The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-06-28
Two se!f-SacrlGcing Pstriets.

The readers Of the EAGLE viii lind three
highly interesting communications in this Is
sue. Two OF these are from eminent patriots
OF the county, the one a roaring Democrat
and the other a lightning Republican Of the
| Il laine stripe. These WORTHLESS stopped Us the
other day, and in the most earnest manner
protested against the present conduct OF this
paper A proposition to turn the institution
over to their hands resulted in the following
agreement They were to set forth their
| ideas in 4 communication each. In case these
| brilliant illusions failed TO add at least five
hundred subscribers to the EAGLE they
agreed TO ''dry up We guess they will
"dry up" 1--we don't lose dozen or so
prompt paying patrons We will be only too
happy. The other communication alluded TO
is from Texas. written by an old resident Of
Wichita. and is = very interesting description
of section OF the Lone Star.
Last spring the Wichita fellows made a ter
riblc lot OF fun OF Winfield because Dutch
creek run over Its banks and down through
the east part OF town Now, how is it? The
Little Arkansas has twice got out of its banks
and sent sire am down through Main street.
of that miserable Wichita, fully tour feet deep
The hotels and stores on Main street were all
surrounded by water, aud horses and cattle
were drowned on Douglas Avenue. Wonder
where the laugh comes in, this spring p
Cotrley County T{egram.
Pity both of you couldn't lay mp some OF
the wet of this world for future emergencies
in the next Walnut TGil,y 7gmss.
| II iibs were biisters, the editor of the 7ele-
gran wouldn't have sound spot on his body.
The high waters did not so much as drown
rat in Wichita. let alone horses aud cattle.
The stores on Main street were not surround
ed by water When sal! the stores on Main
street. ore surrounded by water, the Arkan-
sas river viii be ten miles wide. If some of
the fellows ia the Walnut Valley had their
dues they would be where ice don't grow.
| Mr.. A. b. Young has just returned from
Sumner county where he has been to look at
his go wheat patch. He reports that through
| sejgwick and Sumner counties the sand has
| been thoroughly soaked and that in many
| places the water stood from one three feet
deep for several days after tho ram had ceasd
/ at one place his horse sank in so deep that it
came near being lost. The streets of Wichita
were full OF slolghs in which teams were
constantly miring drifts had been washed in
10 the yards and against the houses; ponds
OF water were stagnating in every hollow.
In the bottoms, many Of the houses were
| sinking into the quicksand.. One end Of
some of the buildings had settled into the
earth leaving the other end Oh a former level,
| presenting woeiul appearance. Wheat
/ looks well where it has not been drowned or
| blown out. Mr. Young is thoroughly salts
fed that the Arkansas Valley land can never
stand wet weather and that the Walnut Val
ley is much the best place for white people TO
| live in.-EZdorGdo Press.
The man who reported the above, to put it
mildly. is a liar for the want of truth, and a
fool for the want of sense. His own state
ment, upon its face, conyicts him of both
charges. If our soil is SO sandy how did teams
mre and if sandy land won't stand wet
weather what kind Of land will' As TO
buildings settling into the earth, etc., that
is all the merest moonshine. We agree with
Mr.. Ieung liz one thing and that is the Wal
nut Valley is the best place for the stamp Of
white people to which he belongs.