River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-27

lola, ALLEN Co, KANSAS, MARCH 8, 1879.
EDS. JoUREAL:-Monday, March Sd. left
the land Of buffalo overcOats, sleighs and boot
packs, for Southern Kansas. No person not
having passed within 45 hours over the dis
lance between these two parts OF the world,
can realize the extreme change from mid
winter to midsummer IsaW no signs OF ice
or frost after leaving Kansas City. We have
had nothing but south winds since L came
here. All along the small streams the frogs
are making their sweetest music; the black
birds are flying about in fiocks, looking north
and signing for the time Of their flight to the
land OF their choice. Farmers are plowing
for corn; tie roads are dry and solid ana
emiglant wagons are ever in sight, moving
over the priiries further south. This IS the
most beautiful country ever saw. The land
is all rolling prairie with good belt OF timber
along the streams Coal is plenty and cheap.
company is going to bore ! 800 feet for oil;
the men are from the Pennsylvania oil coun-
try and feel confident that there is better
prospect for oil here than East. The fact is
satisfactorily established that COVER tment
land is nearly all taken east of the center of
the state, north and south, while the rail
roads OF the locality have reduced the price
of their lands so that any person with little
capital can get home that will compare Ia
vorably with any place in the world here
are lands for s. and So per acre situated from
to mics from the county seat which has
a population OF 200 and excellent railroad
facilities
Many have asked me to ststs Just what
thought Of the country and will here say
that think the country south OF the Ozark
range OF mountains is not exaggerated by
those who send out the circulars from the
L. L. * g. r. R., and the Fort Scott Road
running parallel with it. The land is unsur-
passed for beauty and fertility, gently roll
ing and almost any kind OF land a man may
want. The water is mostly lime stone and
to my taste varies but little from the springs
at Maiden Rock. 1t is as healthy here as ut
any place so far south with such fertile soil
The North River, running within mile Of
lola Is about three times as large as Rush
River and think about as clear when all the
settings OF The last rain have run off.
Spring wheat is but little raised, while fall
wheat looks finely. Cattle and hogs are the
chief products OF the bottom lands, but they
are talking OF wheat raising for the future.
Fruit is not raised as extensively as suppos-
ed, but all agree that it will be a succe ss.
The thermometer last winter indicated as low
temperature MS Is degrees below zero, which
was unusual. $4,000 acres more OF the "a
land ends the chances for settlers III this COM
pany then land will double in value. All other
lands, not worth cent mere, are now held
from eight to ten dollars Persons Wishing
to get these lands should come now, next fall
will be too late The train Just arrived
brought six land seekers who applied to the
agent who keeps team to show their lands
to those who wish to look at them with
view Of purchasing, but they do not urge
their lands upon any one.
If any wish to go north or south all right,
each sHit themselves, | have only stated facts
as they appeared to me here.
J. RosENBERexR