Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-25

making that business. Inc price mas
ranged. from so to so cents during the past
six weeks. 1t is now about 65 cents. Po-
tatoes are dull at 20 cents.
did not expect anything worth mention
ing in the way of natural scenery in Kansas,
but must confess to having seen several bits
of landscape in this vicinity that equal ii
they do not surpass what one may find near
Montpelier.
Through the courtesy of friend, was
enabled to visit Humboldt, ninety miles south,
as one of that city's invited guests on the
occasion of the celebration of the arrival of
the track of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad, at that place. The stage
ride from Garnet to Humboldt. passing
through lola, was one of the pleasantest
trips | ever took. For the first time in my
life was on the open prairie, away from all
signs of civilization, save the wagon track
that we were following. But even when
crossing the almost barren Ozark Divide,
we could occasionally catch sight of railroad
working parties, throwing up the embank-
ment for the L. l.. and G. road The bleach
| ing skeletons of oxen and horses, prairie
chickens in abundance, and finally a solitary
wolf, which hardly escaped the bullets of
our party, brought to mind the accounts of
travellers across the plains. The incidents
of the trip, in right hands, might alone
make up a very readable letter.. Humboldt
is lively town of about twelve hundred in
habitants and rapidly growing. Its citizens
in common with those of many other towns
in south eastern Kansas, are working hard
to secure an east and west road. On the
east side of the river, the limestone. bluff
aEesaat 4dfSssz RR lss ,,g
or fifteen feet, and forming a shelter at the
time l was there for several families of en-
| igrants. The bluff ranges from ten to TWEEN
ty-fiye feet in height. On the arrival of the
train from Junction City, procession nearly
mile in length, was formed at the station,
and escorted by the Humboldt band, proceed
ed to Germania hall, where the guests of the
city were formally received and directed to
the houses of citizens and to the hotels, to
receive the entertainment they probably all
very much needed. In the evening came
the toasts, speeches and music, usual on
such occasions. Later the two principal
halls Of the place were opened for dancing,
and the whole affair closed with a splendid
supper, gotten up by the ladies of Humboldt.
The company seemed to be made up of
prominent citizens of the place, leading rail-
road men, members of the newspaper frater
nity, Judges LAWYERS and army officers from
Fort Riley. If | belonged to either class, it
must be that | was a travelling correspond
ent of the FREEMAN. Leaving Humboldt
about one O'Clock in the morning, we had
an opportunity after daylight to see some
thing of the famous Neosho valley. said by
excellent judges to contain some of the finest
lands in the whole West. 1t is being rapid
ly filled up with an excellent class of settlers,
and will soon become the garden of the State.
AtJunction City are quarries of limestone,
which furnish very handsome and apparent
ly durable building material When first
taken out it Is quite soft and easily worked,
but becomes like the limestone of which the
city of Paris is. built, quite hard upon ex-
posture to the air and sun OF the country
along the Kansas Pacific Railroad, of the
soil, climate, fruit, politics, etc, ETC., of the
State, will speak at some fnturetime. 10
morrow | start for Kit Carson, $50 miles
- up country" and at present the Western
terminus of she h. P. Road If 4 Reet
with anything likely TO interest your reade1
| will communicate 4. 49,