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

the Kansas river and its tributaries, while
the southern district lies over on the head
waters of the Usage and Arkansas rivers.
} The commerce and trade of the southern re-.
gion will have to seek an outlet by Rail-
} road at soa2e point in the Kansas valley,
/, and the business of those two divisions
will ultimately build up large city at the
mouth of the Kansas river, on its north side
on site now owned and occupied by the
Wyandot Indians.
Towns and cities of more or less impor-
tance will soon spring up at various points
in the three divisions of the Territory, bnt
the principal places back of the Missouri
. river, will be along up the Kansas RIVER
You can see, however, that the trade and
business of the entire Territory will not con-
centrate at any one point, but will be divi-
ded between different places as it can most
conveniently reach the Missouri river.
The points from which emigration starts
into the Territory are Westport, Kansas
City, Parkville, Fort Leaven worth, Weston
and St. Joseph, all except Fort orth
frontier towns in Missouri, and the largest
in the State away from st. Louis, and all
have been built up within the last few
years mainly by the Santa Fe and western
trade.
In my last letter stated that the Kansas
river was not nayigable, but l will now
modify the state ment by remarking that it
is still unsettled whether it can be nayioc
ted to be of any particular benefit to the
county. All the boats that have attemp-
ted to so up this season are, as yet, unable
to get out of the river again, but the Cap
tains say that boats can be constructed
specially adapted to the river which will
run it all the time, and the trial is soon to
be made, which, it is to be hoped may prove
successful, though ! have my doubt.
Our travels have been confined to the
Kansas valley. but have seen and con-
versed with persons who have visited all
parts of the Territory, and from what
have seen and heard, have no hesitation
in giving it as my opinion that, for rich
ness ofsoil, purity of atmosphere, salubrity
of climate, and in all that can be expected
of Nature to make land desirable for the
habitaiion of man, ii is unsurpassed by any
country on the globe. No one with an APP
preciaive eye can travel through the Ter
ritory without becoming delirious with ex-
citement as the varied faces OF the coun-
try are unfoded before him in all their rich.
ness and beauty,
The Territory is so large and the &C.
counts from all parts of it so glowing, that
the principal danger is, a person will be-
come bewildtred by what he sees and hears
so as not to know where to go or what tc
do, and from this very effect some people,
anxious to find the best place wander about
until they become weary, which begets dis
couragement and hatred, and they return
with an unfavorable account of the coun
try. But let them visit the country agair
a few years hence, and they will reflect how
foolish they were, mol TO have been satisfied
, with any part Of it. The prairies are roll
ing, sometimes rising into high hills and
bluffs. The soil is rich and deep-not
sandy so as to wash or blow, neither do tht
roads become muddy SO as to cut up in
). wet weather. There are no stone on the
surface of the ground, yet tits limestone
country. Nature has packed the hills ant
, bluffs full with the finest layers and blocks
/, of building stone you ever saw. You cal
build with this stone as cheap as with brcl
and have more substantial building. Th
stone is soft and easily worked when frs
quarried out, and is capable Of high pol
ish, becoming hard and white upon expo
sure to the air.
k The country is well watered by innu
|, merable streams, creeks springs, and yo,
n can easily obtain water also by digging
J. The streams and creeks run in deep ra.
II vines, so that there is no low wet marsh
re land in the Territory. Stone coal has bee
found in various places; but to what exter
it exists cannot yet be determined.
,e The land cultivated for years by the In
is dians proves beyond question that fruit an
Of grain of all kinds can be raised in the tel
III ritory in great abundance.
re But the main objection that most pnori
= will urge against the country is the scarcit,
is Of timber. But this, in my opinion, is nc
re so serious cause of complaint as SOM
Of imagine. There are many parts of tht
n Territory very heavily timbered, especial
~ the Indians reservation lands; then ther
e. are other large regions Of prairie wher
If the timber is scarce, but even here it can b
1e and is obtained more easily than one woul
II at first suppose. All the rivers and creek
le are belteG with more or less timber; ant
III you will already see fatms improved will
at good log or frame house, and well fenced
ar when there appears to be no timber any
ye where in sight, and the wonder is where
I'd waa obtained. But upon inquiry you wi
n find it was procured on some creek not IA
o. distant with but little trouble or expense
10 For building purposes, however, stone ca