Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-28

and market centrally located for our neigh
bors in the in the broad and fertile Sand
creek valley.
There can be but little doubt that the
proposition will carry with a large majority
in our own township Our farmer popu-
lation consists chiefly of wide-awake, en-
ergetic people, who are fully competent to
see their advantage, and who are shrewd
enough to invest dollar when an oppOr-
tunity offers to make two in the operation.
But few years have elapsed since our
broad valleys and slopes have been a
waste, only inhabited by uncounted herds
Of semi-wild horses and cattle, who roamed
summer and winter at will and fattened on
the nutritious buffalo grass of the bound
less prairies and the succulent tall grasses
along the clear streams, together with few
lonely herdsmen who watched the herds
increase and meture from under the lofty
cottonwoods on the banks of the meand-
rous Medicine river, or from distant hill
lock, while dreaming probably, Of the
lovely Indian maiden who was here in by
gone years, plucking wild flowers while she
watched the agile young warriors OF her
tribe on swift ponies, and with eagle feath
ers dangling amid their flowing, raven
black hair, chase the shaggy buffalo until
with arrow pierced heart he fell,
mingling his last below with the triumph
ant shouts of his relentless pursuers, who
have since in their turn also left their for
mer happy hunting grounds never to re
wonder distance where the blue ether kissed
the green gacc earth, and wondering how
far away they were from the old home
away back yonder where in bygone days
their mother sang lullaby: where the old
log school house stood in which the master
tried to pummel wisdom into them with a
slender hazel rod. and around which the
boys played big injun' where on a star
light night under the poisoning apple
trees they first kissed the blushing blue OF
browneyed damsel whose tender form has
ever since and now IS on the lonesome, far
stretched plain an ever present lovely
mirage
They are all gone-Indians, buffaloes,
and lonesome cowboy-never 10 return
Fine horses and cattle now Craze and thrive
where but a few years ago their semi-civ-
! ilized predecessors roamed at viii. and
careful stockmen and Industrious farmer:
have taken the place of the former nomadit
herdsmen. Almost every quarter section
of land is now the home Of happy family
/ fenced and 10 crea; extent under cult
vation In every direction you see good
! farm houses, barns. etc. surrounded by
I beautiful groves and orchards; with JUS
pride We poiE; TO our numerous fine schoo
houses and churches. our soil cannot be ex
eelled for producti.eness and good work
+ ing qualities, and although this season la.
to a certain extent been an of year in Kan
SOS we VIII harvest already this yeal
4 by far more than viii be required for home
consumption.
Both Hazelion and New kiowa are wel
located. thriving towns, and afford conven
ieni markets; al we lack to prosper anS
become one Of the most prosperous ana
happy communities IN the country Is bette
railroad facilities. and these We must asae
will have in the near future The success
our people have had in the past few year