The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-19

fected in lS55, so that in reality the
county is several years older than the Stste.
Anderson, oil course, saw some of the
troubles which ragged along the border, al
though but 3 comparatively small portion
fell TO her share. The Pottsw atomic Riff,
Company, which was organized in the fall
Of 1855, had John Brown, Jr, for its Cap
tain. The population of this county at
the present time is about s 500, which Ia
somewhat of an increase over the census of
ISIS, which showed 6 900; in 1875 the pop
ulstion was, 6,sJ9, and in 1870 it was 5 90,
showing
A STEADY INCREASE ALL THE TIME.
The increase during the past six months
hiss been greater in proportion than at any
other time in the history of the county,
and goes 10 show that when the tide Of i'm
migration fully sets in, as it is expected to
do the coming fall, the county will fill up
rapidly. The average price OF unimproved
land in the county is from S2 30 to Sc, OF
railroad lands from So to S4, and of i'm
proved farms from SO to so per acre, de-
| pending a great deal, Of course, upon loca-
tion. The general surface Of the land OF
the county Is undulsting, the average width
OF the bottoms being about two miles; ten
per cent. Of the county is bottom land,
and
ABOUT TEN PER CENT. TIMER
or forest land. There is plenty Of timber in
the county, and wood sells the year round
at prices ranging frcm - to 81 30 per cord;
lumber from native timber il also exren-
sively used, and is sold at extremely low
prices. Apart from the fact that the tim
Der supply of the county is so plentiful,
there Is any amount of coal being mined in
the COUNTY, 80 that the cheaPness of fuel
will always be guaranteed. The average
width Of the timber belts Of the county is
shout three-tourths of a mile, and the va
rieties found inc u le ma i've burr oak, white
oak, wslaut, elm. hickory, hsckb,rry, cot
tonwood, hard and soft maple, sycamore,
etc. A great deal Of attention has bsen
paid to the growth OF artificial forests, the
varieties most cultivated being elm, soft
maple, walnut, honey locust, hack berry,
cottonwood, cstalpa, L2ulbardy poplar and
willow.
THE COUNTY Is WELL wATERED,
none in the State better, the streams beng
distributed ard Pprirgs Astounding every.
where. The PottssatOmie il the principal
stream, the north fork running east and the
south fork noriheast through tine county
OF the smaller streams Cedar creek rum
north, Sac creek southeast, Janths creel
southeast, Kenoma creek southeast, Thoms
creek northeast, Indisn and Deer creeks
southwest, Osage creek southeast, and Bi!
and Little Sugar creeks, east. A larg
T number of veins of coal have been devel
oped in various parts of the county, NOR,
particularly in Rich township in the south
east and Reeder township, in the north ses
tern part OF the county;
THE COAL AREA
in the former township is estimated at .
E per cent, and III the latter township at i
, per cent. At Gsrnett there has been loca
ted three foot vein, which is reached a
depth varying from two hundred an
; fifty to three hundred feet, which, when de
e veloped, will prove very rich. In the lowe
part of the county nearly every farmer ha
his own private coal shaft, ard many O
them bring losd- Of coal into Garnet
which sells readily at II and l3 cents pc
e bushel A great many thousand buahel
r have been mined in Rich and Reeder town
/ ships, where the thickness of veins range
e from eight to twenty inches The oualit,
e sf the cosl is very good, being free fror
suiplu', Dut OWiuS W tHc ltSt tuet
SUPPLY OF TIMER Is SUFFICIENT
! for all purposes fUr years to com
and that wood is very cheap, there
comparatively little being developed, nor
it probable that it will be extensively unit
the timber supply begins to run short Q
: there comes such demand from abrosd q
shall make it an object to open up shaft
Anderson is emphatically wooded connt,
? something more than passing strange
prairie Kansas, where, according to popula
q superstition, tree is a. rare as an hones
d man.
AS TO BUILDING STONE,
), there are immense quantities TO be foun
in the county consisting Of the btst gualit,
{ being both sand and limestone, easily oh
: tanned, and found in layers from eight I
twenty eight inches in thickness. There
some shale, an excellent fire proof ston'
! used for building furnaces for steam er
: g,nes. A good quality of milestone ha
:, also been found y mass OF fire-clsy, abou
seven inches thick, is found between tn
layers of mountain limestone, which cor
tsips considerable quantities OF pyrites G
iron, or sulphu-et OF iron. Pottery clay
found in the western part of the county
' Mineral paint has also been discovered
n The abundance of stone and its cheapna'
:, tends to the building Of stone feEces, ~hic
: can be erected at very little cost.
0 SOME GENERAL NOTES.
There are Sos GO acres in the count,
|, SOC, 900 Of which are taxable and - 900 ul
y der cultivation.
There were 5,62i pound of cheese an
, 2l6, lG5 pounds of butter manufactured
y the county last year.
About SO coo ia invested in msnufa,
!; lures in the county, but the probsbiliti,
= are that this amount will be doubled il
side of the present year.
A good deal OF attention has been pal
to agriculture, hut no correct return hs
d been made OF the number Of stands of bee
l. or their products.
t The railroad property Of the county
e assessed at SlG3 $500, and the total E.
e sessed value Of all property, last yea
# 81 ,S9S CO. 06. The real value Of all III
:, properly in the county Is not far from So
s 800 900.
d Two newspapers are published IN tn
d county, both st Garrett, the PdEndsGier an
= Journal, the former Republican aad the lai
4 ter Greenback in politics.
b The magnificent corn, nine:een feet il
y height, which excited wonder and admira
d tion OF the world al the great exhibition a
e Philadelphia in 1876, was grown in Ander
!, son county, within four miles and a Lalf q
e Garnett, upon the farm Of Mr Brooks
q took the first premium and was one of tn
e greatest attractions at the Centennial, be
v ing as much a curiosity and matter OF az
tonishmsnt to the people OF the Easter,
States as ii was to the visitors from Europe
1t was big advertisement for Kansas, an,
l Anderson county should not be forgotten o
{ neglected when the due and proper credi
, is given.
A CATTLE COUNTY.
=, Anderson is a great cattle county, an,
. within her borders are raised some as fin
bred COWS, heifers and bulls a. you can fin,
, anywhere. There are several breeders il
the county who have been here quite
number Of years, twenty or more, who hav,
devoted their entire time ard attention Il
this particular branch, and they have mad
great success of it. Fine hogs are alst
, made a specially, and the number shipped
every year from Garrett is a matter of sur
) prise. In years gone by many Of thos,
who raised hogs shipped their corn to eas
tern markets, but experience taught then
that there was more money TO made by
keeping it at home and feeding it, SO they
quit their shipments and the consequence,
is that Anderson has become beg as vel
as cattle raising county, with more money
. in it for her farmers. The southern part O.
the county Offers splendid grazing ground
for cattle and sheep, and finer one c4nno,
be found in all the State. There is plenty
OF water, shade and nutritious grasses-the
three great requisites, go that nothing more
is needed. Many of the fine bred cattle
herds of the county are large, and Include
many valuable animals