Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-01-07
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FREDONIA,
Wilson County, Kansas,


DEAR CiIRoNICLE:-As promised
IL good many of my friends that |
would let them hear from me. and
what thought of the State of Kan
sns, / have concluded to give them a
word or two through your paper, pro-
vided you deem my letter worthy of
the space it will occupy.
We left Clarksville. on the 18th of
October, and reached here ON the 18th
of November, a distance Of about six
hundred miles. We crossed the Ohio
river at Golconda, on Tuesday at II
O'Clock, and then steered our course
for the Mississippi river. We arrived
at Green's old ferry on Saturday, 2.d
October, being out just ten days, and
having travelled over (as l thought) }
the worst end Of our Journey.
While we were encampe,l on the
west side Of the Mississippi, about
seven miles out from the river, on
Sunday, a party of Kentuckians came
up and pitched their tent. They join
Cd lis next morning as we were all
going to Kansas, and we had quite II
lively time in travelling over the
mountains through Missouri. have
often heard of the pretty level coun.
try In Missouri, but We didn't find
any until we had ira veled about three
hundred miles in the State. At the
extreme west side of the State we
found about fifty miles of level land
mostly prairie.
We arrived at Fort Scott, Kansas,
on Monday, the Sth November. Here
we heard the neigh of the iron horse
for the first time only, after we left
Clarksville. Affairs looked rather
gloomy to me just here. We had
been out u little more than three
weeks, and had just entered the
State, but seventy-iive miles from our
point of destination, and only sixty
five cents to pay our expenses Our
Kentucky friends, however, kindly
assisted us on that score, and we
started on our journey again Tues
day evening. From there to this
place we had what you would call
level road all the way, except in
crossing the streams, and one contin-
Ued prairie, interspersed with u little
timber along the banks of the little
streams.
Friday, November 12th, about
O'Clock, found us at this place; q
beautiful little town, numbering
about six hundred inhabitants, stu
atcd between two rivers, the Verdi
girls on the east and Fall liver on the
west. This is the prettiest farming
country ever saw. The land pro-
duces from fifty to seventy-iive BUSH
els, per acre, wheat and oats in abun-
dance-in fact every thing but tobac-
90, and that hasn't been tested yet, /
believe.
This is one Of the pretticst little
towns ever saw, aud bids fair to he
n city ut no distant day. The town
is only about a year old and numbers,
as stated above, about six hundred.
II is the expectation of all that the
iron horse will be sending his shrill
notes through the town within twelve
or eighteen months ut least, making
direct communication with Texas
and the east. At present the nearest
shipping point ON the railroad is New
Chicago, about - miles east of here
ON the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Railroad.
There are two large mounds ad-
Joining the town, from which one
can view the country for fifteen and
twenty miles around. The town site
at present IL just half mile square,
and all laid OF into lots 60 by lTO
feet. The town company proposes to
give every other lot to any and all
who will build upon ii, which makes
Il II good chance for n poor man to get
a home. He can also go few miles
from town, and take up 100 acres oi
as good land AS can bc found In Ten.
nessee, and by living on IL for six
months, aud paying the Government
. Si.35 per acre, he can get deed to IL
which will, in five years, be wortl
from thirty to my dollars per acre
owing to the Improvements. Also
) there are u great many claims already
/, taken that can he bought very low
! owing Ia the settlers being dissatis
e fled aud wanting To return IL theh
, old country. \ m N can make enougi
on farm here, in one year, 10 pa,
for one, very easily.
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