The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-11-14

engine house, and was about the color of a
raccoon and rather larger and heavier than
an old coon. Although so young, the
beast showed all the untamable savageness
for which the grizzly is noted. When a
chip was tossed at him, he would roar and
dash at his antagonist with all the devil
ish fury of his tribe. This king of
American beasts was the property Of boy
who had raised him from wee cub, and
who attempted to subdue and teach the
little savage to be docile, but all to no pur-
pose. He would roar and fight his keeper
without the least symptom of giving in, or
becoming subdued by the cowhide of the
former.
The Gopher is little animal which in
habits these prairies, whose size and move
ments reminded me of the ground squirrel,
but whose color was nearer that of a rat.
A long round branched species OF cactus
grows on these prairies and attains to
greater perfection and size as you go to-
ward the Rio Grande, which makes most
beautiful cane. When branch or stock
can be got three feet long, the flesh is
scraped from the woody fibre, which is
hard and tough, and constitutes piece of
the most beautiful open work imaginable
The stock is hollow and the shell or taper
ing tube, constituting the woody part, has
the appearance of having been carved by
the most expert artist. These cactus canes
are the most delicate, handsome and artis-
tic walking sticks when properly dressed,
that can be met with in the whole immense
family of slaves.
The next day proceeded to Granada,
on my return trip by stage, over the same
road l had come out; and found that the
scorching rays of a cloudless sun, beneath
which l had ridden over the plains, in a
vehicle without top, had nearly blstered
my hands, and the glare on the greenless,
and in some parts, alkali prairie, together
with the hot wind, which, blowing over
the wide expanse of arid wastes had been
robbed of all it's moisture, had caused a
sensation to the eyes, something akin to
pepper.
In taking leave of Colorado, have but
a word more to add for the benefit of those
persons who mediate emigrating to some
desirable point in the West to better their
fortunes. For the general emigrant, Colo
RADIO is, perhaps, as unpromising quarter
of the country as he could select; but for men
who could command considerable capital,
and would like the stock business or for
health seekers, who could be, with good
health, content to locate in some of the
many small colony towns and pursue what
ever might present itself to them in the
way of business, or engage in the vegetable
and fruit business in the market garden
style, Colorado might prove desirable
place to locate; but for the average settler,
who prefers TO be in the midst of country
that on every hand the signs of civilization
appear in cultivated farms, gardens, and
orchards, villages, cities and manufactures;
where he passes in view of the habitation
of man, let him journey whittier he may,
from the rising to the going down of the
sun, central southern Kansas is that land
of promise. There will be found dry,
healthy atmosphere with rain sufficient to
supply vegetation without the labor of irri-
cation, and where short Winter will make
comparatively small demands upon the
farmer and stock raiser, to provide food in
the Summer to supply the waste of the
season of frost. f. Z. E.