Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-11
For the Advertiser.
A. Trip to Kansas City.
MIAMI, Mo, June 2S, 1872.


Dear Aduertisea:-Cousiderable
time has elapsed since you had a
letter from me. In regard to which,
I need only to state that my last let
ter did not reach you, and recently I
have been travelling, and trying at
the same time to attend to my work
at home, (which work is Of itself
enough for any man; II have reason
to be very thankful, however, for
having my lot cast among people
vino deeply sympathize with me in
that work, end are willing to assist
me in it.
I have been much blessed in Mia
mi. Our congregation and Sunday
school are increasing in numbers and
in interest every week. Our Church
numbers about two hundred and
twenty-five, and is spread over a con-
siderable extent of country around
our town, thus presenting an indef-
mite amount of ork,-besides tho
regular Church services. Fhave not
been hindered by sickness, nor any
of those things which men call mis-
fortunes. I and my family .. have en-.
joyed remarkably good health, and
and are more cheerful and happy
than many would expect to find us IN
our new home.
,bastaweek I, visited Kansas City,
on the border of the State of Kansas,
but IN this State. This town, which,
ID timsof theSKaasas struggle, Nas
little more than guefillalsquatter
headqasrters and even at;the close
of the late war was an insignificant
town, now numbers thirty-four thou
sand; and Wyandotte, beyond the
Kansas line, which may be considered
part of the same city, and will per-
hapstdafing the present year. be in
corporated' with ii, numbers more
than six thousand, making q total Of
more than forty thousand.
At Kansas City is the first Rail
road Bridge on Missouri River, and
it is q gigantic structure. Over it
psases the great food Of travel to
California. I suppose some of your
readers will surprised to learn that
it will require only FIVE days for me
to run from home to San Francisco,
,California. Just think, New York in
the East, San Francisco in the West,
our State in the centre, and South
Carolina where is she? Our horizon
has so changed that even the geogra-
ply of the United States seems to
have been changed
Let me say a little more about
Kansas Cty,-the city among the
hills, or rather piDnacles. I suppose
this is the only site of its kind which
has been. selected for a great city.
After spending, in parts of it, per-
haps millions of dollars in work of
grading, on a single hill, the surface
ofthe site will be exceedingly uneven.
It's, not. at all strange in this city it!!t TO
see e:n1ea men digging out a broad street
fifty feet deep through "a hill, and OF
course making corresponding em-
bankment in the valley below. The
hill and valley, on eacn side of this
street will be graded to correspond
with the street, AID will be studded
with lofty brick buildings, thus the
work goes on, and men here tell me
that even this necessity for q vast
amount of labor in grading, has con-
tributed largely to the rapid growth
of the city.
The. inhabitants Of this city are
from the East, West, North and
South. Mexicans, Indians, Negroes,
and White men. Taking the last Of
these names iniits ordinary accepta-
ton, you will find that is class very
largely predominates, and embraces
doubtless representatives of every
little State of Europe and America.
In this city met that remarkable
man, Rev. A. B. Earle, the Baptist
Evangelist OF Boston, who has beer
for nearly three months preaching a
different points in our. State with as
tonishing success. He has promised
to stop with US in Miami, on the 3rt
July to spend a short.whils prea.hinG
for us.