The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-10-15
TRIP DOWN THE WALNUT.

nut cOuntf! on the 4tn lnSI., paSSeu VI
the South Fork. over the hill dividing
it and the Walnut, and sfaid over night
at Mr.. Hubbard's, two miles below the
Sycamore springs. The country up S
Fork is improving some. They are
putting up good stone school house al
Razaar, and l saw one or two good
dwellings going up along the creek.
Mr.. Hubbard and his neighbor, a Ger
man whose name I cannot remember,
bought several sections of land on the
east side of the Walnut, and are making
large stock farms. They have several
miles of Usage orange growing. 1t is
doing well. Mr.. ii. is from Cleveland,
Ohio. He has fine herd of cattle, and
large flock of sheep. Commend me
to Mrs. Hubbard for good cup of cof-
fee. l met Mr.. McWhorter here. He
was gruntiIg livery over long ride on
the mower. He and Mr.. Baker were
cutting O "fire-break" around o large
territory here to save feed for their
stock.
The next day passed down the coun-
OhCASCd anu GLuOIduOS anu
passed the night with Lieut.. Conner,
one and a-half miles below the last
named place. Mr.. G. has quite a num-
Der of cattle and some horses. He has
a good farm and has raised some of the
largest corn we have seen. He and his
hospitable Yankee wife make their
house pleasant place for strangers.
The next day passed down the coun-
try through Augusta, and spent the
night with Mr.. Lamb, late of Cleve-
land, who is erecting hotel in Doug
lass. He and his excellent lady know
how to keep hotel, and when they get
their house finished will have a good
place for the travelling public. Doug
lass is beautifully located on the east
side of Big Walnut, about one mile be-
low the junction Of Little Walnut. 1t
is a new place, and they a,e laboring
under great disadvantages in the way
of getting lumber; but they expect to
have a mill in the course of two weeks.
Besides the hotel they have store in
charge of Mr.. Douglass. the gentleman
ly proprietor of the town, blacksmith
shop, and two or three other buildings.
l saw two new buildings going up, one
of which is to be store. Eight Mile,
Muddy and Rock creeks put in near the
town, which afford timber for large
settlement. 1 preached to small con-
gregation. There was a melodeon in
the house, and small choir was extern
ported, which gave us good sing. /
have the honor of preaching the first
sermon in Douglass.
The next day, Thursday, returned
to Augusta. There are six houses in
this young village. Mr.. James has
very neat dwelling. There are two
good stores and a blacksmith shop.
They are collecting material and laying
the foundation for a hotel. A drug
store will go up this fall. There is
steam saw mill near the town. The
Good Templars and Masons are organ
lied. The Baptists have an organiza-
ton with monthly preaching. There is
Sunday school under way, and the
district school will open on the 18th
inst. The town is situated on a plain,
between the Walnut and Whitewater
rivers, one mile above their junction. ]
preached to small congregation Thurs
day evening. Friday was n stormy day.
l remained and preached again in the
evening, when had better congrega-
ton. / found a number of Methodists
here, but they are as sheep without
shepherd.
l stopped with DR.. Stewart, staunch
Texan, who is engaged in merchandise
ing and cattle trading. spent the time
very pleasantly in reading one of his
philosophical works, Spencer on Biolo-
gy. After reading all day and a greater
part of two nights, l left off and asked
the question, What is life? who can
tell? Spencer says, "Life is the co-or-
dination of actions" What is action
What is the coordination Of actionsP
But enough of this. 1 may trouble
your readers some day with a short ar
ticle on the subject.
l will take my leave of the Doctor
and his kind family by saying that Mrs.
S. knows how to make good coffee, and
keeps the best of buttermilk.
On Saturday drove up to Eldorado.
The town was full of people. Judge
Lambdin says trade is good. The Re-
publicans were holding primary con-
veDtion. l see new stone building
going up--a residence, l presume. Sew
eral new buildings are now under con-
tract. Quite number would go up if
lumber could be procured. They need
good saw mill. The citizens have
bought out the dram shop and closed it
up. That was certainly good days
work, and speaks we'll for the citizens.
Rev. Mr.. Gordon, late of Emporia, has
just reached here. found them all in
a tumble, but he righted things up and
insisted on my preaching in his newly
occupied house. 1t has been used for
that purpose previously.
Sunday afternoon, in company with
Rev. Gordon, drove up to Chelsea and
preached in the evening in a private
house. l stopped, of course, with Capt
Donaldson. Chelsea is improving some.
They are building a school house which
will be credit to the place when it is
finished.
The crops al! the way up and down
the Walnut valley are very good.
never saw better corn and potatoes any.
where.
Monday started for Emporia, and
staid over night with Mr.. Norton
three miles from Bazaar, on South Cot.
tonwood. He has a good farm in the
bottom, surrounded with the "everlast'
inO hilIso Of that rayioD 7 sbo,,ld ,b;uL