The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-10-11
From Kansas.
LAWRENcE, KANsAs. Oct.

LA"hENct, NANsAs, oct =, ~.
Enron REGISTER -
Fred and reached this place
Sept. 10Th, having been upon the road
only three days and nights, losing six
hours on the way. ! find Kansas beau
tiiil rolling prairie, well watered and
very well timbered for prairie state.
There are good many Vermont PEG.
pie about here, some from Addison coun.
ty. Among others | find your brother,
VI. Knapp, Esq, of the Real Estate
firm, ID. :. Gibbs n Co., who are doing
fine business in this lnc-and may be
relied upon in every respect. attended
the Leavenworth fair and the State fair
at Fort Scott, where were exhibited q
splendid assortment OF everything inter-
cstlng and useful from cattle and agricul-
tural implements to pincushions and other
fancy fixings. Among the farming i'm
plcments was the celebrated Clipper
Mower found that the sheep branch
Of agriculture was worthily represented
by our friends Blake, Childs and Jewett,
iormcrly Of Addison county, Vermont.
They led off, taking all the glory and the
STAMPS amounting to 500 at Leavcn-
worth and the two first and second and
the two sweepstakes premiums at the
State fair. Is not that good for Kansas,
backed by old Addison ?
Among the farm implements was ten
horse power steam threshing machine in
operation, which we believe would nearly
match in threshing, Frost, Lucia & Co.'S
two horse machine at old Bridport.
We have had considerable rain lately
and | am now hoping for pleasant wealth
err shall soon take trip to the south
part of the State over the l.. J.. & G.. r.
r., as Mr.. Baldwin has presented me
with free pass to 90 and look at the
lands along this enterprising road, which
runs through n beautiful country. Kan.
sas must soon be one of the leading states
in the west There il great rush for
Kansas. | find great change since l
was here in 1860 Then not railroad
in the state, now there are 1900 miles.
Then Kansas City was n small place
now il numbers % 900 inhabitants. Then
l went through the country on foot with
no option to the contrary, at 81 miles
per day now | can pass almost anywhere
at that rate per hour. Then | lay ont
on the prairie when night overlook me;
now well to do farmers everywhere offer
me their hospiiaities This is great
country All is life and animation Land
is the cheapest in America, populations
are increasing rapidly by emigration,
cities and towns sprnging up like magic,
farms are already in high state of Guilt
walton ready for some enterprising man
Of small capital to come and them up, the
great car of civilization is already here
on its way westward the country will be
soon filled up and lands now bringing
from 81 - to Sl.5O per acre will soon
command the iabulous prices of New
England.
There is room ior those who dare leave
the old iiresidc and make new ones for
themselves in a more congcnial cline and
ona more favorable soil Kansasis the centr-
al state Of the 'non and is destined to be-
come one Of the leading ones. II is not
all honey there is some comb and bee
bread. But have never seen a better
place TO live than this. What fruit and
corn, and oats, aud horses, and cattle, and
hogs Winters are short, hay costs moth
ing but the labor of harvesting it,
Who wants TO join the Addison County
Colony? | shall make Lawrence my
headquarters for the present where any
one can write to me. | will write again, [
Mr.. Editor, I'yon wish, when am n
little settled Yours &C.,
X. &. GooDAlr.