Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-04-23
| A TARHEEL IN KANSAS.
ENTHUsIAsTfGAB6 THE GOUN=
TRY AND ITs PRODUCTS.
Another Year May Find him Back In
Carolina, Than WHfeh, There IL me-

Another Year May Find him Back in
Carolina, Than WHfeh, There IL me-
Better Land Beneath tile SuH.
Special Correspondents 4f tie sesstina.
FeRp CRY, Kansas, April IT,
manieatioa from this far aaeay lind
to you and the readers Of your excel
lett paper will not be entirely unwel-
come, and therefore [ desire to Civ
you little more information of how
we are prospering.
Spring he's come to us and driven
before it the cold winds, snow ana
hard times and instead brought with
it warm weather, green grass, wild
flowers and an endless number of set
tiers, with business and prosperity.
Everybody is hopeful and hard at
work. The prafries, which for 50
many centuries have been left to pro-
duce that which nature seemed to de-
mand, have become changed by the
sods being turned under, and the
black rich earth exposed to the view
Of man and the reflection of the warm
sun. The large scope Of boundless
prairies, wild in their view heretofore,
are now dotted with sod and farm
houses and horses, chickens and do
mestic animals generally are to be
seen IN every direction, indeed I may
state that the wild prairiss of this por-
ton of Ford county have given place
to the civilized farming community of
hopeful and prosperous people. Our
tewa is fast making improvements,
| and now supplying the community
| with the necessities. The hammer of
the blacksmith as well as that of the
carpenter can be heard at all times,
and now where the Indian and Buffalo
once raced, children are playing with
their stick horses and corncob dolls.
have heard and read of booms and
| rusl,ss for the western lands, but new
er before have I had the happiness of
actually beholding the same until thi 8
present Spring. The roads which lead
/ to our town are so situated that one
can see for miles in the several direc-
tions. / have stood in front Of the
Land Office (of which I am part
and seen the white covered prairie
schooners winding their way toward
our town, in train from three to ten IN
number; to these would be added
loose horses, cattle, dogs and children
The picture as one behelds such a
scene Is indeed grand one, for there
is pictured pluck, energy, desire fol
homes and civilization, all moving
slowly bat surely to our confines.
We are all pleased to know that
with the immigration are coming
many young women, who in their de
sires for home have bid goodbye te
friends and relations of former year
and here have without fear, settled
upon $50 acres of government land
Our settlers are not rough class, bu
we know that the society of youn:
women of true and modest nature
will only tend the men to keep tn.
social condition of our settlement In ;
more refined state. / however regre
to state that thus far we have no lad J
settlers from the :sTarheel," state.
would take great pleasure In locating
any such maiden upon one of yer,
best claims should any such have th
the desire accompanied with the viii
to immograte. For instance shoul,
the friend who kindly remembered M
with an Easter Card conclude to se
how we live In our dug-outs, how W
cook In our Dutch ovens, how W
make use of the fuel to burn whic
Nature has SO wisely provided for u:
1 would only too gladly offer my SCI
vices, and to the very best of my abil
ity explain the manners and custom
of our people. j. j. CoRAM.