, 1879-08-09
NORTHWESTERN EAN3A9.
Ia tie E.ttitnr al Ihk I,rff,ftttk.


HAr!NA, KIM. Aug. 2.-For the information Of
your numerous readers, ALLOW me lttt!e space
10 give few facts a,ns candsd statements about
kausas+ based upon my own observation md
pcraonnl experience, md what I could learn
from reliable SOURCES during oyar one months
trarcl Ia the northwestern part Ut this State.
have mado thrrc trips from Northern iii.
nols, aid travelled over twelve count[cs in tho
northwestern corner OF the State, having trnv-
cracl Solomon River and both Of Its forks, from
Drloit. in Mitchell COUNTY. to its hcadwatcrs in
TAolnas County. / did this with view to Oh
thin n satisfactory anawer to sthe questions,
Is Knnsas good Stntc to 1.-Two ini and, VIII
a,au who has ,!yed IN good portions Of tho East
be satisfied an1 proAtsd By moving here tn mako
this his honel With farmer who Is sotslci in
habits and whose vocation is TO biz tosse and nat
ural with him. or to ono vino desires or means to
DO farmer, tho choice ot loca1ity for lsomn
and associations for lifc.work nro questions VI
no small OF trIl!ng Importance, and will Justify
u person In malsng any reasonable sacrifice.
Better SEQ the country inr yonrsolf, apd make
your owu seloctfon. tltan lc6vs 1t 60 another or
trnat to chance. ....
Travelled iirst In Mitchell, Osl,usn, Smith, and
PHILIPPE Counties tn make sssch Inquiries Of tho
settlers, nua inspection of thcir crops, tniproyc-
neAts, schools. churches, nsMt state Of atHiesy
III general, ma to enabo mo to ahswer tic aues-
Ion before us.
FOUND TIE so1r. coon,
and general farming l!ad been carried on Will,
Eootl results for tbs paAt three years. Schools,
churches, md the general ntato OF tnctcty wcro
far hoyos'a what would be supposed for 10 new
country: and, wttEal, tho sntscrs are Cheer
fu! and cnntontcd, ami full nf Ilope for tho
future. Mnny Of thc,n had come hero, ono md
I've years aEo' very poor; md now they own
As Was t3lS&FOllS Uf 8tclj,!s fhn nnhlfr t1o.
lnaln, whore ho.nosteat!s Of 100 acres, and tim
her.cH'turo claims OF tho same amount, could
sret hS tneen ws Sss So es1me5 n a GTe4 n to 60
Counties, fo,snl plenty OF gool vacant land,
eight and twelve miles from lilo Kanass paultlc
Railroad. Fuel III some pfacea Ia scurct, ind
water hard 10 got; out these obslaeles uro By
streams tihyo HOMO timber along item; md
water can bc easily obtained close by wlscu you
Get OIL OF taIt high land. saw some excellent
wells Of ,noves-fat!ng watcr only twelve feet
deep, and many Hue springs, close to the Solo
mon ltsvcr. Cont tim be tal Mt tho rui!rond Tor
% DEE ton. nnl wool for frnn 81 to a4.5u por
cord. 10 rhlllps County Eood ash wood could
pe GOT 1oF $B.h0 ncr cord.
~ als my traVols found no place. nor could
tuar ol atlY, ~ favorable, all things considered,
LOT poor nun to ret h0nnu, as In
s1tEHIpAN OFT THOMAS COUNTY.
Tho soil 70 good, md In rl,osnas County tho land
hea'!y a9 saS;aas; 90 tttgt ltotncsteasa a,d t
giving man a half-scc.io,.-9S acres of Eonti
ia''l-ae cost ot about s40. These 1ands cal.
20 got ilcrc within eight or ton miles ot lie
Kansas Facliic Railroads; and lilo ralrua,l, now
nniaheu 70 ClaSker Gltytn Mltut,cll County,vlIi
tn time como through Tho ccntro Of tfnao euuu.
ties. Many aro kopt from coming to tic front,
to avail themselves Ut ttiis RuoJ lIoycrnn,rnt.
Ettt, from tslu drawbacks Witch l]Ryo bncn In,,rI,
oycFratrl BY Interested parties. Cntsle.,nu,i
htra Try to keep settlement hack, that thcy NAV
have ali the country to themselves; anu DnnI-
speeufators farther East usc aycsy device to dis
courage c'afgrants from going to Tho public
la.ts, that they may sell t1eir own lau,is
a1 tan ttmcs Tho price Of snterlng ]nMl
md III better; and, as for soc!ety, 1t will tn,
Q yury sl,ort time bu 1uat as good aa u hun.
dred tniIcs cast sfl,e question Of lntiap raids
Is about settled; tllosn farthcst out hayo NJ
fears now, The lIbt wtnls wa hear atoIt arc
abullk tho sa1s,n as thu not days Of tllluuts,-
only little moro so. I,
TliE aHABsHorrER QUESTION
| nm nut vurso4 H., at, not ,llo Riley that
ts Investigating tint question, though, al but-
talo, Kas.. was taken for him. and, aflcr
nany attsnlions and ltndaesaos shown me on
his credit, and many questions prapoundeu
allu answereu' \ f9arl frOln NY hostess lla
Pr Pr Hl!ey Wy We real about" "Not nach," 70.
again. As TO high winds, insects, ratl1usnakes,
etc., ctc, IL is nut nor will It b.. much ulIereut
from the afst settlements IN other prairie coun-
nat there is one ,quostton more than all 9th
ers tO Affect tho carly teHent OF this ertrcmu
West. 1fefer tQ tho question Ut
NAlEpaLL.
That It does not raln as much and regularly out
IL these counties a. II DOES hundred t7tles east
5a faet that cunuot With truth pnd c.udpr b0
denied; aud, Il 1t Is always to 10 so mud II theyo
y no WAY OF rcdeemlng tic country from