The Hartford herald., 1885-10-21
Snntantn. knnsns.
October, 1855.

October, 1883.
EdiDr Hentid:
As some time has elapsed since my
las, communication, will adempt
again To give you some of the Incidents
aud Items of this new country, ami
will begin 10y saying that on the night
of the tth inst. we had "A considerable
fIosl, and ut present quite "A cold wave
il passing us from the North. How
ever, the entire crop here is secured,
bouuliful harvest for "A young country,
withal. Much OF coru planted on sod
and without cultivation will give IA
Weld of -, 10 and some places even go
bushels per acre. Millet, , and tons
per acre. Sorghum, as fine as ever
saw in Kentucky. All kinds of mel,
nns in great abundance; plenty of
watermelous yet. A. for fruits, We aye
too new To have any test in this line
vet, hut all kinds of fruit scions live and
are doing well here, and as in counties
adjoining this on the east fruits are rX-
celleut, We fully expect this, Conan
che county, To be "A good fruit county.
Considerable has been done in the
railroad line in this country since my
| last. The X :. has been completed
westward to New kiowa, in Barber
county, also AN extension from Attica
to Medicine Lodge, the county seat OF
Barber county. Now they are survey
west nom New kioSa directly through
| Roller Flats in southwestern Comanche
county. II is claimed that they viii
reach our "Flats' 10y winter. Your
humble correspondent holds little
post-ullice hearing the above name,
Immediately ON this railroad survey in
the "Flats" Perchance, may yet be
Ia luck. The Frisco lne-Jay
Gould's has built into Anthony, the
county seat OF Harper county, and will
make pull west at no far distant day
IL will tap the famous "Great salt
Plains at its head, distance of eight
miles from Santanta These salt fields
are attracting no small attention al
present, Tor indeed they are great
curiosity rs we'll as wonderful scenery
situated, beginning some four mile'
south of the State line, in the lndiaI
Territory, and extending thirty mile
southeast with mean width of siS
miles, an entire treeless, herbless anC
CRASHES eXpanse of sand aud salt. Ih'
salt lies underneath the sand and i
doubtless ineXhaustable. In smal
lakes or basins on these plains the sal
forms into sheets or crysta,izes 50 yOl
may gather il 10y the wagon-load, clean
pure and strong. The water of th,
streams heading in and lying imme
diately south of these plains are yer,
s.rong saline water. The Cimarroi
river below this salt-bed is So stron.
that no fish remain in it after th
spring rises, hut go out into the smaile
streams until winter again.
A very lively interest is now beinl
taken in politics of our county. Tn
Democrats, Republicans and Granger
each having full ticket in the field
IL will be our first legal annual election
and lively time is anticipated
Election takes place November 81. Il.
close lines between the two old partie-
think the Republicans would have
fair majority, tut with the third ele
ment in the field, results are nOt :
certain.
There have been recent fine rains il
this section Of country, as likewis
plentiful rains all through the summer
The land here is increasing in val
uation very rapidly. Quarter section
which could have been bought early il
the spring for $500 would now readil.
sell for 81 200, 81 800 and will by sprin
: reach - 900. Such is Southwest Kan
sas. |. =. ID