Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-12-27
IRRIGATION LETTER NO. 2.
Bubbles From Big Greek.

While the fierce blizzards of the
last few weeks have been repeating
themselves SO vigorously, have sat
by the fire and listened to the low-
ing of the cattle and the bleating OF
the sheep upon the salubrious bills
of Trego county by day, and to the
bark Of The faithful watch deg and
the dismal. sniveling, webbing howl
of the coyote by night, I have been
thinking, studying, cogitating, try
ing to discover the how and the way
to give our western Kansas babies
chance to make mud pies, and to
every farmer carp pond and hog
wallow. 1.-THE gods help them who
help themselves That axiom pans
out in full or the watermelons in
my patch would meyer have grown
so disgustingly few as they did last
season. Just here friend came to
the rescue and suggested the plan
herein set forth.
Thepeople must rise in their might
and demand that this work be done
by and for themselves. Our plan is
co dam and tap the Missouri river
up we'll toward the Black Hills
above Yankton. Tap her hard.
Take all the water out Of her and
start south with the main canal deep
enough and wide enough to float a
Cunarder or drown a jumbo. AS no
surveyor has ever been over the
route, | can only indicate the sup
posed direction. The course Is to
be south and is to run clear across
Nebraska, Kansas, Eo-Man's-Land,
and Oklahoma, down to the deep
water harbor, on the Gulf Of Mex
ice. The immensely Of the under
taking and the possibilities Of the
conclusion of the work make me
dizzy. Contemplate. if you will, the
results; digest the consequences if
you can. You had better tackle
yard of dog bologna-you will get
through sooner-fOr we expect to
tap the canal with eastward flowing
bitches on every divide along our
west line to extend half way across
our state and furnish all the water
needed for all imaginable purposes.
A volume might be written and
filled with the wonders and benefits
resulting from this free flow of
water, and yet we might sing: "The
half has not been told" Our be-
loved western Kansas would be the
garden Of the world. Half the in
habitants of the Union might find
homes on the trunk aud laterals Of
our great ditch. Cities and manu-
featuring centers would spring into
existence as if by magic. Yet we
Of the arid west would not be the
only ones benefited by this great
work. The lower Mississippi Valley
would be saved from its annual over
flow, for we propose to take all the
upper Missouri water by the new
route to the Gulf (what we do not
need of it for irrigation and on its
bosom A!o2at our heavily laden barges
down to the deep water harbor, laden
with our surplus. Surplus! Don't
that word make your muoth water!
To think of having anything to
spare! Whoopee!!
Having thus briefly, tersely and
succinctly outlined the great work I
now desire the individual attention
of everybody to the very care of the
mighty enterprise. SHOUT, blow
your horns, ring your bells, kick
your dog, twist the cats tail, knock
down the stove pipe, that all ami
mate and inanimate nature may
join the uproarious din, for 10, the
great peoples party are to do the
work. In my next article I will try
to tell how.
Yours for the people,
n.--1