru nan, the eaT BENZ Of
good quality for making bricks, petrg free from
i'm. stone. and ,hls again On sbaie.
! Cnal Is believed to nn1eflIe the
whole. 1t Is remarkable tact that the diner
follow the uudrla.ions Of The sol. arguing an
aliuvial formation undistutbed by upheayals. At
!he dep,h Of about, twenty feel the we'll bo:ers
fEelis, showing That 1he Whole hae been at one
time 9ndsr wats5, perhaps for ages. The cha5ae.
| he of fill oft ito
cce yield though not drop Of rain had fallen for
f.,sen mon,hs.
lar g.alation in qnanii,y being obsersabls @ from from
[ e.st 70 wtat- Near AtchIson It is moderately
plentiful, grows sca,ccr to the limit Of Atchison
Eeser!c shows but l,lc except In hin strips along
Niger Greek, and q few smn,les. streams:
Geological research develops the remarkable AID
n9n Iaet Ihs' ,s te & ysGemta&s ~ & SfoEh WI Is
pr Ths whole county As1 rom he ths Gs ME-
dese1 feF o to Rsnye M sg *as q oSsss Gsss ag9
for tsw miles west ef Atchison that thc timber
growth has susseedsd t1 establishing Itself above
creeping vest, preceded some 800 miles BY The
g1as;ee. g Before ,5 5Taaay a. years hare elapsed the
timber growth. ! result which viii b materially
a,oca BY US presence OF man. Il thls connection
We may etase LOAF the andity Of 9e9ser produces
potash enodeh 70 eapply ,he :ontiHents Ss .'l'A
Clfmatolosically the line Of the Hannibal & st.
Joesph aBd Central @ Eranch UNION Pacific Rs,s-
IS much dfie1 than the country north Or south.
ts believed that It will be available for travel in
by tnow, and 10 IKE manner be Tree from the
liEe lies high and dry, oeing well drained from
sunlstent 10 forever keep it clenr q SNOW;
INC country y last nlit9E up. All The 1snds as
y she wSst Inc q ASsoa Seu were a.
dollars per acre, good lands near the county line
sale fer his, 1he company holds lss,0Oo acres oi
| magnificent land tn tie famous Hickapo0 reserve,
nccnn3nd orrant Nv 6pv indisns II NJ " TX K9eEsnnn
spd feiaSoie@is ,aa*s: The 1esa ms through
aoe OF a9 fg %Sa nsIa
% sna JaeSeon V conntIcs' tIS"n' anu paiS u Asu'Son
Tic Atchison & Fixes Peak Railroad Com.
e nqa 1es II G oqe eo
@ss Ss s q sss5 e., sss9 III bs s.7sss5
ni1 n 70 tns e oe
H. ir,snt,e1 pf be o. ,sen 6e ~ tua
completed to thc junction Of the Union Pacidt
Il tS, e. S HoE kesSne iSs t. sq4 ss
Sna liar ,or le sa%ta r. r. srs9e Th.s nye
@ss, S sEsy Ssos4t @ Mo;ssIP Missouri ~; ~;
h,nl1t 91,nnot1snt nna - s'A'" - e'sA' A1'>
0'iid In idhis eonpec1,on We NAV note ,ha, The Eas
tern b1anch has % now VI completed mp about % IL i4e mile
oi It's t,acE nom W9andotte and Il is rnmored in
70 e,se1R a5e @ NJ ht
fhirtr miles distant. 80 a. fo make the rnsd RI,
between Leayenworth and Lawrence. iustead o
from Kansas cIty snd wyandottc wa 10 iaEfenee aua a
ho r,o,Ino IN fhfs rrn,tns nanfw0 T. ~ ~sfa1 IN
Tertanee 10 N ,her .e9es a. g,o1oaed 81 gIta1 e %
s. Pleasant "a; an an S. ss
2cap e%%s o. being with New England IN tia
TIE TINT
was performed With much interest It was III
1se gsp p9ant pa o e5 'hs wh9s
te!s q Old PetlienaoE, Of Captam Hamilton, ID
ss &c 2cese ch gho S1sssts fW sss s
1sad owned BY Major Keith. the Indian Agent
who negotiated the treaty for the Government b.
e. sn ebse e great as0ea saJsyp
]: had gonc over tho bill, bit Its "
poosca, the youngest Of whom was carrie,
by President pon2eroy through the train, desplt
hts pTespt inianlils ptoteaatons: Nobody kisse
but arc always On the best Of terms. Wo nee
not attempt to describe the Interior Of the house
lt-Which the genuine Indian always builds
whether you make him live In House OF 11Isoa no.
There vas 20 scalp inside. save The unraised one
| on the heads Of Tho women md children. One q
the bo.s got a good supply OF grccpbaeks ffou
| the visitors
Arrived pf the end of The road, the Marty dtseu
barkcd, and looked round. Track layinE was nd
! In progress, they being short Of iron, The Pres
| dent sent d t1esDatch to Hoston aud then oricrr
dinner. which was scarcely dnisheJ cru The answe
came. hayinr becn eent i. SEQ mules each war. an
crossed two crcat rivers In each direction, II
| weather uss ioyeiv like I'll that had heen me-
viii In Kansss. as nrettv *nesimsn @ Of indinl
eummer ns one couIu wfsb {nr. md cnoueh r
cuamor one tf the section where The