The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-02-16
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pearanee. It has a great plenty of
men engaged in mercantile, trade con-
sidering its population. 1t has 4 fine
school, large steam Touring mill. It
is fast improving. It's people are alive
to her interests, both public and pri-
vate.
Many smaller towns are springing
up all along the line Of the road.
The soil In all Of this section Of
country is uniform, and numerous
streams dow through the land up
on which the within named towns
and villages are built.
Many Of the County Seats are in
land towns, established before this
line Of railroad was contemplated.
They are all healthy growing places.
Seneca, the county seat of Nemaha
county,on the st. Joe & Denver R.R-,
Is fast growing town. Great ener-
gy is exerted, and no pains or money
spared, to promote its growth. It has
some fine buildings. The county is
erecting a fine magnificent Court
House, Of magnesia stone, to be COW
cred with q slate roof The expense
II building win exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars.
WetmOre, on Spring Creek, is quite
q lively little village, represented by
three dry goods houses, one drug
store, one large hotel, one school
house and church, one saddlery and
/ harness shop, several lumber yards
and grain warehouse; here, also, is
stationed the tank and coal yard Of
the Co.
Neatawaka, the next in note, is sit
Iated on the Indian Reservation. It
derives its name from the Indian
word sNetawaks,' meaning high di-
vide, and well it might, for, on every
side, the ground gently slopes down
into ravines, presenting one Of the
most beautiful town sites In northern
Kansas. It has three stores, two ho-
tells, two lumber yards, one agrieuItu-
raj warehouse, one church, one school,
and several mechanic shops; also four
doctors, one lawyer, and a printing
office.
Muscotah, on branch Of Grasshop-
per Greek, Is keeping pace with the
times, and growing in population and
improvements.
Whiting, EfIngham, Monrovia,
Pardee, and Parnell, are, among the
rest, improving.
Atchison, at the eastern extremity Of
the railroad, is situated upon the west
banks Of the Missouri River, and is
growing fast in the scale Of q city.
Considering the age of most of the
foregoing towns,-it being only two
years since the first buildings were
ereeted-w0 do not ovsr-estimate it
when we say that Kansas has inereas-
ed at a greater per cent than any 9TH
State in the West in her population,
her improvements, her moral, relig-
ious, and intellectual spheres.
The general aspect Of the land is
exceedingly attractive. It rises with
gentle ascent from the Missouri River
to the Rocky Mountains in a series of
majestic undulations' It Is one un-
broken stretch Of arabic land, embrac-
ing sesneries both picturesque and
beautiful; the swelling surface Of the
table lands overlooking the streams,
belted with timber; the green flovery
bottoms, and wales of quiet beauty, (
delight the eye, as we'll as redeem the
landscape from monotony.
The mean annual moisture In rain |
and snow is 80 inches.
Pure water gushes from every hill !
side, and hardly a section can be trav- |
-ersed without finding cO2ious springs. ]
Coal, OF excellent quality, is also |
generally distributed. It Is of a soft, |
bituminous variety, quite free from
sulphur, and is already used extern
sively for mechanical purposes. Coal
mines are being developed, and we
feel confident that, ere long, Kansas
will produce a sufficient quantity for /
home consumption and a surplus for
shipment READY JOHN.