The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-14
JOTTINGS.


.... JOTTINGS.
spent my Christmas on the road Il
and at Marion Center, the hub of Mari
on county. On Christmas Eve / stop
ped with Mr.. Smith, near Cedar Point
did not see any turkey, but we had
some pumpkin pies that would have re-
joiced a Hoosier." Mr.. S. owns 6
good farm just above the mouth of Ce
dar creek. We reached Marion Center
about noon on Christmas day. 1t nest.
les down between Cottonwood and
Muddy, just above the junction. 1t il
improving. j counted several new
houses that have gone up within few
months-one very fine stone dwelling
The houses are principally built of stone
They have built a good bridge across
the Muddy, and purpose building one
across the Cottonwood next summer.
They have a good stone school house
and good school in it. The Metho-
dist and United Brethren are both Or
ganized and have regular preaching.
The Good Templers have prosperous
lodge. They have no liquor shops.
There is fine water power just below
town, which Mr.. Moore thinks of i'm
proving in short time. There are sew
eral live men about Marion Center, and
they have 3 good country around them
to build up town. They will doubt
less succeed.
On Monday after Christmas / started
down the Cottonwood for Plymouth.
Spent the night with Mr.. Shaft, on Sill
yer creek. He has a good farm, a large
stock of cattle, and good stone dwell
ing and barn. His mother, just across
the creek, has large farm, much stock,
and stone dwelling which would do
credit to any country.
On Tuesday, passed down through
Cottonwood Falls, and reached Plym-
outh in the evening staid at Plymouth
until Friday. This town has been de-
scribed in The News several times, and
hence 1 shall not undertake it. The
name indicates Yankee, but / see no
Yankees here. They have good society.
The Friend Quakers hold the country
around. They have q large church
about three miles from town. They
have no regular meetings in Plymouth.
The United Presbyterians and Metho-
dists are organized and have regular
service in the school house. They sup
port large Union Sunday School.
The Cottonwood river heads up in
Mcpherson county, and runs in an east
erly direction through Marion, Chase
and Lyon counties, forming junction
with the Neosho seven miles below En-
poria. It is living stream, and affords
more and better mill privilege than any
other stream in the State. The bottoms
up to Cedar creek, forty miles above
Emporia, are wide and fertile. Above
that point they are narrow but very rich.
1t has some fine tributaries, among
which are Middle, Diamond, South
Fork, Peyton and Buckeye creeks. These
creeks all afford timber and good farm
ing lands. At the functions of these
streams the bottoms are wide and rich,
with large bodies of timber. Two of
those functions are worthy of special
notice : the main junction with Neosho
below Emporia, and that OF Diamond
and Middle creeks, five miles above
Cottonwood Falls. The first named af-
fords the largest body of good farming
land, with plenty of timber to support
it that know OF in, Southern Kansas.
The second Is almost its equal. It affords
some of the finest scenery in Kansas 3.
Above Cottonwood Falls the hills rise
abruptly, and are quite broken but they
will afford almost everlasting Pasturage
for stock.
There are some enterprising farmers
along this beautiful valley, and they are
getting rich, and making fine farms, and
building good houses There is as much
taste and enterprise in this direction
among the farmers as you will find in
the Southwest.
Mr.. Soden has large Touring mill and
wooden factory at Emporia. Mr.. Patty
Is putting in mammouth Touring mill
three miles from Plymouth. Mr.. Brit
ton has good Touring mill at Cotton
wood Falls. Mr.. Shipman has q saw
mill at the Usage crossing, five miles
above the Falls. Drinkwater & Co.
have Touring and saw mill at Cedar
Point. These are all driven by the wa
tiers of the Cottonwood.
The Santa Re Railroad will doubt ess
go up this valley, and it will be built
within two years- The company owns
some very fine lands along the valley,
which will be open for settlement as
soon a. the road is built. All in
all, tho Cottonwood valley is one of
the most desirable portions of Kansas.
have no Pecuniary interest in the val
ley-wishI had. c. r. r.