The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-03
A Ride Into the Country.

LAST Monday We accepted the very
kind invitation Of Mr.. r. >. Champlin,
the obliging and popular livery man,
try. At this season of the year one
can hardly find words with which to
express his delight AS he looks from
some eminence out over grand sue
cassiOn OF wheat fields beginning to
put on their golden dress with which
Ia grace the harvest occasion. Such a
glorious vision was notwithstanding
where except it m:.y have been by
those who were so enraptured when
they first caught sight of the promised
land. IL there is any citizen i'm Salina
who has not gazed upon the gorgeous
panorama now seen from Anderson's
Hill, he or she should not fail 10 avail
themselves Of such an opportunity as
soon as possible. No wheat in Kan
sa-: Go to that place and see for your
self. But We must speak somewhat Of
that which We saw upon our ride. We
noticed first the fine new twO-story
residence recently erected by Mr.. r.
ID. Ritgcr, situated about half way in
the plain near the upper mill. The
little hamlet which has sprung up
about the upper mill is quite attrac-
tive. We notice fine wind mill there
used for elevating water, and u long
shed which shelters &. Il. Underwood
4 Co.'S "porkers." Considerable mOn-
ey has been spent i'm that vicinity.
After ascending tine first knoll Fast of
town you notice on the right of the
road u fine little grove of trees. They
are walnuts. we believe. They are sit
ilated in the midst Of rocks and bOuld-
ers, aud are rooted in u thin soil Very
little expense and labor placed them
there. Would it not Ice well for our
farmers who live upon the uplands,
and have little rocky, barren points
jutting here and there, to spend some
of their leisure moments in ornament
ing them with small groves Of trees?
They will recOmpense the farmer a
hundred fold in the years To come and
make great change in the appearance
Of our country. Save the tillable lands
for agriculture and plant trees upon
the waste lands. The new road by
Robert Anderson's house is quite an
improvement over the old one. The
ascent may be a little difficult for load
ed teams just now, because Of the sand
at the brow of the hill, but with little
expense il can be made all right. After
you have reached the top Of the An
derson Hill you look out over towards
Iron Mound and behold splendid
lot of highly cultivated farms. Ten
years ago, if We remember right, there
was hardly one to he seen. These up
lands, the fertility Of which was very
much questioned in years gone by, are
now regarded as among the best wheat
lands in the county. No prettier
slopes exist anywhere, and We pre-
diet that they will rate in the future
among our highest price farm lands.
One Of the finest places in the vicinity
is that of Henry RosemOnd's. He has
something near section Of land. His
house, eapaciOus and finely located, is
3 model farm house He has several
acres well laid out In our native trees
which will soon make a splendid little
forest In the vicinity Of Rosemond's
place. is seen acre after acre Of waving
wheat-spreading out towards the hor-
lion like vast sea-and which will
average from twelve 10 fifteen bushels
to the acre. Southwark several new
farms have been opened up on land
which hardly had . habitation q year
or 20 ago. South Of Iron Mound, on
what was once thought harren land,
. number Of fine fields Of wheat are
seen. The Thompson colony have
erected Ave or ak farm houses. and are
busily engaged in breaking up the sod
The houses Of there people are built
on each side Of . section line, which Il
to be made q rod or street, and along
this trees are being planted. We pre-
dict that these people will make .
great change In the looks Of that re.
gion In two or three years. When one
looks upon the well-ordered, well-kept
and well cultivated places Of Louis
henFy's, the Bobertsons'. and numef-
Gus Others over that way. he must &C.
knowledge that industry. thrift and
good sense when brought into use ON
Kansas coil, b bound to make . para
disc Of our country In very short
time. Every time we take trip into
the country We are surprised 70 find
that there b really 20 much advance
ment being made al about n. Surely,
We begin u realise that the fasnes
ore gradually becoming veil eo-do, And