Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-26
GOING WEST.
lrRoM OUR OWN coRREsPoND
DEFIANCE, ONO,
June %. 1875.

DEFIANCE. ONO,
June -, 1915.
A little more than twenty-four
hours ago we stepped aboard the
western bound train passing Martins
burg at 1910 A. NJ, on the b. a. o. r..
II. for an extended trip West. This is
the first moment since our departure
that we had time to get off the cars,
and one hour or more of stop is
necessary to await the train on the
Toledo, Wabash and Western Rail-
road, Which is to take us from here to
Quincy, ILL.,, a distance of 464 miles.
From thence we go by the Hannibal
and st. Joseph Railroad to Atchison,
Kansas, a distance OF 1T miles, where
our journey of sightseeing really be-
gins. Add the distance travelled to
reach this point l5es) to the distance
to be travelled yet to reach Atchison.
and we find that ut thereal beginning
of our journey, we have travelled 1854.
which added to the IS0 to be travelled
on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
lie Road, from Atchison to Grenada.
Colorado, we have to travel to reach
the latter place I73I, or 3I6S miles up
to our return home by the nearest
route.
No incident of Importance occurred
upon "our end = OF the ssold reliable''
route. The same grand scenery,
prompt time and comfortable sur
roundings, as ever, being especially
manifest upon this occasion. The
heavy freight and passenger traffic on
the Chicago division OF the b. 81 o.
II. Il. is worthy of mention, and its
excellent condition for new road Is
also noticeable.
We arrived at Bellaire ut 1O:4O r.
NJ, and from that point until after
we passed Newark, Ohio, we were
sleeping, and of course saw nothing
OF the country. After leaving Mount
Vernon we struck a new, level beau
tlful country along the line Of the
Chicago division Of the i. no. r. r..
Ihls road has opened a country that
already shows all the life, enterprise
and energy of the western people. All
along the line of this road new towns
and villages have sprang up with
wonderful quickness, and the forests
are being leveled and steam saw
mills III every direction are at work
cutting the logs into lumber of every
description. The country from MT.
Vernon tothis point is very level and
what land has been cleared isdevoted
principally to grazing. Very little
wheat is raised, the principal crops
Delng grass, corn, oats, potatoes, &c.
Inc wheat, as general thing, is not
good, although you occasionally see d
field that will yield upto the average.
The corn is short, but looks thrifty.
Inc oats and grass could not be better
Inc fruit through this section will be
almost an entire failure.
We remain here one hour and will
take the train for Toledo, on which
are numbgs of newspaper men from
this State and Michigan.
VIII write at length as soon as we
can strike point where we can
stop long enough to have an opportu-
nifty.
Our party are all well, the weather
IS delightful for travelling, and we
have had an enjoyable trip thus far.
The train is coming, and in few
moments we shall be off for Quincy,
H., our next point Of change.
ILATEnl
We are now at Logansport, Ind.
There are 43 journalists on boardan |
AZ more will join us at Lafayette, SO |
miles from here. There win be near