Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-09-25

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From our Kansas Correspondent.
KANSAS.
Burlington, Coffee Co., Kan. !
Sept. II, 1867 !
Editor Neacsdcaler -
Perhaps q short article
upon Kansas,-its past. present and fu
ture,-will not be uninteresting to you,
many readers: Your correspondent lief
Watervile, on the 9th of August -stop
ping at Champlain, N. Y, few days.
and arrived at this place on the 9th =
The route selected, and the one which
would advise person coming west to trav.
Ell on. was by way Of the Ogdensburgh s.
Lake Champlain, Grand Trunk, Michigan
Central, Chicago Burlington & Quincy,
Hannibal g. St. Joseph, Platte Co and
Union Pacific eastern division) rail roads
to Lawrence. thence to Burlington, which
is sixty five miles south of the latter place
by stage. For speed, comfort and cheap
ness, this route is unsurpassed. The o.
& L c. railroad passes through the north
ern part of New York. over pleasing
country of beautiful scenery. Ogdens-
burgh, the terminus eff the road, is thri-
wing city extensive railroad and steam
boat buildings are in progress Of construc-
ton. This roa / is well managed but
ole accident whereby person was killed
has ever taken place on it during its Is
years existence.
One perccives the difference at once, as
if by instinct. the moment he touches
British soil. Caste is prevalent money
is the great qualification; and Yankees
are at discount in the eyes of the Cana
dian arstocracy. Brockvile, named in
honor Of the British Gen. Brock, the first
important station on the Grand Trunk
road after leaving Prescott Junction, is
really handsome city and is, was in
formed, place of considerable business.
Near Shonnonsville band of gypsIes
had camped but short distance from the
track some were "foraging," others men,
ding old articles of various wares The
railroad grounds at Kingston--where we
made 20Minutes stay--are decorated
in an artistic manner with flowers busts
and statutes, fountains. etc 1t was 2 o.
clock a m. when we arrived at Toronto
but not so dark as to prevent me from dis
the outlines of the great royal
palace, which is undoubtedly the most
magnificent building in British America.
The last hundred and City miles ride thro'
The "Kingdom of Canada" was monoton-
mostly through a partially
cleared forcst-relieved now and then by
log house or hay stack
At Port Sarnia ferry boat was ready
o take us across the St. Clair river to U.
J. soil again. The custom house officers
N board were quite free and familiar in
landling baggage, to the evident disgust
t the owners of the same. Baggage
hecked from points in the states through
, not liable to inspection. The Michigan
)entral passes through very excellent
arming country. Ann Arbor, the seat I
f the Michigan University, isa flourish {
ng town, as is Ypsilanti. Jackson, Albion. t
Iarahall, Kalamazoo, Decatur and Niles. |
'attlc Creek, the scat Of the new Hydro i
athic Home, and also the head quarters
t the Advent publications. which are
ute extensive,--is very pleasantly sit !
ated on the Kalamazoo River. Near q
his city are many elegant farm and coun-
y residences, AS 1t was during the @
light when l arrived at Chicago, and ma. a
ing only an hours stop, my observations \
this great western commercial q
nporiun were necessarily limited. The
emery through Illinois was Splendid ii
n either hand were spread out the bound. h
IS prairies-for fertility unequalled by "
ny soil in the world, save that Of Kansas -
I'm and grain fields often stretch for .,
lies in length, while at convenient dis. ;,
noes along the road were thrifty. hand F
me and wealthy villages and Cities :,
ch with their church and school house :,
Tres. and capacious grain elevators - u
uincy, ILL.,, is the terminus of the G B. !,
@. r r. 1t is a city of some 10000 =,
habtants-is situated on bluff over :,
oking the Mississippi, and is extensive. +,
engaged in the pork and hemp trade. ~
is the home of Senator Yates. :.
Here ] crossed the Father Of Waters 10
propeller, and landed in Missouri
&C slave state, and the hard contested mr.
ttle-ground between Price and yarious a.,
ion commanders during the late rebel. on
N. This state but needs eastern CAPT.
and energy to become Que Of the great. on