The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-06-17
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sas, both in wealth and population.
In the way of cattle shipments, it is
now ahead of any point in the State,
the shipments last year exceeding fifty
thousand head, and will probably be
greater this year. A large stone -four
ing mill has Just been completed with
a capacity of 65, 900 bushels, at a cost
Of $4,000. There is also one east of
Wichita, aud one mill that will be
completed by July 1st., which will be
run by water power from the little
Arkansas river. The proprictors of
these mills told us the did not expect
to be able to grind the wheat brought
to them this year. The owner of the
large mill told us he had orders for
over two hundred cars of wheat to be
shipped to Illinois out of the growing
crops. Just think of it, Illinois receiv-
ing wheat from that poor, starved
grasshopper country. The readers
may draw their own conclusions in
comparing the two States in an agri-
cultuarl point of view.
We were introduced to the editor of
the Wichita EAGLE. one of the leading
papers of Wichita, who cheerfully gave
US short history of the town and
country. He is wide awake and looks
we'll to tho interests of the numerous
readers of his valuable paper We
would here suggest that any of the
readers of the Independent seeking re-
liable information upon this section of
the country, would do well to SUBJ
scribe for his paper, the Wichita
EAGLE.
The people are generally well posted
on all the leading topics of the day,
especially the Beecher scandal. as one
of our party can testify to, being bad
ly beaten at Mr.. Steele's first lombard
ment Camp Beecher with his sharp
shooting artillery in the way of Jokes,
but the victor was afterward repulsed
by the Cookie Burr Brigade, and had
to surrender 20 the idea that cookie
burr was nothing but sunf1ower.
In regard to grasshoppers, we saw
none i'll this section of the country, and
but little fears were entertained of
their doing any damage this year. In
localities where they Matched this
spring, they are moving in a southeast
erly direction, as soon as they can fly,
and from present indications of their
progress, southern Missouri will suffer
mostly from their ravages this year.
In regard to fuel, it is like all prairie
countries. Wood cannot be depended
on for fuel, although there is consid-
cradle timber along the Arkansas
river, and little belts may be seen along
the little streams that empty into it.
But coal can be found at q depth of one
hundred feet in quantities sufficient to
bring the price Of fuel within the reach
of all.
The water is good and accessible at
a depth of from twelve to twenty feet,
in inexhaustible quantities.
We started for homo on the 18th,
taking the Hannibal & St. Joe railroad,
at Atchison, we travelled along until
we came to Chilicothe, where we
stopped over to see somo friends who
were living out in the country about
fifteen miles. We cannot say that we
took any particular fancy to Missouri,
but thought more favorably of the
country at this point than any place
we had seen. The winter wheat is
almost total failure all along the
Hannibal & st. Joe railroad. Corn
and oats look well. Some fears are en-
tertained that the chinch bugs will de-
stroy the oat crop. Peaches promise
fully half crop.
Arrived at our homes OH the 22d
somewhat fatigued, but fully satisfied
with our visit and the beautiful coun-
try we had seen. j. KELLER.
FORREST, ILL.,, JUNE l, 1875.
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