Kansas weekly herald., 1854-09-15

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its geography sol and Ifeducti6ns. The boun-
daries, as gixen e thss ~ Orgsaiz pc Eaasss
are asfoHov -.
:. SBsgining RoipEen the pgundsrySf 3,
the State Of tn shItyzssysnth
thence weston said parallel to the eastern bouns
dary Of New Mexico thence north on said
boundary to latitude thirty ght; the enc fol-
lowing said boundary westward TO the east boun-
dary of the Territory Of Utah, on the summit
ofsthe Rocky Mountains ;sthehce northwaTd on
said summit TO the fortieth parallel of Latitude
thence east on said parallel to the western boun
dary of the State OF Missouri thence. south
with the western boundary Of said State to the
place of beginning p
These limits give an extent of about 210 miles
from North to South, and about $50 miles from
East to West, making an area Of nearly 140 200:
square miles. The Missouri River for a dis
tance of one hundred and fifty miles including
| its meanderings, forms the North Eastern boun-
dary of the Territory that is, commencing
four or five miles above the mouth Of the Big
Nemaha and running with the Missouri river to
| point near or perhaps at the mouth Of the
Kansas. The Kansas river from the junction of
the Smoky Hill and Republican Forks flows all
most due East for 180 miles, and divides the Ter
itory for that distance into two parts
Almost all the tributaries Of the Kansas flow
| 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 nu-
merous, the most important of which are the
Grasshoppers, the Big Vermillion, Little Ver-
million, Big Blue, Little Blue, the Republican,
| and Solomon,s Forks. Nine tenths of the wa
| ters of the Kansas are received from its North
side. The lands in the vicinity of these streams
| and their numerous branches are we'll wooded
with heavy growth of oak, black walnut,
hickory, and other valuable timber. The soil
of both prairie and timber is miracle Of fer
tility, being the rich dark mould known as
ssmulattoe land" The waters of these streams
are pure and clear, running over pebly beds ,and
afording constant and almost unlimited wa
ter power.
In the extreme Northern part of the Terrific
ry there are some fine streams flowing into the
Missouri, among which are Independence creek,
Wolf River, and a portion of the Big Nemaha
and all its tributaries from the South. These
too are we'll 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 portion Of the
i Territory adjacent to that river. The soil of
the entire Northern half of the Territe-y for
$50 miles West from the Missouri is of ths,tery
best quality and as well supplied with timber as
any prairie country of equal extent. For pure
spring water it will rival any portion of the u.
4 s. This is the region of country that for some
years past has excited the cupidity of the FROM
tiersmen, and more recently that of the Caiifor-
mia emigrants. tsfame has gone abroad through
every neighborhood in our broad land, as an al
most fabulous paradise.
On the South side of the Kansas River, the
Waukareusa 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 the Arkansas, is very
near the former. The Waukareusa is well 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 Osage
These small, remote from each other, desti-
tute of timber, and frequently dry. Immedi-
1 ately below the mouth of Kansas, the Eastern
boundary line of Territory, leaves the Missouri
River, and runs due South. In the angle form
ed by this line and the Kansas is the Shawnees,
permanent reservation of 200 900 acres, embra-
| cling all the good timber and choice land for
forty miles up that stream. The Osages, Kan
sas and other Indian tribes also have large res
ervations in the Eastern portion of the Terrific
| ry South of Kansas, which circumstance will
retard for some time the settlement of that re-
gion. Along the North side of the Kansas, the
Wyandottes and Delawares have reservation
ten miles wide and extending forty miles up that
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 is good
and well covered with timber, while those on.
the tributaries of Usage and Neosho, are thin,
gravelly and badly timbered. The country suit
able for cultivation South Of the Kansas extends
out about one hundred miles from the Eastern
boundary, including the Shawnees, reservation.
/ Allthese facts, in connection with the great
advantages the navigation of the Missouri for
nine months of the year will give to the North
| ern half of the Territory, will throw the great
centre ofits business and population considera-y
bly, north of Kansas River. The great military
road, used by the Government, for the transpor-.
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 navigab1e for small class
of boats for month or more in the spring, but,
will not afford sufficient facilities Of tansporta-
tion for the country upon its banks
The Government posts, and the Santa Fe,
Utah, California and Oregon trains win offer
an excellent market for the surplus grain and
stock produced in.the Territory, for years to
come. Besides these, the Indian tribes viii be ]
large consumers Of the agricultural products of
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