The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-03-29


good speed. The UniOn Pacific road Is
certainly good one. to be SO new. Tue
richness Of the valley. which is yet com
parativsly unsettled, is about the only
noticeable feature on the journey to Mao
haitian. The KaW Valley and its numers
Gus iributaries is destined TO be the rich
est country in the State. Many very
crediIabls farm houses are noticeable
from the train on either side. but the
primitive cabin is more common. show
ing q lack Of the spirit of improvement
which We we're sorry to see. New and
more enterPrisiug people will come in and
buy mp these drsary looking homes. and
make them "bloom aud blossom As the
rOse.''
wAAEoo.
The only town between the Capital and
Manhattan worthy Of notice is Wamego.
laid out about year ago by some Of the
men connected with the Railroad. Il
CONTAINS a large and eplsndidly built
hotel. now kept by Fred Lasbsr, and
those who travelled through Law
renee while be kept the Sherman House.
or through Topeka while The Capital
House WAS under his charge. need not Be
told that Il is good hotel. There are
several stores and other business houses
in the place. In fact, is is live town.
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Il will unqpsstionably be the county seat
of POtaWatOmis county at no very dis.
lanl day. l. is surrounded by rich and
Well.limbered country. The cars step
here for meals. aud it is a good thing
they do, for We did not see auy other
way station between Manhattan and Law
renee where a meal could be Lad fit to eat
MANHATTAN.
We arrived al Manhattan about Eve
o'clock. Between Wamego and Manhat
tan tie most noticeable feature is the
scarcity of timber along the Ksw river
For ten miles from Manhattan down the
stream there is scarcely any trees grow
ing. Tue FIRST impression made upou our
mind in regard to this town is it's A4l
location. The town site lies at the June
lion of the Ksw and Big Blue. and is
surrounded on all sides with high bluffs
The town embraces some twelve or four
teen hundred acres Of low bottom land.
beyond which the bluffs rise abruptly all
around it. We noticed, though. that the
Inhabitants Of the village seem to be su-
premely satisfied with the town site, and
think it one The most beautiful locations
or the green globe. II they are suited
surely other people ought to be. The
Blue. al this point. is nearly as large a.
the Kaw, and certainly is very beautiful
stream. II is crossed here by \ ferry. aud
within . quarter of a mile from where
ii flows into the KaW. Is SPAWNED by =
magnificent aud substantial Railroad
bridge. We should say this village is
anme little larger than Enporia. Il has
more brick and stone houses. but is not
so compacIly built. Tue main street ia
paved with nice stone on both sides. The
whole town has the appearance Of being
set down in the mud, and still everything
looks neat. bsspsaking an entsrpri4ins sci
of people. The houses are generally
painted. There are more shade trees
here than in any town 10 KInsas Of It's
size, within our knowledge. This is the
best svidsucs We know of the thrift and
refinement of the people. By the crowd
ed appearance Of the streets. even IhOugt
the weather was almost uneudurable, VI
should take it to be a good business point
We met many citizsns of the place with
whom VS. had the pleasure of an acquain
ice, among whom We may mention
Prof. Goodenow, Lieutenant Governor
Green. E. G. Mining. of the Mauhat
tan Radical. General A. J. Msaie, Mr.
Baker, Maj1r Adams. Judge Piper. ant
others. We regretted that, owing to Ou
brief stay, and the fact that the AgricuI
lural College is located two miles from
the town. We could not visit the school
II is in very prosperous condition. Th'
Radical is doing good business. and Mr.
Manning is working hard for the interests
of Manhattan and surrounding country
We spent one evening pleasantly 10 Gen
era Meade's Office. and found him to b.
a gentleman in every respect. He loca
ted at Manhattan in 1855. aud gave US
sn interesting account of the early strug
gle to buiid the town. Il is now great
satisfaction to him to look from his ofic,
window ani see the iron horse speeding
up the valley with which he and many
other entsrprising people cast their lots
IN that early day.
10 regard 10 timber Emporia has The
advantage Of Manhattan. The KaW and
Blue do not afford a. much timber in the
vicinity of Manhattan As the NeOsho and
Cottonwood 10 The vicinity Of Emporia-
Lyon has nearly twice as many inhabi
ants as Riley county. and yet wood sells
hare at 81 per cord while it is SO pes
cord at Manhattan. Manhattan needs .
good hotel badly. The building will an
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