Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-16
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fCorrespon of tie Missouri Statesman
Coz SwfrzL ERsi.A After rambling over q
large portion of Kansas Territory, I,tfake
up nay pen 10 inform you that / have, SET,
tied down in the interior of the Delaware
country, believing It to be the best portiieenI porrtiienI
Of Kansas Territory. 10 ,i:.e so q Il sd
Since The 25th of May last L have
tfaEeled over aalarge portion of the couns
ny ceded TO the government by the Shaw
nee and Kickapoo tribes Of Indians IS well
as that ceded BY the Deiawares and not
Withstanding there has been much doubt
expressed, In certain quarters, about the
squatters being permitted to settle on the
Delaware lands. ! preferred taking my
chance here to any other portion Of the
Territory have seen. .5sF. 70 ~ sf.s K
- We have here besides, zsan abundance of
timber and water, with indications of in-
Iterminable mines of coal, iron, and cop
per-, q soil unsurpassed, and a climate
equal to any In the world for sa1ubrity.
Winter has beenremarkaply mild thus far
la glorious thing for the squatters; though
it costs US as much to live here, as it did
the squatters In California in 1S49,50
and 81. Corn is worth here 81 per
bushel; meal 81 rs per bushel; potatoes
S2.75 per bushe5 -four S4,z5 per 100 lbs:
beef Sets per lh;i bulk pork 7cts per, lib;
butter 30cts per lb eggs 40cts per fidoz-
en-and everything else in proportion.
So You see we squatters have 'a hard
road to travel. We expect, however to
stag whefe ,re are-the threats of Mr.. Ma.
nnypenny, and the recommendations of
the Secretary of the Interior to the CONTRA
ry Notwithstanding. We think apart from
every thing else, that the act Of July 22nd
establishing the pre-emptien law ofs4i
over "aHof Kansas Territory to which
the Indian title had been or might hereaf-
ter be 4extinguished" is a full guarantee
for us to stay here. Be that as it may,
however, the ssclaims.' are nearly all ia
ken UP, and about two-thirds of them &C.
|cupied by families on the Delaware lands.
l. It is believed, here by most of the SQUAT,
/ ters, that Gov. Reeder is putting off the
election of members for the Territorial le.
i gislature until such time as his Freesoil
Abolition friends can get here, or till after
i the opening of navigation IN the spring,
Iso that the .sEmigrant Aid Society,"" from
j the East, may send on their menials to dc
i their dirty work in the first election fol
II members Of the Legislature; but permniii,
H mcto say to your friends of Missouri and
4 the South, who design making. KaAsas
their future home, that they need have nc
i fears, for we are just as certain to make
;. Kansas slave state, as three and two
} make FIVE. T think too, (if Gov. Reedei
f lean spare time enough from his private
Z land speculations to issue the proclamation,
} that the Legislature may be. called before
t the breaking up Of the winter; OF tha
however we have 40 assurance. -
q Wech have number of towns (1aid off
:. ia the territory. The city { ia embryo) o
!, Leavenworth is quite fourishing place
: containing two Dry Goods Stores, three
: provision and grocery stores, one drug
, store, one tin shop and stove store, two
:. lsteam-ciroular saw-mills, one large well
kept hotel, a number of private boarding
i houses. and lawyers and doctors witAou
f number-the latter. however is a useless ap
l pendage, as ne one ever thinks about get
= ting sick in this country. ssa % 70 s'.'s'
! 5b!d We have besides Leavenwofth, on tn.
5 Lriver, Kickapoo, Atchson, and Deniphal
: all well located. We also have as int
t rior towns, (north Of the Cav river, Paw
t Tnee, Osawkee, Whitfield and Alexandra
5 alt Aourishing inland villages; and South o
: 1.-THE Kansas Fiyer there are Yankee town
!, Withoptnumber. no us,iff es5s ~ gss 2
II I am, spinning this, communication ou
! longer, however, than intended when !
: commenced writing. viii write to yoi
{ fagaiti soon, and keep you "p0sted" in re
Egardsts passing eventshere. sssszl e,1.f'-
~ Yours truly. "a ,. i.l.s