New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-13
1876
ARKANsAS VALLEY.

ARKANsAs VALLEY. b,
Larned, Pawnee Valley, Hcalthfalness.
Farming, ruit.Growins, steck.Rais-
ing, Markets, Etc.
EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
LARNED, Kansas, April q, 1876.
During the last three months have been
the Arkansas valley for the pur'
pose of finding the best place to secure
farm and house, in q rich, healthful agri-
cultural country, where land is cheap, the
winters mild, markets good and whore
schools and clutches are established and
we'll sustained; and have found all these
and more. in the Arkansas
valley, between Hutchison and Larned,
Kansas.
Larned, the capital of Pawnee county,
was laid out about two years ago, on the
north bank of the Arkansas river, where it
receives the Pawnee creek, directly on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad,
about 300 miles west of Atchison. 1t now
has population of about 1000, which is
rapidly increasing. Not less than thirty
houses are now being built, including two
large stone blocks and a fine school house.
Society is good; only one liquor saloon in
the county. Public worship and Sabbath
school we'll attended, and Presbyteriane,
Methodists and Baptists are building COM
modious churches. There is one weekly
newspaper here and another starting.
The Pawnee valley, which is about 100
miles long, from the northwest joins the
Arkansas here, and like the Walnut
valley, is several miles wide, and has
very rich soil and considerable timber,
though not sufficient for fuel and
building. In this valley 1 saw several
large herds of cattle and focks of fine
sheep, one numbering over 1000, and all
doing we'll without any grain. This valley
like the Arkansas. is underlaid with coarse
sand and gravel, through which flows pure
water, near the surface, at least the widtf
of the valley, thus supplying vegetation
with sufficient moisture tv insure goot
crops in the dryest seasons.
There is not exceeding fifty we'll i'm
proved farms in the county, owing to it
| recent settlement; but there are more thai
1000 farms partially improved, and almos
every enc has some winter wheat growin
beautifully. The average yield of thi
crop in the county, last year. was abou
I! twenty live bushels to the acre. Oats, bal
ley, rye and corn. all do well, especially i
the valleys. Potatoes, both common an
sweet, onions, tomatoes, pumpkins, melonl
sGuaehes and all kinds of vegetables, yiel
very large crops.
The industry of fruit growing has not "
been extensively tested, but the coil an
climate seem to be well adapted to CROWN
apples, pears, plums, cherriee, and a
smaller fruits, aud especially for peachs
and grapes. Wild plums and grapes {
large size and excellent quality are foun
in great abundance along the Arkansa
Pswnee and their affiuents, both ripening
JAY and August. Several men are givin
their attention to the business of fruit grow
| ing, and they, With the farmers, will a
doubtless be well rewarded for their labo
as there will always be good market fl
the farm, garden aaG orchard products G
this region at hone to immigrants until tf
country shall have been all settled, an
even now the demand for these articles
the great producing mining and stOc
raising regions of Colorado and New Mex
| co insures a ready market and good price
since the completion of the Atchison, T
peka and Santa Fe railway to Puebla an
| the extension of the Denver and Rio GranG
from there south to Ell Moro, near the nortl
ern border of New Mexico, and to With
ninety miles of the great San Juan mines.
| The healthfulness of Larned and vicinit
is indicated by the fact that when tt
sons and daughters of Adam came up
settle Larned, five physicians also can
with them; but four of the FIVE departe
from Larned within year, and the one r
naming had to combine merchandisin
with his prac tice in order to live. Th
gentleman, whose reputation is very goo
says that his practice has not required tt
| uSb OI luOTo IEhu udll all VI
during the last year, and he is the on
| physician in the county
| During the last three months 81 800 acr'
of land have been entered at the Unite
| States land office at Larned, and the bus
ness is increasing daily. There is no go
ernment land now nearer than fifteen mil
of Larned, on the north side of the rive
but there is yet some railroad lands with
few miles which may be bought at fro
81 to So per acre, for cash or on elevt
years credit.
In a brief newspaper letter it is impos
BILE to give all the particulars that perso
desire to know about new countr
hence, for full detailed information l wOu
say address Hon. S. s. Dickenson, Larne
Kansas, as he has been in Kansas ifte
years, and in Larned since it's first sett
ment, and is well informed.
EXAMINER
Hints for the CeptennIal.