The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-04-07

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Fort Scott IL just one hundred and forty
, two miles east Of Wichita and nine miles and
. . half north Of an east and west line. A
branch Of Gould's road reaches Fort Scott
from sedalia. A road from wichita to St.
Louis, via Fort Scott and sedalia, would be
a. near an air line ~ 1t would be practical to
build road. consequently the building Of
the st. Louis, Fort Scott 4 Wichits road
would prove the next best thing to the Mis-
souri, Pacific, the extension Of which has
been abandoned for the present - was mo-
tced last week. The St. Louis. Fort Scott
Wichita road runs west on IN air line to
Humboldt, thence to Eureka still on an air
line, thence to Wichita, via Eldorado, ON the
line surveyed by the Gould engineer this
winter.
Who the real responsible parties are that
have the enterprise 10 hand we are unable to
say. 1t is asserted upon the one hand that It
is Gould in reality, while others say the en-
terprfse 10 simply scheme to force . sale to
the Santa Fc people for round sum. From
q private letter received this week we learn
that the road will be constructed rs fast Is
men and money can do 1t. The Fort Scott
Xosit"r contains the following highly innam-
matory article:
"Shout! all ye people Of Humboldt, wich-
ita. Fort Scott and all along the line, shout
shout aloud. The st. Louis, Fort Scott 4
Wichita Railroad, said by the croakers to be
dead, Is alive again. Alive! alive! and one
hundred men and teams were at work upon
its road-bed, yesterday, and four hundred
more are wanted. Awake, Humboldt, awake
Look out for the iron horse for, behold. he |
cometh! Soon his tread shall shake your |
green valleys and his neigh startle the quiet |
OF your slumbr0us wales. 1t Is not hope, . |
dream, an ambition, but settled bona fide |
fact. The iron IL here, the hands are at work |
constructing the bed, and energetic, faithful |
men are at the head Of the enterprise. Soon |
Fort Scott, the emporium Of Southeastern
kansas, shall be linked firmly, everlastingly,
with wichita the city of the Arkansas VAL
ley. Soon our coal, cement, paint, etc., shall
be furnished to this people cheaper than they
ever before dreamed Of, while their products
and their money shall make our people smiI
ing. happy and prosperous.
The following special dispatch dated Fort
~SOsst ~ enS AAShoSS Sity oOuTW0t, iuHt oaluIs
day Gains to give the inside of the enter.
prise: considerable activity and no little
stir 10 now being made by the St. Louis, Fl.
Scott and Wichita Railroad company in push
Ing their read toward Wichita. 1t was not
intended Ia build farther than the west line
Of Allen county this season. As the with.
drawal OF the Missouri Parifc from Kansas,
however has given the Wichita road a clear
Held, they have to-day determined to push
the road to Wichita before winter.
"March came In like q lamb and went out
like lion"-like an escaped menagerie,
bowling, aud fairly tearing up '
the prairie sod in its wild vehemence.
Thursday night was one Of the most terrible
Of the winter. We have heard OF winter | g
lingering in the lap OF spring. but the hoary
headed old customer seems to have designs
On the more mature season. Thursday and F,
Friday 1t was showing furiou.ly throughout
he northern states, and as far south as the
Carolinas. 1t was five months yesterday
since winter set in in this valley, and there
las been no let up.
Mr.. Martin Hellar is more enthusiastic than
'ver over the probability Of paying depos-
I of stone coal in this valley. There is no
ienying the fact that he has found true coal,
! specimen Of which he exhibited to us last
friday. He was somewhat reticent A. to the = =
orality, but the cropping shown is first-class
coal, or at least appears to be.
FOR weeks he and Mr.. r. L. Nixon have been
couring the country and testing every To-
atty that promised surface vein. They b.
re still firm in the purpose of sinking a
halt, having taken the nee, ssary steps to Sc ;,
ure an experienced man. who owns the ne. n,
essary machinery, and who will be here in u
few dus to arrange preliminaries. ~
We but reflect the sentiment and convic- \
ons OF the entire community when we say -
nat we regret exceedingly that Henry Z. NJ
ichards finds it necessary to leave our city. e
e goes to Medicine Lodge to take charge Of ~ ~
re firms interest, which consists of q branch II
ore at that point As a neighbor, as cit
zen, md rs a business man, Henry Richards
universally liked. He had been with Wich- ~
a so long, and had built him such com. ia
rtabie home, with so many conveniences,
lat we had regarded him as a fixture. But ."
c are glad to know that he will not dispose III
his home place, which will be occupied
Dir. Frank Rodgers. We wish Henry
'ery success. lie is little retiring in dis $.
'sition, but we take pleasure in saying to r,
ir Medicine Lodge neigh5ors that they have Nj
ceived number one business man.