The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-03
Furtner Information.


very interesting anti-slayery document,
published in 1s48. entitled a !" Practical
Analysis Of American Slavery" writes
US from Glade Mill, Pa, that number
of his friends and neighbors. with him
self, have been laboring under severe
attack of the Kansas fever, and, so far as
he is concerned, it viii not aba.e until
he becomes q citizen of our Territory.
He says:
1--WE wish to obtain some information,
and not being acquainted with any one,
I concluded to write you. In the first
place. win you be 50 kind as to inform
me of the distance from Pittsburgh to
Lawrence?
sed. The route and mode Of travel
inge
I'D. What would be the probable eos.
for myself and family?
18th. What part of Kansas would you
advise me to locate in? Hoy FAR from
your city,
18th. How many lawyers are there
within the range of your acquaintance I?
e4"6th. How long viii II be before the
courts are organized in Kansas?
"I Would Eke to know the nature of
land titles, and how they are acquired; !;
when the Legislature will be convened !.
the price of land; how much one indi-
.vidnal can hold how much money a
person should have on hand to sustain
him year at least, and such other in
formation as you may deem of general
interest to those about locating in the
country you are pleased to term the gar
der, of the world 2, .s--=ss.+ 7..,el-.s.-rs,.
RxrIr-The distance by river from
Pittsburgh to Cairo, at the mouth of the
Ohio. is I,0oi miles; from Cairo up the
Mississippi to st. Louis is 1T miles !;
from st. Louis, up the Missouri river to
Kansas city. is 45o miles; from Kansas
city to Lawrence. by land or water. the
distance is about 45 miles; making in
the aggregate l.673 miles from Pits
burgh, By water. to this point. As soon
as the route is completed from Indianap-
oils to St. Louis direct, the distance viii
be greatly shortened By railroad. At
present passengers who choose that mode
of travelling are compelled to go by way
Of Chicago. which is nearly as great a
distance as by water; though, of course,
much more expeditions. There is a rail-
road under contract from ST. Louis to JEFF
ferson city, No., which should have been
completed in December last: !: but the ms
derstanding is, it win not be ready for
the reception of cars until lac in the
spring. BY that time it is hoped the link
from Indianapolis to st. Louis, of aboa:
fifty miles in length, win be completed.
Whether such viii be the case, however,
we are not informed. The air line dis
lance from Pittsburgh to Lawrence is.
about 75Omiles west, and 10 miles south.
The river route would be greatly pre-
ferable on account of ease and economy,
though. perhaps. rather tireson,e to per-
sons in ahurry.
The usual cost of passage by river,
cabin fare, board, of course, included, to
st. Louis, is Sl2. In times of high wa
ter, when there is much competition
among steamers, passage can be secured
as low as So, in companies there viii be
no difficulty in getting passage as low as
So, to $40. From st. Louis to Kansas
city the usual rates are SI2; but ar
rangements can be made through B,
SLArER, 81 Leyee, St. Louis, for. slo.-
The cost from Kansas city to this point
viii be from 81 to 81 3d.. There are al
ways incidental expenses along the route,
which are notusually taken intoconsidera-
tion, though these depend much on the
habits of the traveller. Passengers should
make no hotel bill in St Louis but go
direct from one steamer TO the other, by
which respectable-sized bill may be
saved The practice is to charge half
price for children under twelve years of
age, and nothing for those under FIVE |
years.
There are so many good points in Kan
sas to locate in. and not knowing what
kind of scenery would most delight the |
writer. we shah not dare to answer his |
fourth interroga.ory. Lawrence is now,
and mnst necessarily be permanently. the |
most important point in the Territory
Il has every natural advantage. and here
islwhere capital win be invested with the |
most confidence. Topeka, point twen-
tJ-iye miles west of this, on the river,
IS also destined to be large point; and |
if the best interest of all classes is con-
suited. we have no doubt it win be the
future capital. There is another point
about seventy five miles up the river. set |
tied by New Englandcrs. which promises
to be,a place ofssoms note. We under
stand that they have good water power. !
and more timber than in this section of
the Territory but the soil IS thinner.
and the market, Of course. moro remote
Rhere are nine members Of the legal
profession within our city limits, and |
quite a number in the country around II
They arc very valuable members Of soci-
ETY. when they labor 70 preserve order.