The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-04-26
The Climate of Middle and Western
Kansas.

The magnificent climate is one of the
principal advantages possessed by the
lands lying tributary to Atchison, Topeka
Il Santa Fee Railroad, cold enough for
health, ano warm enough for the greatest
success and comfort of the farmer and
stock raiser.
The extremely short winters give these
lands advantages in stock raising, early
planting, ETC., superior to that of any other
cheap RAILROAD LANDS in the United
States.
The point at which the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fee Railroad strikes the Arkansas
Valley, near Hutchinson, is nearly fifteen
hundred feet aboce the lerel Of the sea, a fact
which alone tells the story of its healthful
climate; proceeding up the valley from this
point we continue to get higher and higher,
until at the West State Line we are TWEEN
ty-five hundred feet above the level Of the
sea. This fact, in connection with the
entire absence of anything which can give
rise to miasmatic influences, accounts for
the exceeding healthful atmosphere every
where existing in the Upper Arkansas Val
ley.
The whole land grant of this Road lies
in nearly the same latitude as the cities Of
Louisville and Philadelphia. As in both
weather in winter, and snow enough to do
the soil good, and you can depend on put
ting up your ice from the Arkansas or any
other stream in your neighborhood. But
the winters are short and mild, and you
can depend upon it that the fearful expert
ences of the north during the past winters
of 1872 and 1878 will never he found in this
section.
Two facts mentioned here will illustrate
the subject thoroughly.
1st The Atchison, Topeka u Santa
Fe Railroad put up its supply Of ice from
the Arkansas river.
I'd. Read this statement of j, IL. Rey
nolds, who, with either Of his partners,
" ill answer to the truth thereof
J. ii. Reynolds, Barton county, Kansas,
says: j. II. Hubbard, o. Ii. Buel and my
self are keeping stock in partnership, in
Barton county; we are herdipg them about
three miles east of Great Bend, the county
seat of Barton. We have between four
and five hundred head. Some Of them are
native stock, some pure Texas, and most
are crossed breed We have not fed them
a pound of grain, and have had some of
them two years, and some only one year.
We have had them out the whole winter in
the valley and on the uplands, and we
have lost only two head, and they were two
old Texan cows, that were old enough to
die two years ago. All the young cattle
in our herd will make good beef to day;
and if any one doubts it, either one of us
will drive him out from Great Bend any
day he comes, and convince him of it.
FEBRUARY Goth, 1878.
The best proof, however, is to so down
yourself through this country and breathe
The fresh, pure, invigorating air, and its
bracng influences will soon convince you
of its health giving properties. As soon
as the plow shall have begun to turn up
thousands of acres Of the new and rich
soil, some cases of fever and ague will per-
haps be found with those who have brought
it with them from less healthful region,
or with those early and poor settlers, who
do not take the least measures for avoid
ing sickness, but you will find in every
case that some local cause, and not the
climate of the country, can be responsible
for i'll health Or disease.