The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-01-02
ArLASrA Dec. I6 1872.

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Allow me to drop through the worthy
columns of your paper Il lew hints about
Rice county, Kansas. ThisN desirable
county Is located near the geographical
| center OF the State, having an area of 30
miles east and west, and "A miles north
and south; bounded on the east by Nc
! Pherson county, and on the west by Bar
| ton and Stafford counties. 1t is "A miles
north and south, and bounded on the
! NORTH by Ellsworth and on the south by
Reno counties.
The Big Cow creek runs through it
from the northwest to the southeast,
atfording at all times u full supply OF fine,
clear water. There are the following
named creeks emptying into it, many OF
winch have running water the year round !;
from the south is Spring creek, and from
the north, Plum, Little, Cow, Owl, Jarvis
and Dry creeks. Little Arkansas river
and Sand creek water the northeast part
OF the county, and the Big Arkansas wat
erS a portion of the southwest part OF
the county. In addition to these are
many fine living springs to be found, al
tordIng an abundance OF good water.
There are considerable bodies of timber
on all the streams, but not so much in
the county would be desirable. Our
fires are mostly supplied with wood. Inn
the use OF the government rail roads, and
settlers in town and county Every
farmer should plant hedges and groves.
Stone tor building exists in large guam
tltles. There are excellent quarries near
Little Arkansas river and RAYMOND
The clays tor making brick are of the
best variety found.
Indications of coal are found in num-
ber of places in the county, and some of
it from the surface has been tested par
TALLY. A company will soon be formed
to sink shaft in the county for the pur-
pose of testing the lower stratifcation
which we hope may be successful.
The Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe
Railway, having a thoroughly construct
ed line of road from Atchison, Kan
sas, to the west line of the State, and
will be completed, in q short time,
to Sante Fe, New Mexico, making a con-
tinuous line of road of some 900 miles,
passes through our county from south
east to west. Raymond being the most
westerly point on the entire line. We
have now three rail roads in contempla-
ton, crossing here at Atlanta, viz: The
Memphis, Atlanta and Ellsworth, the To-
peka, Council Grove, Atlanta and Great
Bend, and the Salina, Atlanta and Ray
mond, to the Atlanta, Topeka and Santa
Fe Rail Road.
Atlanta, the county seat, is the princi-
pal town. 1t contains about 100 inhabit-
ants. 1t has one hardware and pro-
vision store, one drug store, first class
hotel and q school house, worth S., 900,
under cons truction, which will soon be
completed.
Peace is thriving little town on the
Atchison, Topeka AND Santa Fe Rail
Road, u miles south of Atlanta.
Also, Raymond, on said road, is q city
of the third class, and they will soon put
up a school house worth $4,000.
The climate of this part of our State,
sproverbial for its unparalleled healtlEful-
ness, affording, as it does, an asylum for
those seeking more congenial climate.
No more healthful climate is TO be found
anywhere, and in this we are expressing
our practical experiment., sustained as
we are, by the testimony of those who
have tried it.
Probably there is no part of the
United States that is better adapted TO
stock raising than this part of KansGs
the native grasses are the best in the
world for fattening cattle. During the
winter but little if any, hay or grain is
fed out, cattle living on the dry, nutri-
tious grasses, and coming out fat in
the spring. Good prices prevail for all
kinds of produce, and we know OF no