The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-05-11
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that TIE cityof Salina is justly apprec-
ia,ei by those who wish us well and by
those Who arc jealous of our prosperity.
All unite in saying that salina is good
town. is destined to become the chief
metropolis west of Topeka and east OF
Denver, that it must be the centering
noint for two or more railroads. 1t is
unnecessary to repeat that this is but q
guaranty Of the general buoyancy and
feeling OF security for the future Pefvad-
ing all our people. Though our visit to
Abilene on last Monday was brief one,
il was source of pleasure and rccrea
tion, and ii was at this time we were the
more convinced of the wiseness OF our
selection of Salina as u place Of abode,
when talking with others Of the relative
positions of the towns Of Western Kansas
their respective advantages and OF the
country in the main.
1t is a beautiful sight to pass by rai'
from Salina east through the county ON
a warm, bright, spring day. u was our
fortune to be favored in these respects
The H. P. is parallel with the Smoky
Hill river. On either side Of the stream
the valleys are from five to ten miles IN
width, when the land rises beautifully,
gradually to what may be termed a Sec
oud bottom, reaching evenly on without
bluff as far as the eye can reach. Inc
whole Country is dotted with fac tarms'
P:iha'th!.s houses are tasty and many Of
then, news ": deno,iIs improvement and
the presepce Of the newcomer. For a
distancs-lof live miles from the city We
were midway bodies Of timber, where
the Saline river forms n confluence with
the Smoky Hill. Some distance back
Mulberry and Elm Greeks run into tho
Saline, the several streams furnishing {:
large amount of timber about the city
Solomon City, near the edge of Dick
inson county and fifteen miles from Sa
lima, was reached in due time. The
town contains four or five hunds,d pop
ulation and is improving. 1T possesses !;
fine location and is always sure to be {;
good business point. \ salt MAJ. ufactory
Is located near the place and we are IN
formed that it manufactures four to tivc
hundred barrels Of salt per week. judge
J. p. Dcvereaux, of Lawrence, has Oh
fercd large premium tor the best sam
ple of Kansas made salt to he exhibited
at the. State fair this fall and Solomon
City should put in her claims.
Abilene is full Of business and grow
ing. /, is estimated that there are thirty
buildings ut present under construction
Citizens stated that the past winter haf
been the dullest they had experienced
within the history OF the town. There
are q number first class buildings bu
the most of them are rather OF the in
ferior order. Not having previously Wis
tied Abilene we can not speak of its pas
but its present growth seems to be Of the
higher order aud Judging from previous
reports we infer that it was never SO wei
governed as it is now. The maintenance
Of good behavior appears to be upper
most in the minds of its people. Large
preparations are made for the importation
of Texas cattle and there exists and i:
opening the full complement of saloons
and boarding houses at the ev" OF thu
coming of the cattle men. One person
told us there were eighteen saloons in tn
place and that Mr.. Brown, of junction
City, was erecting large building for an
other. Abilene should follow the exam
pie of Salina and put its licenses at higl
figures, thus only giving to the more re
liable men the business. The first dr6v
of cattle is expected to arrive this week
We called upon Bro. Wilson, Of tn
! SFgOUNt duu IOuhu haah w " ~' ssssS
bic and accommodating gentleman. II
publishes live paper, which is deserv
ing Of the united patronage Of the cit
Gems. Dickinson county, he informe
us, contains about six thousand people
II is y fine agricultural county and Their
is no reason why il should not rank wit
the hes, counties d. the State.
These are some Of our impressions
made On u hurried trip. There is NOR
of this country than one would suppos
until he had scanned it pretty thorough
liz. The country is in advance OF tn
towns in population.
Col. Thomas II. Ringar, the newly ~
pointed Superintendent at West Point,
y Wisconsin man resident of Jackson
willie in that State. He was appointed
cadet by Judge Cole, then a member
Congress; now associate justice Of III
Supreme court of Wisconsin. The Coli
nal served in the REGULAR army for sever;