The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-07
digging from u to 40 feet. More rain

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lalls here than in France ;aBd while the
annual amount is less than in western
New York. yet the qusntity is greater III
Kansas during the season that it is most
needed for instance during The Spring
the fall OF rain in Kansas IS II inches,
while in Western New York it il only
| 10. In the summer months it is IL in
| ches i'm both sections. Burin autumn it
inches greater in New York. In
winter in the form of rain and SHOW z
| inches are had in New York, while only
fall in Kansas. Hence while il is
cloudy, wet and uncon 'oriabie in New
York, here il is dry and pleasant, and
convenient for work and business near
IL the entire winter.
RIVERS, sc.
The great NeoSho river, ti.r Usage,
the Cottonwood. with the " a,nni, La
bette, Verdigris and Fall rivers Clarke.
LYON. Mcdowell, Humboldt, Mill,
deep, Rock, Diamond. Allen, Coal, Salt.
Turkey. Elm, Wolf, Indian and Ilicko-
ry creeks, and their hundreds of aff1u-
ents, too numerous 10 mention, constf-
tuie II natuI al sl stem of water works
for supplying mau aud beast with ma
lures healthful beverage, and draining
the country from all super fiuities, and
aourishing along their banks In ia
voriie haunts, forests OF cottonwood,
hack berry, locust. maple, ash, elm. oak.
hickory and black walnut. a. the tirrs
are stopped these uill extend more and
more tilt Kansas can produce its own
lumber independent OF the pine orcsts
OF the North ami South.
THE CLIMATE AND HEALTH
OF Kansas are unequal,d. These in
deed are among it Chief cX'eii' nci"s,
and are recommendations ior srttlc-
ment. The atmosphere j. dry aud pute,
and singularly beneficial o persons pre-
| disposed 10 consumption aud bronchial
affections. For ca,arIlal ailments IL is
! specific. Many enjoy health here WHO
have been given up TO die East. No
| country in the world has finer system
of natural drainage. Marshes aud stag
nInt ponds are scarcely known. White
bilious diseases are incident To all ReIc
countries, and to this TO some extent,
with proper care they may bc avoided.
Those who will live upon low bottoms
ont of the way of the prairie breezes,
! ill they are acciimatrd. may expect &C.
casiOnally to have n ''toUch of the aguc,"
aud also of the blues" The winters
are short, dry and pleasant, low usu-
ally living on tie ground but few
| hours at the longest. No country in the
world furnishes IL larger number oi days
| in the year in which ouI door work can
be done. In the hottest days of sum
mer there is usually a cooling breeze.
The night, always cool, make the hottest
days quite endurable to the tired labor
er, FILLING into the arms OF balmy sleep,
natures sweet resIOrer.'
COAL AND SALT.
| Numerous veins of excellent coal have
been opened in the Valley. and i'll many
other parts Oi the Stale. varying all the way
| from one TO six feet In thickness
Most of the counties i'll the State have in
l lfR fAf hll S.l ls0
| found in the Valleys at Fall River. Verdi
girls. and Neosho Tie largest and most
important deposits ofsalt are III the Big Bend
of the Arkansas. being found there. accord
places two feet tbick, ami so solid il must be
cut with an axe
More magnificent natural roads cannot be
found i'm The world. Aside from IaNiLes,
cree! s, and rivers which reouir. bridging,
and some nj the bottoms that require turn
piking. very little labor is needed 10 lave,
for most of tn" year. roads equal 10 the
Nicholson pavement or TO the best macaGa-
mixed roads OF our country.
WAGES.
Farm laborers gtI IIum twenty 10 thirty
dollars per month, and III harvest lime from
one dollar and Il half to two dollars per day.
and are IN great demand. Servant
girls get from two to four UullHrs per week
alri board. and are always sure OF situations.
Mechanical labor is from u.ICe 10 five dollars
per day
We are nearly free from. What are left are
uuIeI AMI peaceab.e. and soon " i'll be entirely
removed ~ tire Territory asslSueu Ihcin by
the GeHeI;l GOvcIImcn..
The warlike and hostile tribes OF the Tlains
are never found Nithiu or near our settle
ulenlS.
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
The Common and Higher Schools of the
" a.
millions of dollars. portion OF which have
| been sold and invested. Yielding a heavy III
cone. Ia all our Educational institutions
no distinction OH account Oi sex Is allowed,
and from the highest tn the lowest sciio ar
| all have instruction adapted 10 fhclr several
| conditions. There j. no niece ssi'y OF send
! ing students 10 Harvard and ale. STE he
| port of State Superintendent OF Schools.
| Churches nj all denominations are COM
| mon and literally supported and atirIGcd.
Though Il StaEc scarcely ten years Cd. We
have all the appliances au'! nit ais "i mi
| provement. intellectually socially. al Il mtI-
ally. OF the olicr States OF my Years growth
TOWNS AND COUNTIES.
| The most important towns nu and near
! the Iiue OF the Road are. JUNCIICS CITY.
| Skiddy. Parker. CoU>CH GROVE Ancri-
| Gus. ENIroRIA. Hartford. OlIi'mwa. Bun
/ LINGToN. Leroy. NEUsHO FALLS. lola,
Humboldt. Labetic AID HETCIA. all more
| or less places OF thriving business and rapid
| growth. The couniii in VI ich our lai.ds
are situated are Davis. WaubauIsec. Dick
| iusOn. Morris. Chase, OS.gr. Lyon. C"fiey,
| Anderson. Allen. Butler. Greenwood.
| Woodson. Neosho ansl Labeite. with scat
tering sections in Riley. Clay aid Cloud
| counties.
COLONIES.
| The advantages TO those wishing 10 emil
CRATE in large bodies. aud tn bIuld mp tln ir
own towns, churches ant schools are espe-
cially striking. la some h'auiiu townships
/ we have from Is. 200 To 20 600 acres ni choice
/ UssSN d.
! " increase. aud these lands viii be speedily
occupied. and SOON every township can have
| all the privileges and appliances oi an old
| settled community. Our RAILWAY Company
| is prepared TO deal most literally in The trans
1 p'Irtalion nf passengers 10 settle upon their
| lands, aud goods and lumber for The Use oil
| settlers.
PRICES OF LAND.
| Our lands vary in price. usually from two
| to eight dollars per acre. and ARE sold upon
| the. credit OF ten years time and on more ia
vorablc terms Than any other company in
the Stale II is orr purpose to prevent. as
| far as possible. any Specializing In ilir lands
of this Company. and 10 encourage sales TO
actual settlers alone.
TERMS OF SALE.
! One tenth down ut time OF purchase. No
payment the second year, except the inter-
est. One tenth every year after until cCm-
| the rate OF ten per cent. This is the usual
! interest OF the State Amy one wi-hing to
save the interest can have the privilege Of
/ paying up at any time.
A PRETTY PicTURE.-Sfcramenio is
| fiery summer always, aud you can gath
er roses, aud cat Strawberries and ice
cream, and wear white linen clothes,
and pant and per,pire a, eight or nine
O'Clock in The morning, and take the
cars, aud at noon put on your fuis and
Jur skates. and go skimming over fro
! zen Bowner lake, 1900 feet above the
/ valley, among snow banks fiItprn feet