The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-09-13

with bridge of l. so feet span. After
crossing the river. the road will pass from
the first to the second bottom, on which
the town is situated, which will req uire
a grade of sixty feet to the mile for com
paIaivsly short distance
/Emporia is located between the Neosho
and Cottonwood rivers, but not nearer
than one mile of either, on beautiful level
land, and in the midst of valley which
canrot be exceled for beauty or fertility
Ii contains a population of about one
thousand, and presents everv appearance
OF thrift and prosperity. Il contains a
a B1m5er of substantial business houses,
we'll supplied with goods, wares AMI mer
chandiee, aud hosts of neat and tas efuI
residences. Here is located the State Nor
NAL School. under the supervision OF
Prof's. Kellogg and Norton. The bull l.
lEg is a substantial stone edi6ce of two
stories high, with basement and cupola.
1t stands on an elevated point and can b,
seen at great distance. The house
we'll supplied With all the latest improve
meuts OF furniture, fixtures, maps. &C..
and Is a credit to the town and State.
There is in process of erection A splendid
stone court house, of two stories, with a
basement jail. the cost of which will not
be less than S25 600; also a three story
stone public house. the cost OF which will
not be less than $4,000 We notice d .
also completed and near the centre of the
town, a substantial stone two story Union
School House, and several subslan ial
church edltices. Emporia is the county
seat OF Lyon county. and il the centre OF
as hne an agricultural region as can BE-
found in the west. II was laid out in
1857 by party of Lawrence gentlemen.
and as consequence, the people have
been strongly inclined to look chilly in
the direction of Lawrence for their rail
road Communication s lme two years
ago Lyon county voted large subscrip-
non 10 aid Of proposed branch of the
Lawrence & Galveston railroad, but as the
prospects of its construction are growing
continually less, the people have been
'urOing their attention in other directions
For the past two years her lea ling citizens
have warmly sustained the Valley Trunk
r ,ad, and have materially aided the sue
cess of the enterprise. Among the fast
counted Me>srs. StoIler and Plumb
through the columns Of that excellent pr
per, the EMP RIA News Judge Watson
Is also entItled 10 credit for we'll directed
effJrls in this behalf; but above all to
whom credit is due for unriring al and
tagging efforts, is Mr.. P. b Maxsou,
the present Secretary of the Company.
He was the fist to move 10 the matter,
and VIII be the last to give up. Lyon
county owes him much for his labors to
get this enterprise upon its feet. A this
time EmPoria IS expecting to secure the
CONSTRUCTION of road which will connect
ner with the capital. and the Union Pa
c,fe, Z d. Our advent in Emporis was
expected, and We received a mos; cordial
leone at the hands of her citizens, and
enj 'yed their hospitai;ie- ill noon of the
Is h, when under the guidance of Colonel
Plumb, the party resumed their examina
:iou OF the railroad route.
From Emporia the line of road strikes
again into the Neosho Valley. and contin-
ues in it on the southwest side Of the riv
er to Burlington. Five miles below EN-
poria the road will cross the Cotton wood
river, which will require bridge of SO
feet span. At this point, the Cottonwood
is the largest river of the two. 1t rises
north of the Santa Fs trail, and passing
through Marion and Chase counties,
unires with the Neosho, in LYON county.
It's leng,h is about one hundred miles, and
its valley very broad, beautiful and fertile
On its banks are the county seats of
Chase and Marion Cotton W God
Falls and Marion Center. Four miles
bylow the Cotton wood, the road crosses
another creek which will require 50 feet
bridge Four miles further we pass
through the pleasantly located village of
Hartford, where the NJ. E Church has
erected a substantial educational edifire,
in viii n a school has been maintained for
several years. Four miles from Hartford
we cross Eagle Greek, beautiful stream
of water. On this creek. one of our par
ty, Mr.. Walker, owns large body OF ex
ceIent land. Six miles further on we
cross a small stream, aud in eight miles
more make Burlington, the county seat OF
Coff-y county. This town is pleasantly
situated on the right bank of the Neosho
river, high above high water mark Il
contains number of substantial business
houses, one or two respectable church
edlfices, a good Union school building,
eus aims good paper-,he Burlington
Patriot. and contains a population Of
about FIVE hundred. Here also, is wool
en- mauufactory, at which our London
friend procured a number of samples with
which he was highly pleased. assuring
iIm, as they did, that the Neosho valley
could not oulv produce the raw material
IN limiIless quantities, bus that her peO-
pie could manufacture them into most
substantial wearing material. Here we
met Mr.. Prouty, director and fast frien
of the road, whose abe advocacy of the
enterprise has done much to bring /! to
It's present condition.
From the people of Burlington We re-
ceIved hearty greeting and hosPitable
welcome.
On the morning of the 10Th. under the
piloIing of Messrs. Hines aud Kent, we
starred again on the route of the railroad
hence 10 Heosho Falls. The route point
ed out leads for some six miles over 4
gently uudulating prairie. when it again
strikes the bottom and continues to Biz
Greek. some four miles farther. At thi-
Ioint occurs a bead in the river known a.
the "Ox bow" where the river, Ieavins
its direct soulheaste,ly course, eweep
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