The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-06-16
FROM PARK CITY.

FROM PARK CITY.
RARK CRY, Kansas, June 4th, 1871.
EMPoRIA NEws.-The tide of immigra-
ton to Sedgwick county continue on
the increase, and Texas cattle in unbro-
columns continues to pass through
Park City. Since last Thursday up
wards Of twenty Thousand cattle have
crossed the big Arkansas river at this
uoint, and three hundred dollars in
gold and silver, and large sums of
green-backs, have been left with our
merchants, n. II. Lakin, w. Vsnburan,
Messrs McClintOck & Thompson, and
Aessrs Hall s. Wiley. This new trail
through Park City, established by May
or Shanklin, special agent O f the K. P.
r. R., throws the cattle west OF Newton,
and the drovers get their supplies here,
50 that even if the new trail passed
through Newton the merchants there
would derive but little benefit from il.
II the A. T. & s. F. r. r. wish to ship
Texas cattle it is more than probable
that they will have to build their road
further south than Newton. Park City
Is centrally located in the original ten
mile strip granted to the A. T. g s. +.
B. r. and at the most convenient point
for bridging the big Arkansas river, for
miles below or above; and the people
in this valley deaire and need railroad.
and if the A. T. q s F. r. r. see prop
or to run their road to this point within
- short time they will tap the cattle
trail at vital place. They, the Texas
cattle, can't cross above here for the
reasons that there is no water between
the Minescah and the big Arkansas, q
distance Of thirty-five miles, or three
days drive, for Texas cattle, and there
is ne good crossing on the Arkansas
here for upwards Of forty miles. Hence
It Is probable that this will continue to
the great thoroughfare for Texas cattle
IS long as the people here will not OBJ
iect to passage. And if the railroad
win move on into the valley the people
viii not object to Texas cattle, but will
fAciliate their transit through this To-
cality.
By securing this trail mammoth bus
mess and large growth is insured to
Park City this year; and its location in
the Arkansas Valley between the little
and big Arkansas Rivers, and its CEN
trail location in the county and in the
finest agricultural district in the State,
with an absolute certainty Of the cattle
trails this and next year and two or
more railroads, will make it the main
town of Sedgwick county, and the rail-
road and commercial center of the Ar
kansas Valley and south western Kan
sas. It is the objective point of the Fl.
Scott, Park City, and Santa Fe r. R.
incorporated some time last winter and
one Of the points of the Arkansas VAL
lay and Hockey Mountain r. R.
<<kor the past three months every man
who has visited Park City, desiring to
go into business at good point and in
q new town, has located here, and if all
who are locating or desiring to locate
in new towns will first visit Park City,
am confident that they will not go
elsewhere. The merits ofthis location,
and the certainty of rapid development
business men. Railroads may build up
little towns and then leave them to
dwindle into ruin and vanish into moth
ingness, but the broad and beautiful
valley Of the Arkansas, with the inex-
austibie Of its soil, and its marvellous
subterranean irrigation, of itself, will
build up large, prosperous and beau
tifnl city. It is also quite probable that
the q. s. Land Office viii be located at
Park City if moved from Augusta.
Persons who contemplate visiting this
locality should remember that after the
frat Of July, lots will not be given
away by the town company. Within
the past month great many have want
cd to purchase lots, and their offers
have been refused. Persons who wish
to secure property herewith do more
for the town and for themselves by
purchasing their lots with Improve
ments. We are beginning to look for
the cars Of the A. T. & s. F. railroad.
They are evidently about ready to run
on from Newton, and where will they
run TO unless it is to Park City, where
they have an absolute certainty of the
cattle trail. For reasons already
stated the trail will not go above Park
City, and the railroad tapping the trail
here will have the first chance at ship
ping Texas cattle.
Shellaberger s. Leidigh have estab-
lished lumber yard here and freights
are constantly arriving with lumber.
These gentlemen are enterprising and
liberal in their business transactions,
and will furnish lumber here at very
low rates. We now want drug store,
bakery. saddle and harness maker
and good barber. We can safely
guarantee good business for all or
either Of the above mentioned avoca-
tons. The wants Of the people here
require that these branches of business
be represented here, and the town COM
pany will be liberal in their donation
Of lets to persons wishing to go into
either branch OF business above men,
toned. We have quite q number of
deelers..in dry-gOods and groceries, and
they are all doing well.
We have bsen having great deal of
rain and crops never looked better than
they do now. A number of farmers
near Park City have upwards Of sixty
sores Of corn in, several having eighty
acres, and very large patches of pota-
toes, and the general impression is that
there will be an immense crop in the
valley this year.
am alan informed that the unvarn
ment freighters are going to follow the
trail through Park City, IS it is twenty |
four miles shorter than by way of
Wichita; and distance with them is
quite an item, and SO is their trade to
Park City. N.
TELEGRAPHIC.
LONDON, June 10.-The weather con.
tinuea cold for the aeasAn