The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-20
FROM CHASE COUNTY.
From the Lawrence Tribune.
CoTToNwooD FALLS, KAs.,(
August 6. 1869.

August 6, 1869.
As your columns are always gener-
ally open to articles on the development
of the State, and as l have not recently
seen anything in reference to this coun-
ty, desire to present a brief statement
of the claims of this section. The crops
in the county are better than they have
been for years, and the yield is very
abundant. There is scarcely any sick
ness, and the people are joyous in ex-
pectation of the coming prosperity.
Cottonwood Falls, the county seat, is
one of the most beautifully situated
towns in the State. The ground is high,
and the view of the surrounding coun-
try is extremely fine. The Cottonwood
river, stream not eXcelled in the State
for beauty and water power facilities,
flows along the northern extremity of
the town. G.. A. Britton's mill is locat-
ed on the river at the foot of Broad
way. The mill has All extensive repu-
tation. A bridge will 10 doubt be
built over the river at this point, at an
early day, which will result in drawing
still larger trade to the town than it
now enjoys. Excellent water is pro-
cured at a distance, from the surface of
the ground, of from twenty to thirty
feet. A large two-story stone school
house has been recently built, at cost
of over six thousand dollars. The Con-
gregationalists are now building a
church here, which will add much to
the place. The town contains one drug
store, three very large grocery and gem
eral variety stores, one saddle and har-
ness store, one hardware store, a mer:-
chant tailoring store. Wagon making,
blacksmithing, thinning and other kinds
of business are carried on also. The
business men are enteFprising, and will
compare well with those of any other
town in the State. Judge w. II. Brown,
of this Judicial district, resides here.
His circuit will be greatly enlarged
soon, by the addition of other counties.
There is a lodge of the Sons of Temper
ance here, numbering over seventy
members, and a Masonic Lodge will be
Instituted in few days. The Chase
County Banner, well-managed paper,
devoted to local and general Interests,
is published here. The finest quality of
lime and sandstone, together with mag
nesia limestone, is found near the to wn.
Chase county ranks amoug the best
stock raising counties in the State, and
possesses many superior facilities over
other sections. The Cottonwood river
runs from west to east through the
county. There are twelve creeks within
the comfy, all well timbered, and run
ming abundance of water. The bottoms
are fertile and vary in width from one
half TO three miles, while the uplands
consists of bluff mari and deeomposed
vegetation"
Railroads viii soon pass through the
county, and there can be no doubt
that Chase will take rank among the
first counties in the State. A heavy i'm
migration will come in this fall, and as
lands are equal to those in any other
part of the State, and quite low, now is
the time for great bargains in property,
that will undoubtedly double in price
in the next two years Added to the
many other advantages which those pre-
SCENTS, the people are temperate. intelli-
gent and substantial in all their habits,
and hospitable to a very high degree.
Very truly, JAY.