Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-11-04
From the Sentinel.
King City.
Mel IiEIsok Co X

Mel nERsoN Co., KA., Sept. Goth, IL
GENTLEMEN :--Aflcr two mouths experience
in the Stale of Kansas. thought perhaps |
could interest some of your readers, to an ex
tent, particularly ,hose who contemplate
coming west with view Ia settle. ....
The. town site is MAJ niiiccnt, being at the
junction Of the running of Spring and Turkey
creeks. A fine grove on the margin of the
stream is set apart for park. We now have
two stores, post Office, hotel, boarding house,
drug store, blacksmith shop, aud brick yard,
all in operation and doing WELL and also pub
lish newspaper, called the Mcpherson coun-
| ~ Tunes. Houses can be seen in every loca-
llon, and many more are now under construc-
| lion. The settlers show activity, and enter.
prise. Some in building, some in breaking
the prairie others in hauling lumber, etc.
The sound OF the saw and hammer, anG The
Ak anu spade can be heard almost constantly.
The country is a fine rolling piairie and very
rich the soil is from two TO ten feet deep. II
is also one of the richest grazing sections in
the west, the prairie Is dotted in nearly every
direction with immense herds OF Texas cattle.
iattening for the eastern market. II il very
common TO see from one to three thousand
head OF cattle Ia one herd. The prairie grass
Is from five to seven feet high, and is said TO
be thicker and more iuxuriant than in most
parts of the State. '.
Many wells have already been dug, and
good water found in abundance ut an average
of thirty feet. The climate is healthy. mir dry
and clear breeze invariably sets In with
the rising of the sun, and continues during
the day, greatly modifying the heat The
evenings are c2ol making sleep an aitainable
blessing, even in the hottest part of summer
AS for drouthy Kansas, will give you an
account of the drouth as we have experienced
this summer Since the first of Nav, 10 the
first of September we have averaged two
showers u week during this month so far il
has rained but three times. The rains have
been warm, and grateful. Corn planted on
the upiurned sod has grown TO an enormous
height without any cultivation vegetables
grow hugely. ..r ....r
We are forty miles south from the Kansas
Pacific Railroad at Saiina, and twenty miles
northwest from the Atchison, Topeka and
Santafe Railroad at Newton /; we are confident
there will he a railroad running through King
City in less than two years time, as a north |
ana south road Is now contemplated "
We have had fine sport hunting the buffalo. |
They are found in large herds about thirty |
miles west. on what is called Cow Creek. |
Many scattering ones are found within five |
miles OF town. Nine of us went on hunt |
last week We were gone two DAYS and killed |
eight bpfalos; IL was exciting sport for US, as |
the most of us had never seen u wild one De.
fore but we did exceedingly WELL nearly ev.
cry one killed one or more. With my trusty
Mainard rifle, killed large one at single
shot. and wounded three more before they
could get Oui Of range, we succeeded in get
Ting two of them by following a short distance
and giving them few more shots We took
VIII at hides and meat our teams could carry
and started for home, which we reached about
midnight, thoroughly Tired and well satisfied
with our first attempt ut hunting buffalo,
There is also plenty of elk. deer, anlelape
wolf, prairie chickens and quails hesides ihe
streams are well stocked With fine fish.
For natural adYaniSges Of climate and soil,
good pgNspepls of railroads. etc.. aud with the
Advantage Of being near, or one OF, an enter.
arising, law abiding, and intelligent people,
his place offers Inducements 10 the enigrant,
hat are unsurpassed.
AAA'I remsir yauss tsspseIfslly,
J. q. FKLLovI l.