The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-06
COWLEY COUNTY.
Tbs Times Correspondent Views
tie Gem OF The EFs7nsas
E;VaF V2lIs|.
Iis Is Also tnr pigged Win the
Beautiful Walhgt -..s.ley.

=. Beautiful Nalsgt Valley.
4 The IrfusTcslf Facts ard Figure:
Brought TO Bear.
| Special Cor. LEAyTSwOB-H TINFs.I
b. WISFIELD KAN, OF. 25.h, 1879.
! While it Was tie ori- inal purpose to
g give in this correspondence only such fsc:s
o and figures az mis at be cf velue in de-
monstrstirc the superiority q the Arkan-
E sas RIVER Valley 81 sSyck raising, or
, or sgricul:urzI district, aud while prose
cutiag ii At work ny isu;rey has Tot been
without intsrost, in :his Tia; / have been
ensbIcd to zee arc her beautiful portion Of
the State, end owe too. VI Gu bu; for its
limited area, Is The equal, II not the best,
farming di-tr;c. ci any portion OF the
State, viz:
TIE WALNUT VALLEY.
Unjust beg to be excused for yielding TO
the almost irresistible demand inside upon
me by the fascinating scenery, the beauti-
fuI field and the well improved farms to
be seen on every hand, Is / raVel through
that portion of The STATE which has already
been termed the garden SPOT Of Kansas"
TO say something of hat fam disaric: OF
country, and ie; LIE say that within the
| limits If what constitutes Tie urea Of
CUwLEY CoUETY.
! can Re fouud ali that is Necessary TO full
real zltior Of the grSndes. conceptions Of
the farmer or siockrai-er.
Oaly last July vi-itsd this beautiful |
civ. and then furnished for The TINES
cutie a lengthy letter descriptive of this
county, and 10 rot think that at so early a
date am cslIe6 upon to repeat anything
then said; but the subject is one replete
with interest, Astounding in resources to tic
as,opi. hment Of the uniformed, and at the
risk Of repetition | shall briefly advert TO
some Of tie leading OF principal features
which distinguish tie county from m any if
not all the others OF the State.
ORGANIZATION.
Cosley county was orgsriz d In the
yssr 1870, and Therefore one decade has
not yet passed since she assumed position
of independence and local government.
But what charges ave been wrought in
that time The increase in population, t
and Consequently the vast Increase oil {
wealth, produced principally by the sctiv-
ity of the farming community, is almost
without parallel in the history OF the
State.
In 1870, the date Of OrgIniz alton, the
population Of the county numbered only I
I,l75, while on the first of March 1873 1t had
reached the formidable number Of 1880
being an increase il eight years OF ll,2l5. v
The migration to the county during the C
last eighteen months warrants me in say P
irg that at the present lime the population
is not below =
TWENTY THOUSAND. Il
But there must be some cause for this 4
very rspid and upusuai ircresfe in poPu- q
lation. L. it the result of judicious siver- is
Using? Ii ave the real estate agents o. y
Cowley county done all his c;
Doubtless The presentation OF the adyan- u
.ages Of the county has done much to at 4
tract the tide Of immigration that has been b
and il, pouring into the c@ugty; but the
lass OF people composing the population 1t
Of Cowlty county are not easlly imposed c.
Upon, and 10 ma ter how versatile the real
state sgent may be; no matter how well
,tockea his flrds Of fancy imagination; no :,
natter how beautifully he porErays the ad : =
ysntsCea Of the cOun'y, If those came ad- =;
Iantases do not in really exist, he c tnn1i ..
convince the farmer from the esst mat such l..
2 the fact. | have said that the poPuia-
ion is largely farming ore, and IA upport n,
# the statement submit the figures taken
rom the records OF tine State Board Of Ag- -.
iculture in 1873, the percentage OF rural to =
ity or town oluiation, vas -; from this -
I i. evident that the msi2 portion OF The n
i, zsns of Cowley county have sstiied in
here for the purpose OF engaging II tie -
,rofitab!e and indeperd mt pursuits Of agrl- -
allure ard stock raising. H..
Blu, why Do the faT;nSrs locate "a Co6iey -
DUSTY; waat is the attraction? =.
These questions ] shall endeavor 10 an ~
wsr, but before attempting to do so, will -
ay that The county is enc OF the largest IN b.,
he State, and il in form almost squaTe, ~
,eirg S3 miles north and south, and 81 -
nile. east and west Containing "a 1. does -
l22 square miles, OF ISL scres Of land. "
the question Of area, az applied 70 the mat ~
ar OF capacity for supporting very large eli
population is at once AID satisfactorily SET
led. q,
OF this vast tract, fully ole-third IL bot -
nm lands: {; per cent. forest, and 81 per W
ent prairie. su
Mention having been inside that large ~
Of the lands are bottom, the On
uery suggests itself whist streams pas
trough the county? In respect to water in,
apply the county clsims to excel; and not 49, 49,
lone OF the number of streams Is this ~,
lain ba,el, for il boasts a gJodly -,
number of aprings well distributed over ~,
ne county. which furnish abundant stock -.
.ater all the year. Good we'll water Is -,
btsiued at depths varying from fifteen to ,sr
,rty feet. str
PKISCIPAL sTBEANS. NJ
The Arkansas river, running across the NO
,u;hwes. cerner Of the county 1t has Tor go'
i5u aries, Walnut, Beaver and Grouse
Ii Of which run South while the tribu' do
,ries of the Walnut are Rock, Dutch. Il
adgtr and Timber cTeeEs-ruuniDg SOUTH kl
est There are maay other smslieE As
ream5 also but thsfe are mentioned that J.
q idea Can be obtained OF the supply OF Vi
alter. Go in sny direction you piesss. and In
ou will have travelled but short dis bu
nee until you come TO one Of these numer- VIII
is small streams, fed b. sprirgs. DE
cor
me SNi-' TOW
Perhaps the fret thing TO engage the st it.
ntion of he farmer when he oes TO pur-
sse land is the character Of the coil. =
We in part what the edio,r of the Amer -,
an Agricultural" says Of the soil OF &.
Wiley county at is deep, black loan, TT
sting upon lighter colored sub-scil, con- e.,
ting Of loan, clsy and gravel-both soil in ,
I'd sub soil being 20 porous, that -.
lrface water rapidly passes through them, ma,
id in no case is there shy difficulty ex- Pm
.ri.nced in crossing with wagon CT stock
" wafer COURSES or bsds OF sirerms.
esms may be criyen across stresms or the
eek bottoms without danger Of miring sen
his porosity of the soil, while il renders 1t Oh,
IpabIe of being worked or plowed imme- hui
a,ely after the he.v.es; rain, at the same Pre-
me keeps it constantly moist by eyapora ito,
IN from below ard protects it from
outh. Within six h ours of the cessation
a rain, In which Judge st less: three
ches of water fell, saw farmers breaking so
d and cultivsting young corp." Oh
6 The crors of ccrn, oats, rye, spring and pos
II wheat, potatoes and garden vegetables ing
,ich sa s growing in both old and pew hs.
eakipg in various localities in the valley Wa
q eonsI IN auv that We have ever eeeu tar