New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-11

mower, II suitable places can De iOund ior puhdihk
dams. The bottoms Of the streams are for the
most part randy. On these streams there Is but
little good timber.
Now, if the question is asked, What are
tie facilities for forming settlements in
Northern Kansas, would say at once that
no large companies need come with the idea
that ,ley can settle together and every man
have his patch Of timber sufficient for fuel and
fencing. The best timber is most of it taken up
already A few scattering timber claims may be
found, others may be bought; but if any large and
compact settlements are made 1t must be upon
the prairie. Enough timber may be brought with
in tie limits of settlement to answer for fire.
wood, and some individuals who have the means
NAV buy timber claims if they do not find them
without. put up mills-for which plenty Of water
power can be found-and supply the rest with
lumber. Even if there were not stick of timber
~ be found short Of the Missouri River believe
that coed and prosperous settlements could be
made on the praires anywhere within twenty
miles of the river, provided the individuals COM
posing such settlements could SO far harmonlse
in their views end actions, and be little bigoted
that tley would not be afraid to consult their own
personal interests lest they should incidentally be
of some advantage to their neighb0rs.
A company settling together upon the prairie
nav haul lun Der from the river TO build their
houses and pens for their hogs and for shutting up
their cattle at night; and, employing one of the
company to herd the stock for the settlement,
may cultivate large fields in the open prairie with
out any fence till they have time TO grow hedge
fences. Or they may shut up their hogs tthose
from other settlements, as they naturally keep
about the timber and water-courses, will not be
iii ely to trouble them and inclOse common field
from one TO four sections according 10 the size OF
tie settlement with fence sufficient to turn cat
tie laulDg their lumber for that purpose from the
river
Accompany of CA could inclose sections OF land,
making ,Dly 40 rods of fence to each man, ana
giving each 20 acres within the inclosure. At the
fame tin lie the houses might be so arranged that
they would Lold 6l quarter sections between them
without any one living more than mile from the
inclosure. The partnership need not extend any
further than to the fencing every one having MS
own forty acres and cultlvating it in his own way
if settlers will break up ten acres OF prairie to
each farm, keep the fires out and let 1t alone, it
will seed itself in cottonwood from the neigh
boring groves, and after three years the growth
will more than keep pace with the consumption
If they will take pains to plant the black locust
it will have an equally rapid growth and afford the
best material for fencing.
Persons wishing TO visit this section of country
if they get On boat going that high up the river
nav land at the Iowa Point Ferry, aid II they
choose to visit the Mission they VIII lind MI lry-
ing, or probably any Of the gentlemen about the
Mission, or Mr.. vanderslice, the Agent at the In
dian Agency near by, ready to give any lniorma
tion in their power respecting the country. Or,
leaving lie Mission to the left they may take the
California road direct 10 MIR Hanby's about 10 miles
from tie landing They will find here the best ac-
cancellations the condition of new country
affords and what is more they will find in Mr. H.
kind ard hOsptabe man. ready to extend to them
cordial greeting and to give them any information
in bis power respecting the country. From this
Ioint you nay follow the California road as far
west as YOU please, but so long as you keep the
read YOU will see little timber water as 1t fol-
lows a dividing ridge of the prairie. Ii you devi-
ate few miles to the north you will meet with the
branches running into the Nemaha If you devil
ate little south you will fall in with the branches
putting into Wolf River, and ut distance varying
from two to four miles with Wolf River itself.
I his read winds considerably in order to keep the
dividing ridge, but its general distance from the
northern line OF the Territory is think about ten
miles till ii crosses the Big Blue, after which it
bears more northwardly. If you take boat that
goes no further than ST. Joseph you can land
theIe and. taking private conveyance, cross the
river at hat point and take the California road to
tie Mission, "a miles, and thence by Hanby's as
before Probably il would be better to stop at ST.
Joseph any way on account of procuring horses.
The settlers in this section are mostly from the
Northwestern counties If Missouri opposite, and
generally men of moderate means who own no
slaves and who expect to own none. A majority
Of th, IL are in favor of making the Territory Free
and nearly all would be were il not for their awful
dread of - free niggers," which weighs like some
lorrid incubus upon their distempered magma
tions. Many of them can see nothing, think of
nothing in free State but free nggers" All
the internal improvements, the railroads. the in
dustry, thrift and wealth, the fine houses, fine or
cLards fine farms and Good liyinQ-all the social
educational and religious advantages in which the
free States are known and acknowlt dyed so greatly
to excel the Slave States. overshsdowed in
their minds by one black, dismal cloud of I" free
niggers;" and the advocates of Slavery in Kansas
are making the most of this horrid vision in order
to frehten the settlers into the support of their
measures j. III. SMITH.