Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25
INDIANS OF KANSAS TERRITORY.

The Kansas Pioneer gives an account of the Indian
tribes nhabtng the Territory and the lands which
they are entitled by treaty with the United States
The Wyandotts own small tract, equal to from six
TO eight miles square, the mouth of the Kansas AT
the junction of Kansas and Missouri is Wyandot City,
comprising many comfortable framed and log houses,
court house, and jail This tribe appear be thrifty
ana Intelligent cultvatng farms and orchards and
Pylng handsome and desirable section Of country
Between the Kansas and Missouri extending ard
from the Wyandotts the Delawares own large tract
thirty miles wide by four long, right way the
hunting grounds one hundred and fifty miles long by ten
vide The latter, called the Outlet" is subject
pre-empuon, and the remainder, excepting tract
miles wide on the Kansas is to be sold to the highest
bidder Squatters have already spotted their farms and
will combine against spectators. The country is well
watered and has some timber Indians are peaceabe
farmers and some Of them educated The city of
LeayenWorih adjoining the Fort, is located these
lands.
The Kickapoos, Sacs and Iowas north of the Della
Some portions of these lands are to be sold for
the benefit Of the Indians and portion is open for
settlement.
South Of the Kansas extending twenty.f FIVE miles wide
to the Missouri line the east and thirty miles westward
thererom lies the Shawnee country. After being
yeyed the Indians to select each one two hundred
acres within ninety days. and the remainder about three
hundred thousand acres will be at subject to pre-
empton This part what is called the Reserve Gov
enment purchased another portion Of about 900
acres extending westward eighty miles by about twenty
i've miles w9e along the Kansas which subject to pre-
empton and is than half under claims, the white
tent anu log cabin OF the squatters being in every
direction The town Of Lawrence is upon this section,
and there are beside the villages of Tecumseh and Doug
las Timber, building stone coal, and water exist, and
the soil Is said to be the best in the Territory.
The Piankeshawes and Weas are on n tract south CT
the Shawnees, extending west from the Missouri line.
After making their choice the remainder OF these lands
are to be sold. Such are the provisions of treaty with
the iams also, who occupy south of the former 3So
west OF the Weas the Peoras and Kaskaskias inhabt
small tract, not subject to entry The Sacs and Foxes
have possession Of 43 600 acres bounded north by the
Shawnee purchase and by the Otawas The Kansas
tribe own 900 west of the Sacs and Foxes and
south OF the Shawnee purchase No treaty has been made
with them. space of ten miles intermediate is sub
Ject to entry The Pottawatamies tract thirty
miles square, the line of which is fy-four miles
west of the Missouri line. The Kansas flows through
the centre of it. and it is excellent farming land improv
yet been made.
The whole amount of land in the Territory subject
occupation by white is about four million acres
paoe OF furnishing farms to twenty-five thousand fami
lies AT present not five thousand families have set
their stakes in the land The neutral territory
Hunting grounds" beyond the western border of Kan
sas, is also excellent soil and desirable for occupation
but yet too from civilization and inhabited by
savage people to render it inviting any but the
adventurous settlers In fact the whole region this side
of the Rocky Mountains is represented to be fertile
abounding In streams having timbers and other building
materials and in all things calculated the residence
cultivated people.