Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-04-16
Lntiar from Knnnns.

Arkansas CuY. KAN, March %. iss9.
Eilf0r DsmOcruf -
1 thought psrh,ps your readers might
iiss to h.srA word from ms While in the
''sabny South" Have been stopping here
I've weeks, have been In poor health while
nsre. bot have looked this city and IL sur
rouudings over considerably, AMI will give
you some description OF same.
The nfst house was hallt here nineteen
ysars ago nsrt mouth now II has . popa.
alton OF sboat ten thousand, aud Il loest-
"a between and n the junction Of two
riyers, the Arkansas on the vest and the
walnut on the east The land IL cob-id-
srsbly higher between the rivers than the
bottoms on the riyer-. giving II wonderful
facilities for drain ,ge. IL IL Vcry dry and
quito sandy over the whole. except the
bottoms OF the Walnut. which are some
What muddy In wet weather. Nearly al
The lasd IL peculiarly lifted for Building
purposes. They have any amount of stone
qu.rri,. In and near the limits OF the city,
good f)r building purposes and for side
walks. They nnd the stone In layers the
right thickness for sidewalks aud cut or
.sw them any desired width for the walks
already they have them on al their princl'
pal streets.
The streets are laid st right angles. run.
alng north and south. east and vest. are
very broad, and many Of them are Macs-
ismlE,d and very besgtifal. All the ousl-
ne.s streets are lighted with gxs. The
city 4. well w,terei. Water ls pumped 10
70 q high reservoir, standing on the high.
est ground OF The city. from which the
shole city has good supply OF water.
They have good wells al over The city,
and 30 not have 10 20 deep for water.
Thefe ara four wards In the city with
large, nice schoolho1ses In each ward.
Their school system IL said 10 be excellent.
Have . plenty OF church buildings, relig.
iou- privileges sppen % be- good. Hotels
are plenty, smaller ones and boarding
house,, ali over town, with one quite large
.ri nice, and company have Just nnlshsd
syery large and very nice stone hotel
Building. I've stories high above basement,
containing i22 rooms.
They have good water power, which bot
few western cities can have, being eAnsl,
water taken from the Arkansas River, At
the northwest part OF the city, and run.
nlng in q sOaihsastsrly direction down and
,cross lower part OF the city, and Into the
Walnut River. Near 10 entrance Into the
walnut L. . fall of some - feet, giving
Dig power. which II used nov for 81 big
roller hour mill, corn mill, some manu-
f,cturiag operations, aud the gas light
powsr, bat not one-eiRhih Of the power
IL vet used. RsilrOad accommodations
are already quite good. and more coming
,wo strong road. from the northeast run.
ming through the city. one going down
through Indisn Territory 20 rsras, and
another road from - Louis into the city,
making now three. This Il The gate Into
the Indian Territory Including Oklahoms,
being the only city Ia Kansas located on
is borders. II IL only four miles nom
TIE business part Of the city Into the Ter
rltory and about two miles from the south.
srn bound OF the city. Alresiy there are
Indications of big boom for this place.
Covered wagons, with families, are arriv.
lpg daily on their way 20 the promised
land, stopping here and In the vicinity,
-slilng for the Proclamation IN give them
q chance % locate claims In the Territory.
In The outskirts OF the city and about IL
are numerous tents with families Ia them.
There are said 20 be from one 20 two
hundred ofthese temporary srrsngement
for living while usliing,-ard still they
come.
To all appearances this Is The best farm
sg community l ever saw. ] have been
out several miles In most all directions,
and the farming land IL last splendid.
Taking everything Into consideration can
see no reason why this will no, rapidly
grow 10 big city, and 10 The near future.
w. X. GKkkSk.