Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-03

eastern part of this state or in the
strictly agricultural regions.
The mild climate makes this a supe-
rior breeding country, and 95 per cent.
is not considered an unusual calf crop.
Not ouly is this combined stock and
agricultural county suited for cattle,
but horses and mules do equally as
well. Wherever il has been tried, mule
raising has proved profitable here. One
firm has farm stocked with something
over hundred splendid young mules,
ones and twos, and these give every
promise of maturing into valuable
teams, equal to any raised in the east
ern states.
In short any kind of live stock will
do well here, and remain free from dis
ease. Pure running water is found on
nearly every section of land; there are
no stagnant pools or poisonous swamps,
and cOntagiOn is not known in the
human family nor among the various
classes of live stock. The soil vegeta-
tion, water and atmosphere all appear
to be remarkable for health giving
properties, and tend TO promote longev-
ity among the human family and beasts
of the field.
Our surroundings
Barber county is fortunately situated,
geogr apically, and by reason of this,
land and grazing privileges will al
ways be more valuable here than in any
adjoining county. On the north are
Kingman and Pratt counties, OH the
east is Harper county and on the west
is COmanche cOunty-all existing under
herd law with no free range, and conse-
quently the settlers in these counties
must confine themselves to grain, with
no stock to consume it. In Barber
county every bushel grown, every ton
OF hay that is cured is utilized during
the winter in feeding the thousands of
cattle that are grazed free of cost dur
ing the summer months. On the south
of Barber county is the Cherokee Strip
occupied exclusively by cattlemen who
must secure their feed from here, they
not being permitted to cultivate the
leased soil. The obstacles that sur
round stock raising in the herd law
counties and the restrictions placed on
the occupants of the Indian Territory
lands are indirectly of great advantage
to Barber county.
Our Railroads.
As will be seen by the map publised
| in this issue, Barber county has two
valuable lines of railroad that will be
completed this summer. The South.
ern Kansas road is building two lines
from Attiea, in Harper county. The
grading on one of these lines is now
completed to New Kiowa, In the south
part of the county, and the cars will be
running to that place by the 10th OF
this month, July, and thousands of cat
tie will be shipped from that terminus
The Kiowa branch of this road, as viii
be seen by the map, will pass through
Hazelton, prosperous town in Barbel
county.
The main line of the road will be ex
tended to Medicine Lodge at once, pass
ing through the beautiful Sharon val
ley and the town of Sharon, 10 mile.
east of the county seat. The road viii
be completed here by early fall.
i Besides this road, the Fort Scott and
Wichita road, with its present termi
nus at Anthony, in Harper county, i.
wistfully looking towards Barber eoun
", and in all probability win seek
western outlet through here. The gen
eral impression is that it will go to At
tica and from there bearing north, i
viii reach Medicine Lodge. This roa,
has also been considering the advisa
bility of going south from Anthony Z,
the state line and following the linz