New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-30
ADVANTAGES OF KANSAS.
The Hon. o. b. MATTEsON, deriving his lnlorma-
ton from persons familiar with the ground, writes
fins of Kansas TO The Utica Herald:


thus of Kansas to The Utica Herald:
"A railroad is actually under contract
from Cincinnati through St Louis to the mouth OF Kansas
River in Kansas Terrory-the road as tar as the City oil
Jefferson within 40 miles of Kansas will be in opera
ton in December next What was the value of the lands
in the valley the Genesee before the building of the
Canal and Railroad, and what after they were built SO
with the value of lands beautiful and as fertile, in the
valley of the Kansas of which people are to be
kept by playing upon their tears and, after frightening
away the norherner the shareholders are not to settle
nearer than hat-me OF each other WHO would not
like to take hafmile slice out of the Valley OF the
Mohawk of the Connecticut, "a even OF the Genesee
81 have thus far named only the Valley Of the Kansas
which is about due west from the City of Philadelphia
and has climate, is said almost as mild But the val
leys of the Grand the Osdge the Spring, the Ntosho
the Mormiton and the Iplsr drbdnds Rivers, contain
lands of unrivaled fertility. And recoec that railroad
Is nor under contract from St. Louis southwest directly 10
the of Neosho, which less than ten miles distant
from the Neosho River in Kansas Territory. Ana reco
loct that this road terminates the Kansas line only $50
miles south OF the town OF Kansas on the Kansas hver
and that not only has Congress granted acres OF
lind build this road but the State OF Missouri and the
City of ST. Louis have granted aid to large amount so as
10 the completion OF this railroad at the earliest pos
sible day. go
"The people of the North must not, therefore, while
properly estimating the value OF the lands in the valley
of the Kansas overlook those lovely regions IN the valley
of the Spring River-they must recolect that the only
surviving of old Daniel Boone OF Kentucky, now
lives in Missouri, not far from the valleys OF the Neo.ho
the Spring and the Usage Rivers; and Major Nathan
Boone knows what is good land and healthy country
Col Benton tells his Judgment of the first order and
his experience large 1t is remarkable fact that MAJOR
Boone. elder brother Col Daniel n. Boone third of
Col Daniel Boone of kentucky lived many years, and
finally died. lin 1880 in sight of the beautiful valley OF
the Kansas River. His descendants reside in that
Ii is thus that the Boones divided in
opinion which region the best-the Kansas,
the Spring River, Neosho and Usage country.
But my main object not 10 point out the desirable
points of the Territory, and to invite examination Of
thenl-though this is object of vast Importance aud
ought to be thoroughly done by the time the Indian trea
ties all completedbut object is to call the atten
ton of the people 10 the large cunary ranc of portions
of the lands in the valleys and to the hyeas of those
shareholders rho r'sh 10 obtain those lands for tho small
of 81 % per acre. to the exclusion of non-slave
holders The value OF the threats Of persons who wish to
appropriate property to the exclusion OF others possessing
equal rights thereto leave to the people to estimate
The Of brag terrorism and grab has been too often
played to need explanation or aPpraisement.
II turn the whole subjecr you. X is evident
that the avalanche umbng from the northern mountains
into the plains Kansas has alarmed the shareholders
Whether the crack OF the whip viii arrest even
divert its onward movement, they will shortly know in
way that will admit OF mistake remedy. Go for
ward in your own fearless manner-you are working out
results that viii shape the future OF the Government Of
this country