The Wichita city eagle., 1879-01-09

Haviag beea rssideas - sass civ snd rrsso.
siace ~ earlaes eessrmees d lsso. 1lee 10 s0sr
thtessh yo.r eo,sass . ssisf syssssas sf facss.
papefs-
1he rivsss aae Stream. e tais region sss M
nereas, vassrng is Tor nany mites 10 bsse<iiA,
v.lls - .sed. s.siias il tklrss nssssss q N
exhsuae.ose seppsy ~ pure water ~ every par
pose. Th<se ssfsans are MI sAtrsed wilh cossan-
sslls h shis city at ~; hard wood Is per cord;
coal. - In 81 per ton. Every summer day and
night. ~e have = pless.ashT~es. and chiiis asd
lever have scsrcely been kn.wn sinc~ the an
tuan Of 20 sod ~, hen the arss run ef srrtiev~
were ssinR In the dug-outa On ihe banka ef the
sfseans. sabsisfiax ON th- fsuits AZ lhe chase.
and <Ieepang a. the hew earth. Since sls~a we
have bod csssassATtsiveiy sickness III sny kind
unrdretis II rebust health can sessify to th~ir
perfect rsstc.s tic. issn paiFcaa.y ssshmssis
feet above the level cfth s@a eumms1s.s 4 clear
dry. pure stns0-phere. iAS most v~spi.r nnsi
hssith'ui ". have ever ~sloyea. besng sssne Ave
hsndrsd miles eAss Of the ksscky Ncussaina Our
prevailing sinds are pleasantly t<mperpsi b. the
GolfOf Mexico the nursh<Fn rsuirirs s,r Neurns-
I. and wi-eossin. We have has iitiie spow IN
winter sax iaches viii cover ths extreme. .arxry-
gaze II aay water since lSe7, sad x-ucrsflv
much hess lleuThicg - uslzity s:ane hsrv ali
winter stock wmtrr~d weil on their ewn de-
Pendenc~ uP es lss2 On tbe short bufaiu er.ss
which then covered the ensire coantry, aud when
dry was not iess nutritious than ~ hcn xrv~s Hus
Nuh ctvsit1satou cS1ne new order of thia,r~
he ln..isn and the buffalo were 4 ivea tar Vexf
and " TN the white came the taii bImr-sses,,
prairie grass Esew Tag from two 70 len fret hisrh
and yielding from one to four tons Of hny d, In
acre. which when dead ard dry standing % the
prairie. has animal nourssnmeat in a. And
hence our cattle noU are to bc properly provided
for In Stnfer, and especially protected srosn an
occasional a0fAer. which thre OF four tiuses n
winter may come down upon wiia = NOS;
chiiing eject. our usually mld climate does
not prepare the animal syss>ms for the unusual
visifation.
1Sasshoppcrs came upon us In ls7s. The conn.
~ Sss Gew and hxt no reserve crepe; aud mach
destitusion followed Onr graneric. are r. osn
ing with abundance, snd hoppers are NO cana.
oi dread Ia us. Fruits Of every variety rrn,r
here in most prolific excellence our cror. ~.
raised on the open prarie, all ready prepared bv
The Good Giser for the plough, nj u coss ol a ..
per acre, yielding 70 10 - bushels Of corn And
20 10 70 bushels OF wheat, which 10 delivered h.
81 Louis ~ . cost vi about aft~en crnts urr
bushel The W iehifs and soutA western RsIl.
road now termtnsting here wilrspeedilIy b.. eo,,,
pieted 10 Fort smith, rome 90 i.itss which viii
give rs direct OUTLET To the is.isslpti ~ ~
mouth Of the great Ark sasns river Dis sncs If
souae four hundred miiep where by H.. rersns
aeseiopment Of the jetaies, yessets will await
DIR crops win one single transfer that will de-
liver them IN European ports direct, MAJ ing
his the most available large ~mi-syowiuS
region on thus continent Food 10 not suv herr
Ia greater abundance, variety OF hesIshf.i nrtp-
rrf.es. In conclusion, let me say Ia this part of