The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-13

II
WEST Virginia suchsImbtr would bOire'
jected az ehslrelywcrthiess.a isay t'ai
We ahow pass Lawrence, anlGush q
the platform asthc train halls Ito 6btair
la better Sisw orihs famous but dhicr-
ltuhate modern 'eiiy-sOeRedse by sths
Border Rufiaas in i54, aud the SECOND
time during thesrebslliGu pillagediuhd
left ia ashes by The notorious ,laatata
Qdsntrell, could see but pofIioAt
the city, but was told thatit had risen
Phunixslko from It's dust and ashsS,
and now snjoydd greater fdegrec Si
prosperity than oSerbeforo. ~ d'sii
\ TheIhext place Of Cfimpottnncc weisn-
ter is TOpeks, the Caphaloftho State,
whiche numberseonoifSo 70 OrsiS ihous.
| and inhabitants lss'qsb lsai ,la#ass
71s4qW oaFoRr RilEY.s q adi bqess
| At6bcut -four O'Clock = N, we ar.
rive at Fort Riley, which is juslihres
miles from our destination and 435
miles from 81, Louis. we gdt oifioftte
train here 10 take cloSsr inspecti6a Of
the Fort, observation-disclosures walking
10 junction, The first sight that greets
our eyes is n moGntod.6ombony Of Ud.'
Gle Sans Jtmciies who represent oysY
variety Of Shade, from the color rbf u'now
saddle to a patent leather boot they
present quito "millingtdr3,o appear
anco and it is said 'rhd negro troops
fought uobly' 'aa' @lo'os o. ~
Fort Riley is situated on D high com
smanding bluff, overlooking l6d Kansas
river, and at thos Same lime slandibg SEN
tinel over the rich, fertile valleys Of The
Smoky Hill and R,puBIidan, which here
commingotbair waters. The F6rtcOas
sis,s of some eight. lsa long stone
buildings uniform. i III i size, anafu1h
parallel with each Ojhefs a half dpS
ior Is pf fiasR dS6siracioa
for "a s,aesohi aiod 81 isn Of oiliess !, 4. .s
kfaas buildings a :saygs st6h snSs!
hlsurSs jor a pfotssiiOEof of sy6sk ID
I y6d Dsfs Foyt T6ii is't ii b
Itof SOP ssii EhesSodlR & dsl Fl ddi
ISESrts aSiIs, lrains.6 Il ANY
Wagons me- SIS sssa srfislae gaas go-9
psssin asSi5io -tas plains. 1f
81 ill ilia nee
ora new made friend Rhosa.istch, string
is ever Cd tho outside ID tie stranger,
We consent to remain over the SaBtath.
Monday morning bright and oaily We
enter "'i' sui''' = ''5 ~ "'s3''a
'g'' JUNCTION CITY. = =" I. =
Our expectations are iu every way re.
allied whCnswe behold this busy, crowd
cd little Gotham, situated near the con-
fuence Of four gi5at VaIicys4sdSy Of
access from Dlf directions, it seems as'it
nature had intended this for common
centre ofa vast and mighty region. e
The streets are laid off OF right angles
and are daily throngod with aipOpula-
tion ms cOsmopOlitan,Os New York it,
SELF The s'nOble ~ Red Man" struts
feurIcssly about among bis pale-fpesdi
brethren. bare headed, his long black
hair siraaning)in the breeze, blood red
blanket thrownl loo scly over ono shOul-
der and tucked aroond The waist, buck
skin leggins and moecasins Of tho SamO,.
too proud and ,indolent to work, they,
arelnOt above stealing, nor begging you
for a "bittobat"a % Mexican "grsassrs3
in state Of pconag9, o. voluntary ser
yitude to their masters in Mexico, stand
aroundlin groups, rogg0d, dirty and M.
oouth. In complexion they would CONF
pare favorably with an old Virginia Cbf-
fy. Tho negroes too, arc q numerous
class and generally industrious and we'll
to do. Tho Germans fOtmyquile a large
portion of the populations, but repriu.
cipilIy farmers rtSidiagin the county,
/ . u IL ~
Close frugal, and Industrious, living b.
good style, they never fail TO 60 the
"wholo hogD on lager beer and The Rad
icdI ticket o. 'i. p. i's'iaa :, za''ni z
Tho tcoB eyed Israclite, Jolly Irish
man and shrewd Yankee complete tho
picture, Tho former iqa Tho "cloihipg
line" pounctS on ragged IeAasteto or
palmer, shows him parcel Of shoddy
I. 40 r,nnnIa of lagl vAnrta alnrk Iaavd--itI