The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-09

strst6ed limestone and clay for building; white Ne
frequent pure springs, gushing from both free and
lime stone rock with the great purity Of the cir from
the elevated plains stretching towards the Rocky
MOuAiains ensure health to the future Inhabitants
TO rtmal kabls degree. Tho Only drawback, a. .
new country, 10 In the comparative scarcity Of tim.
her, Of which AewegcSs shs,e 4 . sulRciency for
some ysar 4os hnilding, and fencing pur,
by the supplies Of coal. clay, and Limestone. and
the Usage orange or bois da, cthe cheapest fencing
material in the world is there indigenous.
best hemp lands in the country and II Guilt vsted by
free labor, win soon be large and prosperous
State. a.
Fort Leavenworth, the proposed capital Of the
Territory Of Kansas, is an important military post
river 3S6 miles above its mouth 81 miles above the
mouth of the Kansas river, and miles below
Weston, No. in latitude SO degrees, II minutes, IA
west. This is the Oldest fort the Missouri, hav-
ing beeD established In 1897. II s the great from
tier depot for the military posts on the Santa Fe
and Oregon routes, and the g. neral rendezvous for
ment reservation OF nine square miles Is on hand.
some location which rises gradually from the river
to height OF 100 feet There IL good landing for
steamboats, All the buildings are well constructed
Of stone and present quite an imposing appear
ance. they consist Of the barracks for tie troops
large structure, three stories high; hospital,
which cost from sl2 900 to $4,000; the qnarter-
masters building, q capaci0us warehouse, &c. Con.
nected with the fort u q large farm. - ff- &.
Various missionary stations have been IN exist
ence for some years past In the vicinity Of Fort
Leavenworth there are several very 1ourishing mis-
sior % and manual labor schools. 81
KichayOO village Ia on the Missouri river, about
four miles above Font Leayenwor,h. and Of note
from its having been the place OF Convention held
September 20, 1868, which made the arrangements
for the election Of delegate TO Washington TO urge
rliories of Nebraska and Kansas. 1t was not held
Mt Fort Leavenworth, for the reason that It was
deemed desirable that the demonstration should not
apI ear TO have the couDteDance or cooperation OF
the Officers and soldiers attached TO tue fort. There
is but trading house in the village; and the nil
sion now occupied by the Rev. MIR. Glover has nm
school attached to it, but he is anxious to commence
one. The kickapoo tribe has made considerable
progress In agriculture; many Of them have com.
Portable houses, around which may be seen sArdens
numerous domestic animals, fowls, etc., and these
with other indications Of civilization, form pleas
ing contrast with the condition Of ,he other tribes
will The great Nemahaw agency.
The Iowa and Sac mission and school are situated
about twenty.six miles northwest from 81. Joseph,
Mo-, on the tmigrat road from that place, and two
miles north Of Wolf (Loup) creek, small tributary
tant The mission Is said to have been established
as early as 1887 but the school was not opened till
the summer Of 1876, and not fairly In operation
until le47. In that year the number Of regular
house is spacious brick od6ce, and cost So 900.
The farm contains one hundred and fifteen acres
and more than half Of this is used for raising crops
of grain, &c. Several assistants are employed 10
for the respective sexes the girls being taught by
Miss Sarah Rea, and the boys by James Williams, q
young gentleman, q native Of En4land. The entire
school was formerly taught by Miss s. A. Waterman,
who was connected with 1t from it's organization to
1853. Miss Res here taught for part Of 1852
school Of white pupils onlychidren VI the mission
aries and persons resident at the Indian agency,
(Great Nemabaw), which is established in the Vi
Sac and Fox tribes which II worked for them by
farmer, Harvey w. Forman, employed by the United
States government. His report for 1853 states the
farm had produced 500 bushels of corn clio acres)
600 bushtls Of potatoes, but no particular state
mrDt is given of other crops. The grain Is dis
tributed To the Indians according to their number,
some Of whom at their villages four miles south of
sTs nn%Sspr 0e1 mission
tions, schools &c., in this Territory, established by
other denominations. The localities where they
have made beginnings will form the nuclei Of the
% spring up throughout Kansas. What they have
done IN the way OF farming, has developed the ca
pacity Of the soil to produce all the cereal grains in
profusion, as well as many of those articles Of agr
culture which belong to warm la.itudes, The
climate l. favorable to either free or slave labor.
The latitudiDal location of Kansas IL the same as
the southern half Of Illinois. Cairo is in the 37th
parallel or not far from 1t, while the 4Gth passes
Just north of Sangamon county. Between these two
lires, according 10 the bill organizing It, the Terri
tory of Kansas lies. Its climate is undoubtedly
mociied seme by its latitude, and by its proximity
to the mountain ranges on its western border. But
il does not differ materially from southern Illinois,
and may, therefore, be occupied by similar popu
latioD. Being also like Missouri, It Is evident that
slavery can be protably maintained within it, Dor.
der-that IS, speaking relatively. We do not think
that slavery is profitable anywhere to the State, in
the long run. 10 prove this we have only to refer
to the difference in The condition Of the free and
slave States. Bnt what we mean is that slave labnr
can he ma available, snd that slavery can be sus.
tair ed State institution If the majority SO will
the first organization Of the State government;
SO that the future position OF Kansas in the confed
eracy will have to be determined by the pioneers
those who shall effect settlement there within the
NEXT forr years. The slavery propaganoists have
slight advantage to start with in its propnquity to
Missouri, and in the climate Of the southern portion;
but these are more than counterbaanced by the su-
peror energy and perseverance of the population of
the free States and of the tendency Of the tide Of
foreign emigration in that direction.