Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-02-04
A LETTER FROM KANSAS.
FREDoNTA, Wilson County, Kansas,
InnmnrN q. ISL.

FREDoNIA, Wilson County, Kansas,
January u, ISL.
EDS. CHRONICLE AS / have re-
ceived several letters of enquiry, from
my friends in Montgomery and adj
joining counties, since my letter OF
the 7th inst, was published, have
concluded to give them another let
ter through your columns.
Since writing my last, have been
through the eastern portion OF this
county and part of Neosho aud AL
len counties. j saw some beautiful
country, but for farming purposes, /
saw none liked so well as l do this
and the southwestern portion of the
county.
Some of our citizens have Just re-
turned from prospecting tour west
Of this place. They were out as far
as the Arkansas river, and report,
some fine country along the Arkan-
sas valley. They visited Wichita in
Segwick county, near the junction of
the Big and Little Arkansas. This
town is but few months old, and
numbers about ninety or hundred
/ houses, and half of that number arc
business houses. The town Is about
n mile long, north and south nearly
all the buildings being on one street.
| The reputation Of the town Is Said to
have suffered great deal tom the
cattle drovers. Just here, / would
state, that when our railroad is COM
pletcd to the Arkansas river, the cat
tie will he shipped by this place to
the north and cast. They also speak
favorably Of Winfield, in Cowley
county, and Augusta, in Butler coun-
! ty. These are active and growing
towns, situated In good counties and
surrounded by many advantages
| The land Office is located at Augusta,
and is said to be doing an extensive
I business. Although our prospectOrs
speak very highly of the country
they passed over, they say, they are
and Fredonia, than ever.
do not profess to he the best Judge
of land in the world but | must say,
l have seen II great deal of poor and
II good deal OF rich, and the land In
this section of country IL good enough
for me. i have never regretted COM
ing out here but once, and that Is, l
i did not come sooner.
Some Illinoians passed through our
town, II few days ago, prospecting in
Arkansas and this State. They say
4 they had found no such country rs
Wilson county presents to the eye OF
the traveller.
The prospects now, are that we
will have large FIGURING Mill, neal
town, in a short time. 1t is to be
built by our enterprising citizens j.
Roatcap & Co. Mr.. r., is an old, eX
perienced miller; and 10y the way
he has the means to erect good mill
Game of all kinds is plentiful. As
to stock, cattle pay better here-hogS
and sheep do well. For instance, 4
+ man by the name of Kennedy settled
I'm the Neosho valley four years ago
with only 81 400. He now owns 9Oi
acres of good land-200 under fence
had on hand at one time So, ,O0t
, worth of stock lie sold $4,000 worth
of beef-cattlc this last fall and has
. five hundred head to winter. He alst
sold several Thousand pounds of pori
this season. Your readers can SEE
from this, that this will do for Il STOCK
country. Corn is cheaper than 1t wa'
month ago, owing to the large
I amount being shipped by railroad
: from the northern part OF the State
1t can be bought at fifty cents pc
bushel ut the railroad, 25 miles from
: this place. We are expecting two
=, railroads through this county tn,
first, in all probability, will he thu
= Humboldt Fredonia, and Arkansas
. City Railroad. 1t is already fiXeC
fact, that tie road from Fort Scott to
> Humboldt, will he completed imme
: diately; that will give Us direct com
munication with st. Louis, aud vii
be great blow to Kansas City an,
the railroad towns on the Il. l.. Il q
Railroad.
Coal has been discovered in thi
county, recently, and Is now beini
- used by some of our citizens. The,
> say it is Il good article and mucl
: cheaper than wood at 81 90 per cord
y have no doubt that coal will bt
a found in abundance in some portion
of the county.
Some of my friends wish to know
something about the weather. W.
have had two cold spells since m,
last letter, but at present, the weathc
i very hne-some little snow on tn
! ground yet, from that which fell las
1 week, in fact the only one we hav
had, that | call snow. From al
the information can gather, in re
: gard to the seasons, etc, they ar
y pretty much the same as In Tennes
see. Old settlers say this has beel
the coolest winter, so Tar, they have
: ever experienced in South Kansas.
II Perhaps am already wearying you
:, patience, so will close, 10y saying
L come all We, who are seeking home
for your families, and get land tina
will pay you to work, and not vast
your labor ON wornout farms. NoI
can make more here, with less thai
J. half the labor you have To do in Ten
nessee, on farm. / would not ad
: wise any one to come with the eXpeC
d tation of making living withou
work. Yours, &C.,
ISAAC 5. ATKINS.
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