New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-22
KANSAS.
,TS FORTS SETTLEMENTS AND MISSIONS.

,TS FORTS SETTLEMENTS AND MISSIONS.
vop,Jr.yyswoRTH the proposed capital of the Tern.
tory Of Kansas s an important military post and post
office on the ives, side o. the Missouri River. 3ss miles
above ,s mouth 3, miles above the mouth Of the kansas
River and four miles below Weston No. IN lat 39~ u
~ and long 90 A W. This Is the Oldest tort on the
Missouri having been established in s2 the great
frontier depot for the other military posts on the santa he
and Oregon routes and the general rendezvous for troops
proceeding 10 forts The Government reservation
OF nine square miles on handsome location which rises
gradually from the river 10 high. OF $50 feet There is
Good landing for steamboats,. All the buildings are well
constructed of stone and present quite AL imposing sP
pearapce They consist Of the barracks for the troops
largo structure three stories high hospital which COS.
from sl2 600 10 $4,000; the ouartermas;ers building
canacious warehouse &c. Connected with the fort Is
large farm.
The number OF troops stationed here varies with the de-
mands of the army. The report Of Dec 1883 states tha'
the force then stationed at this Place consisted OF TWO COM
NAMES one of dragons and of artillery comprising
~ officers and l5s soldiers but several times during the
wear the fort contained six or seven companies
The history OF Fort Leavenwcrth is cf much interest
Among the many events which have occurred here Will
be remembered thu, This the rendezvous Of Gen.
Kcarpey in June ls46 before bis expedition to Santa Fe,
and that from this place have started the expeditions OF
Cen Joseph Lane 10 Oregon in lsis Capt Stansbury 20
the Salt Lake in s49 the surveyors q the Central Pacic
Railroad route in 1888; Col Suont TO the similar pur-
pose in the year &C. Future yesrs viii each con-
tribute ,e s advancement, and II net unlikely tna' II
,sso Will RANK as one OF the mos; fourshng towns in the
Missouri Valley late number OF I@e s. Joseph Mo-
Gazette states that memorial has already been orwardea
10 Washington asking Of the Government PERMISSION TO
establish here newspaper AM TIA: this was signed by
all the officers of tie For. and many persons living in The
n. 1c. .-a pfrpl IN the
premises for besides the military alton the adjacent
land is as vel Indian territory and No white nan can SET
tie there withou; permission from the United States
authorities L. should however De stated that the Indians
OF tina, section have lately made negotiations az Washing
ton or the sale Of par Of their lands and as soon as the
proposed treaties ratified by the Senate provisions
viii be made for the sale of the lands and these VIII Dc
speedily occupied by settlers in the vicinity OF the ror
are several very fourishng misscns anc manual accr
schools several Of which described II TINS a'ce IL
this precinct OF Fort Leavenwort1 including hiekaoo
about 100 roed at the election Tor 20
Washington and il i said that bgt very few Of these
were cas-, by officers soldiers II tire Fort Ns-epre
senta,ons on tbs subject having been made 30 tie eoan
y by some of ,ho.e persons wio opposed 10 the
orcsnzaiop al Kansas and Nebraska i = us 70 '-uiy
state the facts as given above
MANY emieran,s here cross the Missouri, but nor So
many a. At the ferry al Weston four mes above This
is owing mainly 70 the necessity Of getting outfits CT IVES
ton. which are not Of otanable at the Fort ea;
when they have crossed they a. once take the road es
ing from Fort Leavenworh 10 cross the plains 10 tor's
Kearney and Laramie. This road, called the " New
Military Road, constructed N 1850 by The GOV
eminent, which caused i. 70 be surveyed, improved ana
brdsed and having since kept good Tepa., s caed
the best of the emigrani routes, beng nigh level dy
with fine grass and convenien. ws,e- The Oh rii ~
,osS into which the road from 81. Joeeph enter
sbapdonsd Oh account OF The large sroans ssanps, bar
eps and hills and .s general Ucokedness The 'Nssos
p,,o,..v m adysnc emgrans about 20 cross N" pam
,orc.rnn tho sYe,al.es says, N 'eerenos 70 he I'D