Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-08-18

i"i hiicii, anO Is rather retlfiny IN
his appearance. He con hardly fail
to make favorable impression on
any one not prejudiced. lie was in
terviewed BY large number Of the
party, not excepting the Democrats,
We were not o: the humble: who crow
dcd themselves upon his notice,
though We would have considered it
a pleasure to join palms if occasion
had offered.
Most of us desired to sec some
thing mere of the country than river
towns would at:urd ur. An cxpc.
dition was therefore planned to 60 to
Topeka, the State Capital, on Sun
day, dining there and returning to
Leavenworth in the evening. The
road to Topeka run, most Of the way,
along the bottom of the Kansas Riv-
er, so that, in this instance, as in
most instances, the general Contour
and description ofthc country is hard
~ Of a sample of that seen from
the car windows. The portion Of
the trip from Lcavcnworth to the
point Of juncturc with the Kansas
Pacific Road, near Lawrence, was
across the country where its general
surface could be seen to some atlvan-
tage. Aside from the fact that Kan
sas grows less timber than the cen
trail part Of Iowa, the description of
the one would be a tolerably accurate
description of the other, if the mar
row strip of Kansas, seen by us, is a
sample Of the whole.
Except in the immediate vicinity
Of Lcavenworth, the portion of Kan
sas seen by us has not seen SO much
of the drought as this part of Iowa
has seen. Yet, even ut Leavenworth,
the crops were magnificent, the corn,
especially, while the wheat, like that
Of Iowa, though not large in guam
titv, is excellent in quality.
Topeka, though the Capitol Of the
State,is not city Of much interest.
1t has the characteristics ofall grow
ing western prairie cities. The people
there We'd with other towns along
the route in the generousncss Of their
hospitality and would haze been glad
if the rogaycrs could have suppca
with them.
1t w.s full seven o'clock in the
evening before we had crossed the
river at I.cayenworth AMI boarded
the train on the Missouri Valley
Railroad. Our route now lay to the
northward along the course of the
Missouri river. The timber and
bluffs shut out from our view the
outlying country, combining our
visions to narrow bounds.
St Joseph, or, rs it is called, tor
short, St Joe, prepared magnificent
supper at the Pacific House, and, at.
ter the "knlfe and fork exercise had
been completed, gave us some speech
cs. Our party was not to be out.
done either in generosity or wind, SO
some speeches were thrown back &C.
companied by some long resolutions.
It was source of sincere regret. on
the part of all the party, that St
Joseph could not have been reached
and inspected by day light. As it
was, We could see large, tall and
substantial buildings, well paved
streets, and evidences of wealth, pros
perity AMI growth.
1t was early in the morning when
we left the Excursion party at cas-:
Nebraska City,-,hey to be feted aud
wined and dined at Council Bluffs,
We to do little private visiting at
the house of a methodist minister.
We had a leisure space of time OF
nearly an hour and a half before the
ferry boat would begin to run, and
we tried to shorten the time by hiring
some one to set US across the river
OH an independent line, but all our
oyertures were declined AMI we wait.
cd, pcriorce, tor the regular convey
ance.
1 Ncbl aska CITY is situated on a hill
sloping, not too abruptly, toward the
east. Between six and eight thou.
sand is the estimate of the popula.
ton. One of the finest, If not Me
finest public school building west OF
the Mississippi is located at this point.
1t is certainly an imposing structure.
to all outward appearance, for we
did not go inside. The City has, al
SO. many fine private buildings and
its streets indicate large amount Of
business. Two daily papers arc pub
!ished herc-the Chronicle, ltepubli.
can in politics and the Times, Demo.
cratic-both # which offices we visit.
ed. With our friend and the editor
OF the Chronicle, Mr.. Miller, we made
hasty "cxcnrsh' into the country to
witness, as best we could so hastily
the capabilities of tho soil Of that
young state. OF course We did not 60
beyond the heavy rolls Of the prairie
always found near rivcrs-we should
havo boon Glad m IN far ouourh r.