The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-06

DoHIPHAH CRY, X. T., Nov. %, 1854.
DEAR JouRxAL:- promised you. in my
last hastily written letter, . description of
"things and things" in Northern Kansas.
But, owing to "press of business" l have
been unable to fulfill my promise. until now.
Our embryo city is progressing finely
By the opening Of spring we will have
large steam mill, hotel, two or three stores,
some half dozen or dozen dwelling houses,
and last but not least, a doctors office. The
latter is a sine qua non in the building Of west
ern cities; it is generally the first building
erected. 80 -t-- t.
We have some half dozen political as.
pirsnts already, and every issue of our pa.
pers 1--WE have two published in Kansas Ter.
itory) brings out q new one. How anxious
they are to serve the "dear Ipeople!" One
Of the candidates annousced himself the
day after the news Of the purchase arrived.
see the good cause is prospecting in the
East-God speed it along. We have right
smart sprinkling Of the right sort here, and
X. Ms are as thick as blackberries. The
selection Of Willard p. Hall as Governor Of
Nebraska. seems to give general satisfaction
here. He 10 gentleman of the first water,
but il is generally thought that he does not
lean any too strongly towards the admins.
ltration. o-t1oo- = 71oIftr
know of no better way Of finishing this
letter. than by giving you a few items res
pecting the products and capacities OF Kan
sas. ! do not believe there is country bet.
ter adapted to the breeding and cultivation
of dom este ANNA Is on the face ofthe globe.
Horses require feeding but three months in
the year. and mules even less. No better
pastursge than that afforded by the prairies,
need be desired for neat or horned cattle
The prairie grass MAKES excellent hay, and
a. the winters are open and dry. it may be
stacked and the cattle allowed to run to it,,
which 10 less trouble and has less waste at.
tending it. Domestic animals are found to
be of a hardy, healthy nature, the water is
pure, the air serene, and the face Of the
country elevated. having but few swamps or
lakes of stagnant water. Mast of supe.
rior quality is abundant; immense groves OF
hazel skirt the timber lands, the nuts OF
which are superior to corn for fattening hogs,
and the flowers and weeds Of the prairies
are all produced from perennial roots, many
Of which are dubious. furnishing the richest
food. and are eagerly sought for by the hogs
But for sheep rnising the country seems bet
ter adapted than for any other purposes;
that wool growing must certainly be attend.
ed with the greatest success in Kansas, he
soil. climate, water and atmosphere all indi.
cate. f,.
As a grain producing country. it is equal
I think, to any in the West. and il will re.
quire one third less labor than the same
amount would in Kentucky or Indiana. Ia
the dryest season, the ground may be found
moist on ploughing. and it requires les.
Dloughing. than ,imbered land.
Corn, oats, wheat, rye. buckwhea &c.
yield an abundant harvest. Garden vegeta
bies may be cultivated to the highest perfec.
ton. Flax and hemp will also be staple
productions; the latter will be found one o.
the best paying crops that can be raised
Land on the Missouri side, inferior to that il
Ksnsas. averages 500 TO the acre. The
Indians have some fine farms, and with very
little iillage they have produced excellent
crops.
Those VINO emigrate from we'll timberet
States, such for instance, as Kentucky Of
Indiana. object seriously to the territorie.
on account Of the scarcity Of timber, but
do not think that 10 as serious an objection
as they would have US believe. On &C
count Of the scarcity Of mills, and other in
conveniences, a great part Of Northern his
souri, is supplied with lumber from St. 10,
and other river towns, great part Of which
! is brought from ST. Louis; and it 10 frequent
. ly hauled upwards of one hundred miles int
: the interior. and yet Northern Missouri il
. settling rapidly. a rs.lff
Now, Kansas 10, perhaps, more accessibl,
to st. Louis than Northern Missouri. Tn,
3 timber along the Missouri bottoms is excel
:. lent. and in sufficient quantity to supply sh
y whole territory. Kansas, Wolf, Starger
: Blue, &C., have all good timber along thei
borders. The two Grssshoppers. Indepsn
dence, Little Blue, and various other smaIle
streams have plenty of excellent timber 70
= farming purposes. The great dssdvo ntag
e which the people along the Missouri rive
labor under, 10 the enormous prices whicl
we have to pay for freight on that river
i Freight from st. Joe to St.Louis is frequent