The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-14
L.L.&a. ExoURs1oN.


j.. lie & u. EAOU004ON.
Prom I.eavens orsh 60 shc Seush Line
OF kaasas.
We received, last week, from the general
Freight and Ticket Agents Office Of the l.
L. & G. Il. r., letter of invitation, as fol-
lows:
IL. SGR. r., GENERAL FkEIGuIl
AxDT CKEr DRPOT,
LAwREScE, KS, Nov. 90
Sla:-Yourself and ladies are invited to
become the guests of the freight and passen-
ger department OF this company, at pri-
vate excursion party from Leavenworth,
Lawrence and Kansas City, to the north line
ofthe Indian Territory, Dec. 6. 1871.
CHAs. B. PECK,
Gen'l FIT and Ticket Ag't
A number If other citizens of Leayen-
worth had been favored with similar invita-
tIons, and the Kan.as Pacific train Of We'd
nesday morning started with the following
list cf excnrsionis,s
FROM LEAvENwoRTH:
Iii. Robertson, City Marshal, and wife,
George A. Eddy, Miss Rose, Miss Norton,
Miss Temple, C. 3. Pierce, s. Cochrane,
G. NJ. Bittman, John B. Ludlum. 10. Lyon
and W. S Burke, of The TINES.
After very gentle ride ofan hour and
half We debarked at Lawrence, where We
found buses provided by the L. L. & &. r.
r., in waiting to carry us to the 'Ottawa
depot" A hurried ride through the busy
streets Of the ''Listoric city" and we were
landed at the depot of the L. L. & G.,
where the train was in waiting. Here our
party was joined by the following ladies and
gentlemen
FROM LAWRENCE:
Miss Speer, Miss Schooler, Miss Bangs,
Miss BulIene, John Wilder and wife, D. B.
Jennison and lady, Baker, Of Ridenour &
Baker, . +. Learnard, wife and daughter,
p. T. Brooks, A.Shanklin, F. II. Lawrence,
George L. Gilman, Alex. Lewis, S. Bullene,
John Speer and wife, Of the Tribune, NJ.
Mcclellan, Henry Lewis, Albert Allen, H..
J. Rushmer, A. Hadley. G. w. Smith, jr,
and wife, Fred. L. Clark, Geo. r. Reed, Fl.
Tisdale, W. ". Bangs, F. D. Baldwin, II.
F. Bissell, J. II. Haight, ]. W. Mcmillan,
F.. J. Y. Skif, Of the Journal.
Here was the beginning Of the excursion
proper, and Chas. B. Peck, Esq, the Gener-
al Freight and Ticket Agent, assumed COM
mand of the expedition" As the excur-
sion was given by the freight and passenger
department of the road, it was especially
Mr.. Peck's affair-it was his 'trcat"-and
right royalty did he entertain his guests.
The hour ard half from Lawrence to
OTTAWA.
was very pleasantly employed by the dele
CATIONS from Leavenworth and Lawrence-by
old friends, in congratulations, and by stran-
gers in getting acquainted. At Ottawa, We
were reinforced by the other wing" Of the
army. from Kansas City.
The following il list Of the Missouri del
igates:
A. K. French and wife. Jno. Hall and
wife, Lewis Leach and wife, Richard Leach,
Tenn Scarborough, Edward Fleischer, T. l..
BulIene, Jno. N. Aver, Pan Higss and wife,
Lee Warriner, W. S. Gregory, N. r. Fer
gu.on, jr., J. L. Treat, Ed. Phillips and
wife, Jno Barlow, Maj. Woods, of Woods
& Alternately, Gen. W. II. Morgan, S. F.
Adams, Msj. W. c. Ransom, Treasurer Of
the road. Maj. Firth, Superintendent Of the
Atchison & Nebraska read, with party of
ladies, also Joined Us at this place.
As soon a. the junction lad been formed
and the consolidated hosts marshaled Tor ac-
ton, Commander Peck ordered grand
'charge" by the whole force, upon the
tables of the Luddington House, which
order was calamity responded to.
all along the line. Ample time vas allowed
all parties 10 do justice to the excellent re-
past provided for them, and we were of
again. From Leavenworth, Lawrence and
Kansas City, we had come by regular trains,
but from this point We we're taken by an ex-
ira train Of palace cars, run for the especial
accommodation OF the party, stopping and
starting a, pleasure. The ride from
OTTAWA TO THE STATE LINE
was everything that railroad ride could be.
We can't imagine anything that was want
ing to add to the pleasure of the occasion.
Rich and elegant cars upon
one Of the smoothest roads in the West,
through the finest country in the world and
during weather that Adam IN Paradise might
have envied; every want of the guests was
anticipated by our whole-souled hosts, and
every "crea,ure comfort" provided. While
the eye was feasting upon views Of the most
lovely country that the sun in his roupds
looks down upon, the car was RECALLED with
melody by the Kansas City brass band and
the no: less musical merry voices of the happy
company, and, at the same time, like Hans
Brietman, when he came to Kansas, We had
"Evcrydnes cart to eat,
Und swtce mooch TO drink
We would like to notice in detail all the
fourishing towns through which we passed
on the line of the road, but time and space
viii hot Ici"it, out suu-c ~ ~ ray thot
every town, village and hamlet in Southern
Kansas, Oh the line of the L., L. & G.,
wears the unmistakeable air Of progress and
prosperity; the country is filling up with
unexampled prosperity, and being developed
as if by magic. Such ride As our party
had, through such country, is pleasure
long TO be remembered, and will not soon be
forgotten by any of the party. Having tar
ried too long at Ottawa We had TO make up
''lost time" and the company had a good
opportunity to judge Of the substantial char
acter of the road bed by being carried over
it, for a short time, at the rate Of about fifty |
miles an hour. Very few western roads will
admit of such running as that, but our cars
moved jus. as steadily as though the speed
had been FIVE instead of fifty miles, and
nobody felt the slightest apprehension Of
danger, because Capt. Ransom was the con-
ducior in charge, and he always knows Whist
he is doing; there is not a more competent
or careful conductor con the rail, in this
State or elsewhere, and when he "lets her
out" those who know him know it il all
right.
About six o'clock in the evening We
reached our destination, and stepped ont Of
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