The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-02-04

EDITORS NEWS Leaving nome
on The 9Th of lst month for visit
to the Indian Territory, stopped
over with my friends and acquaint-
auces at Emporia. Setting out on
foot on the morning of the 7tb, af-
ter some Is miles met with an OPP
portunity to ride, and thus reached
Eureka that night. This is liVelv,
growing town, situated on Fall riv-
er. The fine undulating country
around, as well as the rich bottoms
OH this stream, will combine to
make fine trade at this point if
there should be a railroad made To
carry of the surplus produce.
On the morning of the 9Th, set
out again for Howard City, which
| reached (walking nearly all the
way) that evening. Found pro-
tracted meeting in session, which /
attended, and found it was doing
a good work-quite an awakening
and several converts. II was car
ried on by several denominations,
uniting. spent the Sabbath in this
vicinity, and on the 10th came on to
an old acquaintance on little Cana
creek. How pleasant to meet with
old friends. We talked over the
trials, &C., of the past. But to pro.
coed. After leaving the last Of my
stock of tracts Il had distributed all
the way) on the l4th reached Hick-
DRY Station, miles south of the
line, among the Osages. These In
dams are making rapid progress In
civilization. A number of them
have good houses and considerable
farms. Two years ago the agent
supplied them with a start of the
best breed of hogs, and the past
summer and fall white men from
the State have come to them for
stock hogs, on account of the fine
stock; and l was informed several
had sold from $50 to 500 worth.
This was very encouraging TO the
Indians, as well as the agent and
Others working among them.
On the 18th set out for the Usage
Agency pretty early, through nice
country, in which. as well as in the
State, the wheat looked well, and,
after a walk of 80 miles, came to the
Usage mission. Found a large
school OF about so scholars, in nice
running order, under the care of my
old acquaintaces and friends Ben ia
min Miles and wife, who have had
charge of the school some two years
and seem to be succeeding very well.
There has been a large addition
building, which is well under way.
John Hammond, an old resident OF
Lyon county, is the contractor, and
is pushing it forward and making
very substantial job. When the
building is all completed there will
be room for from $50 to 200 schol-
airs. The arrangement is good and
we'll adapted for the purpose for
which 1t is built. Afer a pleasant
visit with Uncle Benny and Aunt
Lizzie Miles and my old friend,
Hammond, 1 went down to the
agents house. Had a very pleasant
and interesting visit with the agent,
L. L. Gibson, and family. After
'conversing with Agent Gibson, and
Others, and reading the investiga-
ton, by one of the commissioners,
was satisfiedl that, under all the
circumstances, Agent Gibson had
done more than could have been
expected with the opposition there
is there from the Catholics, and 9TH
er causes. That Mr.. Gibson's whole
heart is in the work, and that he has
labored assiduously for the welfare
and elevation of the Indians, the
following statistics of what has been
in two years, will show:
Acres fenced, 5,2l6; fenced and
cultivated, 4,lG9; rails made, 1,300,-
24G; rails in fence, 1881, 635; Log
dwellings, lSG; Frame buildings,
20; Stone dwellings, 4; dwellings
in process of erection, %; Fruit
trees set out, 1850; Wells aug, ITO.
The log houses are for the Indians
and are we'll built.
On the morning of the 18th, 1 set
out for the Kaw station, distant 80
miles, where 1 arrived late in the
evening, and was very kindly re-
ceived by everybody. The 10th,
though rather a dull day, and rain.
ing, several of the Indians were in,
and seemed very glad to meet me
particularly those who had houses
in process of erection, and were in
hopes that 1 would stay and assist
them. A large portion (near 200,
of the Indians are out on q hunt on
the plains to procure buffalo meat
and robes, as we'll as small game
generally. They left the reservation
on the Goth of the 18th month, and
by reports from them up TO New
Years day they had got to where
there were buffalo, but were expect
ing to go still further west 250 mile,
from the reservation. They had VI
to that time killed 90 buffalo, aver
aging 700 pounds net, bear, G OF
ter, 8 wolves, IA wild cats, IL deer
1877 coons, $50 skunks, some ante
lopes ana a great many turkeys
The mild weather and abundance o
grass for ponies, makes their situa
tion quito pleasant, and we hop,
they will return with a good sup
ply of meat, and be enabled to driv
their farm work.
The tribe now numbers some SOC
with l45 able bodied men, who are
generally, pretty good workers
They have 90 farms commenced
$50 acres in cultivation, 800 acre
more broke last summer, 800 acre
anVn NTH Uhaat which ionRa tuall