Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-11-10
NO. XIV.
Nebrask a Territory.

The editor of the Bloomington Re-
publican lately visited this Territory,
and since his return thus writes about IL:
The Wyandois are all civilized. and
generally educated; have neat aud CON-
Portable buildings. good farms, yet not
extensive, stock in abundance, and live
in pure American style.
While on a recent visit TO Nebraska.
we dined at the house of Mr.. Hicks,
supped and breakfasied with Mr.. Gar.
rel, Wyandou families, and We can say
with truth tina, better tables are seldom
! found in Missouri. This tribe is well
supplied with schools and speak English
very auently. We spent a few hours
with William Walker, the Provisional
Governor OF Nebraska. He is q man
of very afable manners, and was frank
and free in hls communion with US. He
is well educated, and possesses fair tai.
ents.
The Shawnees, Delawares, Kickapoos,
and other border tribes, are partially civ.
illzed; many OF them are well educated,
&Uu spSdh RUUu GukltSH.
We could hear OF no tribe which de-
sired TO sell and leave The county,
Some are for selling. resersiag a pre-
emplion right and becoming ci.izens.--
Others are for selling par, Of their coun-
try, resersing The other part, ultimately
intending to become citizens. In our
opinion, The Wyandotts. Shawnees, Del
awares, and kickapoos, will ultimately
decide to adopt the first Of these plans.
The border tribes are very friendly, and
quite kind; no trouble need TO be appre.
hended with any of them, if Justly treat.
ed. Commissioner Many penny has made
a favorable impression upon them; they
speak OF him in very high terms. He
was no, sen, among them to make treat
les, but TO collec, Information, and re-
ceive propositions, so that he might be
able TO ascertain when and where TO or
der the holding of treaties.
The country is like most other west
ern countries. having hills and dales, riv.
ers aud creeks, prairie and timber. rich
lard and poor. The Kansas river is
beautiful stream, clear Of snags, about
two hundred yards wide, and navigable
for steamboats,, except in very low wa.
ter, for two hundred miles, 10 the mouth
of The Republican Fork. The upland
lies very high, rolled in beautiful waves.
well adapted to cultivation. The soil
IS lha, usually "called mula.,o," under.
laid with strata Of red clay, and then
again underlaid with lamina.ed lime.
stone of gray color.
This rock is found in great abundance,
and where exposed to the action of the
air and rain, looks white as bleached
bones. This rock is found in the bluffs
of the streams, along their banks, fol-.
lowing the ravines quite to their heads;
is well suited TO building purposes, and
makes beautiful lime. The stream. all
run the year round, with clear water.
and are often fed with springs Of the
bes, quality. Although the soil is good,
aud the country well walered. We, ,imbsr
is scarce; found mostly upon the streams
in narrow strips. Standing upon the
table or uplands, the timber is below; the
country looking like one vast plain, with
here and there blue streak. The bot.
toms are rich, dry, and seldom overflow,
having no ponds, lakes or stagnan, wa
ter in them; We! the excessive vegetation,
such as neltles, touch-me- NOT, pea vine.
&C., dying in the fall. does and will cre-
ate the chill and fever. The timbersd
partof the country is nearly all held by
the indians, which, we believe, they
will manage 10 retain 10 a considerable
extent.
No settlements can be made there, at
this time. by white men, and when this
state Of things will be altered is difficult
20 tell. We do not like the country as
vel. as we expected.