The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-07-31
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1pnos CmD-Afssr riding he bsandlsss ps.irses
Of sy ssd Dsvh Ceuntsa ~ have arrived b the Capital
City a kansaA Whils waiting - fssA ~ win tell u
thiass No ~ - cur n Up ths Psna.tie wild Cat
Valley Whis hiding scros ths country ysaetim City
We psssed ne - ts~1 Il OsdA ssa tAsses
to Fort Riley where spest ts /. lsok.s sssspd
the parade sreasd a.d visvhs the spas.Ad buildnes
There only few ssdie II The Frt nsvsss s.s.si
for guard duty.
But before going further mention the Of
the old town Of Pavpee where the first Territorial Leg
laure couvepe Il sitasted the north bank Of The
Kaw River IN bend Of the river giving ground for
beautiful town site There nothing left Of old
but buldinea of which the Capitol bull
ding and in which the first laws made. The build
ing would judge b about - by 90 feet stories
high. II u now however, entirely in ruina The other
stone building used . storc All other build
ings down by the Governnent the tnwn
on their Reservation and Consequently title could b
given
Al Fort Riley We crossed the Republican River. md
proceeded 10 Junction City which found 70 be lively
little town. while not solidy built others 10
wonder how towns spring up Ike Junction But her
railroads viii make town The new Northwestern Rail
rosd running In direct line toward Fort Kearney b now
ironed and trains running twenty I've niles Clay Cen
,rs while grading IL far ahead The K p Road has the
entire osutro of this cuo and Of it win he pushed
through.
Manhattan il also building railroad the ncrh which
will with your Dcsvsr City Road at near Ma
rysvle and there Beatrice in Nebraska This
road s graded from Manhattan almost Blue Rapid with
bridges and ties far twenty-five mileA The ruad is now
under the control Of the NJ and viii through eas
to Chicago frvm Manhattan, without change
After riding back to Manhattan, ne spcst day a. %
with friend. Tried to get isaids view Of tie Ssste
Agricultural College, hot aocouPshins nothing vs le
and luck would have IT, fell In company with White
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Nschine-whch BY the way. let Aay 10 "old pizen
cleaning "duds Il knoeked the colorng clean out Of
Manhattan man. invested in Colorado the Of
six hundred doars and this s selling territory in
Black Hawk Colorado As friend made sale,
We left by wagon road for wameso which reached after
half days ride Sep; soundly our friend d~aking
casionaly with "Can beat the world broke buttoua
&C. On Friday morning left for this place. had joy
full ride of forty6ve miles in open spring passed
through Louisville Rossville St. Marys Mission Silver
Lake &C. Upon arrival here learned that cholera
had reached st. Joseph and playing havoc at Troy
wahena and other towns along the ver and to this
writing have been unable to learn anything definite
about the report
In passing down the Kaw Valley VIC had a splendid
chance to how good they do have in this country
and must say that the prospect for is not good
indeed If they do not have rain there will not be
much than half crop raised. Wheat barley,
&C., fair crop. and large field afser field containing
from hundred to sx hundred everywhere
be We told BY the farmers that wheat
turning well and that there would BE- oily about
twothirds of a CROP
Topeka is gay and festive. We called af the Common
wealth Office and ssked the landlord his copy the
Kansas CAisE. We do not know whether it King
no-but he brought down his brows with King like look
We left. did tell who were supposed he had the
choera but in Of time found individual with
paste &c., who kindly furnished us the cAi for which
he haao hauks