. A new centennial history of the State of Kansas [microform] : being a full and complete civil, political, and military history of the state from its earliest settlement to the present time. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. Scroti Monitor), uiul oftircM lead re yet in the in- cnt works must icio hiipplicd is ty of Fort Seott Lcntn pnint nnd â¢ks, Htcatn flour- 1(5 sliopn, Htcnin irrinj,'i' factories, !d iuid building ar and tobacco ecently erected tul invested is are oortiiin to !es of groat iin- ilation of Fort quire lielp dur- utilized in Fort irbon, although ost; but steam operation,
. A new centennial history of the State of Kansas [microform] : being a full and complete civil, political, and military history of the state from its earliest settlement to the present time. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. Scroti Monitor), uiul oftircM lead re yet in the in- cnt works must icio hiipplicd is ty of Fort Seott Lcntn pnint nnd â¢ks, Htcatn flour- 1(5 sliopn, Htcnin irrinj,'i' factories, !d iuid building ar and tobacco ecently erected tul invested is are oortiiin to !es of groat iin- ilation of Fort quire lielp dur- utilized in Fort irbon, although ost; but steam operation, and, :)ther principal ip, where there township, simi- I; in Franklin 1 Marion town- lill, driven by one saw mill. Fort Scott, the 1 an aggregate chool districts â¢e and appur- 3 Church has jwnships only iided one pub-. COVSTV SKKTCllKf!. m lie and eiKhty-8cvei> private collections, of 13,087 volumes alto- gether. Dogs are numerous and destructive, as more sheep have been destroyed by dogs than by wolves by more than three to one. l^itter and cheese are largely nuulo in , county, and there are nearly 5,000 acrea planted in vineynrds, nurseries and orchards, Bnowx County was organized in 1855, and named in honor of a senator and ex governor of Mississippi, wlio seceded with Jefferson Davis in 18»;i. The territory comprises square miles, and has a population of nearly 10,000, which is still in- creasing; the males preponderate about 040 over the females. Over 80 per cent, arc employed in farming, and about 11 per cent, in trade, transportation, mining and manufactures. The county seat is at Hiawatha, fifty-seven miles from Topeka, to the north. There is only about two per cent, of bottom lands and eight per cent, of timber. The forest woods are of good quality. The principal streams arc Walnut creek, Grasshopper, Wolf, Boy's creek. Spring and Mulberry creeks. Well water ranges from twenty-five to forty feet in depth, and springs arc plentiful, Coal has been fou
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