The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-24
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IA new city has been founded upon
this grand line, called Sheridan City, |
under the auspices Of the National Land |
Company, at the crossing of the line
over the North Fork of the Smoky rive
er. This point may be more definitely
located ln the readers mind by saying
that it Is twenty miles beyond MOnu-j
ment. the present terminus, and twelve
east Of Fort Wallace.
This new station, named in honor of
Maj. Gen. Phil. Sheridan, is near the
end of the present subsidy, and, in the
event of Congress refusing to grant the
additional aid asked for, will be the
temporary terminus oft he road, and the
center of heavy mountain trade.
Should Congress grant the aid, the road
will almost Immediately make. turn to
the southwest, still leaving this as the
diverg1ng point of a branch road to
Denver City. In either point of view,
it is destined to be an important station.
In excavating for the court house cell
lar, six feet below the surface several
living springs of water were unearthed.
These springs will afford abundance of
water for the use of the occupants of
the building when completed, and will
be a-great convenience in its construc-
tion.- Garrett PlaindedEeT. -.
VIM. L. G. Soule, Esq, whose well
known farm is on Coal creek, brought
US i'll few ripe peaches of rare excel
lenee. One variety is Hale's Early, and
the other Seeding, which we presume
will immOrtaliZc the producer as SouIc's
Early, If not some more classic name.
Mr.. Soulc has used peaches for q Week.
E-LaH9'eHee Tribune, 18th.
The west bank of the Missouri river,
/ Just; below the mouth OF the kaw, is
wearing away very rapidly. The way
the bank scents TO be going off just now
IL 1t is not protected soon the approach
to the bridge will DC i'll danger OF being
taken away. We understand, however,
that the bridge company has made some
arrangement to have the work of rip
rapping commenced imMediately.-U y
! GudOttc Gazette.
The colored people Of Quindaro, Wy
! andOtte, Kansas City, Lawrence and
LeaVenw Orth, and all the country round
about, propose to celebrate the anniver-
sary of Emancipation i'll the West In
] dies. at tluindarO,, August LIST. They
expect 30 have n band of music in at
tendance, and some Of the best speak
crs i'll the State. All arc invited.
The OsSaloosa Independent of last
week says the new court house there is
, HEtiILS COIN PIClcO' 20
The United States Surveyor General
! for Kansas estimates the population of
! the State at 800, 200, the value of its live
stock ar SAC, 300, 900, and the value % its
crops for 1861 at S35, 350.8tO. The nuns
bcrO acres under cultivation is esii-
mated at 3,000.UO0, worth, with build
ings and agricultural implements, $40,
! OO9,000.
| The Catholics of Atchison are erect
! ing in that city one of the most Inagnif-
icent church edifices in the West. 1t
viii cost over 100000.
The following three paragraphs are
! from last weeks Humboldt Union:
Mr.. a. Il. Stofer, living about two
and a half miles up the NeOsho, informs
us that he las had roasting ears for the
! last three weeks.
Mr.. Will Thompson handed US spec
linen of the yard bean, Thursday morn
ing, which measured 27'inches and con-
tanned % beans. .'
The refreshing showers of the past
week are of inestimable benefit to grow
ing crops. A.
! Specimens of stone labelled ''Nfagne.
sian Limestone" have been sent us by
Mai. H. II. Williams, of OsawotOmie
1t is said to ax;@t-i+t ftIeXhaustible guam.
titles on Middle creek, seven miles
southeast of OsawatOmie, in this coun.
ty. The stone is pure white, and cal
be sawed with n common saw as easily
as ehstile soap. 1t is very soft when
: first taken out, but becomes hardened
when exposed to the atmosphere. 1t is
no doubt a valuable building stone, anC
will probably be further examined tc
i test its value. We are confident-it is o
81 value equal to the famous junction City
stone.-PdOI0 Repu6ttcdn.
The following two paragraphs arr
, from the Manhattan Radical of the 18th
Sunday afternoon the, heaviest show
, er we have had for year fell here
, Heavy showers have fallen in this neigh
borhoOd for the last week or two.
Mr.. Welcome Wells presented us thi:
-Eweek with some beautiful ripe peaches
aud apples from his farm two miles cas-
= of town. They arc full grown and deaC
ripe. Either of the peaches measured
, eight inches in circumference, and the
apples measured ten inches in circum
ference. The peaches are of the Early
Hale and the apples of the Early liar
; vest variety.
The Topeka Leader announces that
4 daily will soon be issued from thu
l Office.
! The Olathe Mirror says: +" YESTERDAY
morning we saw Il wagon load of John
, son county wheat ell route for the Wy
andotte Mills. The owner informed III
that a field of thirty acres averaged
. thirty -nine bushels per acre, and weigh
ed sixty-seyen pounds Ter mea5ur cC
D bushel. Who can beatit!'
LARGE YIELD.-Mr. ColIey. one o
4 our county commissioners, informs III
:, that a neighbor of his has harvested l!
Il acres of wheat, thrashed aud measured
+ the crop, and that the average per acre
is 371s bushels. That is good crop
but there are other fields that wiil'prob
D ably yield equally as well. Mr.. Victor
{ near Olathe, johnson county, harvested
q 49, bushels TO the acre, but we do no
know the number of acres. Kansa
may safely be classed as one of the bes
s. wheat growing States of the Union
e OSk0loOS0 Independent.
d. The weather this week has been op
r pressively warm, with hot, dry wind
e from the South aid Southwest. Corr
/. and other crops are needing rain Yer!
= badly, and we hope it will come soon
Wheat is mostly cut, and this DIR.
weather is favorable Tor stacking
Farmers all inform us that the crop i
n much better than was expected-es
9 pecially Spring wheat. Some hay i
;. being cut, but grass is rapidly dryin:
qp$-ChGse, -Couaty Banner.
By the State Record we learn that tn
City Council of Topeka, are taking step