New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-27
ANOTHER LETTER FROM COUNCIL BLUFF.
Correspondence Of The Cincinnati Gazette.

Correspondence Of The Cincinnati, Gazette.
CorycIL BLUFF, Iowa Saturday June TO- 1854.
have Just travelled through the east portion o Kansas,
and orop,se 10 tell you what think OF 1t. For the pur-
pose of seeing the quality of its SOIL face OF the country
General appearance &C. determined 10 leave the river
and make the Journey of between two and three hundred
miles TO this place by land travelled from Kansas,
NJ ar the mouth of that river through the lands OF the
Shawnees, yando,s and Delawares, to Fort Leaven-
worth. This gave the first view OF vast and bound.
less prairie. 1t is sight never 10 be forgotten will
not trust my pen to describe my sensation for fear the
mass OF your readers might think am some sentimental
young gentleman Just out OF New. England school ana
not 10 be trusted in matters judgment and opinion But
those who have this sight will appreciate my pro-
clivty TO 90 into rapiures on the subject.
The south side of the Kansas River ia occupied by the
Shawnees The tribe was once powerful, but is now re,
duced TO a few hundreds A few of them have Enclosed
farms and cultivate them in fair way. The land IS of
the most rich and productive character amply epaynS
the labor that may be bestowed upon it, saw two or
three farms the Shawnee tract that were attractive and
in very good condition. but the great mass OF the tribe
live an idle rowing vagabond life. Ihey are poor,
miserable squalid anddrty set. Fifty years OF missions
have done them apparently good They Will gradually
disappear I'd the world will be none the worse Tor their
loss The Eyandos ore in better condition, but the
fate Of the race is fixed fact, and is only question OF
time 1t is pleasant TO think OF these things but they
cannot be evaded forgotten They will take their place
in history and there alone the will exist at no very
distant day.
After passing strip OF woodland, we entered upon the
vast and lonely prares that form so distinctive ieaure
in these Western States The surface was more hiiy than
had been led to expect for prairie country; and may
make this remark of the prares of the Territories anu
Iowa and Missouri they more rolling than expected
to find them The soil in the Kansas Territory IS dark
loan darker than the prairie soil of Iowa. As we APP
preached the Kansas River the timber commenced and
occupied miles in width each shore. Ii is valuable
in n prairie country.
The Kan large river larger by far than any river
within our State. appears as large as the ONO at
Wheeling. We crossed 1t with some difficulty IN nat,
propelled by setting poles in the hands OF one Waite man
and two Indians. Ii is generally shallow but is navgsoe
for nearly miles by that will carry 100 tuns
freight the greater part of the year. Is important az
afordpg an inlet 70 that extensive Territory. new
fort or station for the troops being located up mat
river.
The Deawares occupy the territory north OF the Nan.
Their reservation Is ten miles ON the Missour anu
running back forty miles the Kansas ms takes the
bert woodland and, indeed the cream OF the territory
but there amount OF very fine land OUTSIDE oil
their tract Some OF these Indians have Enclosed lands
and are trying live like white folks One OF them mas
married white woman, and lives Six miles south OF FORT
very excellent dinner, prepared for US by ms WIFE, VINO
appears to be sensible and industrious woInan hes
name is Mrs. CoGee Pot. Quite romantic.
The country between the Kansas and Fort leayenwor'h
is rich but all this territory has one grand dlhcuya
sufficient timber. This will seriously reard the
rch and most productive in al the products OF the latitude
timber for fences buildings and fuel could be supplied
at reasonable rate this Territory OF Kansas would soon
be filed up may say the OF the Territory OF Ne
braska Timber there but is confined TO streams
end there enough tor any length OF time to supply
the Of the prairie The idea prevails hat they g.e
paradise on earth and just the places where splendid
farms can be had at dollar and quarter per acre. ihs
is true TO certain extent. The lands are oesunui en-
ceeding beautiful. The soil is rch mellow ana most
genial Farms can be opened by simply plowing up the
prairie turf, and then all is charming :,