The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-04-18

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nor the proof leo eouyiseiag TIT thaf country
b poa become one Of de riehest, best popa-
lated sections q Kanns.
Our trip was wholly buainess one, and hast
lily made, and We were unable to make those NJ
Iveshx,sions We desired o. % Nit Lincoln Cen
IteS. two miles beyond Abssm. For this omis-
sion. or transgression we optne some o. oar
friends up there viii pleasantly tern H. we AK
the pardon OF the Lincoln Centesites and assury
them II was our earnest wish to receive thejk
hearty grasp and to zee what they had.
| After crossing Elm creek, half mile north
Of SaIina, We soon entered the valley Of theSp
line river and never were more than . mile froAa
the river. We were on the west side. TIT
valley On this side will average mile and Z
quarter In width. Our route al Of the way
was along the Saline river, which passes close
BY Abrsm, and how many fifties Of miles from
the north it still comes We knoweth not. The
river Il hsavlly covered with timber and At the
end of our journey Il stream forty to hffy
yards wide and furnishes fine volume Of wa
ter. Between Salina and Abram the country
Is well settled and one Il never out Of the sight
Of a farm house. The farms are generally Of
the better class. Here and there adug-out, the
abode Of him Who has but recently commenced
fsrm-life In Kansas. looms IN sight, but there
are many tasty and fine buildings on the way.
which would do credit any where. We were
more than convinced of the wisdom Of re-enact-
ing the herd law this winter. Many poor per-
cons had trusted to the herd law, and raised
crops without q sign Of fence around their
farms and now are not able to fence. Its best
and inst that those who are able to own cattle
shall herd them rather than these poor people
shall suffer at their hands or be deprived u the
privilege of farming.
Twelve miles from Salina We halted at Esq.
C. E. Fishers. Mr.. Fisher keeps the Windsor
postonice. He lives in dus-out. which, on
an examination, We found to be very comfort
able dwelling and not that uncouth abode one
would suppose from viewing from the outside.
He suffered severely three years ago by los
of property from the Indian iDcursiOu, but is
resaining his losses and expects this season to
erect a commodious residence. lie has disposed
of mill site ON the Saline river and several
acres adjoining, from his farm, to Mr.. Nc
Donald. and Mr.. Mcdonald was at work on the
dam. He informed us that he would be able
to obtain fall Of about twelve feet Of water.
From this point Oh, the evidences Of-the-not-
very-long appearance Of buffalo and Indian be-
came quite frequent. From almost every hill-
top. and often at Intervening points, curiously
sh ped stones, from one to seven feet long and
were set upright and were used in former times
as Indian guides. Buffalo skulls began soon to
strew the road in prOfusion. and their freshness
proved the appearance Of buffalo into that re-
gion Of recent date. Last winter quite herd
roamed within twenty-five miles OF Salina and
as late as two months ago -four buffalo were
seen fifteen miles further on.
As We began to approach Abram We were
surprised at the nature Of the Improvements.
well fenced aud in high state Of cultivation.
Numbers Of really good farm houses to the right
and lett and in front appeared In sight Had We
wanted any better evidence Of the high. encr-
yetic character aud determined spirit Of the cit
liens Of Lincoln county. We should have asked
for nothing more conclusive than the thrift: that
met us OH every hand. ElkhOrn creek puts into
the Saline river mile this side Of Abra,n. from
the west, The conhucnc. form large and wide
bottoms and give some fine bodies Of timber.
The country 1,ereabout is beautiful in the ex-
treme and the soil very rich. Ba:k from the
streams the country is quite rolling. very much
more so than Saline county.
Where the two streams Join, we crossed the
Saline just below dam for water mill. nearly
completed. being built by Mr.. Ezra Hubbard
before the late tragedy. The killing Of John
Haley by Hubbard ION February l-t) occurred
about an eighth of mile above the mill site.
N huDD4ru uOu>t. stOtec ouu we'll uuhes
stands on the east hank, perhaps eighty yards
from the dam. esook mp ,ur lodging for the
night in the house. The people are very much
divided in their opinion concerning the shoot
ing affair, As friends Of each party will be.
is not our wish to discuss its merits or demer-
its farther than to express our opinion, after
hearing much Of both sides, that both parties
were at fault, but that the sad termination Wa
in no way warranted.
/ At Abram we found many friends, among
whom were E. B. Bishop. formerly Of Salina
and A. E. Doolittle. Bishop was lately In the
mercantile business At AbFam bat has left 4
and proposes to try farming on claim two
miles northeast Of town, which he has located
! He is the owner Of the best residence property
In the town. Doolittle b leading spirit Of thai
section. Is always full Of life ana vigor and own
and lives on . tip-sop bottom claim, two mile
southwest Of town. and has eighty acres Of first
class timber, adjoiningt the tarm. Ahram seemet
In the moving spirit. The result Of the county