The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-11-14

ED fosr I've so often have inqui'
rics made by parties wishing to cmi.
CRATE to the great Arkansas Valley
that shall endeavor to give you 0
brief outline Of Harvey County. From
what I can gather from historical re.
ferenccs, Coronado the noted Spanish
explorer passed through this county on
his way to the Missouri river in 1912.
Earlier than this am told there is no,
the least scrap to turn tn. In 1857 the
Chisholm cattle trade was established
and passed through Newton. from the
Red River country in Texas TO and
beyond Albieni in this State. The old
Santa Fee trail Is only 2 miles South
OF here. while the Now Mexico trail is N
the Northern part Of the State. cross
ell iae last named trail west Of Fort
Iarned. This Fort is in the centre o
what used to lie called the great Amer
can desert, aud doubt whether you
will fiud finer body Of land than Is
the Pawnce Valley between Pawnee
river and tho Big Arkansas. You can
easily tell any Of these old trails 10y
the peculiar grass which has grown M
on them. Harvey county was estab
lished by an act Of the Legislature ap.
proved Feb. 20, 1872 and was named
after Hon. James NJ. Harvey at that
iime Governor OF the State. IN size
Harvey county is one Of the smallest
counties in the State, I is Is mile
North and South ard 30 miles East ph,,
West, containing 3ij,G0D acres Of as
fine farming landa as you wish 10 sec.
Face of country is 10 per cent bottom,
CD per cent upland, per cent fores,
and % prarie. Population in 1871 was
1000 and now j. S,1l3. This last year
there were il,7il acres in wixat aod
so, Sl3 ~ cocn. There are 81 organil.
ed school dsLric,, IN tho county and 80
school houses. all of which nre goo |.
ucat aud commodious and furnished
fully as well rs ftrther East. have
not been in single house that did
not have goyd solid Patent dcsks. The
aggregate value OF these houses and
property is about sj5,OOO The Neayton
Pdhlic School hnildiug is the largest
and finest school huilding west of the
State Normal College ut Emuorin
Teachers snlerics average near $50 per
month. This is ccrtaia'y u hcallhy
country rs We are liiJ feet above the
level Of the sea. also 13 - miles from
Middlchurg. 1t naturally seems very
= ringe to persons coming West to see
'a'l pra.ic and no forest, hnt il seems to
hc no drawback in settling up tho
country. Trees anl shrnbbcry of all
Einds grow very fast here. can show
YOU trees planted 6 years ago last
spring from the seed, which to-day
measure 81 inches in circumference.
Cottonwood, Black Walnut and Maple
ho hest for shade. Fruit trees nll do
well. There are some very fine Diick
aud Stone houses in the towns but
through the country they are mainly
fame dwellings With occasionally II
dug.out or sod house. As yet there j.
not Tie attention paid to horses and
cutie that | had expected. hut think
herc will Ice u great improvement iu
that line the next lew years. You see
more fine hogs raised through here
I,.r any place have ever been.
mostly The Berkshire and Poland Chi~
ma. The fGTHs Ponies are used here
exclusively for riding and driving and
noble beasts they are, providing they
don't Buck" with you. Ok teams are
beginning to I've scarce, as soon as a
man gets his claim taken mp he gener-
ally ships his oxen aud gets either
horses or mules.
Buffalo hunting is a f,ilnre this fall
rs the 'iniuns' are running things to
snit themselves out on the Frontier,
Notwithstanding Gen. Shermans state
ment that everything is lovely. Poll
ties WIS lively here yesterday, and
Greenhackers scarce on account of the
Chairman Of this county turning"
the day before the election. St. John
Republican candidate for Governor re-
ceived $50, Goodwin, Democrat, 2s5
and Mitchell. Grccnbacker 252 votes.
ST. John is rure of the State.
HARVEY.