The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-07-18
FROM MISSOURI.

The following letter was handed us by our friend
JOHN H. THOMAS, received by him from R. C.. SHuTE,
Esq, dated, " Sprngdale Farm, Pike county, No.,
July 2, 1867: 49, -
Ileft Alton al O'Clock p NJ. Tuesday, june 25th,
on the fine Packet candy Johnson'-spent = very
pleasant evening looking at the beautiful scenery on
either bank of the broad Mississippi until 10 O'Clock
and then retired to my state-room and was awakened
by the porter Louisiana ia miles above ST. Louis
by River. Louisiana is quite pretty little city, built
mostly of brick, of about $500 inhabtantsstreets
nicely paved aud containing some splendid residences
One IT, s. Senator and one Congressman from Mis-
souri,, reside here. Got breakfast at the Gum
House, a lair medium hotel-found here friend who
took me nearly to my home. ~ "a
From Louisiana a good pike runs II miles out to
Bowling Green the county seat situated in the edge
of the Prairie Everywhere along the road the wheat
was good and getting ripe The wheat is better IN
Missouri than in Illinois and if not in jured by rust,
of which there seems but little danger, win give
heavy YIELD The White Fall wheat is mostly raised
here. The Oats crop and also Hay crop are very fine,
but it has rained much here that the corn is in
bad condition generally but some who have been
dilgent work it when they could, have it in fair
condition. 100 93lAW E}3tF tF st.f 1@R
The peach crop was all winter killed, and apples
were damaged very much By the late cold Spring and
frosts which has caused very much of it to drop off,
Missouri is waking up to Railroad extension. A
road is now making from Allen, or more properly
from Mobiy-a Station on the North Missouri H. II !,
Westward through Randolph. Charlton, and Ray
counties on to Kansas City. Touching the Missouri
River at Brunswick-whch is being patronized BY the
North Missouri r. r. Hannble, twenty miles below
Quincy in Illinois, is making vigorous efforts to run
line Mobly tapping the rich coal deposits on Lick
Creek in Rawls county-and another which is said to
1T hor do frop VuOuiS ma
on the Mississippi River 40 miles below Hannibe, to
run by Bowling Green in Pike county, and thence
along the Prairie summit between the waters of
Spruce Greek and Hickory Greek, 70 Mexicoin An
drain county, a Station on the N. NJ r. B., which is
calculated to form nearly straight line from Kansas
City to Louisiana, and thence East through Illinois to
Naples on the Illinois River, where it will nersect
With the Toledo Wabash L Great Western H. H.
which last named road il deeply interested in the
Louisiana & Mexico road-gving them through line
to Kansas City many miles shorter than by any other
route This road will run about 2 n or miles from
nv farm and towards prairie hitherto remote ron
Railroads. along which land is now cheap ana tninA
there is now the finest chance for speculation on TINS
prairie IL ANY Here ID my knowledge Farms can
be boaeff from 81 20 $40 per acre, which will be
worth when the road is made fron $50 to so per
acre. and unimproved prairie which now rates at -
and 40 win be worth SIS or $50 Immediately, when
that road shall have been made Piae o county nss
voted by . large majority, tax OF S4o,9U0 ana An,
drain viii do the Same N few days. The city Oh
Iomisana has given $50 o0o and, with this amount
company has agreed take hold and construct 1t as
made at not remote period, and now is the time &c
invest to secure the best profits Any one BY looking
At the map and tracing the line have skesched VII
.ee th.t it, connection with the Great Pacific r. H.
nosS iisiifable and direct D. G. Bogsrt had cash
offer for his lands few days ago, At about 90 pei
! cent Advance and would not take it, He says ers
soTo la,xI will be- double its vslue Of one year ago
and mainly owing TO the Railroad Any Of ny friend!
as JtKtrs contemplating m investmsft IN missouri
hi. contemplated line Of read. Lands Of equa
quality can now be bought ct least one-h.K the Pr'c
d. can he along the Hannible st. Joe Road.
~ mncb encoura ced with the prospect OF nne ad
vance in my property when want 70 sell, s Quite !
,nmber have been looking for land through more Il
the last four weeks. hesPecuay' ,,,-r,