National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-03
Letter franz Kansas.
BALuwix CRY, DorGL,ss CO.. x

BALDWIN WV, l'b' GLASS W., NJ
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E.dior Rradford Opinion Your paper comes
along in iis periodical visits, Il welcome visitor
to us in our Kan-ns home. Local itc;ns first
draw us To that page. aud now and then We see
news that would not reach us but for yonr
valuable paper Keep sending il, please Mr..
Editor. We cant very well get along without
it-rsI"cully Mrs. X. who u Ncrmontcr,
while sm not.
Vermont seems tn be- jogging along in much
the old way. good, aud orderly With pr'f
We saw her votc for Grant and other patriotic.
hahiual actions. kansns claims place in tho
galaxy OF well Done" il having passed
through fiery orlcals gives her that claim. As
! write | can sac the trail taken by QUAINT
rls men ms they went and returned from the
Lawrence Massacre. Those days hay" given
tmgcs it has i, must soon stand in the furemo-t
rank in the sistcrhood oi states. Her soil j. II
tho finest, water good aad abundant, atone
Iuarics unsurpassed, wood plenty, and growing
more So rs the state is longer settled. Many
poriions where ten years ago was not any sign
ond growth Of oak and cottonwood
Since here have seen u good deal Of the
state. We reached here in July aud soon the
Presiding Elder had Inc helping him. and much
of this part WAS seen in that way. Then the
last of October my brother and myself went
with "a tenn three hundred miles west, fifty
miles bcyo, d the line of civilization, near tho
ID; 4. 4 ,t ,,t, ,,lr AZ uc. "a uank
ago. This gave rs abundant opportunity Of
seeing the country. The valleys Of the Kan
sas, Smoky Hill, Solomon. Republican. and Big
Blue Rivers, were well looked over. We found
the SOLOMON the finest of these valleys, though
any of them was enough to make Vermont
farmer gioan fos very envy. A hundred aero
field. smooth rs the smoothcst acre along tlo
Connecticut River Valley did us good to look
at, but when We saw such sights by the lun-
drcts and thousands, We reported oursclvc.
after II buggy ride Of six hundred aud fifty
miles, TO he satisfied with sightseeing. We
saw hundreds Of such hundred and sixty acre
lots waiting to he ace opted as gifts from gov
ernmcnt To any one who would live Oh them.
During our trip up country We camped oat
most of the time, under a shelter tent. The
aerial tidal wnvc" Of Nov. i2-lj, reported by
ohr Storm Signal Corps. struck as in the Up
per Solomon country. Nov. a. luckily when
we were with old eastern acquaintance. Snow
had not fallen 10 al y amount til this morning,
but now six inches or more, from IL regular
"nor'castcr" covers I lac GROUND.
Should like to be down among you for tho
Holidays. Tell tho people Of Farlre, Ru2g.
and Judge Gilmorcs people. and all tho rest
that we wash them Merry Christmas, and
Happy New Year. by the way, speaking Of
Judge Gilmore, reminds me, that awhile ago l
hunted mp his son, James Gilmore, known, no
doubt, to many Of your readers. lie il on n
pretty farm, Orsixty acres, eight miles west of
Topeka, and ia getting things into fine shape
for comfort. Ills land isl gem in its way. ho
has a good house, fine stock, and sixty tons OF
hay put up. Vermont boys do we'll here.
Send ON rs many of them as yon can. We need
them. NJ. '. Is. LSoN.