The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-06-26
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EDITOR EMpoRIA NEws-Sir: Having
heard considerable said in praise of that re-
gion of Kansas embracing 142 and Hill creeks,
in Lyon county, including the divide between
the two streams, and claiming to DE an ardent
admirer of the rich scenery that so abundant
ly abounds in our great young State of Kansas,
and having a little leisure time just now, con-
cluded to go and see if those sayings were So
Commencing my teur ut Major Hicks, pass
ed up 142 creek to the crossing Of the Santa Fe
road; thence across to Hill creek, and down
said creek to the junction Of Hill and l42
creeks, in the meantime crossing and re-cross-
ing the divide between the two creeks. And
l am free to confess that half has not been
said in praise of this, almost the garden spot
of Kansas, or perhaps 1 should say of the
known world. This divide, or should say
| the upland between those two creeks. is GER
tanly by far the most fertile and beautiful l
have seen in Kansas, 1t is, would suppose,
| from two and half to four miles in width,
not high or hilIy, but what might properly be
called nice or slight elevation, and is certain
| ly very fertile, the soil examination is found
very deep and rich, the vegetation rank end
luxuriant, plainly indicating what the next
few years will conclusively prove, that this
beautiful and fertile divide, including the val
| leys of Hill and 142 creeks, will ere many
years be one of the richest agricultural regions
| of our martyr State. In passing along ind
| quite heavy, or thick settlement-with ap-
parently plenty of school houses, and scores
of remarkably fine, intellectual-looking boys
and girls, sufficient I should think to keep up
the population. But notwithstanding all this
vast crowd of human beings find that lmml-
grafton is constant and heavy to this neigh
borhood, and 1 think the immigrant lucky
man who casts his lot OH the fair lands of 142
or Hill creeks. I see many very fine farms,
several in first class state Of cultivation. Ma
ny of the bottom farms, don't think can be
surpassed for natural advantages on any part
! of this continent. The crops all look splendid.
1 don't think l ever saw n better prospect for
a heavy yield of corn. Twas highly delighted
| with the reception with which met during
5 my three days sojourn among this people. All
seemed to be largely imbued with that intelli-
gent go-aheadativeness so peculiar to the
American people, and particularly peculiar tc
, person after remaining in Kansas a Short
while. In my peregrinations called ON sew.
eral of the farmers. My first call was on l.
o w. Hutchinson. / found him quite communi
: cative, quoting fluently from Shakespeare, DIR
= Franklin, Hume, Voltaire and many more o
: our ancient great men, not seeming however *
i care much as TO the correctness Of his quot
. ations or his language, provided the words
were big. Next called on Sid. Putnam. H
l. presented quite a ministerial appearance
> quite pleasant in conversation, and seemed
y rather to be going the slow but sure prin
ciple. NV next call was on Uncle Bob-I be
lie Iieve everybody knows him. He seemed to b
y quite we'll contented with his competency @
lie this worlds goods, of which he frequently
Of makes mention. His aspirations to greatzes
ha ooin llxya fo ham 10
He persistently avows that he is ''ladies
man, and with this idea consoling him he seem
g to be content. Next and last called on Broth
Sc err John Wayman. Temporarily he appears {
n prosper greatly, and don't seem to have muc
u to say about anything except his 'ogs, hi
10 'orses and his pap. But lest 1 should wear
u your patience, and exhaust my small stock
Is gas, will close. CITIZEN.
IA ~, Mr.. S. G. Mead, the gentleman who is goin
he to start the new paper at Eureka, Greenwood
I'll county, has been stopping in town few da,
this week, and we have had the pleasure
spending several hours in his comSany. He
ne a genial and Intelligent gentleman, and an a
dent Republican, and we predict will print
IN, good paper-one which the people Of Gree
he wood county will not be ashamed to send
fo friends East. He proposes to call his paper Il
lily Eureka Herald. 1t will be six column +
per for the present. Mr.. NJ. comes to sta
sry His materials are entirely new. and he propc
ast es not only to print a nice looking paper, b
Id one that will fully represent the local interes
ch of that excellent county. Let the people p
LAe their shoulders to the wheel and give hi
or. a united and hearty support, because he W
red need the help of all in order to make zen
TO meet.'' We are glad to know that blu
e. ness men extended to Mr.. Mead 4 liberal {