Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-13
WESTERN MISSOURI.

out looking at the country, 1 thought 1
would send you description of our
travels. left home with T. G. Waller
and Robert Webber, on Sept. 25th;
passed through Toadrock where we
stopped for dinner; went through Hicks
City, Lone Jack and Pleasant Hill, in
Cass county; stopped first night with
our old friend, C. L. Shelton, from La
fayette; Linn is doing well, has a nice
farm.
Corn crop is splendid in Cass csun-
ty; corn is selling at 20 to 25 cents per
bushel.
Farmers are nearly done sowing
wheat; they are earlier there than i'll
Lafayette.
Passed through Harrisonville, county
seat of Cass county, nice town, busi-
ness good. There we purchased eur
outfit for camping, and laid in a sup
ply of provisions.
Left Harrisonville and travelled due
south on the Butler road; stopped to
cook dinner OIL Grand river, where we
held meeting and organized by ap-
pointing Wright cook, Waller hostler,
Webber porter.
Passed through Archie, nice little
town on the L. & S. R. R., in Cass
county; through Crescent Hill and
Aknu, and camped for the second night
within four miles of Butler. Corn is
just splendid in Bates county.
We passed through Butler the third
day, it is nice town; the county seat
of Bates county. think Cass county
has better soil than Bates. Went
through Shobe town where the Rich
Hill coal mines are located, where they
take out $50 cars per day. Rich Hill is
two miles southeast of Shobe town,
with population of 5000 Inhabitants
and fast town.
We reached Nevada the county seat
of Vernon, Friday, Sept. %, one of the
prettiest towns ever saw. Met Chas.
Allstadt and brother from Lexington.
Charley has large stock Of boots and
shoes, and is doing splendid. Saw a
great many Lafayette county boys in
Vernon. Vernon county has splendid
corn crop; corn is only 20 cents in the
field or 25 cents delivered. Land in
this county is worthSlO to$5O per acre.
Went through Lamar, the county seat
Of Barton county. Corn crops are also
good in Barton; corn is worth 20 cents
per bushel in the field. Some pretty
farms in this county; good deal OF
prairie land, it sells from $40 to $2O
per acre.
Barton county is the best chance for
cattle feeding this year as corn
can be bought at 20 cents per bushel, ,as
much as you want. Cattle are high in
this county.
l turned east to Greenfield, the coun.
ty seat of Dade county, the roughes'
country ever saw in Missouri. We
met our young friend E. p. Mann il
Greenfield, where he has located in the
practice of law. He is well satisfied
as there are only three other attorneys
in the county; thinks he will do we'll
Dade is good place for sheep orgoats
We came through Cedar county te
Stockton, the county seat. This tow
is in hollow the court house is built OF
the cross road. We went from Stock
ton to Eldorado, where the famou'
springs are. There is quite town here
they claim to have a population o
l,50O, but l don't know where the,
stay, as there seems to be great many
houses vacant both business and dwell
ling houses. Will stay here two OF
three days and try the waters. A goot
many Lafayette county men are buying
land around Eldorado. There is nothing
but rock in and around the town. Bus
iness very dull. Yours, ZACK.