The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-09-09
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WALNUT VALLEY.

Passing down the Walnut from Edo
RADIO the eye is greeted by laage bodies
of timber on one hand, while on the
other we have the beautiful level bot
tom lands and gently sloping prairies,
covered with a luxuriant growth OF
prairie grass, except where the breaking
pillow of the settler has changed the
green pastures to black, rich-looking
grain fields.
Hundreds of men within the last
year have forever ceased hunting
claims, and have decided to make this
valley their homes. Everywhere the
freshly-turned land indicates the fresh
arrival of settlers, and great numbers
of wagons and herds of cattle are con-
tinually passing over the road, each
travelling toward their favorite part of
the great Walnut Valley. The country
is well settled, but there is still room
for thousands of others who are desi-
rous of obtaining cheap lands for homes
in this most beautiful Kansas"
In this valley, about five miles from
Eldorado, is the residence of Y. S.
Hughes. Mr.. Hughes has only been To-
Gated here about one year. He has an
excellent farm near the river and has it
well improved. He planted an extern
sive orchard last spring on newly bro
ken sod. The trees are nearly all liv-
ing and have a thrifty, growing look.
The grass here is very heavy. Much
hay is being made, and much more will
be put up than will be consumed by the
stock now here.
Twelve miles from Eldorado, near
the junction of Walnut and Whitewa-
ter, is situated the thriving village of
AUGUSTA.
Few places in Kansas possess better To-
cations than Augusta. Situated in the
junction of two valleys unsurpassed in
beauty and fertility, with several other
valleys of less extent, the trade of
which will center here, they have a
brilliant prospect before them. The
trade of the place is good at the present
G. N. James and James & Manning
have each a good assortment of grocer
les, dry goods, hardware, etc., for which
they have ready sale, and are contin-
ually increasing their stock to meet the
growing demands of the country. Ter
man & McKitrick are doing a good bus
mess in the real estate line. q. III. La
Fettra is erecting a new building to be
used as a law Office. A large two-sto-
ry frame school house is being built
which, when completed, will be one of
the best school buildings in the south
west. We called on A. A. Putnam. ed
itor of the Crescent, and fouI d him firm
in his own opinions, though TO all out
ward appearances he was happy and
contented.
THE Usage LAND OFFICE
is located here. The books and some of
the clerks have already arrived. The
register and receiver win be here this
week and business will commence soon
Between Eldorndo and Eureka the
fine four-horse coach of the "OId Reli-
able" Kansas Stage Company ratified
rapidly over the ''Flint Hills" as the
uplands between the Walnut and Fall
rivers are called, to the utter discom-
fort of tired, sleepy and naturally pro-
fame travellers. We arrived, at last, at
EUREKA,
the county seat of Greenwood county.
We found an excellent dinner provided
for us at the Eureka house, which little
affair we Immediately attended to. Du-
ring our meal we were convinced that
Mr.. Cummins knows how to run that
difficult and complicated machine-a
hotel. Eureka was all excitement on
the question of railroad bonds. This
was the day of voting on 100000
bonds for the Kansas City, Burlington
and Santa Fe railroad. In certain To-
calities the bonds were meeting with
very decided opposition and Eureka
was consequently rather busy.
During our limited stay in town we
visited Stoddard Il Hoover, real estate
and insurance agents; Olney & Sons,
druggists; and Garlick 81 War;, hard
ware dealers. Found them all busy.
The streets of Eureka present quite a
lively appearance. Much building is
going on. A large building for hotel
is just completed, but is not yet occu-
pied. j. A. II.