The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-25
LeltgrhDn Kansas.
FoEr ScuI-, '\s,s !
JANUARY 42,A, 1872 J

will pardon my delay, when l have in
fprmed YOU that it WINS caused los my
falling from tie roof Of y two-ssoy
building, which for the pts, forty days
mas compelled mo to content nyseif, by
remaining n-doora listening to the
busy hum and noise Of Il living, moving
city.
"Forgctt thee, "En'srPrisem
Forget thee, Nay,
sooner the bird. Of early Spring
Forsake their loved nnvs, ,ul the nest
sooner stop the -un, 70 low he sinks
20 light, aud grace the gorgeous west
Strange things like these, aud stranger still
rrstks O.! nature, not often seea,
Erc my fsnd heart nrge,s thye,
Dear Enterprise aud Tennessee"
This country is, in all respects, As
good, nay, better than l expected to find
it. The lands are rich and Tor tho most
part leyil enough for cultivation; though
some Of the Pr,iries are somewhat bruk-
en- and rocky. The soil varies in depth,
averaging l think about four feet, and is
always easily cultivated after the sod
crop, which is never touched after plant
ing, Farther west, tho lands are better
than in this county Neosho valley is
perhaps, the best lands in SoutEers
Kansas. Batter and Sedgwirk countIes
contain large bodies OF iine lands, aud
e~,oigrants to this part Of the State, for
the most part, arc settling in those cpun-
ties, This is, in my opinion, the best
farming country l have ever seem; and
for stock-raisinS 1t is surpassed only by
Texas. II is now considered the best
fruit growing country in the United
States. and there is ten times more fruits
consumed here than in any city Of your
State.
The meal temperature Of the weather
in this locality, Is about like upper Nast
Tennessee. Thus fur the winter has
been rather cold, with but little snow or
rain. Our deepest snow to This dnte
measured three inches; but two on three
hundred miles Northwest Of rs il hiss
been from two to four feet deep, stop
ping all business, and delaying heavy
railroad trains. This is not, however,
uncommon for this Mountnin country
west Of Kansas. High winds are very
frequent here during the fall, winter and
spring, but subsido to u gentle breeze
during sammor.
Fort Scott has been exceedingly for
tunate in securing important lines of
railroads. The Missouri River, Fort
Scott, and Gulf Road, vim. Kausos City,
and tho Missouri Kansas, and Texas
Road, connecting with the North Mis-
sour road at Solalin. lsomc two hun
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great competition, and reduces frcights
on al articles East, The last mentioned
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