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DAILY CRESCENT
[Prom the St Louis Republican, 9th ult
Kansas Territory.

ing large snare OF the pubic mlnd throughout
the United States, We cannot better occupy our
columns than in giving a brief outline of its
soil and productions. The bound
aries, as given in the law organizing Kansas,
are as follows!
beginning at point on the western bound.
ary of the State of Missouri, where the thirty
seventh parallel Of north latitude crosses the
same thence west on aid parallel to the east
ern boundary of New Mexico; thence north Oh
said boundary to latitude thirty eight; theme.
following said boundary westward to the eas,
boundary Of the Territory of Utah, on the sum
NIT Of the Rocky Mountains thence northward
on said summit to the fortieth parallel of lati
tuds; thence east on said parallel to the west
ern boundary of the State of Missouri thence
south with the western boundary of said state
to the place Of beginning
= The limits give an extent of about 210 miles
from North to South, and about $50 miles from 4
East to West, making an area of nearly 140 900
square miles. The Missouri River, for dis.
tance of 100 miles, including its meanderings
forms the north eastern boundary Of the Terri
tory; that is, commencing four or FIVE miles
above the mouth Of the Big Nemaha and run /
ming with the Missouri River to a point near OF
erhaps at the mouth of the Kansas. The Kan
sas, from the junction of the Smoky Hill and
Republican Forks, flows almost due East for 1St
miles, and divides the Territory for that dis
tance into two parts nearly equal. Almost all
the tributaries of the Kansas how into it from
the North side, and their general course is from
North and North-west to South and South east
These tributaries are very numerous, the most
important of which are the Grasshoppers, the
Big Vermilion. Little Vermillon Big Blue
Little Blue, the Republican and Solomon's
Forks. Nine tenths of the waters of the Kan
sas are received from its north side The lands
in the vicinity of these streams and their numes
rous branches, are well wooded with heavy
growth of oak, black walnut, hickory and other
valuable timber. The soil of both prairie and
timber is a miracle Of fertility, being the rich
dark mould known as mulatto land. The
waters of these streams are pure and clear,
running over pebbly beds, and affording o con,
stant and almost unlimited water power. 80
In the extreme northern part of the Territory
there are some streams flowing into the Mis-
souri,, among which are Independence Creek,
Wolf River, and portion of the Big Nehama
and all its tributaries from the SOUTH These,
too, are well timbered, and have constant sup
ply of water contributed by thousands of never
failing springs. An easy access to the immense
bodies of timber on the Missouri, will afford in
calculable advantages in building up towns and
cities, and opening farms in the portions Of the
| Territory adjacent to that river. The soil OF
the entire northern half Of the Territory for
one hundred and fifty miles west of the Mis-
supplied with timber as any prairie country OF
equal extent. For pure spring water it will
rival any portion of the United States. This
is the region of country that for some years past
has excited the cupdity of the frontiersmen
and more recently that of the California emf
grants. Its fame has gone abroad through every
neighborhood in our broad land. as an almost
fabulous paradise.
On the south side of the Kansas River, the
Waukar eusa is the only tributary of note, the
general course of which is nearly parallel with
that stream. The dividing ridge between the
waters of the Kansas and Arkansas, is very
near the former, The Waukareusa ia we'll tim.
bered and will afford some water power Al
most the whole of this region is drained by the
minor tributaries of the Arkansas and Usage
These are small, remote from each other, desti-
tute of timber, and frequently dry Immedi-
ately below the mouth of Kansas, the eastern
boundary line of the Territory leaves the Mis-
souri, river and runs due south. In the angle
formed by this line and the Kansas is the Shaw
nees permanent reservation of 200 900 acres,
embracing all the good timber and choice lands
for forty miles up that stream. The Osages,
Kansas, and other Indian tribes, also have large
reservations in the eastern portion of the Terri
tory south of Kansas, which circumstance will
retard for some time the settlement of that
region. Along the north side of the Kansas the
Wyandottes and DelaWares have reservation
ten miles wide and extending forty miles up the
stream. The soil in the south half of the Ter
ritory varies greatly in quality. A narrow
strip of land on the Kansas and Waukareusa II
good and well covered with timber, while those
on the tributaries of the Usage and Neosho ar
| thin, gravelly, and badly timbered The coun
try suitable for cultivation south of the Kansas
extends about one hundred miles from the
eastern boundary including the Shawnees' res
ervation.
All these facts, in connection with the great
advantages the navigation of the Missouri for
nine months in the year will give to the north
ern half of the Territory, will throw the great
center Of its business and population considera-
| BILE north of Kansas River. The great military
road, used by the Government, for the traspor
tation of supplies to the posts in New Mexico,
| on the Arkansas, and Fort Riley ON the Kan
sas, is ON the north side of that stream and is
said by those best acquainted with the different
routes, to be forty miles shorter than any other.
The Kansas River is navigable for q small class
| of boats far q month or more in the spring, but
will not afford sufficient facilities of transporta
tion for the country upon its banks
| The Government posts, and the Santa Fe
/ Utah, California and Oregon trains will offer
an excellent market for the surplus grain and
stock produced in the Territory for years te
come. Besides these, the Indian trites will be
large consumers of the agricultural products oi
Kansas. Under the new treaties they will re
ceive larger annuities than heretofore, anG
while these continue, labor with them is out o
the question. .s5, "a.
The soil on the Missouri, the Kansas, and iii
tributaries in the northern part Of the Terrific
ry, for one hundred and fifty miles west, is ad
mirably adapted to the growth of hemp, bein,
the rich porous, g smulatto'' mould. The pc
culiar nature of this soil makes it very desira
BILE for farming. In very wet seasons the waite
sinks readily into its almost boundless depth
and leaves the SURFACE dry enough for the ploV
in short period after the heaviest fall of rain
4 For this reason, it washes very little, and thu
| running water in its vicinity is clear From it:
stores thus treasured up, it feeds the spring:
that abound in soil Of this kind From tn,
same treasury is drawn the moisture that i'm
parts life and verdure to cultivated crops, wilt
grass and vegetation of every kind, when thos
of other soils are burnt up by long drought
The same soil produces corn. wheat, oats, an,
the cultivated grasses in the highest perfection
Our space forbids a further consideration Q
4 this subject in the present number; we shal
continue it, however, in our future issues, unit
we have given our readers at distance wha
information we possess or can acquire in regar
to Kansas Territory
RELlcs.-At Padua, Granger mentions tn
image of the Virgin, that the Catholics asser
: flew thither from Constantinople, when taken b
the Turks.
The rock that Moses struck in the Wilderness
is among the Romish relics et Venice