Kansas weekly herald., 1854-10-13

Correspondence of the Kansas Herald.
Things at WakassssLuA Tie Mapnee eous,-
try- 7sauel loss hle Santa Fs road-In-
s dian jarms- TIE Quaker Mission &c.
Delaware FERRy
October 9TH 1854.
EDiroR or THE HERALD: Although my
stay at Wakarusha, the emigrant settle
ment, was short, was there long enough
to see that little trouble was. brewing
It seems that an opposition town has sprung
up on claim legally made by fortunate
settler. under the proprietorship Of himself
and three or four enterpri sing spectators,
The emigrant party thought that this settler
adjoining the claim they originally pur-
chased ought either to sell out his title to
them or not sell at ALL They therefore put
Eup tentson his land for the ayoiWed pur-
pose of acquiring a title to- the same as
aggaint all other persons but him. The
settler and his partners tore it down after
giving timely notice for its rernoFaLf f A
gain the Wakarushians setit up. and came
out, about forty of them,with guns to defend
it. The other party mustered about thirty,
mostly Missourians and equally. armed met
them face to face in the: field. "Not
drum was heard;" not a. gun was fred
But loudly the parties talked, and fearless
ly they discussed their rights, and wrongs
till at last regarding discretion as the bet
ter part Of yalor they concluded to let their
case be settled by trial at law, instead of
a trial by battle. So they respectively re-
treated from the field. They were certain-
ly sensible in stopping where they did;
| and perhaps it would have appeared better
if they had not made the warlike exhibition
that they did. They ought to know that
force is but poor arbiter of justice. The
Iemigrant party assume that these men who
have gone in partnership with the original
squatter have no equitable right inasrnuch
as they may in some measure reap the ben
efits of the fourishing city which they, the
temigrant party intend to build. The squat
ter and his coadjutors say they intend to
build a town themselves and have as much
| right to do so as their neighbors, and it
seems to me they have. eiz4a eE
But must leave this topic, and tell you
word or two about the Shawnee land
This picturesque and fertile section of
Kansas extends from the vicinity of West
port, in westerly direction along the val
ley of the. Kansas to the Wakarusha river,
distance of thirty miles and upwards, and
is twenty-five miles in width. am not of
| those, who having eyes see not sufficient
supply of timber on the banks of the Kansas
and its tributaries, to say nothing of the
extended groves through which the Sante
Fe road passes. In riding from the emi-
grant settlement to the crossing Of the Wa
lkarusha saw among the numerous houses
recently erected few log ones built en-
tirely of black Walnut. That I judged de-
noted an abundance of timber. The land
/ is more level than any have yet travelled
over in the territory. The big prairie as
it is termed by the Indians, is remarkable
not only for its extent, but for the luxuri-
ance of its vegetation; and its majestic un-
dulations which broadly roll away, In one
vast expanse till it meets the horizon like
the ocean. This land of promise, now re-
served to the Shawnees, will in a year or
two it is thought come into market; and
there can be no doubt that it will then be
most speedily filled up with white settlers.
The immense travel on the great road TO
New Mexico, provides an excellent market
for whatever the red men are disposed to
raise from the soil, both for man and beast
And well indeed the Indians avail them
selves of this means of turning their grain
into cash. A great many farms are to be
seen on the road side, industriously culti-
waited and durabiy fenced. I met several
tpf the Shawnee people with whom stop
ped few minutes to converse. They are
friendly and accommodating. Through
the philanthropic policy of our government
their children are provided with good
means of instruction. refer to the relig-
ious Missions which have been established
under the patronage of the United States
laws; and the doors of which are open. to
all the youth of the tribe for education. i
was much gratifed with the Quaker Mis-
sion, where spent night, both on account
of its pleasant location and the exemplary
tsystem Of its arrangement. The children
are there adopted into the mission and fed.
tclothed, and instructed gratmtously. Be-
sides tbe common branches of an English