Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-08-11
by THEwAYsIDE
TOPEKA. KAKsAs, July rs. 1876.

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1t the same point and write as | go westward.
Usage county. IS miles west of Topeka, CON
aims extensive coal mi nes, from which i'm.
nense quantities Of coal are taken. We pass.
II through the NeOsha and Cottonwood VAL
evs. bordering on streams by the same names.
The soil is exceedingly fertile, with excellent
crops Of wheat aud corn, except on some very |
low land, where they have been injured by the
extreme we, weather.
Newton, the county seat oi Harvey county ,l34 |
miles westof Topeka, was organized in 1870
six years ago-and row contains 900 inhab |
itants. The growth and Improvements Of this |
county cannot be better described than BY Civ.
ing the sale Of agricultural implements 4. |
Lehman & Co, one fir m. sold, from January
1st to June Goth, 1875, 81 sulky plows, 81 gang
plows, 374 breaking plows, 194 stirring plows,
S5 harrows Is cultivators 40 wagons. I40 lar.
vesters, % Headers, 80 combine mach ines and
"a threading machines.
Emporia, lIutchison, Great Bend and many
other towns sell ns mlay more. None Of the
sister States,although much ulder than Kansas,
can show universally as fine school buildings
which is another indication Of thrift.
Twenty years ago Chas. Sumner, in speech
In the u s. Senate, presented the following
graphic description Of the geographical and
natural advantages Of Kansas: "Take down
your map, sir, and you will find Kansas. more
than any other region, occupies the middle
spot of North America, equally distant from
the Atlantic on the East to Pacific on the West;
from the frozen waters Of Hudson Bay on the
north and the tepid gulf stream on the South !;
constituting the precise territorial center Of the
whole vast continent. To such advantages Of
situation, on the very highway between TWO
oceans, are added soil Of unsurpassed rich
ness, aud fascinating, unduInting beauty Of
surface, with a health-giving climate, calcu-
lated to nurture a powerful and generous peo-
Pile, worthy to be a central pivot OF Amer rican
institutions"
Last year, only, President Wilson
said "The valley of the Arkansas River offers
verytbing that mankind can ask Of nature.''
| The 50 wings OF these eminent statesmen are be-
ing proved true; and Kansas ere long will be
one of the most powerful States in this COLfed.
eracy.
We halted at Garfield, in Pawnee county
where we were cordially received by our Ohio
friends who settled here three years ago las
spring. Attended services Sunday at beau
tiful church, in which is a bell presented b,
Gen. Gar field, which sum mons the good pso
| nIa taoa.ba- -
RE, not in fine carriages but i n good substantial
two horse wagons. Bidding our friends aditl
our next stop was at Dodge City near For
Dodge This city contains about 1000 inhab
tauts, mostly AoaiuR, speculallpg pnpul a
ton, consisting OF beTdsnan, Mexican trader
&c. There are plenty OF sa looms where III
crooked is sold at 25c a dribt, dance houses
ibroueed nth Mexican damsels, and gsmblin
deus ofevery conceivable description. Her
Lunch Law reigns snpreme and culprits al
duly executed by being hung TO a telegrap
pole or the trussle work Of bridge, there be
ing no I-ees.
From Dodge City westward large herds o
cattle c"uld be seen on either side as ia as II
eye could reach 1t is said by those eDgag &c
. in this business that there are 800 600 head
cattle west of Dodge City, within distance
! 800 niles. We saw but one herd of Texas ca
, tie, 5000 in this lot, balance are good natl,
stock, fat aud fine. Entered Co iorada As
Z miles west OF Kansas City, at a sm,ll st attic
! namad Sargent. Crossed the Arkansas Riv
: at Granada, thirteen miles west Of the Sta
+ line This, like Dodge City, contains more
: less "benEinc," is verV lively at tunes, al
. contains about 500 inhabitants.
l. We had many neck and neck race with III
Il antel0pes, which were frightened by the engi
A r.. Al 4
v side with the train, diverging little from il
l. they run. A brisk fire from the car windo,
/. was kept up at these shippers Of the prairie
. but without effect.
n Fifty thousand sheep we're being sheared
ID Lasanamus. n town Of 900 inhabitants, viii,
,e lie nearly 100 miles east of Pueblo West La
. anamus aud La Junta, a few miles fartb
A. west, are important points. being headqn te
ir OF the numerous wagon trains engaged in ii
b. trade at Santa Fe. From here | had nv Or
ID view Of Pixies Peak, 100 miles distant As :
n approached the mnuntains the soil grew Ie
ut fertile and al the land titled has to be irrig
fl ted to produce any kind of a crop. Pass
ID many farms from here to Pueblo. or what 4
va settlers term branches" Also, May "coral
10 or Yards for sheep and cattle.
of The Inhabitants are exceedingly healIh a,
in tawny looking perfectly al home in the sa
H. die Their pnnies are supple and hardy. a
live well on the short Buffalo grass, within
of INV grain. The stsck oftvu get mi red. but
lis each owner has his brand they can soon sen
q rate them by rounding them up,"as IN
rs term il, when the rider spots his brand. NJ
MS spurs TO bis pony and runs the victim out
I theherd so quick he has 40 time to turn rig
H. or left. Thus In few hours they sepaTi
at lO, 600 head, when each takes his own.
he Hundreds Of acres Of cactus in full bio,
Of can be seen on the almost barren iands M
,ia Pueblo. For hundreds Of miles there IA
A | n t.la
al any Kind. The 1erdsmen live in "dug outs y
m. low sand houses. Those owning ranch,
10 live in the same kind, or where stone is pler
ed build small huts Of that material.
ed Pueblo is an ald Spanish town on the
of kansas River now contains ten or twelve hu
N dred Inhabitants. II contains some very 70
of brick buildings, but many are Adobe a sori
Of large brick, but dried IN tie sun instead NJ
lid ing burned Here we entered the cars on
sse Denver & Rio Grande II. r. for Oolor,
by Springs, IS miles north Of Pueblo. This x,
I a road is small affair, being n narrow eau
hy but the proprictors maize it pay them Isrg
lin by charging tue enormous price of 10,
ing mile. The hackmsn, too. intend lha visit
nto VIII cherish them In their me moTies. ns
Of very kindly relieved me of V, asa meme
zen that we had visited the Garden of The ca
ish those red sandstone monuments $50 feet hi
ish which A. ID. Richardson so graphically
900 senbes IN his hpnk, "HeyOnd lhe Mississipp
lfn NV opNHA clA HlAch northwest from
the railroad station. The Soda and Iron Spnl
ust so dlled with gas as To be constantly and n
his idly boiling, the innumerable oanons W
the their towering, rugged walls. the passes "
his their long wagon trains winding their way
the the various silver mines, aud the snow ca nj
he summit Of Pixies Peak. With its eraRRy 4
for roundings, are subjects that would require I,
on, umes To fully describe them; all Of whie
use must leave the reader 10 picture In his mag
bed alton as best he can, til! be can make pers
his al visit and view for himself
Thousands OF people who are affected "
'eO- Asthma, Bronchial Affeolion and Cunsnmpt
hen vist this cou ntry for their health, who
the most cases are materially impToVe cd II not !
in manenily cured.
an person ca n camp on the ground whiel
the very dry In saietv, and sleep s0undly with
les being molesled or disturbed " i'm josh BillIr
but musical musketoes or the ever troubles.
and aies.
for VIII whistle down breaks and close for
Ia present. as this may be too long an article
can aneWspapsr, and weary nOt only your pa tis
. to but yoar Intelligent readers also,
J. Yours, as ever, RAABLKl