The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-12-25
From 0gailah.
OGALLAH, Trego Co., Kansas,

oGALLAH, IregO Co., Kansas,
Dee. 10Th, 1879.
Having explored this county during
the last few weeks, l respectfully sub.
nit the following description thereof
to the readers of your paper:
The county is a vast rolling prairie
as far as the eye can reach. The buff
faIo grass predominates but the blue
stem is steadily encroaching upon the
same. and will in few years super
sede the former, as is now the ease
further east. The soil is exceedingly
rich as has been proven by the crops
of wheat that have:sbeen raised there
from, it having in several instances
produced over thirty bushels to the
acre. Here we find, taking the whole
country over, the largest per centage
county In the state. The county is
well watered, the three principal
streams, running from west to east
through the whole length of the cnun-
IL are, the Saline River in the north,
Big Creek through the center and the
Smoky in the southern part. These
are fed by 4 great number of lesser
streams. The finest building stone
that can he imagined is here To lie
found, well distributed over the whole
county. Ii is white and yellow mag
nesiam limestone. 1t is quarried out
in great blocks, then sawed into any
size by any sort of asaw, which can he
done much easier than to saw the
softest wood. After having been eX-
posed To the air il becomes hard. With
this. the industrious farmer can, dur
ing the long winter months, make sub
stantial and beautiful houses, which
would greatly enhance the value of
his farm and make him Il model home.
The farmer who will pay hisattention
to the raising of small grain will here
find soil that will amply repay him.
The probability is that the grain of
Kansas will in a near future find "a
ready market III the great mining re-
giOns of the west, and then we will
surely be well paid for our wheat. The
sto k raiser can find plenty of range
over the bouHdiess prairieS, and here
will also Ice found an innumerable
amount OF living springs with the
pure-t of water. heaides a great num-
Der of streams. This | would judge to
be the best place that can he found for
the raising OF sheep. il being perfectly
free from nettles, burrs and the like,
which in places greatly damages the
wool grower. The buffalo grass is re-
markedly nutritious and cattle do well
on the same summer and winter,
though they should have shelter and
feed during severe weather.
Now a few words As to the situation
here Treyo county has to-day be-
tween three and five thousand inhab-
itants. They have all come within
the last :. years nearly all the gov
ernment land is taken Though we can
find here and there a very good piece
of land vacant. which will un,ioubted-
IL all he entered in the next three or
four months.
Here is any amount of railroad land
that can he bought very cheap yet and
the SAME j. being sold remarkably fast
which j. not To bc wondered mt when
we take into consideration the many
advantages here Ia be found.
WaKeeney is the county seat with
population of about 6D. Large houses
and blocks are being built of thi, beau
tiful stone. Ogallah, IL miles east,
along the railroad. is an elegantly sit
uated little burgh. only few months
old 1t has two general merchandise
stores, a good hotel. lumber yard. land
office, post office. etc.
Hoping that such of the readers that
have come or intend To come Ia Kan
sis to secure for themselves and fami-
lies home, will avail themselves of
the present opportunity and procure
land in the well allotted county of
Trego while il is Ia he gotten rs cheap
~ rs now. &. L. l.INDsrRoN.