, 1881-12-30

A AFast-Inlproylng Agricultural Region
The 6aront Changes That Ton Yenrs
IXnEa YYr0HEltf&

A AFast-InlproyInG Agricultural Region
The 6aront Changes That Ton Yenrs
Have Wrought. 49, ....-
Hptetal CorTrspondtnes at 1ho Chicago Tribute.
DEC. y, -, ISsl.-Tl,e wonderful cor,l-crop Of
Sedgwlcl< and ad lnining counties In the Ar
kansas Valley raised III tiIe sensur Ut 1881,
have ntsr1lctad great attention 10 this valley
rs a,, agricultural rcgion-So much 80 tllat
an uuusal Immigration Is looked for nbxt
year. III tho State Of KANSAS, Just oast OF
the One I1ltuttredth parallel, tlls Arkansas
lslycr bends soutlwartl, md thence flows III
southcasterly direction to tho borders Of
tho Indian Territory rhe grclt Arknnsas,
with Its numerous tributaries, drains 4 ru-
pion Of country .wIleh las been aptly called
tho gnrlell-spot OF Kansas, lnlge pUrtl0Il
Of wtlcl, Is similar III many chnracterislics
to thc famous bluegrass section OF Ken.
t,tcky.
pripr to l67t all Of this vast region of
country was tho home OF tho 0saKes ind
other Indian trIbcs, and tho favorft herllnE'
ground ot tho buffalo; but !M ton years n
marvellous change llas taken llAco, and civ
lltzatlpn mid prosperity lInye superseded
Nature Il, her r.plest forlns.
As curly MS 1890 tho hunters aud trappers
who wandered along the banks Of t'.o Ar
kansas Myer, III Kalsas, wero enchanted
/ Wilt, tho Country. tho elmntc, al,a ti0 beauty
OF the landscape, arid tuincd' In spreMt-
lux tts fame nbronh. During tic greAt
drnutI, Ut lSlI0, while .ulI tho slit.
rounding COUNTRY was brnwl. Antl bHrs''
| tho gr!Iss AI.a winter In ulp Arkansas Fnl.
WYEs aonaat s'l stSSHk ws y, o9o.Klt .,,,1
boa,!tiful b l CIV "f Wici,ita. cr,,tainins j. po.
a!attp1' Of upwards Of s,1o soa!s, st',.M aA!y
sn 1a ak tvtt StS wSfe ',s usgi 'i. ' 9 ii1Is'. .
.lur tha prnvIslats Of q treaty will the G!'s,,
er,,tllu,,l, the UBnga lll4i,tls, WIN Occupied
this lalul ~ y rbseryattnil Were lgosuts houtll'
ward q, Il, the tlilninlso4 reserve, 1r thlrty,
| ln.lp strip, and tits 0sAEv Iailua throw uDl11l
tn settlement and preblnpil0n undur thu !iel.-
eral homestead allii l'rcG,lptlou laws Ut tic
un!tuu States. In tie lAltur pArt " lSll ~
Setlgwick -C0unty was found IT, Go!Iialn uU
pu.,riaX tn, ut.4 Sullgwfck County now c9ii
iAI,,r i population Ut :N,0o0 pe0plH, With
Wlell[ IT, Nv tie cullMty-spat,
Thu first lAwat!it tried ~ the Arke'lsat ~
early sattieru, tuok p'aeo In the nppl, air. u.
lis 6NllkA of I1!ttle ArkuNsas lliYor trtlnu
lB1O. 'l'l!o Court sHaH sugtel uRo!l Il entt1ll
wool i"x, wl'ils thn j9sy, !ltlgantts, ta,is md .1
yvss ,na.is "iionio itoWl" Will lnsir cor
ylnriiiH altl stedge!aa,nlnsr ARGUMENTS
Heaven, alu uaeY, could .tHl IN
fault wlti. sis acoustic proportlss); tlll
C0nrt GIInrgetl the Jury, alld wgnt 10 lll
supper, tll0 Jury retired 10 iIlAk0 up t1let
vugt|lut, but, int bclllK ln Charge Vt my 0i
aeer, anil lle hour bu'nE lass, scattered Il
tlletf homes, mid l.eyur rgnsaeMhlt4. And =!
nntleI Tue trst lawaait 9f ths Arkat,sas W!
tsy, !fa! 'a%s!iis % sI''iH4 70; ,S'nks !lt
lit 1871 tAp AteAtsut,, Topeka u Santa +
Railway CUllually extended tlelr l!lle weSl
ward int0 the Arkansas Valley. ai9ng Vi
luz the li.s Of l.ua.ligratioIl, whivh tullow!n
thy railroad, rapidly settling NJ tlils tertil
valley, which protli liscn IN ,tlnIa, ~ RIVAL u
ulAest AUD best AGRICULTURAL regtn'!a Ut lnwf
| paiiy llAI Obtained tyolA ula Goyerulusnt III