The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-14
SOUTH WEST.

Iuids and yellow ochre. This week it
S a bright, pure yellow, compounded
Of dandelions, saffron, and "yaller jan
iers." We commend your enterpr Use,
gentlemen, hoping your yellow fever
will not be the death of you, or prove
The Elk Falls Examiner says the ex-
pertinent of making pottery wares will
no doubt be tried before long at that
place, as suitable clay is found in the
Canola, Howard county, is making
to celebrate the Fourth of
July.
WIcHIrA.-The Eagle says: Hay
is being cut in the Arkansas valley
this the first week In June.--Three
new business houses were put up on
Douglas avenue in the last week.
Five hundred dollars in fines, forfeit
ures, &C., were collected here, during
the May term of the district court and
paid into the school fund.--The adj
vance waters of the June rise reached
Wichita yesterday morning about day
light. By another week We may have
wonderful things to tell of its freaks
and damages, but We hope for better
things.-Good short-horn Texas
COWS, with or without CALVES, are offer
ed very low, and in large or small lots,
to suit purchasers. Who can afford to
be with out milk and butter when q
COW and calf can be had for $12 to $15 ?
Yearlings are offered at from IS to 81,
and two year olds at from IS to $11 per
head.-From Mr.. D. Hamil and ThoS.
Finnan, who are doing business in
Newton and who paid the metropolis
a visit this week, we learn that a cattle
trail has been laid off west of Park
City to the Newton cattle yards, and
that considerable preparations are be-
ing made to ship cattle from that point
the coming season.-There was re-
ceived at Wichita depot during the
thirteen days of last month that the
road was open for business. 4, 295, 1881
pounds of freight, or over two thous-
and one hundred and forty-two tons,
which was at the rate of one hundred
and sixty tons per day. To move this
with ordinary teams it would require
a string of two-horse wagons over
seventeen miles in length.-The
Wichita stock yards are now complet-
ed, and before another issue of this
paper, will be actively engaged in
loading trains that will regularly de-
part during the season for Chicago
and the east. The yards are thorough
in all their appointments and said to
be by far the most convenient of any
in the State. The outside dimensions
are 300x350 feet, with fifteen subdivis-
ions, twenty-seVen gates, besides four
runaways and chutes. The capacity
of the yards are about 1850 head or
one hundred and twenty five car loads.
Ten cars can be loaded each hour on
an average. The capacity of the scales
is twelve tens A six hundred foot
driving wing is attached to the yard
as, also, twelve acre pen to hold cat
tie over night.
The election for the county seat in
Butler county on the 1st inst, resulted
in majority of 2O4 in favor of its re-
m0val from Eldorado to Augusta.
According to the Times an injunction
was granted by Judge Campbell re-
straining the county commissioners
from canvassing the returns until q
hearing can be had on the legality of
the election. Augusta, meanwhile,
sits down and calmly congratnlates
herself upon her success. Next come
rumors that there will be efforts made
to divide the county, and foreshadow-
i4gs of future similar contests between
Eldorado and Chelsea, for the north
county, and between Augusta and
Towanda in the other.
Some time since we stated that lead
and coal abounded in this county and
near this city. We now are reliably
informed that Lead ore has been dis
covered within tfgo miles OF this city.
In fact we have a specimen which was
discovered as above, which good Judges
say will yield from ninety to ninety
ave peg cent. of the pure lead. We
know these Is coal here, and the dis
eoVery OF lead mines so near our city
IS another source of qualification. It
points 70 the fact that Augusta is to be
he leading and future manufacturing
own OF the southwest.-Augusta Re
publican.
Two iron bridges are being built at
'edgwick city; one across the Little
Arkansas, and the other across Sand
creek,
Col. Hit and Major Smith, cattle
gents of the A. T. q s. Fe railroad,
ave decided to make Raymond their
hipping point for Texas cattle.
The machinery is on the ground for
large steam Touring mill at Sedg-
Vfck city, Kansas; the building is al |
eady up, and the mill VIII be In oper-
ton In q very few days.
Judge Brown, Of the ninth judicial
district, has issued writ OF wahdamus |
. compel certain officers in Harvey
o4Fty to move their ofices from New
on 70 Sedgvlek. FhIs virtually makes
iedgvick the county seat of Harvey |
ouRty.
A confidence game was played in
be cars at Newton on Thursday night
asst, and q green Yankee lost $50 be.
ause he could not open q snuff box.
The railroad track reached Hutchin-
on, Reno eouRtY, on Monday last, and
Till be laid to Raymond within ten |