Show AN interesting TRIP P J AND joshua it JOURNEY TO KANSAS ST JOHNS KANSAS oct 8 1894 EDITOR 1 thought that per haps hapa a law few words f from this region might abdi b of interest Into to you P J oarn garn nod nad myself arrived in this place on the 3rd ard of september oil all wall but a little tired of traveling and of the tha ony of the along our journey on friday V the of september before corn com ing here and while at kanias city we took A run out to independence missouri where we spent three or four hours hour in contemplation temptation temp lation of the grand sight that surrounded us ui on fill alt sides wo we tried to realize that iball we were on holy ground that spot pot of ground which john the revelator saw where tho the holy city Is in to bo be built so BO beautifully de describe scrib d by him that spot pot of ground where a cloud will rest oy dy day and a pillar of firs fire by night I 1 tried to realize that upon the ground I 1 was waa then treading was the place whore where the lord said I 1 and it shall be called tho tau now jerusalem a land ot of peace a city of refuge a of safety tor for tho the saints of tho the most god wo vo to go up into the belfry of the court coun lecuse where v wg bail bad a good view or of the country for mav many y miles in every direction tho the city of independence seems to be on the highest spot of ground in that region and the temple lot jot as it la Is called to is elevated I 1 think it a little above the rest the sect known us its lied hed ric kites havo have erected a small church la in the northeast north east corner of tho the temple lot let tho the ground la Is cover covered edwith with a beautiful carpet of green grass and a few small trees aro are growing in the lot nod and cs as I 1 stood be noath the shade of a treo tree I 1 tried to picture to in my mind the glorious scene that would some day present itself to the eyes of the beholder a city upon which tho the glory ot of god would rest by day and by night it 11 city whoso choso streets would be ba paved with gold and the gates made of prada well I 1 must leave this part of my subject and tell you a little about this country that Is situated in tho the great plains of karl kan SUB sag st johns the place where we have ou our r headquarters Is tho the county seat of stafford county it has a population ot of about COO and Is situated on the plaint plains there Is nothing but a level plain under toot no mountains or bills to break the monotony of tho scene the soil is good it is of a sandy nature and were it not for tho the droutha that are almost a yearly occurrence tho the soil aall would produce good crops I 1 am informed by somo some of the oldest inhabitants hero that there has only been about four good crops raised hero here in eighteen yeura corn la is the principal crop raised and that will not average ovea tea tan bushels to tho the acre the range Is good goad too celebrated buffalo grass abounds hero here and furnishes teed feed for stock all tho the year the tha buffalo has bos disappeared disappear ch entirely but his bis wallows are ara till still to ie be seen een on the prairies tho the fleet footed antelope ante lopa that once roamed at nill i III over the vast plains of kansas kangas has also disappeared the yell of the savage Is no longer heard there la Is nothing now to amuse the brave pioneer but the dismal bowl of tho the gaunt coyote and w abero here a few years year ago the buffalo and antelope roamed lit at will vill now may bo be seen been the iron horse horsa rushing on at almost lightning speed carrying men and produce to different parts of 0 this broad land 1 fear that I 1 have been too lengthy in my communication and will weary you in perusing my disconnected sentences JOSHUA II 11 CLARIC clank |