The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-08-01


black walnut, hickory, cotton wood, DC.
Some will also object to the high winds
in the Territory, but in summer they are
very pleasant and delightful. In the win
ter, however, should Judge they must be
severe at times, though they are said not to
be so by the old residents, and we were in
formed that they did not feed stock to ex-
ceed thirty days in the year.
The roads aIc very fine, the principal
ones being the two Santa Fe roads, Zone
starting from Westport and the other from
Fort Leavenworth,) } the Kansas river road
the Oregon and California roads. One
year ago there probably were not 1000
white residents in the territory, but now
they number tens of thousands. For 15C
miles or mole on the principal thoroughfares
the land is now nearly all occupied, and
the tide of emigration is already rolling
away from the main roads into the country
in every direction. The first settlers O
course jump for the timbered land, bnt in
short time the prairies will all be taken
and become very valuable.
A large majority of the emigrants are
from the northern states; great many from
New England, and they are generally young
men, intelligent, educated and energetic in
high degree.
The lands are not yet surveyed, and oI
course not in market, and will not be for
some time. The only way to hold land is
by occupancy under the pre-empton law of
Congress, and by squatter law. BY squat
ter regulations you take 100 acres and have
two months in which to put up shantyr
and you alao have one day for every five
miles of travel going and returning for your
family, which viii give person from Ohio
over a year. In the meantime your claim
perfectly safe without your being there
to watch it, for it will not be safe for any
one to disregard the squatter law.
In going up the Kansas river you pas
through abort hundred miles of Indian
reservation lands on the north side, and
more than half that distance on the south
side, running back from the river some
ten miles or more. The Indians live il
good houses and have much of their lane
under fine state of cultivation, They have
large numbers Of very fine horses and cat
tie.
The first town you meet with on th
river is Lawrence, 80 miles up, on the soutl
side. 1t is already a fourishinS town, mo-
yet one year old, beautifully located with
rich and extensive country around it, ant
will soon be large place. Twenty five mile
above is the promising town of Tapoca; thel
1875 miles from the mouth of the river, ant
where the Big Blue empties into it. is I'll
town Of Manhatten just laid out but desti
ned to be large place in short time, a
it is the point where the Santa Fe trad
from Fort Leavenworth first strikes the riv
er Fifteen miles above, and one mile be
low Fort Riley is the town of Pawnes, ais
promising place. Either Pawnee or Man
haitian will be the head of what navigati o.
there is on the river. There are also othe
towns started in the Territory too numerou
to mention.
The question of Slavery in Kansas, a
present Is not matter of any excitement in
the territory whatever. You may trave
all through it and never hear the sublec
mentioned unless you introduce it yoursel
The people have something else beside po
itics to occupy their time and attention
AT the proper time the citizens will be read
to act their part, and Kansas will be fire.
State beyond all question. The abolition
lists excited and inAamed the anger of tn
Missour;ans, and the latter, in their rage
retaliated: but all parties seem now to agre
that if the aboIitionists will let the slave
and slavery alone in Missouri, the Nilsson
rians will not interfere in the affairs OF Kan
sas: and thus the matter seems 10 be settled
But there are set Of letter writers in tn
territory for the press of the two extremes
whose business it is to dish up some excl
F, ting news for home fedder and politica
effect and through this channel it is thf
the ferment is kept up in the States whe
all is calm and quiet in the Territory.
have not conversed with a person in til
Territory or in Missouri who thought thI
Kansas would be slave state, and the OF
ly objection urged by the Missourians a
gainst its being a Free State is, that it wi
render their slave property insecure in th
western part ofthe State, and thus lead
a continual border warfare between the tw
States. But if people on each side Of Il
line will mind their own business there nee
be no difficulty of this kind, as is abundan
IL proved by like cases in the older States
: wrote to you that INTENDED to go ,
to Omaha City and such is till my purpose
but | have found Kansas so much bette
! than expected that | am disposed to tr
/, and secure an interest in some land hel
before going to Nebraska, and may pos.
I bly return home first and come back agai
do not expect to come here to reside pc
manently at present, but think it likely
may at some future time.
: Yours, JIM. q.