The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-08-21

ing ground was nothing more or less
than Barbour county, and cverybody
at once supposed they knew all about
this county. To-day We meet men
who have been to Barbour county. il
that is on the Medicine Lodge river,
they say, and who know all about tho
country, and if you ask them where
they have been they will tell YOU to
Grifiin's and all over the country west
of there. know positively that these
hunters did not make a practice of
going down the river.
The western part of this county is
quite rough and broken, the farming
land being confined mainly to the
streams. This portion of the county
has considerable amount of timber
in the ravenes and along the streams,
much more than the eastern part of the
county. There are also here the best
of indications of coal in large quanti-
ties. In this part of the county good
building stone and good water are had.
Many of the smaller streams putting
into the Medicine Lodge river are well
timb,rcd, affording the best stock
shelter in the world. | am satisfied
tina: the western portion of Barbour
county is the bes! stock country have
ever seen. The eastern part of the
county differs greatly from that part
just described. The general surface is
much smoother, the bottoms along the
streams smooth and rich, the water is
good. and abundant, the timber is
much less abundant than in the west
ern part Of the county. There is, on
the hills, timber enough to supply the
county with fuel and fencing.
The soil of this county is of a reddish
color, similar TO that in many parts of
Kentucky, Virginia and Tcxas-land
which is known % be the richest ofland.
Ii is probable that nineteen out of ev-
cry twenty who come to this county
are men from some portion of Eastern
Kansas. Although many men have
come from eastern states to Kansas
with the expectation of locating in
Barbour county, but have located else
where, taking advantage of the facilities
which railroad offers to those seek
ing homes in the west. There is good
prospect for Barbour county to get
railroad soon, if her people choose to
extend hand of welcome. The Bur-
lington and Missouri river company
contemplate running line from Bea-
tricc, Neb., to some point on the south
line of Kansas. There are two routes
contemplated. and rests wholly with
the people to say where it shall go.
One via Great Bend and Ellsworth
the other, via Salina and Hutchison.
The people along the first mentioned
route are all alive to their interests,
and in spite of the disadvantages they
in having a poorer route to |
build the road over, they will get the
road, if the people on the other line do |
not bestir themselves soon. The COM
pany have made a survey from Beatrice
to Great Bend, and will soon make |
another from the first named point to
and Medicine Lodge.
When Wichita gets through with
the cattle trade, which she must do be-
fore a great while. Medicine Lodge ex-
poets to take it.
There has been little trouble of late
in this county on account OF men from
Reno, Sedgwick and Sumner counties
coming here and stealing our cedar
timber; but our people are Oh the
watch, and the first one caught at this
business will be made an example of
by being prosecuted to the fullest eX-
tent of the law, and the law is severe
Oh this point, as well as very plain.
There is no talk about representation
from Barbour this fall, but we shall
send some one who is acquainted in
he state, and can attend to the interests
IF Barbour county.
A few days since we had splendid
'aiI.s on the Medicine Lodge, and veg
,tation is greatly revived, though it
lad began to suffer some for want of
ain. BARBOUR.