The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-19

kaowing t. win feel the bounty o. the hssd which the
TITS Ia fbe dereription Of the FIRST Kansas-the
which will 60 half way the mountans-eqnal in terri
tora extent TO the class States exceeded IA produc
great States OF The Union. will eau II East Kansas
The second State would occupy the remainder OF the
terrtory 20 the OF the Rocky Mountains aud, IKE
ie 6rst half viii have the natural division into three
marta and with the cha racterstics sbut with
OF thin localities The Arkansas river side VIII DO
nv far the most valuabie-boh nrinsically and In its
locality but the Kansas side viii still have its value AMI
attraction Fremont says OF 1.-THE soil Of all this
country upper Kansas and base Of the mountains Is
excelent-admrably adapted 10 Agricultural purposes,
and would support large Agricultural and pastoral
Int without wood except on their bordersthat grass
abounds and among its varieties the esparcette, spe
Giles Of clover so valuable TO; The pastur Of SWINE
in all this base OF the mountains
But the valley OF the Upper Arkansas would form the
can 1 t. ineodSs a. ,Se frory doss part
superb valley of San Luis, and the beautiful Saltwater,
which forms continuation OF IT, and which leads 70
the famous Coochatope Pass, and the Pass ITSELF Ere
mont thus speaks Of this upper part oil TIE kansa as
by him his various expeditions and especially in
The y immediate valley Of sks tpper Arkansas for
about two hundred miles, os you approach the noun
tans rs continuously well aaaRes 20 a esr.s
valleys broad and level open up among the mountains,
which present themselves in detached blocks (outers
Rradualy closing in around The heads Of the streams,
but open approaches to the central ridges Tho
whole of the inter mountain region is abundant in
Bens fort prove web adapted to the grains and
vegetables to the latitude including Indian corn
which rpcns well and to the support Of healthy stock,
which increase well, and take caro- oil themselves
and WINTER
OF the climate, and winter In this elevated
.sThe climate Is mild and the winters short the au
tumn usually having its fun length Of bright open
oil nuss IN bs belt OF country along
The mountains the snow falls more rarely, and much
thuly, than in the opan plains to the eastward
ttrs 10Th lnn ptnQ and
leave the valleys free In the beginning OF December
we fcu nd yet the Huertano river, and
Informed by old resident then engaged in establish
ing a farm at the mouth Of this stream, that
pelom fell there and that cattle left in the range
all the winter through y
This was the lrs OF December Eight days later. and
when advanced hundred miles further, and standing
both into the head valleys of the Del Norte and Of the
Arkansas, no still writes
ION the sh Of Dec mber we found this whole country
free from snow, and Daguerre views taken at this time
show the grass entirely uncovered in the passes"
This is the winter view OF this country and its innate,
and certainly mountain region could present any
thing desirable for or beast summer view
of 1t given by Messrs. Besc Heap, in their central
route journey 10 California, in 1885,
Upon reaching the summit of the buttes, magni-
fcent aud extensive panoya opened to view The
horizon bounded TO the north by Pixies Peakto the
west and north west by the Sierra Mohada, (We
TAIN Sangre dc Christie mountains and the Spanish
Peaks to the south and east extended the prareost
reaching tothe foot OF could be traced
by their lines OF tmbers the of the Arkansas river
aud its various trbutariesamcng them the Huertano,
(Orphan river) easily distinguished from the remote
point neary due west) where IL issued from the Sierra
Blanca, to its junction with the Arkansas, except at
short intervals where il passed through canyons in tho
plain. Pixies Peak prominent object in the land
scape its head capped with eternal snow soaring high
above all the neighboring sunmits. The river 1Huer-
FANCY bottom was broad thickly wooded with will
low and cotton wood, interlnced with wild and
grape vines, and carpeted with soft grassa sylvan
between the Spanish Peaks and the Sierra Mohada was
picturesque and beautiful Mountains lowered high
tJuy), while the dense forests of dark pines which
clothed their sides contrastea well with the gilt.
tesns white A. the top and sne ght ZEN q the
Mohada gives great fertility to this region; and
the country bordering the sides of the mountains,
well as the valleys in their recesses are unequal
led ovehness and richness Of vegetation To the set
tier they offer every inducement and have doubt
few years this tract of country win vie with California
our Australia in the number of emigrants it viii invite
is by far the most beautiful part of New Mexico now
part OF Kansas,) and remarkable level country con
meets with the western part of tho Atlantic States As
this is thrown open to settlement continuous
line OF farms win be ests bished by which the agrcu
tural and mineral wealth Of the country will be de-
Mr.. Charles Mechanism a Virginia emigrant to Ca
hfornia, and large dealer in stock to that country
writing back to me from the Valley Of San Luis in
August, 1855, says -
On this route almost the entire way may ba
settled. as all the land FROM Missouri to Bcnts
Fort is rich and very fertile, equal TO the best
lands OF Missouri and illinois and land
beat the Sierra Blanca for grass. Even to the
very summit 1t stands as thick the best
tows, and many would ut least four tons
to the acre Then the large and beautiful Valley
OF San Luis said TO be Of the most fertile in Nes
Mexico Indeed fine land upon the whole route and
the climate is such that stock live out all the winter
upon the grass. On this there is abun lance OF
grass and water much that stock will travel and
keep fat very large majority OF sheep as tat
and very large number Q. Mr. Barnwells cattle
fine beef and have stock after travel
ing SO far look half so we'll
This Is the western Upper Kansas, and viii make
another great State and both will quickly be ripe for
admission into the UnionEast Kansas in 1855 and the
western in 1866. They will both be settled with unexam
pied rapiiity In agriculture aud grazing alone they
sent irresistible attractions to the settler. But it is
not agricultural and pastoral advantages alone great as
they are which attract people this region other
causes to add their nts 10 the atrac
tons and render the invncoc At the head Of these
other stands the preemrton law. now engrafted
permanent featurs IN the federal land system and
made applicable to all tue public lands in the Territory
by virtue Of this law the laborng man, without dollar
In his pocket Is put ahead OF the Spectator with his
Thousands. He may choose for himself out of the wide
doman--mar out his choce-take possession-work 1t,
aud raise enough out of it, or on H. to pay the govern
ment price by the time the pay demandablewith the
good prospect to see II rise 70 ten or twenty tunes as
for freehold and of provision for family which the
wise and industrious tier of the earth win not
Of Congress creating tic Territory gives great po
Etical rights to unnaturaizsd settlers coming
Office upon the 81 upe declaration of an intention to
citizen Of the United States and taking the requi
site oaths This is an advantage which tue foreign emf
Ien comes an advantage OF different kind STILL novel
but energetic and already in full operaton. compe
tton for Of settlers between the free and the
slave States. That competition, though deplorabie in
political and social aspect must have good effect
upon the Terrtoryhat of rapidly filing it with people
the only point Of view in which refer to it, Finally
COMES fourth cause in this extra list for attract
ing settlers-one that must have its effect upon
all who can rea from TO ehect-who can
look ahead and sec what Is happen by seeing what
existswho estimate the force of natural causes,
which are self-acting and irresistible, and which
ont heir
helping band OF government it is the Pacific Railroad!
kansas has the charter from Nature for that road,
ind will use it. She has the smooth way on which to
place it--the straight way which to run 1.-THE
erial with which TO build 1.-THE soil and people to sup
sort tand the salubrous climate to give II exemption
ron disease and she has in her south west quarter.
precisely where the straight line requires them to be,
le multiplied gates which open the mountains to the
Pacic-the Coochatope the Carnero, the San JUAN the
Poonche the Medo the Mosca the Sangre lie Christie the
Utah. These passes and the rich, grand and beautiful
country In which they lie, command a road-and will