The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-06-11
C0wLEY COUNTY.
News from the Frontier Attitude Of the
Cheyennes Discoveries in tie Indian
Territory.

Dcdr TINS:
l,hould Tx. 10 sp II ! he 4 IA i, L. v.n-
worth city, the metz p,!is of k,a-a', hat a
We are to lave a grand -lsh s'ipn here, ]
suppose shall have I, d,ny ny.e'f that
pleasure. We are tn lave N iadisn var
dane. from Il b AMI Of Os. 80 aud Kaw-;
abour twenty of each are exp, ct-;i I, BE-
here for thst purpose, one ii tie features
of our celebration; and buffalo roasted
whole, provided tie OS ,gss en- ct one for
III; a bat race GA tn. Walnut river; the
usual display of fir. works On such ccca-
siOns, and other anin-emcI ts too numerous
FIR mention.
News fiom Fori : i ie~ taJs ago re.
ports the CheyeuneI anal Apsch,s gone en-
The war p,ih. A letter from one OF our oi,.
liens, da ri Cheyenne Agency, Msy 29tb
says he i5n, Il on his arr val at the Agency
that The Cheyennts had declared war, and
killed the doctors sol On the Friday even.
ing previous, and also another man, on the
rial between the Agency and Camp Supply
We have had vari@us reports of trouble fol
Tor several wells psS', but nothn e definite
eno' ga II make an item oi. The Arapa.
hoes are guarding the Cheyenne Agency.
4 few days Ego returned from a four
days tip, in company with three other per
SOU, PROSPECTING ior coal. We went rome
forty or fifty miles south into the Territory
For about thirty five m.le, south the al,
Fork the country is "a hne as aiy in the
United Ststes. The prairie il not quite as
rolling AZ in kahsas-more like illinois.
But south Of Salt Fork, mu h more broken
ard undsr'aid with red can stone, aud Tor
farming purpos wOnId be poor land, but
undOub. ejly al un Ter aid WITH a.
We had 4 backward tp.ine but now every :
thing prOmis. lar tor abundant harvest.
Our three y,as Cli p.ach trees are loaded
down with p, aches a. srse IA tla.S walnIts.
AMI grape Ni;,-s are hasg irg Jul.
There was al TN sui large quantity o.
wheat ,wa last iali and )oks 4 hne rs any
one could wish, ,me will be ready to har-
VET the hIsi OF Lext Week, and the ,woers
Of machines have contracts for that time,
about the Il h OF June. Where is Maj 10.
C.oweil. He has quite good reputation Ior
promptness and etiicienty in the Safe and
We will add our testimony to that fIc: If he
Will come down here AMI bring ,ris kind of
order out Of chaos. Leltsrs are lost or mi-s-
carried all the ii ne, ant az for papers We
cannot dep, nd On them at all. l soue times
z the ZINES for few days regularly, then
miss three or four days, AMI get one, thea
MRS lew days and get several at one time.
Aften the arres, Of the Wichi Il Postmaster,
every thing went sn.oo b for son time and
supp )sed tie right man was caught, but
some one has Tucked up courage .i"lgh to
60 ahead az I'm. Our ten thousand dol r
echo o! hoIise has just been FIN shed and deci
Gated, ,ni we eel qnite proud OF ii as il az
handsome a tuildiDg fl the ii,d
~ there Is Ia the State.
Prof. Norton Il the Normal School at En-
pOria, delivered an address at the dedication
He is one OF our ii liens and ha, lived ia Ar
kansss City for over three years pact. j see
by the papers he has betn nomiL red as
SchCo! Supt rinteId mt, for the State at large
They could not put Forward a better msn-be
will carry tbi, whole country ty an unsn:-
unanimous voc, for We know HIM TO be q
good man and do not know anything against
him. He is capable Of and will make an
efficient Supt riDtendent Of Public instsuc-
ton, and kans4s will do her self horor to
elect suh u man. We have had some
coed showers OF rsia for several days pas.
about enough 10 make the crops sure, but
from the quantity Of water conf G down the
Walnut there must have been a,Dot DE- luye
north OF here l. i ct any news from the
Indian Country will send you line i'm
ne'iiattly as intend To keep ,ou pos ed up
Oh all that = golrs on. have heard that
'ouie capitalit Eav- bought the town site o;
keneI te. IN Sumner county, and ave int. nj
rg to bore fo- @ al and salt il lev weeks,
"a he salt is there the surfa z ,hsr, ia no
ioIb If III. investn,en, pay ing in that line,
md il CHI mp fuel Can he found II will make |
'sssI'a n,~ ,lo ,bly s;ne"
] relieve have written al Tat will l.
er.s' the general reading, ~ wall c"aciuie |
his rather g letter.
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