The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-08-02
LYON COUNTY.
A trip up the NeoshO-Farms and Far
meTs-CrOPs, improvements, Etc.

week.
Before passing over to Allen creek, We
stop to speak Of one place which was acci-
dentally overlooked last week: that Of D.
W. Gibson. north of the ferry, on the
Lawrence road. He is opening q new
farm on the school section. Although he
has been on the place but,a year or two.
be has a large field fenced. in which he
is raising good crops this year. com
Portable dwelling. With an excellent we'll
of water and other comforts aud eonven-
fences close at hand. He has a fue young
hedge growing, and the Improvements be
has made 10 so short a time stamp him as
an industrious go-ahead gentleman. =
Alter leaving Dow Greek we pass over
the old Fremonttowu site, and come to
the fue farm of T. F. Little upon the
banks of the steam. Mr. Little is an old
settler. hard worker. and has built up
valuable place. HIS fields are broad. and
rich with luxuriant crops. He has fruit
trees growing about him. and every evi>
dencs Of thrift. HIS has gained consider
able reputation as a grower of sorghum.
and turns out large amount of nolasses
every year. Atour last county fair Mr..
Little took the premium for new variety
of sugar cans seed-the Liberian-which
is said to be the best kind now grown.
His excellent lady makes good butter, and
her bread1took the premium last fall.
The extent of Mr.. Little's fields. the large
growth Of corn, and all The surroundings
about his place, speak for his intelligence
and Industry. On the opposite side oil
the creek we found very large sud excel.
lent field of corn. Upon iuquiring We
learae that it belonged 0 Thomas y bite
Itconiains seventy-6ve or slightly acres
aud will yield heavy crop. We hop:
Mr. White, Boon Flora, and several others
We know up that wsy viii realize enough
this season from their crops to make them
feel able to subscribe for The EMPoRIA
NEws. How they have prospered so long
without il, is more than we can account
for. There are come rich farms above OF
this creek, Including those of William
4 Grimsley, William Miller, Russ Randall,
aud others, which we expect to visit at nc
distant day. '- 'of .
Passing up the Valley, We soon arrivei
at Americas. To the left of ia, lays q
foe country. We remember going up
this road only a few years ago, when
there was but three or four houses be-
2 tween Duguid's ford and Americas. WHAT
change has been wrought in this pore
ton of the county. Now the river j:
lined with valuable farms, and few por-
tons of the country are improving faster.
Arriving at1Americus We proceeded to
take view of the village. Some new
houses have been erected We noticed
particularly the new residence of John
Gibson. We always thought Amsricus a
beautiful location. Tbs people of the
town are planting trees and identifying
their residences, and this will soon be one
of The pieasantest places 10 the country
1t contains three stores. kept by Gibson
& 10y, kits & McCaw, and,E. Goddard.
Mr.. Goddard, we were told, is closing up
business. The other two establishments
are doing vel, the country for miles
around being lhickly settIed-and then
they sell goods cheap. Mr.. Goddard
keeps the best country hotel here We know
of. Those who. have stopped with him
once, are always glad TO get back again
when travelling through the country.
We have heard many compliments for
DR.. Thornell, the Village physician. Tom
Hill Gays be is the best doctor in Lyon
county. Americas has one church bull
ding belonging to tire United Presbyteri-
ans. The Methodists and Christians also
have service 10 the place. There are il
the village two biacksmiths- Watson
Grenell and Peter Rush. Mr.. McDfn
carries on wagon making. Batt the iusti-
tuition of Americas and the one on which
the people pride themselves IS tbe. Cheese
Factory of Ps B. Campbell. For the
first time We had the pleasure of looking
through the establishments. We were
agreeabIy surprised at the extent of the.
machinery used by this factory, as wen as
at the large amount Of cheese made this
year Il is fitted up with all the modern
cheese making apparatus, and everything
denotes order and system. The whole es-
tablishment, throughout was as clean as
new pin, aud an examination OF the fac
tory explains the secret of the excellent
reputation which Mr.Campbell's cheese
has gained throughout the country. He
uses tie milk Oils COWS, most of which
ia furnished by farmers in the neighbor,.
hood. Thus large sum Of money is az
nually distributed through the neigbbor-.
hood by his factory. IL 600 popnds Of.
cheese has already been manufactured
this year, and as much more will be made
before fhs season closes. He takes his
cheese TO junction Cry aud other wes-
tern points. besides supplying the home
market, and sells At ityvantv .csnts M