The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-11


include timber and prarie; but that no claimant
shall hold more than 10 scres Of timber.
2. That any proper person whG n snal marx p
courses may Be- readily known, and legibly mark
their Dsmes and the date thereon, shall be deemed
to have made . proper claim.
8. That all claim lines shall run a. near due
north and south and east and west as the same can
be done without the uso OF compass. or % the ma
tural face of the country win reasonably admit Of
4. That all claims, when properly ma ie, shall be
forfeited by the terms of these articles; and for the
purpose Of protecting such claims we agree to act
In concert to expel intruders, II necessary.
,s1 - hsye forsteS 4 uness he shs 1n xb Ie
Iinety days from this date, or the time Of making
out his claim, erect thereon cabin house suitable
for Q family To- live in, or pitch tent and reside
worth of work, In fencing, ploughing, building, or
putting materials on the claim, within every period
Of ninety days, except nom the LIST Of March, Pro
shall forciby prevent white settlements; or the In
dams sh become dangerous 10 the lives and pro-
perty Of the whites
8. That no person shall be protected in holding
more than one claim in said Territoty, except IS
2. That any person or persons may hold, for the
pu poses Of town, not exceeding GAO acres, exclu
sive Of their other CLAIMS Provic ed that within sixty
days from this cate, or the time of making the clsim
they khal cause the same to be surveyed into suta
BILE lots, Streets alleys, and public squares and the
same Gully recorded and dedicated for the purposes
8. That from end after the first day Of April
1854, II any person having made claim, shall ne
sle,t fail to enter aud reside upon the same for
forfeited and be subject to be claimed and occupied
by other persons.
Q. That we sill not protect any claimant who
does not subsc The to these articles.
10. That there shall be elected q register, whose
duty It shall be to keep record OF the names of all
claimants belonging to this association, with the
number, date and description of their claims.
IL. That each claimant shall immediately furnish
the registrar with an accurate description of his
claim, the date OF making it, the course and proba-
BILE distance Of the sane from Fort Calhoun and
the propo' ton of timber and prairie thereon.
L. That there shall be elected q committee of
fve TO whom shall be referred all disputes In re-
fertn to claims, who shall hear and determine the
same in &C Ordance with these articles, and whose
award Will be final and obligatory on this associa
ton.
Whereupon William Moore was elected register
Of claims, and John 8. Goss H. d. Johnson and
VIM. Moore, a committee on claims.
h. ID. JOHNSON, President.
WILLIAM MOORE, Secretary.
ORGANIZATION or KANzAs EMIGRATION SOCIETY
AT ROCHESTER,.
The Monroe County Kansas Emigration Society
has been formed Tor the purpose of aiding In the
settlement Of the newly organized Territory Of Kan
sae by industrious intelligent and liberty loving in
habitanes II viii act as an auxiliary to the Emf
grant Aid Company, which has recently been or.
Of Connecticut. by the appointment of Eli Tkayer,
OF Worcester, Mass" O. president, and . board Of
directors, including Amos A. Lawrence, of Boston,
Noses H. Grinnel, of New York, aad other gentle.
men, whose high reputation for integrity, business
capacity and pecuniary responsibility, furnish Q
guarantee to the friends of the enterprise, for an
honest, energetic, prudent and successful discharge
Of eirtrust Under their auspices pioneer party
Of emigrants took their departure from England on
the 18th day of July, and are now in the territory
engaged in making explorations selecting sites and
Una fc In Hnu
dwellings, mills, &C., for the &C .ommodation Of
their successors when they shall arrive. The di
rectsrs are confident from the applications they
have received and the information which has reach
ed them, that they will be able to transport many
a. 20 COO emjgrantst to Ksnzas before the close Of
navigation this season.
ton BY Donald Mckay, he celebrated ship builder
Of that port, designed to run to Germany under the
auspices Of the company, for the purpose Of bring
ing ont snigIants 70 whom its agents in the Ger
poration not only over the ocean but the land
to their ultimate homo in Kansas.
The purpose Of the EmiRrant Aid Company Il, by
making contracts on large scale 70 secure trans
portston for emgrants ct greatly redus ed rates Of
fare-to protect them from frauds and delays, by
providing trussy agents ct The leading points upon
their journey, Who may furnish them With infSsma-
far o. possihle for their temporary shelter upon
their arrival " the Territory, and TO furniah saw
mills g5iss mill; n.c.isAs forEss And such me
settlement, and from the wants Of which great In.
convenience 10 usually suffered by the first occu-
pants Of country In short, it Is the object Of that
ss q s.s in sl
ntory supplied, far - possible, with the appll
ances Of an advanced age Of cultivation; and their
capital can only Be obtained b securing for fair
company to extend any assistance to individual
smigrants, parsahing Of the character Of charity
bounty The emigrants are to transport themselves,
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aid Of alge capital in reducing their expenses to
the lowest practicable figure, and In rendering their
LABOR profitable.
The object Of the Monroe County Kansas Emf
grafton Society, and Of similar auxiliary societies,
"a to serve as an o:gan Of communication between
the individual emigrant and the Emigrant Aid Com
pany. Its secretary viii be supplied With transpor
tation tickets, to be sold ut the reduced rates
obtained by their purchase at wholesale in large
quantities. He will 10 advised Of the time when
each successive party VIII set out for Kansas 30
that those desirous Of joining may avail themselves
Of the mutual aid and protection resulting from their
travelling together In considerable numbers. He
will be furnished with the latest intelligence respect
ing the state Of Affairs, and the progress Of explo
way with such information in regard routes, out
ht, cbsnces for employ ment, de-, Is the emigrant
will naturally be DESTROYS to obtain.
The officers Of the society gave their services
aiding In preserving Kansas the heritage Of free
labor and In il from the blight Of Slavery
and all IFS funds will be sacredly devoted to pro-
mote these objects. How much encouragement it
may be able to extend to emigration, and whether
y shall be able by temporary loans to expedite
those who are DESTROYS OF going, bat delay by
present difficulty in converting their property,
depends upon the number who may unite with Il,
and the amount Of their contributions.
We respectfully solicit your aid In extending
these TO- the uttermost, BY canvassiDg among your
personal friends and the friends Of this most pract
Cal movement for extending the area OF freedom.
We resi- ecsfully sug gest for your consideration
whether It may not be advisable to establish .
branch society In your town. with the object Of ex
ter ding knowledge Of the societys plans, Of col
lectpg the Dames Of persons who wish 10 emigrate
ard sustaining the interest which Is generally
reused at this time II this Is not thought sdvanta
geous We invite subscribers TO town to xdesgnate
one or more persons from their number TO represent
them and propOSc that the subscri Dtions IN the