The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-08
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
From Wichita to the Gull of Mexico
GALVESTON. April 25th, 1873.

: getic men who hold her dcetinies 1
hand, hut that is no reason why "
should be debarrcd from talking to III
readers Of your columns. In the lin
Of description we know our poor pei
has not the power Of Bayard Taylor's
but we may be able to dot down few
pictures and impressions in manne
that will give the farmers of the Ar
kansas valley and citizens of the Queer
City some idea of the principal towns
and the lands Of this great state.
Having received an invitation te
participate in an excursion, we lief,
Wichita last Tuesday night, in com
pany with our better half. for Emporia
at which point we Joined n party con,
sisting Of the governor, lieut.. governor
thirteen of the present state senate
and two or three Of the officers Of the
state agricultural society, and nineteen
ladies, wives, daughters and sweet
hearts of the aforesaid dignitaries. At
S o'clock on Wednesday morning our
party took possession Of special car
on the NJ. X. & T. road. all in the best
of spirits, in spite Of the cold, cloudy,
chilly morning, and went rafting away
down the Ncosho valley. The town of
Parsons, the so called Infant WONDER"
was reached at IL O'Clock, at which
point we were joined by the Hon. d..
p. Lowe, NJ. C., three Or four addi-
tional senator's, two judges, and the
superintendent and attorney Of the
railroad. Some four or five hours
were pleasantly spent, when again the
rumbling wheels of Pullman palace
with a clip-i-ty-click, bore our party of
fifty on toward the Indian territory
Just as we were turning in for the
night we looked out Of the window
and found our train flying over mag
Lificent bridge that spans the same
stream that divides Wichita and De-
lano, and il is the same in character,
except that the banks are much higher.
The northern part of the Indian ter
ritory is almost identical in Law and
appearance with that of Southern Kan
sas, except that little more timber is
found upon the uplands. AS to the
soil, judging from the cuts made by
the railroad, it is very thin in some
placcs-not TO exceed from five to eight
inches. We had hardly touched our
bed until we were utterly oblivious,
and of the south half of said territory
VIC know as little as the man in the
moon, from personal observation.
When our eyes opened on Thursday
morning there had a change came over
all the world outside. The trees were
all dressed in their summer foliage, and
we were passing through a thickIy
wooded country. Having closed our
eyes upon brown prairies and bare
trees the night before, the bright green
upon every hand seemed almost fairy |
like, and the little green, vclvetry spots
Of meadows that here and there went |
by in rapid flight, rendered
Inc morning ride most thoroughly en-
Ovable. The lively and excited chat
being kept up by her at our side was
suddenly to long drawn
oh! :" as we shot out of tiv woods
md on to bridge that spanned river
whose waters rcscmbled blood in color.
Red river cried some one; and red
t was indeed. BY this we knew we
lad struck the land of long-horns.
The clay composing the banks and bot
ON Of Red river is of dark red color.
nd the stream rolls on crimson food
n fact
We had hardly got through wonder
ng over this wonderful stream before
he conductor announced Dennison.
1cre we were 10 breakfast, and have
wo hours in which to take notes.
This is live town, with no counter
art that we know of. except it be
Wichita. Where now stands town
f $500 people, the "colorcd brother"
vas picking cotton last September.
asst wears cotton stalks are still stand
ng upon the town site. Everything
} jam and n rush. Many OF the
laccs of business are made of canvas.
Though many large permanent brick ,
nd stone buildings are in course Of l
The town is right in the
FOODS. The NJ. X. 4 I. II. r. and the
'exas Central meet here, and the flu
nre of the place promises to be con- I
derable. !
At 10 o'clock we were off again. The q
ext scventy-fvc or one hundred miles (
e shall not attempt to describe, for !
e can't. No imagery of the mind. no I
rush of painter could excel the lovli- |
ess of the landscape. and rural scenes
the country between DcnnisOn and (
'allis. The face of all nature was a
,ere rObed in her most pleasing garb v
beautifully green, the land of roses. @
aisies and butter cups. These gently i
bling. undulating lands of green. C
it'll their many streams. all diversified c
it'll rivers and clumps of trees. rem v
.r, the appearance of the country be- I
,nd description beautiful. There is il
st enough of prairie. just enough of q
,lley. just enough Of timber and Of q
rcams. and all SO diversified as TO "
axe complete picture Of rural lovli- p
IS. But after all the soil is thin. Il
The towns of Sherman. Mckinney. n
ID Dallas are all fine places. Dallas II
lasts her street railways. her gas and il
ater works. The entire party were Il
rried away in their admiration of Il
c different sections Of Northern Tex Il
. throughout the entire DAYS ride. o.
Night found us in central Texas. still m
ing toward the gulf. and FRIDAY OF
orning the pretty city Of Houston. 81
e once capital of the lone star repub- fo
/, rushed upon our sight. The vote m
the entire party was for half.day's vi
,p NJ This cntictor ypntr,onl;, ,~;,b -.