The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-01
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With tliis number the EAGLE close
the third volume. a. also it, business
Tor the year last past. We deemed IL
NO; an inappropriate occasion, suggest
81 aftcT a review Of our own business
during this period, % epitomiEs the
eatire trade, commerce and Industries
q Wichita, 10 uarraie briefly iis his
tory, it, rapid growth aud it, UMPIRE
cedcuiod prosperity, throwing in
enough of biography to reasonably eN-
plain. under the head of indomita-
bic pIacS aud sg!f-sacridring enier-
prise. what 10 many, in the history OF
our rise. a. this dly. secms 90 approach
the marvellous. Properly aud in the
order q q narrative embracing the
past history Of a settlement would
come.
OUE LOCATION,
Which j. az the confluence Of the two
finest inland riyers in The state, the
Big and Little 60 designated here
Arkan.as-the one a wide, shallow,
rapid RAINING river, with a silver sand
liunius. it, banks -kirIed with cotton
wood aud elm, the other heavily tim
bcrcd along it, course and limpic
blue. pebble botiOmed, deep Watsrcd
stream, said ~ those familiar with the
uatsr- 81 Kansas. 10 be the preitie-i
river Ia the state: On the east bHnk
ofthe-e two streams AMI in the gartcH
spot Of tae whsle Arkausas valley J.
built Wichita, whose advance from
an Indian trading post 20 a city Ct the
second cias. has all occurred within a
period Of four wears. TO the stranger
approaching Wichita by train from
- as---sas. ssslL al-EIssl.i
about him. the city would seem TO BE-
buiIt on B-auiifa. island, Chis'Iol "a
creek on the east with its banks tim
Der full. T. calculated q coLg the i'm
preston. 90 fact the town sight j. sur
ro1udea by water except on the north.
Chisholm creek emPties into the Big
river south Of town oircling the city
with timbcr. The plain, iniermr,l.-
ate. Upon which Wichita l. built. un-
dilate- gradually south. east and west.
d J. almost a natural drain towards
the rivers aud creek. hcuce water
never stands upon the surface. the -oi.
Itself absuIbs moisture rapidly from
IT, porous character. being a black rich
-aHi loan, two these two facts.
"a correction with our altitudc-oTcr
seven hundred Sect higher than Kan
"a Ciiy-is aftributabie the
EENAEKAELE HEALTH
% this locality. One Of the best and
oldest physicians in the city iufurlned
- that be coulI have done al the
practice ct Wichits, during the past
four years. and hal lcisarc enough BE-
sidrs 10 have disgustcl an enthusiast
ia the profession. Epidemics in the
shape Of diseases incidrut 60 children
have visited n. but they all seem 70
assume such a modified form A. not 90
create even unca-incss on the part q
parents. Last season the mcaseis
prevailed IN our city ami 10 vas not
an uncommon thing 10 see children
playiug IN the streets with the mcaseI-
broke OuI upon thcn. Scarlet fever
has never yet made It's appearance
here We have had since the settle
mcnt of the town one case Of small pox.
The victim q this isolated case went
an over ;he CITY aud held his seat in the
Ilinning room % a crowded hotel after
be vas broke out, he, nor anyone else
suspcrtiug The nature Of the disease. vet
strange 90 say 10 BEGAN aud ended with
him, but aii not eni him, a. be j. nou
be- ali.r and well coniirmig the above
We haze dUclt the longer ON the
iubjcci sf health from the fact tia: it |
: most Important in the minds Of
hose contemplating a change Of base. |
lesiies. being the sure guarantee Of a /
MILD EQUITABLE CLIMATE
inch a. ne claim. There j. no wealth
g that suits every one, e 10 i warm ]
l D. too warm. IL ia i raw OF cold it {,
90 ma - Tod cannot please his
'eoPie in the item % climate. even
'alii0ruiahas IA draG backs. and there
be constant sumner appeal i % lin
or rain
a LITTLE EAIN Orr FATHER, d
ut enough 20 Ua.h only. q hall inch
{ dust olT the shrubbcry.- Here. and
i fact that any Pcrsoa can recall |
rho claims four years stay In this
iciuiiy, there j. not % exceed
HIETN DAYS, 90 RIAL WINrEE
WEATHER.
al weather a. Uouli not permit
lruing the soil. by reasoa Of frost in
be ground We except this winter Of {
oEr-c. bccau-e q has been one Of the I
lot severe eyeryWherc. within {
BE- mr-z1ry Of the oldest OF earlhs in |
ahitanis. IT. Ike has not been ex- 4
siurc the winter % I.-s. aud I
iat j. too FAR back 20 draw upan- {
During the WiateF % u, We hai not {
yer fnecn DAYS % uncamf1rtab,c I
"a. and in the winter q - spring Z
.anting began the iirst week in Feb f.
iaTy. - in -. blowing vas coutiu- :
a during the uhole % this same
oath. in fact through almost the en- 6
re winter the ground could be work Z
I F; that year the Littic river uas not I
oscd BY ice. Thus % Cur climate q