The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-10

The locomotive is coming is almost here.
The time table is out and goes into effect next
MONDAY from Atchison TO Topeka. From and
after next Monday morning the people OF this
valley can take the ears at Wichita for any
part OF the United States. \ big h'nrah Is
now in order by all hands at any time. The
end of the track this friday morning Is with
in mile and half of town and viii be ut the
depot, tomorrow night. Capt. Dwight w.
Keyes. the contractor. is straining every nerve
10 ACCOMPLISH the task. Rain has delayed his
progress somewhat fer two or three days past,
but Captain keyes recognizes no such posi-
bility Is a failure, the management OF the
Border Tier and Galveston and other roads
well know. From one to two miles have been
laid each day for the past week, and much OF
the road bed had TO be re-surpassed and In
places regarded. Everything goes on just like
clock work under his experienced eye. We
saw three hundred feet put down in two and a
half minutes, or about fast man could
walk. The firm of Reyes & seldom are also
having the track between Topeka and AtchI-
son, and will be on the main track during the
summer.
Mr.. James Rydon. of Texas, a well known
and heavy cattle dealer. called at our Office on
Tuesday evening, in company with Mr. Morris
Kobn. Mr.. X. gave il rs his opinion that with
the exception of small per cent, which
would be driven to Omaha and other points
on contract, the great bulk of Texas cattle
would be shipped from this point. Owing to
an extremely severe winter in Texas the ship
ments, he judges, viii not commence until
some three weeks later this than last season.
Mr.. Rydon. notwithstanding los sof some
5000 head during the past winter. will make
some large shipments during the summer from
Wichita. He thinks every driver who regards
predicts good prices the coming summer. The
great and sudden tumble in the price of pork
last year proved the ruin of a good many deal
ers, but the present prospect of good price,
will revive the trade materially.
An Indian grave yard was found last Thurs
day, in the upper town. in digging for brick
clay. The skeleton, wrapped in partially de-
cayed buffalo robe, was brought out again up
on its familiar heath, the buffalo grass, while
J the explorers deyed for little Indian relics
with the following result: Two silver cal
rings. one bow and six arrows, one culver and
appointments, one brass army plate, two silver
medals-one from Andrew Jackson's admins.
tration and one from Franklin Pierce, as far as
could be intelligibly read-two partially de-
cayed moccasins. two skulls, and bones "a
Ebitum. Several boys bore away the skulls
banner like, swinging them by the cycles
sockets on the ends of two cottonwood poles
picked up orthat purpose. The names of til,
Indians are still shrouded in mystery and mus
remain SO until Vigus gets back.
One of the heaviest individual enterprise!
vet undertaken in Wichita is the Douglas Az
enue House, by VIM. Greiffenstein. Although
we haze heretofore given the dimensions, cost
etc, of this structure, not until a few day;
! since had we taken the time to look through
this new home for travellers. FromF. c. Mart
solf the contractor, we learn that $4,000 fee
of lumber was used in its construction. 1t tool
/ 10000 lath, and when plastered will presen
a wall-surtace of 1900 square yards of plaster
/ ing. Il contains 81 rooms and so windows
/ The latter are four-light of 14X3G glass. In adj
| tiition to all this there will be averandah bull
! upon the north and east fronts. The new no
viii be ready for occupancy in very few
weeks. Mr.. Greifieinstein possesses the gen
uine Wichita pluck.