The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-14

letters OF a relative of mine, thinking thal
they may be of service to people aboul
EemigratiDg to Kansas Territory. The
4 writer is a respectable New Hampshire
farmer, of middle age, who left Boston IN
the latter part of March last, with the
design of settling in Kansas aud remov.
ing his family thitiier as soon as lie had
provided a place for them.
Yours, D.
June 1s, 1855.
OsAwAToMIE, Kansas Teri
| April 99, 1856. {
1--WE had rather slow and tedious
passage. We arrived at st. Louis on the
Sunday morning next after leaving Bos-
ton.
I'VE started from there on Tuesday,
and arrived at Kansas city on Friday
tie river was very low, and we grounded
many times. Three of our company
! bought two-horse wagon at st. Louis,
took it on board the boat up to Kansas
there We bought a yoke of oxen, and
what provisions We thought would stand
us three months; this We have since
learned was a good move. Had we not
done so, we might have starved before
this that is one reason why many are
going back; they have no conveniences
for travelling, aud carry no provisions
with them; and hunger and fatigue, with
little lack of nerve, are apt to turn a
| ..,,,,, f,ao >to-,orJ. Ion,o 0r1r mort I,
split at Kansas city about thirty came
this course, and the remainder went to
Lawrence and Fort Riley. | think we
made good choice in coming here a
number of men living here have been at
Fort Riley and Big Blue, and say that
they prefer this section. Our party
started from Kansas city Monday P. NJ,
drove as far as Westport and camped in
our tent over night. We arrived at this
place, about 50 miles from Kansas city,
on Wednesday night.
81 have a bottom timber claim, which
has about 14O acres of timber, and 90
acres of prairie land, bounded ON one
side by a creek. The timber that grows
here. is walnut, hickory, oak, cotton
wood and some other kinds. The timber
splits into boards, shingles and rails, the
| best ever saw Walnuts and many
other nuts are so thick on the ground,
that they can be shovelled up. Hogs to
any amount can be kept without feeding,
Cattle have not been fed the past winter /;
they look as well as the cattle in New
Hampshire in the spring. Game is
pienty. l have seen numbers of deer,
wild turkies, euails and prairie hens fish
is also quite plenty. l like the soil and
| the climate. l think it must be healthy ;
there are no swamps or bog holes as in
Illinois. Itis now very dry there has
been but little rain for ten months, there
was little fell last night; l think this
must be great stock raising country
This is good place for man to make
money, if he has capital. l am between
two and three miles from where they will
put up two mills this summer. have
two New Hampshire men adjoining me,
and a number of Massachusetts, men are
within two or three miles of me. There
is coal and lime stone enough here (; but
timber or bottom lands is most sought
for. Some are now asking one thou
sand dollars for their timber claims
There. are two stages running from Kan
sas city to this place
Under date of June 2, postmarked
10Th. the writer saws
Il have concluded on account of the
rumor that the cEolera was on the river,
not to have my family come till fall. l
have since learned by man coming
from ST. Louis that there had been but a
very few cases. This rumor was, think,
got up by the Missourians to stop emigra-
ton. l have got in six acres of corn,
and intend to put in four more. We
have had some fine rains. Vegetation
looks finely. | think this to be fine
country. Tie water is good. There
are two springs within thirty rods of my
cabin as good water as ever you drank.
| think You would like this territory,
should you have Il chance to prospect it.
The citizens have meeting this after
noon, having some squatter laws to make
and some claims to adjust. The time is
drawing near for our meeting, and |
must close. Yours, &C.
Boston Daiky Adeeriser.