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AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM KANSAS TERRI
f'''' TORY.

AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM KANSAS TERRI
-" TORY
Kansas TEaRI,oRy, GSp 2s, 1854.
Many of the readers Of the Union may be interested in
the progress of this word-renowned Territory The wr
ter having just returned from long and pleasant excur-
sion the Territory to the mouth of the Kansas river
avails hmsef of few moments to drop hasty line
Colonel George W. Mennypenny, Commissioner of In
dian Affairs arrived here tie 2lst instant route
through the Indian country visiting the several tribes of
Indians This duty which this interchangeable officer
imposes upon himself is beneficial Is novel, and it
is be much regretted that such services of the Commits
soncr conld not be extended the tribes the Pacific
What inusnse oppression Of the poor down-trodden, and
abused Indians OF Oregon and Washington Territories
would be corrected His official dignity ape Commanding
character with tbs heong urbanity of gentleman would
have the saluay nfueaoS 0Yerboh agent and Indian
On the day after his arrival he held several councils
with the various tribes in the Terrory-the Shawnees,
Delassares Iowas, Ouowas, and Wyandos We saw
him in conference with the old venerable chief of the Del
awares The old man is eighty years, and shows all
the dignity and majesty Of great prince
The timely arrival Of Colonel Manuypenny threw cold
water on the iniquous speculation of the "eayenworth
CITY, on the Delaware lands. What the purport Of the
councils did not understand seek to know but
the Indians complain mach qf this Fort Leavenworth spec
ulaton it is fraud without any ekcsa, against every
American citizen, as well as the indiana
The most usual route into Kansas Terroryis through
Wcatpor and after travelling thirty miles the Shaw
reserve you enter the almost only accessible lsd
for white that confined entirely TO the south
side of the Kansas riverwhic e~.oe3 thirty miles the
river to the Pottawaome country their eonsuy thirty
miles square embracing both sides OF the Kansas river
Beyond the Pottawatomc land the country Is open for
settlement 70 ;e "Bqck Hills" west large district is
open for settlement Usage north of the Delaware
lands On the north side Of the rerT,9ry the land is open
for settlement Seven-eghhs Of the Territory Indian
sndand that the desirable part of which the Kansas
river the priaopa The busy hum of civilized life ndi-
Gates its worth.
Kansas is of the most glorious Notwithstanding
countries in the world. GU everywhere at
The numerous white dots tribes indicate the settlements
In the distance they look like stars on the earth Nume-
rous cabins going up, and some well finished.
have already written more than intended, and have
written nothing did intend. In word everybody is in
Kansas, and you meg everybody going met man on
my return, and his only santtpn vas, Where an The name
o. sense do al Hese psopls come from =
The Kansas river argeas the Ohio, and water
and little Improvement would make fit for constant
steamboat navigation The Boston settlement is California
cutand-out Timber is all that is wanting Soil can't
be better Notwithstanding the scarcity of timber we
saw steam saw-m going up There is so much TO say
about Kansas win say nothing more
EMiGRANT