Kansas weekly herald., 1854-09-15
ZOsUss of Le0UeasscOs.sh.

1t may not be improper. for us at this time,
to give brief description of the origin, loca-
ton, present and future prospects of our
young and hourishing town. 1t was originally
taken up, or claimed, by citizens of Missouri,
about the last of May 1854, Immediately after
the passage Of the E'Douglas Kansas and Nebras-
ka Bill" The original claimants supposed
that there would eventually be a To#na Fort
Leavenworth, ard they desired to get as near
said Town as possible. Several other squatters
Immediately settled around and back Of them
There was variety of conflicting claims, as
to the time their seperate claims were made. It
was soon ascertained that Fort Leavenworth
would probably not be abandoned as military
post for a number of years. The Squatters on
the present town site, and the claims adjoining,
to avoid all difficulty among themselves, and for
the mutual benefit of each and all of them, CALI
ed a meeting and concluded to form an associ-
alton, composed of 80 members, with Con-
stitution and By Laws, to elect suitable officers.
and to lay off town site to be called ssLeayen-
worth" The original claimants on the town
site then relinquished all their right and title to
the association. The Trustees of the Associa-
ton Immediately commenced clearing the
ground of the almost impenetrable growth of
underbrush which covered almost the entire
tract of three hundred and twenty acres, the
number proposed to be laid off, This was
long and very tedious job, during the hot sum-
lner months occupying the entire time from about
the middle of June to day or two since,
large number of hands were employed and no
expense spared to push the work vigorously for
ward. The company have already expended
about s., 400, in preparing the ground. great
credit is due to the untiring energy of the Trus-
tees, and the ready aid furnished by the MEM
bers OF the Association. For the past ten days
Maj. F. Hawn, Engineer, has been engaged sur
veying and laying offthe town, and opening the
streets which will probably be completed by
the 18th or Goth inst. A few weeks since the as
sociation determined to divide the stock, or
Town interest into one hundred and seventy
FIVE shares. Each of the thirty-two members
to have five shares, and the remaining fifteen
shares to remain in the hands of the Trustees
to be disposed of as they might deem best for
the interests of the Town. We learn, from the
Secretary H. Miles Moore, Esq. of Weston,
that fifty shares have been sold to different per-
sons, not only IN Missouri and this Territory,
but in Virginia, Kentucky and other States.
only three of which have been disposed OF
by the Trustees. The remainder have been
sold by the individual members, at prices vary
ing from $500 to 5000, a large number at the
latter price, amounting to about the sum of
Slo,OOO mostly cash in hand, the balance on
thirty and sixty days. The Town is situated
one mile and a half below Fort Leayenworth.
In the language of the advertisement for the
sale of lots on the 9th Of October, 1854. "It is
scarcely necessary to speak of the Beauty of
Fort Leavenworth, or the surrounding country,
for its peculiar advantages for great CONNER
cial city have been known, by all who have ev-
er assembled the Missouri River to this ancient
Fort. The town Joins the eliiifarY, RsssrEs,
and has rock bound front on . hee RiYel, with
a gradual ascent. and .gentle undulation for
nj hat 6eaptif place isaeSi
tined to be the Capitof Metropolis OF 5hsl
zich and fertile TsrritoEy sof Kansss, ne soneJ
who knows anything Of its geographical posi-
lion, or of the country surrounding it can doubt.
It will be the starting point for the Caravans of
smigrants and merchandise to New Mexico,
Utah, California and Oregon for. centuries, or
intil Railroad is constructed to those distant /
States. The western terminus of this road must +
be at Leayenworth.'' We have already a /
Steam Saw Mill, Printing Office, several
q large Hptelaa Boarain House, Ware-
houses and 5 n1znhsr 8 zivate. dVeIiings go-;
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