Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-06-02
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KANSAS CoRREsPONDENCE--LETTER
FROM MRS. NICHOLS.
Apni 81, 1855.

birds singing outside her log cabin, with an in 4
spiration which the lover Of nature cannot turn /
from with indifference. Bu, the past two weeks
have been too full of toll and care so full that
rest Is the first demand of body aud mind
However as we have oaly. a weekly mail to
Westport, Mo-, (whence it goes daily | may
not delay another day in communicating with
friends at the East, and will commence where
/ len of.
At the date Of my last, set of Jehiad Gpair
of mules for OssaWaiame. We took sui
ficently marked road from Lawrence to "Blan-
ton, - new Yankee settlement on the Wakarusa
six miles from Lawrence in south east difec-
lion. From Blanton we struck across the coun-
try about south, and 10 the east of Hickory
point, another settlement at the extreme head
water Of the Marie De Cygrc-slrking the
Ottawa Creek eli hi miles or so, from Banton.
From Dlaniun to Kbbys, on the Ottawa, we
had no road, but travelled by the "poin's of The
compass" We might have iaken the road by
Hickory Point, but the gentleman who carried
Inc to Ossawalamie, had business with settlers
out of the travelled road and took "bee line, 4"
over Tavine and prairie, as if such things as
surveyed roads were entirely unnecessary
When we struck the Wakarusa we found fine
timber, beautiful prairie and bottom lands, much
of the former already claimed though few cab
ins ara ne yet erected
We came iu,o n mos, beap,iGsl and rich conn.
try. besides being well vatereJ and heavily
timbered, in tho vicinity Of Hickory Point
Two or three miles from Hickory Point we
struck into the old Sanio Fc road, followed it
two miles and then struck of on The prairies to
the right and sou,h wandering ont or our III.
roc, ror,e In SEQ the country Horn ,ve vcro
about e,obteen 10 twenty miles from Lawrence
and some six miles from 7 Joues' farm. south
an tho Ouawa reserve We,ravelled over and
around some twelve miles in This locoli,v stem.
nina far The pigb, with MI. A F.Poweu pns,
Master BY appointment fof Lame p. o.. !" OF
san, D;s,r;c, ll.1 ,l;s xo,,;,r ,r ,,,
'""" bi9"'S'' HAeu "lS ieEIo" VI cuu"'y
oeuer thln any nave seen. wood ana water
are ABUNDANT a'u tue prairie high ana very men,
"oS'ues oe',e oe""'''u.y o'oAe" !" "Po", ny
wooded ravlnes sweeping out from the timber
on the streams as II they would, by embracing,
chaSe away 'he so'l'uue OIL inc PRAIRIE
mere a',er Vis''ine Observation-Disclosures MIR
Nichols and MI and Mrs "hl'como had gone
from Kansas 10 lake clalms-"e an came and
look possession. we nave taken Jour claims
'oge'ner' anou' loo acres OIL wool between MS,
the rest pra'ne.
ok miles from u.s. on the SOUTH Is me VI
'a"a resofVe' "hich Is eleven miles square, ana
very nne country
!" going 70 Ossh"a'a,ile we cross WE'VE
ana e's"' in''e prairie, i"ou'u nor DC wiling
70 i've SO Jar from ana as IN one OF these, where
no Tree nor spring gfee's the eye l can ihink
OIL no'hlng more solitary more desola'e. 1t not
oei,s alone win nature Tor II seems as
as ''ougn nature mao gone On 'ong journey
e"'gta'eu, ana taken all her treasures win
"ei, ""u ie" s'ei "eai'"-s''"e ua,A'
ossa"a'alhie Is ne" Town WIN rev CABINS
ou' 'nose very goou ones anu Is located al 'he
Junction o. ,he Mafie DeCygne ana rona"a'a-
rhe distance IRON Stream mi 10 s,reaT, for mile
from its junction. is only about | and 10
miles they form semi-circIe by their juno
tons.
From the timber. or bottom land on their
hanks. rises the hgh prairie, making fine To-
cation for village, the claims of the villagers
meetino'ou the prairie and ending in the streams
an either side. The timber in this section is
finer than in any section we have travelled it
has been less affected by the hres, consequently
GROWN thicker. taller and straighier. The prai-
RE is less rich. and the stone scattered pretty
freely upou the surface. as well as beneath the
sod There is very rich land and good timber
on The Pouawa,aInic. visited the portion
f,rmsrly cultivated by the Poilawaiamcs and
sold by them 10 our Government. The soil i.
very rich and mellow, and saw a very fine
annie orchard. with forty trees. many of then
having horne fruit. There are good claims il
Ina, vieini,v-I am told. not taken. The Ian,
in the Marie De Cypne is excellent. and gooC
timber. Mr. jones' half breed Ottawa, ed
uca,ed al the east. and married to an intelligent
missionary from Maine told us that the Qua
wa lands would be offered for sale within
wear probably: then the fine tracts on the Ma
RE de Cyone will be open 10 settlement.
There are three creeks. all called Ottawa, rur
nina in,o The Marie DE Cyane the Ottawa o
which we arc located. receives the waters ,
the other two and emplies itself into the Mari
De Cygne some seven or eight miles south
this.