Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-06-21
from the Kansas Herald Of Freedom, I'd
A Trip Down the Kansas River.

Having day of leisure, and finding tho
Emma Harmon at our Levee last Monday
morning, advertised for Kansas CITY, Mo-,
we jumped on board as she was leaving her
moorings at eight o'clock in the morning.
and in moment after found ourself, with
several friends, gliding at rapid rate down
Kansas river. Immediately alter leaving
| Lawrence we found both banks Of the river
densely wooded, presenting lovely ap-
pearance, such as the mind natu ally infers
10 be peculiar to the rivers ofthe tropics.
The banks Of the river we found TO be
high, and The bed Of the same uniform width
the entire distance. One popularity of the
tributaries was, that at their confluence with
the Kansas their mouths were very narrow.
and said TO be quite deep. Not foot oil
low, marshy ground is seen along the river.
The current sweeps on at the rate of five or
six miles an hour, and presents darkish
mud color, contrasting quite forcibly with
the clayey appearance of the Missouri
This difference in the shade of collors be-
tween the two rivers is so great, that on
passing out of the mouth Of the Kansas into
the Missouri it seems as if q bed Of clay was
spread out before us, and we observed that
this distinguishing difference was preserved
in the Missouri down TO Kansas City: tho
waters OF Kansas river retaining the south
ern shore, and preserving its darkish hue
the entire distance, being near two miles.
The steamer rounded to about eight miles
below Lawrence and tied up to a tree,
while the crew loaded on from the shore
some ten cords of wood, which the Dela-
ware Indians had cut and piled up there. for
sale. Wewere happy TO observe that tho
vices Of the whites had not corrupted them
in one respect, and that in relation to meas
ure They had marked of by stakes the
number Of cords they claimed, and in every
instance had given more than full measure.
Capt. Wing concluded that the Delewares
were strictly honest, and hence took the
whole pile. Casting loose again after de.
ten1ion of one and halfho we passed the
Immediately below it beautiful town site,
with high bluff, and a rocky shore, SO
straight and nicely formed it seemed as il
art had been there with her implements and
trimmed the whole to her taste. As soon rs
the lands at this point are in 4 position that
titles can be acquired, they will be selected
for :own site by some cnlerPrising capi-
talist.
4 few miles further On. probably fifteen
below Lawrence, on the north side, there is
another lovely prospect for town: we be-
lieve the most enchanting we ever saw
The bank is abou: fifty feet high, gradually
slooping back to an altitude Of some seventy
five feet. The shore, like the point at Wa
karusa, is straight and resembles a well
) built wharf in many of the prosperous pla-
ces on the Eastern Canals, with the excep-
: tiCn that the elevation above the rocky shore
Is more precipitous, md better adapted for n
town site. Tie earth was decked with q
, luxuriant garb of wild grass, and grove of
! native trees decorated the landscape, and
. made the whole truly enchanting. If the
5 river shall remain nayiga5!a until the fourth
I Of July next, we propose pie mic party to
= This lovely place, now the property of the
, Delewares, and the future site Of the most
. important point between Lawrence ard the
= mouth of the Kansas river.
i Some forty miles below here, on the south
? side of the river is an Indian village, known
= as Delaware. 1t IS alsca commanding po-
D sitioa, and when Yankee enterprise shall be
= able to gain foothold, and commence i'm
Il provements we may expect 10 see it more
,; frequently alluded to in ctr public jour
n mails.
n Wyaniot is on the North side of the riv-
: er, and located at its mouth. Since the Ii
n tie 10 the soil has been conveyed 10 the oc-
Il cupants in severality by Government, We
have no doubt but enterprise will get pos
session and we apprehend Kansas City will
find in her powerful rival.
The Emma Harmon arrived at her land.
. ing in Kansas City at few minutes past
Il three clock, P. NJ, making the trip, aside
= from the time consumed in woodng, in less
. than six hours. The scenery along the riv-
' er, the smiling faces, kind expressions, and
II warm hearts Of the officers and crew,
; and the entire freedom from coarse and vul-
gar language on board the boat, made this,
our first trip down the Kansas river, one
, never TO be forgotten. 1t was the first trip
, dopn the river this season.
= On Tuesday Captain Wing took on board
/ about fifty passengers, and something over
1t hundred tons of freight, and on Wednes-
n day evening tied up at our wharf having
+ made rather slow progress on account OF