The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-25
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Letter From ..No aran-s', Land.
/ GRAND VALLEY, PuBL1c LAND STRIP,
July 10th, 1888.
Editor Register: Thinking, per-
haps, a short sketch of my trip and
description of this "Lost Land
may be OF interest to a few of your
readers, write you and if you can
spare the room in your good paper
you are at liberty TO use it. i, in
company with Dr. Carpenter, of
Poca, VIM. Wilson and Homer
Smith, of Point Pleasant, left Point
Pleasant, Saturday, June End over
the Hooking Valley r. r., for st.
Louis, arriving there Monday morn
ing at 8 o'clock. While in the
Mound City we visited a great many
points of interest and attended all
sessions of the Great Democratic
Convention and you can feel assured
we did onr part Of the yellisg.
Everybody yelled; it was a glorious
meeting of the Democracy, and
every one left feeling good at hav-
ing been there. We were we'll at.
tended to while in the city by that
prince of good fellows, Col. Hunter
Ben jenkins, who devoted his whole
time to the people from West Yir-
gillia. He had carriages for all, about
thirty of us, and drove the party all
over the city making halt at his
his residence on Evans Avenue,
where his good West Virginia wife
had a sumptuous feast prepared for
us. Everyone imagined themselves
at home and left regretting that we
could not stay longer. If there ever
is another Democratic convention
in St. Louis, we will try and attend
and hope Col. Jenkins will be on
the West Virginia Reception Com
mittee which will insure us hearty
welcome The West Virginia party
returned home Thursday night and
Friday morning via the o. & NJ r.
r. and L left for the West Friday
night over the Missouri Pacific r.
r. arriving at Kansas City Satur-
day morning in time for breakfas
This is the home of Hon. Dave
Leonard, late of Parkersburg, one
of the staunch West Virginia Dem
ocrats. He is nicely situated in the
Kan City and has lucrative law
practice From Kansas City L
went to Ateheson, Kansas, passing
Leavenworth and Fort Leaven-
worth. While in Atcheson l met
several West Virginians; amongst
them were Mr.. G. T. Anderson, a
brother OFF. C. Aldcrson, ,-of Wheel
ing, Charles Stewart, Il brother-in-
law Of Hon. Ed Schon, Mr.. Andrew
Simms, of Monroe county and Mr..
Rowan, n son of Col. Rowan, of Mon
roc county; these men are all well
to do and are much Interested in
Atcheson. The city is built on the
Missouri River and lays beautifully;
it is a great r. R. center and has
several Elevators, Mills, Machine
shops and etc. was very sorry
could not stay there longer left
Atcheson over the Atcheson, Topeka
and Santa Fe r. r. Saturday night;
stopped at Topeka until Sunday
noon. 1t is beautiful city of about
$4,000 inhabitants situated on the
Arkansas River; it is also great
r. r. centre, and here the A. L. &
S. f. and Chicago Rock Island &
Pacific have their general offices
both occupying grand and immense
buildings. After leaving Topeka on
the Santa Fe Railroad we passed
continually through the most beau
tiful country had ever seen, the
green meadows and pastures with
their thousands of head of cattle,
horses, sheep and etc together with
field after field of rich yellow wheat
(some were harvesting) and corn
waist high; this panorama reached
as far as the eye could see on each
side of our train. The Arkansas and
Cottonwood River valleys are GER
tainly unsurpassed for farming
Judging by what L saw. During
the afternoon we passed through
several beautiful little cities, the
most prominent of which were Bur
lingame, Emporia, Florence, Pea
body, Hutchinson. Newton. Hal
stead, Great Bend, Lamed, Kings
ley. arriving at Dodge City toward
midnight where 1 remained until
Monday 8 A. NJ. and took the Chi
cago, Kansas, and Nebraska R. r.
for Liberal. This is only new road
having been built but few months;
it passes through a level country,