The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-04-18
Letter From Kansas.
BUHKsn Hill, Russell Co., Ksnsas,
April 9Th, 1873.

D"sne" hsns Hueoeh w., nhusNss
April 9Th, 1873.
Ma. Epiron
Please allow us a little space
In tho columns OF tho Posr. We deem Il Q
pleasufc 90 well as o duty, TO write o few
lines, for our many friends. scquaintanoss
and the people OF Snyder In general. We
came TO these parts about six weeks ago,
located ten miles north Of the town OF
Buaksr Hill. two and one half miles north
OF whore the Cedar Creek empties into the
Saline river, and twelve miles northeast
Of Russell, tho county seat Of this county,
Our friends Jos. 8. Ulsh and wm. Reisei
have also located near us. Bunker Hill
and Russell are Stations on the Kansas
Pacific Rail Road. SO BY looking on the
map you will find that We are located ten
milss from the said road, and in or about
the geographical centre Of the State.
We will eudeavor 10 inform your readers
Of the rapid progress in an branches Of
business, that tend TO prouote q high state
Of civilization and supreme enjoyment 70
as poor critters. First, Schools aud
Churches. literally speaking, ars . thing
Of the near future, though they are thialy
scattered through the country, rs the ear.
liest settlers, have formed or settled in
groups, but ere loug every district will
have their own school house. Az TO our
towns they arc we'll supplied with school
buildings. The climate 10 good. sir pure
snd iBvigoratine. Take II oil in oil, We
have had very mild weather since We came
here. The soil 10 . rich loan, varying
from two 10 eight feet in depth, aud when
Il 10 sessonsble produces Ane crops. There
'areiplenty Of these lands yet open to
Homestead and preemption entry, besides
the millions Of rail road lands which sell
II from one and half 10 seven dollars per
sore.
There 10 timber enough along the
streams for are wood, but . scarcity for
building purposes. There 10 also On sbun-
dance OF coal mined In the county, and
sells at Eve dollars per ton. There Is also
here 81 abundance Of building stone, the
Aaest 10 the world. AZ 10 water, We hsve
numerous springs and running streams,
and where there are mono, water oan he
lad BY digging from twelve to thirty-fvc
feet. This section Of country. We think
10 properly termed tho wheat belt Of Kan,
sas. The grain fields speak for them-
selves, never before did We sec wheat %
rank At this season Of the year. as |: now
10 here. and the people appear to take no.
,ice Of II. for every day We SEQ strangers,
from different parts Of the enst seeking
land, and they and Il too, Is proof, va
notice the many dwellings going up in
our imme ediate surroundings. In q. very
short period Of time we will see this ooun.
try dotted with hne farms and farm build
ipys. The people here are honest, indus
trious and hospitable. There is O genera
sooiability existing that oan IN no place
be found except on the frontier. As each
came here a. q stranger and more or less
depended upon the Kindness Of his neigh.
bsrs, he, In turn, must symPathlis with
the feelings Of those that como after him
New - oonoerning rs personally. We will
say few words, % there mey be soms
saxisus to hear. We have secured foa,
hundred acres, Of what We call good land
intention Of building enc more extensive
bu. not much moro expensive, soon, %
that We may be sblo TO shlt until We oar
put up our stone houses we also have q
sod stable whersia our horses 'focl them.
selves quite Independent, our shiokons also
Ircpese Ia . ssd hsuss annexed to the sta
BILE.
We new have nearly ten ssres OF SOD
broken, and are breaking every day, ",
have no more important work. We also
have b garden made; made; =, aud d.; :'m' s' po,n,oo.
corn ss possible Now to those eontom'
plating to 20 west, for the purpose Of
hsnestssdiss, and wish TO settle in thi'
part Of Kansas, had better not delay a.
the vacant government lands are fast
walking away from the rail ROAD. Mr..
Editor ss We do not wish 10 toX yonI
pstienoe toe mach We will els.o By giving
you and the people Of Snyder QUO bss
wiskes. Truly Yours.
W. J. Keen,
W. II. EwIna.