The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-03-20
THE LOWER HEosHo ooUETRY.

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Watson Stewart, an old resident of p
Allen county, furnishes the Humboldt "
Union with the following account of q
trip he recently took from Humboldt, =
down the Neosho, to the State line. AS
we have many eastern subscribers who
are desiring information in regard to
all parts of Kansas, and as we are work !.
ing for the up-building of the whole .
State, we give his communication to the
Union a place, merely remarking that
we have known Mr.. Stewart for many
years, and consider him entirely relia-
BILE. The country described is in the
South eastern part of the State, most
ly what is known as the Usage lands
The letter is dated March II, 1868:
i Last week made a trip down the |
Neosho Valley as far as the South line |
of the State. 1 have not, since the settle
ment of this country, passed through
it, and 1 was favorably impressed with
: the progress made in the past two or
three years.
Our road for - or IA miles passed
n over fine rolling prairie-not much set
tled-as the road runs east of the river
from two to four miles-here we cross
Big Creek. where are some good farms
For the next six miles, to Canville, the
Ecountry is high and rolling from Can
Vile to Erie, we passed through rich
bottom, well settled-some of the land
trather low and wet. Erie is surrounded
- by good body of land--has some very
good buildings;I believe it claims tC
:. have possession of the county seat o.
et Neosho county.
t. Usage Mission is Situated some 81,
3 miles beyond Erie. 1t is decidedly til
II sI,nI
=" Ole element decidedly predominates
OF was informed also that the Dcmocrac.
* were largely in the ascendency, never
sc theless it is pleasantly located place
7 has some very good buildings, and
=, hotel that would be an honor to an
~ town.
On From the Mission for about ten mile
ey we travel over we'll settled country
he a settler being on nearly every quartz
Il, section. WenoW cross the Neosho rive
at ''Trotter's Ford" pass through fin
X, country, well dotted over with settle
lis ments.
le. We now enter Labette county. pas
nd Montana, where lisa good saw mill tina
81 seems to be doing more and better wor
III than any other mill on the route. Th
re town don't seem to be prosperous.
n; Next we reach Oswego, the count
10. seat Of Labette. 1t has. beautiful! i"ca
80 ton uDon the west Dank of the river
le' commanding an extensive view of til
ny surrounding country, which is yer
"a beautiful. AT this point Messrs. Glove
IL & Barnes are improving a water powc
ON in the construction of very substanti;
dam across the Neosho river. They al
ICE now erecting a saw and Touring mil
is which they propose to have runnin
ey this spring.
= The town is not yet year old, ha
~, already some 30 or 40 buildings compile
lth ted, and others in process of erection
he 1t is we'll supplied with timber, ston
IL for building, and coal III great abun
re dance and of the best quality.
,s+ From OswegO we travel for ten milo
40 over a beautiful tract of country, lyin
ds between the Neosho and I1abette, whic
at 1 think cannot be surpassed i'll the Stat
TT for its beauty of location and fertilit
,y+ of soil.
We now reach Chetopah, town {
ny but few months growth, but which hs
quite the appearance of a live town.
of Chetopah is located upon the we'
ter bank ofthe Neosho river, just below til
al mouth of the Labette, within about tw
A"i miles of the south line OF the State.
lot has beautiful location, is surrounde
he by an excellent farming country, whic
ire is being settled up rapidly. 1t is We
,sa supplied with timber, good stone ft
- building, and coal, of the best qualit,
ne abounds
1t aspires to be the "bortler town. {
Mt Kansas, and from its location, the char
VT ccs are that it will succeed. Oar forme
tOwnsman, Col. Doudna, is running
III steam mill here, and seems to be. doin
he a good business. There are now upo
in the site some % buildings, and sever;
nv others under contract.
-, Several good business houses will h
ny built the coming season, one of brick 9
ST by 80 feet, two stories. 100000 brio
it'll are to be burned.
is The u. p. II. W., S. B., has surveye
no its route to thi: place. Chetopah wi
be the most Southern point in the Stat
ler on the railroad, and with its advantage
or. of climate, soil, timber, and above al
he its great abundance Of superior coal,
mr. would seem that its prospects are equ;
=, or superior to any other town in Soutl
no ern Kansas. Chetopah is the only tow
in Labette county where title can u
ill obtained for lots. The town Compan
ks have deed for the site, and are maxim
"a deeds to persons who will build.
Our whole trip was upon the Osag
en- Lands, which are to be sold in May.
had intended to speak of the prospect
s." and feelings of the settlers, but I hay
mo- already taken up too much space.
it'll IMPEACHMENT rs PEACE.