Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1891-04-16
ON THE WING.
Memo Leaves Arizona, Meanders
Through Texas and the
Indian Nation, and
Folds his Wings
In Missouri.

FOIuS his wings
In Missouri.
We left Tucson for the States on
the 31st ult, at 800 p m over the
Southern Pacific railroad, arriving j
at Ell Paso, Texas at 600 a m the
following day. This thriving young
city contains a POPULATION Of some
10, 900, and has a number Of very fine
buildings. AS we had to remain here
some hours / went to hotel and
got bed, while Mrs. Russell and
George boarded the street cars and
crossed the Rio Grande river to the
city Of Paso del Norte, in old Mexi-
co, where Mrs. r. made some pur-
cbases Of foreign goods, which she
struggled oyer the line and thus
cheated the Mckinley bill. At
130 p In we boarded train on the
Texas and Pacific railroad for run
Of six hundred miles through the
State of Texas to Fort Worth. The
country for 200 miles east Of FL
Paso is broken and mountainous,
with small, rich valleys between the
mountain ranges, which have to be
irrigated. About 100 miles out
from Ell Paso our train cork-screwed
to the top of higl mountain range
and shot of into level plateau OF
prairie land, through which we
rolled for 200 miles. This country
is mostly arid, and though very fine
land, needs irrigation. Arriving
within somo 200 miles of Fort Worth
we strike the rain belt, or land
where a sufhciency Of rainfall &C.
ours to make crops reasonably GER
tain. Along the line of railroad for
the greater portion Of this two hun
bred miles is the most beautiful
farming country the eyes Of men
, ever beheld-just rolling enough to
drain itself, we'll watered, and with
< enough timber for all farm purposes
Large quantities of this land belong
to the State of Texas, and l Learn
a can be purchased at from fifty cent
to two dollars per acre, according
. to location. And why any one wish
K es to try the arid plains Of Kansa
D when this rich AMI beautiful LAM
u lies so invitingy open to settlemen
y is one OF the unsolved mysteries
. human cussedness.
q The towns in Texas along thi
y line of road are in strong contrast t
'e those in Kansas. The Texas town
r all have clear, bright, healthy an
e thriving appearance, while thos
IS of Kansas look old, dingy, dirty ant
g dilapidated, with a few exceptions
One of the brightest and most beau
tiiul towns we passed through ii
Texas was the city of Weathersford
- which is situated on gently slopini
:. hillside, in the midst Of a magnifcen
farming country, and as the sui
= flashed over the metal dome OF 1t
- splendid court house it reminded M
!, \ of "a bright jewel sparkling amid al
- emerald setting. This is one OF tn
o. most thriving young cities in tn
g Lone Star State, and has q brigh
future before it.
" We reached Fort Worth at $50
< on the evening OF the I'd inst, and il
IT half an hour afterwards were speed
!, ing Northward for the Indian Ma
w ton over the Missouri, Kansas an
"A Texas road. We entered the boz
"a ders Of the Indian Nation shortl
ID after leaving Dennison, about i
70 o'clock at night, and took breakIas
ia next morning at Muscogee, the cap
a, ital of the Greek Nation, where tn
% railroad owns fine hotel. w
~ Travelled some 200 miles through tn
h. Nation, from North to South. BE
q. fore entering the Indian Territor.
" my boy George was under the i'm
., preston that we would see hundred
. of indians lying around loose on tn
~ pra,ries; but during our entire rid
90 through the Territory we never say
q any man, woman or child thai locke
70 like an Indian. We saw hundred
=, of white men and good many dsl
10 kles, but nary red man. The great
30 err portion of the Territors is now ly
II ing idle and it seems pity that sue
y, fine land should be made worthless
"A | learn the country is very sickl!
. however, as the water is no good.
80 We passed through Parsons, kar
n, sac, reaching Fort Scott about noo'
~ where we boarded a train on tn
~ Fort Scott and Gulf road for Ba
~ ton county, Missouri, where a.
now domiciled on the fine farm
W George Sheets, Esq, whose wife
% q younger sister Of Mrs. Russo
and where we are enjoying ourselv
splendidly after the desert plains 81
mangrel population OF Arizona. '
propose to take good rest here b
fore leaving for the sacred soil
liz cid Crittenden.
at This is one Of the finest farmi
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