The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-06-30
ALIEN COUNTY,
] KANSAS.
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/ AMOWn Tia many 10rAlikipn In KanRal
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nl'" ones p0.cA1 se a'''4a - " s',s
| dome-oeekers alien county, - fe6axus
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Os Afsnspofs.slo.' Ao"s cossse.asno
and Society, stands second 70 no other IN
the State, q q brief reference to the above
mentioned particulara viii show:
| AOCAxAONs
This county u second from the East
and third from the south line of the
State. It j. one hundred miles south
east from Topeka, seventy-fve miles
soasn 1o T.a. e@ Ts o11 apn ta 0Ssn
| miles west from IT Scott and lies mainly
within the celebrated Neosho valley.
SOIL.
Inc sou 81 sne uP,anos y = Dlack 9.
u.IA !eu SAc.1SSs soem ~ gtgss oePsn
~ lIeAu.us':oiS letuuey' wnlle s9.s
VI s.o . uossIs = . 49, sIas' ,:.. ~
Posi's usGsy 'v1"u IN sueu .oseus
enu v.sy5uS I!ow nu. 70 sen a0es ~
oePsn. No oc'se q, so,ls ioE sco succ siui
PIouuc"on VI ~ tne Ins. TO-.
iluIts .nu seSe'.O,es VI sn'' issl'uoe can
70 ioono In the S'sse.
WATER.
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.s:.S g., sheu !. ~
W. -. S" :. =. s.;s... :. y =; ~ -.
';., ~ 80 - . . ,.s 1910 - -, :. -. ~
| ASaoNsS ssAsN "SOs$ss ~ SsOes oes0 " sA10
of these streams is skirtsd By belt OF
excellent timber ana nows tnfoofn nne
si!avia' oos.Sms W llom eall : m.ie 70 =
mic ~ ".u.n i =; ". LILO; .ol oo@esaS Pos.
49, - 'o1n. =" SPl'"HS s"u "eias VI
MODERATE oep'n.
BUILDING. FENCING
Avn EsJCu
One OF The special advantages which
TINS county Possesses over the treeiess
plains OF western Kansas e found In
its timber, coal and stone. The average
wia.n OF am M oei!s Is half : mile OF
tical purposes, as is shown by the fact
that the price Of good hard wood in the
towns seldom exceeds IS. 50 per cord. In
the eastern and less timbered portion OF
the county coal of fair quality is mined
in quantities sufficient for domestic
purposes, and will no doubt be devel-
oped as the wants Of the county require.
For building and fencing stope Of an
excellent quality abounds in many local.
tiles, vet sd disposed Us to interfere but
little with the cultivation Of the soil.
PPM nu6yrs
OCAS'
.u;tsd :" ali ,hs nr ."s cy - y W.. III
latitude, but is especially adapted to the
growing Of wheat, corn, fruit, and to
stock raising; all Of which succeed ad-
nirably, and particularly the last. The
inexhaustable supply of native grsmea-
both for pasturing and for hay-ofIers to
the stock raiser most INVITING field, and
makes this one OF the most certain and
remunerative branches of husbandry
that any one can engage in.
RAIE. ma ANN MAI.
urDrc
ALAS.
The Lenvenworth, Lawrence L Gal
weston railroad travsrses the county
from north 70 south. passing through the
towns Of lola and Humboldt, and affords
direct connection with Lawrence and
LeavenwOrth in Kansas and Kansas CITY
in Missouri. This last is enc Of the best
markets in the country and h but six
hours from lola, the county seat.
Tho NJ. K. & T. passes through the
3. W. corner Of the county, touching 1t
Humboldt, and affords an outlet 70 The
mining regions Of the west, and south to
Texas and the Gulf
CHEApI.Aums
Notwitnssanding the county has been
settled ior many yeaIs and contains .
unimproved lands arc vet fos ~ These
lands belong 70 the L. L. 4 g. and n.
<. q I. railroad companies, and are
onered tor sale cheaper than such lands
can b bought any where in the United
states where equal advantages exist.
Land capable Of producing twenty to
twenty'nve bushels OF wheat or 80 tots
bushels OF corn per acre 10 sold 1t $50
per acre TOR cash, or 400 on time: AL.
most any year, after being reduced to
cultivation, stngie crop will pay the
snslre cost OF the land.
During last season many parties in
!nss county Witn ~ than half their
ana IN cultivation laised corn enough
, Ino.: s..cs Any one iooklng Sofa nev
~ esnsc;s,lv con ~, - ~ ~ ~. sS
Ehece lsnds are snrronndsd hv ~ -, -.
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