Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-06-18
Letter from Waverly, Missouri.

Nessrs. Editors Our ittlctown Way-
erly, composed of or 9 hundred inhabit
ants. is situated on bluff overlooking
the Missouri river from the South and Is
i'm Lafayette county. said TO be the richest
in the state. From the river, South, nine
miles to Blackburn, on the Chicago y
Alton Il. r., the picture at this season OF
the year is grand, Yon see no waving
pines nor giant oaks, nor "woody woods
10 shut from your view the beauties furth-
or on. but YOU see fields Of growing
green. by hedge cucirclcd, and herds Of
cattle roaming lazily over the slightly
rolling hills. You see the little brook, by
grassy banks confined. wandering hther
and ihithcr seeking an outlet through the
yerdant pastures 10 the big Muddy -
Yonder is a grove of cottonwood trees and
Won NAV know that there the farmer in
hi, snug buildings enjoys their shade from
the summers sun and their protection
from the blasts 10y winter blown. should
pronounce this portion Of Lafayette as
somewhat similar TO our uplands in Viz
giuia. though the "hollows' arc rot so
deep nor the "hills" SO high. When yon
strike the prairie lands yon can see for
miles and miles, and one becomes wcaried
with 40 much samcncss, hut through this
hilly las compared with prairiel country,
new bcautics are constantly bursting into
view. and 10 i,a real pleasure to travel
{ through such o country.
These "h.llt" however much they re-
mind me OF my own Youthful umbllng'
places. are much more productive. Com
i- grown in largo quantities and IL conso-
on,ntly,veiy cheap selling here this win
tcrat go oSl.iO cents. per barrel. The
wheat crop last year was failure, and
,cf. f. wa. only worth ca TO eo cents. The
coming crop however promises TO make
amends. for the several successive bad
crops, u quantity mot IN price. Farmers
know nothing about phosphate- and they
do mot even take care of their manures. -
The majority of the farmers are without
bans and even stables, leaving their stock
Horses. mules and clttle-io brave the
roneh weather ard driving storms Of
winter.
Wayerly was once the greatest shipping
point on the Missonu river in this county
an the trading for miles around being
done here, aud nearly every day steamers
unloadcd tons of freight and loaded on the
products of the country. Hemp was the
main product then, and with the wheat
and com. kept three and four large ware
houses busy, several mills. also. were kept
running chiefly 10 supply the homo de-
mand. in fact al kind. Of business was
booming Now how different The {. a
4. n. r. though il is nine miles South Of
Tins place. has drawn The trade to il from
the iiycr, and at this time Of The year we
have one or two boats week which are
sufficient to carry the freighi> from st.
Joe 10 ST. Louis. There are two new
roads talked Of, which, n We get either,
will help us ont of the mrc. The river at
th.. point is tmee-qnaricr- of "a mlle wide
and g. generally considered dang. rous
, stream on account O., iis ever changing
3 ,aud-nlt,.
q Catfish from 60 2oo pounds furnish
profitable sport to The Isaac Waltous oil
b. the town. bad always considered my
a ,cii a. an humble disciple oi the old angle
a hut having never caught 5o-pounder
r. cannot he considered such here.
Il This portion Of our common country ha'
quite a romantic history, made during Nh,
war. 10 was over these fair fields aud
. rolling plains that the daring guerillas
headed by the famous Quantrell, roamst
~ and struck terror to the hearts of iheii
enemies. The James boys were soldier
., under Quaniroll and being persecuteC
after The war, as they clam, and dcnic6
n homo amongst their friends, they re
4, sumod their guerrilla warfare and woe t.
-, their enemc--now doubly so that crosset
their path, and 50 they became the terro
4 Of the country till tho Northied expedi
tion broke mp the gang But ! am no
, convcrsant enough with the subject to en-
+, ter INTO particulars,
Mking everything into consideration
this tx fine country, the only objection
being the severe storms, cyclones and wa
" fer spouts that once ina whieswcep viii
= relcniles. fury over the Land, and mem
- CRY of the recent hurricane That swop
over Kansas City, Odessa, Ncnia and otLe
cities is apt to dampen the ardor Of tlios'
Of us who want togo Wc,ttopow up viii
=, The "kcutp." Your truly
L Enfird