White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-09-16
From the Leavenworth BuIletin.l
LETTER FROM WHITE CLOUD.
The TOwnss.Its Locati0n...Busfnes
PrOspects..rhe Surroundings.

White Cloud. Kansas. is . town Of
about 1900 inhabitants, situated on the
Missouri River four miles from the Ne
brssks line. The place enjoys and de-
serves the reputation Of being ono OF the
best business towns ON the river. White
Cloud is known to msny people abroad
as being the home OF SOL Miller-whose
name is synonymous with Kansas and
freedom.
White Cloud. in addition to . good
brick hotel. ha, msny handsome business
houses; among them. VI can enumerate
Bailey & Noyes. Lahmsr & Van Buskirk.
and w. H. Forncrook. general dry goods
dealers; Shaw Bros. dealers in hardware.
DC. and DR.. Shrevs & Son. druggists.
MIR. G. Shreve. Insurance Agent, is rep
resenting several Insurance Compsnies At
this plsce. and probably no more popular
fellow could be found to represent the in
terests of the company than be. IS he is
one of those july good patured fellows.
perfectly reliable. and always ready to
do person q favor. as well as being a
good business msn.
There are three steam saw mills. and
one Touring and custom mill at this place.
the latter being owned by Messrs. UT &
Mauck. and does large custom business.
besides shipping considerable -four to
other points. The saw mills are owned
BY Taylor & Ortons. Palmer & Orton.
and Beeler and Sons. and each turn out
lumber at the rate Of over a million feet
per season. and this is ell sold IS it is
m manufactured, to be taken into the coun-
try. to Hiawa,hs. Highland. and other
points farther back, as the country is fast
filling up in those localities. which con-
stitutss on immense demsnd for it. There
are also three shingie factories. and one
planning mill. There is also located al
this point quite an extensive steam pork.
packing house. owned by Mr.. o. Bailey,
and we understand be packs annually
from seven to nine thousand hogs
These are principally shipped to othe'
markets. although there is large sale q,
this place for them at retail. owing tt
the heavy emigration coming into thi
portion Of our Stale. A new wagon snG
carrisge msnufsctory has been establish
ed by Mr.. York. who. We understand
intends to do quite an extensive business
in thst line. Last but not least, in con
sequence Of there being no atsge commu
nication from this place either west. nortl
or south. il the fact that this market i
fully satisfied by j. c. Pierce. who keep
q 6De livery stable of from ten to twelv
horses. and persons need have no fear
hut that they can go in any direction
from White Cloud. even If the stage IA
cilities are non est. The ferry boat
white Cloud" at this place. crosse
the river for those who wish to 60 owe
to the Missouri side. and the stage an
mail route crosses the river connecting
with the St. Joseph d Council Bluff
Railroad at Forest City.
White Cloud can be properly terme'
q City Among the Hills, and the littl
valleys are thicklv dotted with plesssn
white cottages. which lend an air Of com
fort and fascination to the surroundings
1t is . fact which mas not escaped the oh
servation of many Northern Kansas citi
gems. that Leavenworth has neglecte'
Northern K ansas in it's unstinted and de
served praise of the Southern portions O
the State. Still Northern Kansas !
equally deserving. and it's towns and vii
lagos equally enterprising and progress
i've.
By way Of closing the letter from thi
city. l will remark that next to The Bul
letin. there is no better representative o
the interests Of Kansas. and especially o
the northern part. than the White Clou'
Chief The small sum of two dollar
will pay for the Chief one year. whicl
will keep its readers posted on the cd
vsntsges to ensue from home on tn
rich soil of Northern Kansas.