The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-06-25
FEW HOURS on GYPSUM cpEsK.

cepteQ the lnVltotlOn OF our IrIcslC, MT
NJ. A. Fassett, 10 ride with him to the
Gypsum creek country. As his was {;
business trip, and ours solely for the
aforesaid pleasure and rs we were com
ipellcd TO make the aforesaid pleasure
secondary TO tho aforesaid business Of
The "driver to the expedition" we were
not permitted TO visit every portion OF
the Gypsum creek country, but only
that lying contiguous to what is known
as "Kingman's school house." Hence,
we shall write this time of what we saw
in that neighborhOod and leave the re-
naming portions for tho subjects Of fu.
ture trips. We rodeln sewing machine
wagon with that "middle nan" who was
SO overwhelmingly Crowned down" at a
recent grange picnic We suppose il
would have been better for us had we
rode in dilapidated lumber wagon on Il
country visit of this kind; for going in
the manner in which we did-,n sew
ing machine wagon-we were likely to
be considered as a "monopolist." But
we boldly went, flying the colors of a
bennington" and the grangers didn't
slay us. We found the beautiful uplands
between town and the creek sprinkled
evenly with large golden grain patches
aportien Of whose sheavcs had been
abound in brittle bands;" but the great
cr part of them were still bccko ning for
the reaper. Such rich, yellow patches as
are now seenon the highlands east Of town
almost convince the most Incredulous
person that tho uplands arc as good, if
not better than the lowlands for raising
gram. Beautiful farm lands are those
which swell and slope north of the Iron
Mound country. With a fast team i,
seems as if you ride over bat a few
ridges before you strike the last, from
whence the grand panorama OF the Gyp-
sum creek country is spread out before
you. And there you iistinctiveIy stop
TO admire. If the multitude of so, how
nice rs which have been calculated
from the summit of the "last hill" were
made into ''coin of the realm" and gwen
TO one person, he would rank as "prc,;y
well fixed"
About IL o'clock A. u, Saturday, we
rode up TO tie farm of Mr.Galvcston Fay
lor's. During ashsrt stay there We fosnd
that his acres were in an excellent state
Of cultivation. His corn field was swell
kept" ana showed stalks almost IS high
as our head. lie also has fine fields o.
small grain and few acres planted with
Usage hedge plants, which looked very
nice. Onward from thence We rode, I'm
Ill we struck the road running directly
to the new bridge across the Gypsum,
which was .erected by the Humboldt
Manufacturing Company at a cost Of
about $500. IL is an excellent structure
and We hope to see moro like 1t spanning
the creek before many seasons have
passed away. 1t was about the dinner
hour-whcn We struck the farm of Mr..
Freeman Kingman's, where We proposed
upon invitation, of coursc-to eat
something. Kingman made good
commissioner, makes frst-class farmer
AMI, of course, sets 4 good table. We
found the latter out in a very short space
OF time. While we were doing our best
to satisfy our appetite, We casually look
ed at Fasseu. We discovered instead an
enormous cavern into which flowed a
stream ofgrocerics, provisions, fruit, etc,
faster than run the seething currents of
the Smoky Hill. After little skirmish-
ing about in front of that "yawning
gulf We found Fassett behind it. The
genial and pleasant Mrs. Kingman gave
us IL most bountiful repast. Early in
tho afternoon We made preparations to
return but the clouds commenced TO
get blacker in the northwest and we tar
ricd-awaiting the result. They grew
and b'acker, and silver wedges
of lightning passed lengthwise and cross
wise through them with "bang" at the
outcome. Away across over the hills
and. Iron Mound, Salinaward, batallions
Of clouds were marshalled against each
other and engaged in battle,
and then the contest was hidden
by curtains Of distant rain. 1t
heavy shower, but it was {
doubtful whether ltwould strike US, and it
iidn't. While VIC were waiting King
nan pointed ont TO US the "pIaccs" Of ,
many good farmers, whose names were :
amlIiar io US. Down in the creek bend {