The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-05-13
Kansas Letter.
ROLLER FLATS, CoMANCHE
COUNTY, April 25th, 1885.


COUNTY, April 25th, 1855.
Editor Herald:
In the course of events / have been
launched on the frontier, as above indi-
Gated. j thought perhaps a sketch
from mein my new field, might prove in
some degree, interesting to your readers
and acceptable to your paper.
Comanche is the ninth county from
the east line of the State in the south
tier of counties, it is thirty-six miles
north and south, and thirty miles east
and west; its soil is generally very
fertile. This county has been organ
lied recently with population Of some
four thousand people. On the LIST Of
last June there were not 100 settlers
within her borders; such has been the
tide Of emigration within the past ten
months. This county has seven
newspapers and nine towns-all having
sprung up since June LIST, 1884. At a
recent election held, the county-seat
was established at Coldwater, the next
Oldest town in the county and by far
the largest and most fiourishing one.
Coldwater was laid out in June, 1884,
and now it has population of 800, a
good bank, three newspapers, and some
fifty business houses. Every line of
trade is now represented. The names
of the other towns are Nescutunga,
Ayllla, Protection, Rumseyville, Dur
keeville, BRENNAN, Comera, and Plano.
Comanche county is well watered-
having the Cimmason river on the
south, the Santanta river and Cavalry
creek on the west, and Nescutunsa and
Salt Fork on the east, also Mule creek
draining the eastern border. The rain
fall i'm Roller Flat Valley last summer
and fall, was very copious, so also this
spring so far. Roller Flats is some IL
miles in extent each way. The soil is
diversified loans; dark clay, dark
sandy, mulatto and deep red. Water
is found at from II to 20 feet.
The railroad prospects for Roller
Flats are excellent. The Kansas South
ern being pushed along the line through
the south tier of counties in the State
extending west from Harper, Attica, on
to Kiowa, has made a survey inme-
diately through Roller Flats. The J..
Gould Airline has also made a review
to come through our Valley. Both
roads expect to put down a hundred
miles this season. The land is all pre-
emption land in this county and is
about all taken up, SO also are Clark
and Mead, directly west of Comanche.
i have been residing in this county
since July last, and can't say that 1 see
very much difference in the climate
here and in Kentucky. except there is
more wind here, also, more sunshine.
The past winter here was a very severe
one. We don't have mud following
the thaws, in fact, very little mud
anytime. The spring seems earlier
here than in Kentucky, and the vege-
tation rises in abundance. To conclude,
narrate the effects of q rain, hail and
wind storm which passed over this
country on the night Of the Goth inst.
A cyclone passed two miles east of me
and demolished many settlers houses,
doing considerable damage. The rain
and hail were very destructive to young
gardens. l learn on Elm creek, in
Barber county, some thirty persons
were drowned by cloud-burst on Its
head waters. These were parties en-
camped for the night on their way
west. This creek came in q six-foot
volume and swept everything away,
ISAAC b. devices.