Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-23

LEAvENWoRTH.s <. II. MARCH 81 as,I q SIS. y s.

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timber, too Is found aiong its cHdrse. being
more than enough for all the farms fhatI
can be made IN It's bottoms; cross the KAN
sas, here and descend with. me i few miles
below the mouth ST the Big BIde, Ialrnoss.
iinmed ediately opposite this placs a YOU
a come to anothgf one Of tie fftiany khessif fifuI|
stteatns that abound In This Peg Ion; ct the
want 6f any Known name, We shall Eah this
Mil Creek, On account of tie numerous
mill sites that are found along It's course, !,
taking rs rise to the South and West, ia the
direction 0fs Council Grove, this stream
flows, unintefrupted ediy for q dissarte Of some
thirty rrniss through the most beautiful Sal-
ley ever spread out for the hand Of man 70
cultivate, the country generally, however
upon either side of the Kansas; but 10 make
amends for fertility of said minerals Of va
lfii0ds kinds, ifon lead, &c., as well as stone
coai, ste stes sGdsijd to exist; my hurried 6bseTva-
tions. did not allow of that elose search re-
qnired to discover them but !. ann satisfied
from The charattef Of the formation Of the
country, that they viii be found in such
quantities as to allow Of profitable working.
Leaving MillCreek, We decend q few miles
further, some three or four at the most, and
another stream, which from the same cause
as amended Mill Creek, we have named
Postawattomie creek Gas it mouths into the
Kansas, near the western line Of the Pot-
tawattomie reserve this creek. though
not SO large as Mill Greek, has the same
character Of soil in its bottoms and plenty
Of timber 70 support all the farms that can
be made along its course, the face OF the
country East Of Mill Greek begins to grow
more level, afording here and there fine
level ridges of good soil for cuiiiYation,
which state Of things continues as you ira:
vel eastward until arriving at OF near 4
point south from the Catholic Mission. The
whole country, upland and lowlsnd,, IS, as
we left it on the North side Of the river,
nothing wanting hut little more timber,
and enough hands to tillit.
And now Mr.. Editor, having shown you
all around the country. let me tell you that
Saint George is located right in the centre
of all this vast and beautiful country over
which we have been travelling, being Inn
mediately upon the North bank ofthe Kan
sas, midway between the Big Blue and
VermlIlion, and so situated as to command
the trade of all the settlements that can and
will be made upon the, many streams just
enumerated, besides q great number ol
small ones, insignificant IN themselves but
taken collectively viii go to make q larger
number. '.--. =.
The Town is laid out upon a beautiful
broad ridge running down from the high
lands back, with an easy grade to the wa
tiers edge; (e1cepta spring branch that
cuts shreugh abont the centre of the town,
this slope is no where else broken or cut UP
by hollows) surrounded on all sides by 9
fine grove of timber, extending several
miles above and below, as well as from one
to two miles back, and having all the fine
country just spoken of surrounding i, to-
gether with the prospect of its becoming
the permanent seat Of government, there is
nothing in the way of St. George, becoming
the leading commercial Town In the Kan
sas Valley. 1@Etl,ll Z
AS an evidence ofthe beauty and i'm
portance of this point relatively with the
country around, am told, that Il was al
one time the point where the present Fl.
Riley was to have been erected, but finally
abandoned, because It was not quite as fan
out as government wished to extend the
post. II - 3 -Gel - t
A public sale of lots, takes place, under
the management Of the trustees, ca the Isl
Monday in May next, so send along reg
iment of mechanics, for they can all be
employed here. 1szs s54: te g'a5il5sEta ln1s
io fsfIio9 8f5 ii 5s.; .gi3.,a KANSAS.