The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-03-13
Quincy, Washington.

EtN ~ TAI dClNSN Nut- Moliu uS "
forget home, aud our hearts are
made glad whenever and wherever
we can find word from that sun
ny cline we call our home SO
hope the waste basket will be hid
den away somewhere when this
reaches you.
! am one OF those Kentucky buys
! who thought that Kentucky was
not large enough to contain the
wealth, the sun not bright enough,
the moon not lovely enough and |
the air not laden with perfume
, sweet enough to produce such hap
nness as he desired, So a year ago
| packed my worldly possessions,
/, bid farewell to sorrowing friends
1 and relatives, and began my march
TO other lands whose fields | had
often dreamcdof when u boy,
: Wen, | am here now, but | don't
find the grain so golden III these
!, new fields as ! had anticipated
u yet It's true that the rich and poor
S alike come face to face with many
chances the common boy has not
there, but MS il is everywhere, the
u boy with the get, grit and go is the
one that gets there. This is a
great place TO make man out OF
= the live, energetic boy or II hobo
out Of the INDECENT.
:, Settlers began 10 grace this val
ley with their lowly, humble cot
tagcs last December a year ago.
IN In March following | made my
lie presence known in what thought
then to be the most barren and
:, desolated place | ever saw. | at
once took a claim. Since that time
I. hundreds OF emigrants have build
II. ed homes until at this writing we
have quite settlement, and Quin-
cy flourishing aud prosperous
village. We are located on thu
no Columbia river, with the cascade,
* on the west and the Rockies on tht
om east. The land Is level, covered
ur' with sage-bush and bunch-grass
Tx Climate temperate and healthy
10 No sickness since have beef
hu- here. Winters short and pleasant
ers summers long, cool and lovely.
he' Surrounding counties produce Il
! abundance, fruit, wheat, oats, pota
~ toes and gardening vegetables.
ino Corn doesn't grow here with an,
inu success. We have only ten inche
go Of rain during the year. The sol
en- which seems to be made'of vOlear
''e' ic eruption, is very deep and rlcl
tht 1t serves as a reservoir which Pre-
rch iuces sub-irrigation; hence dun
ing the dry season the soil is mOis
SUI Great many settlers will have
tough time until they get the
ranches under cultivation. Every
'arly thing goes here for the none,
oil Money is the moving element. A
yep eastern man may count the exper
y ses OF an ordinary family for yes
-, there and treble it and he wi
tho have some idea Of what 1t will COT
tiers 10 i've mere WIN thousahu 90
ner- lars man can prepare himself K
ledi- ordinary farming. A young ma
,pel, who came with me has already II
lral- vested thousand and he seems
one be limited in farming supplies,
:" have met with quite numb
Of men who came here five, eigl
to and ten year ago, who at the tin
Iake Of their emigration had jus
the enough money to get here and t
any day are worth from twenty to for
thousand dollars. A business ms
Of Quincy told me today he can
and here five years ago, q mean TO II
State) borrowed the money
ever come on and today Ia worth Gig
,een thousand.
re- Quite show here for teacher
Wages from $50 to $50 PER mont
? no FERN from six to nine months.
Out OF thirteen OF us from o
y TO Flat Gap, who came last Marc
over twelve are staying, well Statistic
Lit. Most OF us have claims in difrere
ecre- parts OF tina State. All are havil
liver, good health and none regrettl
tulsa their change,
by the way, / am tglad TO ne
the Improvement being made
.ne the mountain counties OF old Ike
Inv, lucky. Those mountain were
ways crowned with beauty and
49, have always believed that once {
people are awakened, wealth al
honor would be her portion. lit
vs.. rah for the Big Sandy Valley.
we fail here We will be scekil
'iOou' your fields Of fortune again. +
rough Gap, Red Bush, Keaton, why do
!. you wake up, breathe someihi
!. yV oI into the News ear and have the
tie or send it to the four quarters OF &
blood. earth, that it NAV catch some wa
10 do derer from johnson and Iasrtu
and gladden. their hearts.
rneu- Long live the News.
in the a hENIucKN BOY
ected ~-~
A Prod from The Editor.