New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-06


The several raroad lines from Ne1.England and
New York pase children under five years OF age free;
ard charge half price for those from five TO twelve years
old. On steamers, those under four yearr 20 free.
Each grown person is allowed TO carry baggage tree
not exceeding 100 pounds. Freight from New York to
Kansas ranges from 50 10 IS to the one hundred
The novice who travels on Western steamboats,
should know ths il is the custom to include the right
to boarding and state room IN the charge for passage
and from the time the register ed and fare psd
though the boat should be detained at the evee sew
eisl Gays the passenger lie entitled TO meals and lodg
ing. The frequency Of berinRiog and uncertainty as
to the hour of starting render it iudicous to live on
boarc. The cOnvelieness are ~ many and table az
good "a may be found in an ordinary hotel.
There have been societies TO aid emigration organ
lied in several Of the Atlantic cities, which afford
who 90 lder their auspices. AZ TO the comparative
merits Of there associations il would be invidors here
to partculsrize.
Passing into the vicinity Of the Rocky Mountains,
the traveller comes to country OF equal fertility
and lovenes,:
The humidity Of the Mohsda gives unusual depth Of
yerdure to the cloves and des 10 IFS vicinity Ga the
Huerano snow seldom falls until December, and never
so much among the Allegsnies on the same psrsl-
lei Nearly all the valleys of West Kansas are warm
and low, with geniai soil bouniifuly wooded, sad
sheltered by abrupt mountainous ise soes, whose
rocky buttreeses and icy Iures arest the clouds dark
with raip and send them down from their wandering
march 10 foam in cascades, and swell the low lands
with the luxury of life. The weather ia much milder
than upon The plains esstw v. I'd ane grazing go
Winter that it will be found unnecessary 10 stack
away fodder for cattle TIE order Of the seasons and
adaptation Of coil, render the system OF culture prsc
ticable which obtains in Ohio, Pennsylvania and
New.York Frui. trees, small crop, vines and every
species of caro- ening wi succeed better than in East
Kansas. The Irish potato, am apprehensive, may
prove failure. cannot state whether !. hiss been
tIied but know there is some nexplicable quality in
the SOIL on the Rio Grsnse, one huaded miles south,
and throughout New MEXICO, which prevents its sroS
Ing, where srgulsrly enough, 1t If indigenous, but a.
tanning insignificant size 1be remsoy Tor this de'ect,
il il EXIT our increasing knowledge Of organic chem.
isby may enable us TO supply. Among the fields Of
berbsee Is the ssparces, clover much cui tivsted 10
Germany and in valuable for the pss.nrsge OF swine
Many varieties Of tbs srtenisa do' lne nnlsidts and
elevated mesas The soap plant yucca dngastJolial
called palmile by The MeTcsus, by ne Adam needle
or Spanish bay onet 10 found in plenty, and may oe
conve, ted to excellent Use in Washing az aso fisoe
stone which when rubbed proances me Cleansing
siher that has been sppIed Satisfactorily u shaving
an0 other toilet purpoeee Among me plants are the
prairie gould, obione canescens, the clems1s, sne
none, geranium vtas astiyshs, henanthus, oonvol-
yolus The white snd tiger lily, the oioonIess po.ygo-
mum Ispceol,te fowervts of the erythronium, and
sencer brant hing spears Of the o1y ,aiphus OF the
"eeEc race of bsrries' are the strawberry, delicious
mountain raspberry, and several varenes Of curants
and pooseheriies OF shfubbery are the witch-hszel
soe bsw plum, cherry, spceFood, sesesfrss, and
erin son sumsch. In the foreets are buckeye, oak,
walnut, ctesinut, persimmon, pecan, portcss, So
eyc.more birch, gum, dos woo3, mulberry elm, sEp
tiee ME zqu cotton wood, cedar, PIE ana oOis are
This later (iterslly bex.wood, and commonly pro-
Iour ced bow.ds,k is flexible timber, preferred by
,he Indians for their bows Some OF the trunks are
Two and three fes, in diameter but speeding wide;
the top rarely exceeds forty feet IN hgA Ire foliage
der &c and leaf large. l. bears round fruit, ght
10 fen inches in circumference, RESEMBLING tie Or
anee but rough err and inf; fJr food. TIE wood is
yellow of coarse texture yet suscePoi. Of POLISH IL
i finn and dursoe and admirably SUITED Tor the pus-
ro,es OF nillv right sni wsgonmakel. Among the
prevailing evergreens s the pf'on oexpg abundant.
" ns resinous nut hsvina tae flavor o. chestnut
aud very pslstable This is good 10 iatten PIGS, add
W en- RE npe 10 Autuc may be s'ooped up in hand.
fus from uncer the tree which WIN the slsh,eet
eutson sencs down is burs1ug PODS Re sao yer Of
hail In the waters are cat f,h hciory shsd, black
bs,s sun fsk ard lbe Rocky Mountain ,Ioa,, larger
than the .pt ckod trout OF the Atlantic brooks but no:
80 nice fer food In the hst OF birds the viii
iey quail American craze, turkey v-i:u e. isi-:slsI
bnzzsrd. mock bird, meado~ la-s red headed soo5
pecker. nj hers. raven, whippoor'vIl, COquinb,
owl ees.bhd, cove magnificent erssted bluesy, arc
The eingpJar Gro lit'e krovn Pasana nonS ine ou,
footed deuizens of the vale and wccd hse tbs majestic
bnop, gray bear elk, antelope, req aeer, rhrer gray
fcl pan ie fox, white wolf, ecyete G. p:sine soil,
prsirse dog vtsperiis grcr1d tq1trre,, sophe. OF
udrat badger polk cs, rscecor, s4sektjed rabbit,
panther and wle eat 90 se AID rsyeooas = has been
fst 10 ssct and with s eswr IIosft,e he tsls OF |
tbe bison TIE ne en..uf sILDsl pe eSSs = tts %