New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-16
AN EMIGRANT IN KANSAS.
Cere.pordebee Of The y. Y TIisune.

NtrresporeeDce OF The ~ i lfbrbc-
kansas TERRITORY, Tuesday, Dec. L., 1854.
We got to Kansas Oct. Is. We found q small,
dirty mean looking city, with ps and dog.
The houses looked SO filthy one would have supposed
the quadrupeds to be the sole occupants. We we're
told. when we left New.York, under the auspices OF
the Kansas League, tina, when We reached Kansas
we would find one Of their agents, who would give
u. all the information we nigh. require. We found
no agent; be had gone into the Territory, and no
one knew any thing further abou, him. We held
meeting and resolved to provide for ourselves forth
with We sent out a Committee TO explore, the rest
Of our company agreeing TO stay ia Kansas until they
should return and make report. There were about
forty of us altogether, from all pate Of The Union.
When the Committee returned they recommended
two places Some Of our party went 20 one place
and some 10 the other.
We have settled in beautiful country, in the south
part of the Territory, in what is called tie Potta-
wattamie country. We are the head waters OF
tie Usage River, directly between the Poltawattln ME
Creek and the Mary desDge. They meet az this
point and form the Usage The prairie is about
mile wide for about five miles above the fOrks with
stripe Of heavy bottom timber on each side 80 hat j.
conveniently divides into farms, giving 70 each settler
prairie tin Der, and water. The sol. If rch black
loan, underlaid With light clay and limestone We
have sand gravel san isone suitable for grindsoues,
the best OF clay for bricks water a. clear as crystal,
and plenty of il. Our timber consists OF b.ackwa!-
nut, white. walnut, pig walnut, ourr-oak postoak,
blackberry, mulberry, &c, &c. w have al
the business men aGd Of capital in our
party We call settlement ora~eiiauie.
We have gentleman with us iron Rochester,
n. Y. who has commenced erecting steam saw
and smill OIL large scale and he gons 10 open
a large store here next sprsg. We are noF hf'y
nes from any Post.Ofiice or trading place, va, we
have within ourselves all the elements of proper
ous village we have capital, energy, eTong arns aud
willing hesrts we shall make max 10 the esoiy
settlement Of Kansas. 1t il Of the most beautiful
countries ever saw the climate is oil that could be
desired, we have had only one day since We came
here in which We found il dsagreesble to work o.,
doors ard this is the l2th day Of December Think
Of that We poor shiyeing ones in the lard of Wood
en- Nutmegs. We have grass now green az ever in
our timber lsnds have bough, two yoke OF oxen
and large covered wagon for sls- The cattle nov
are fsi and plump ever, we do not feed the AZ
all. In one week, after my arrival here 9Th ai,ile
assistance. | had log cabin ready when ] returned
to Kansas and brought on my 70 n1y We have been
here now over five weeks. Ny wife Ike. ne- life
great deal better than she supposed she SCrid she
il q great deal healthies looking and all the
children than when we leit home. fee cOnfien,
ths, this is the best move have ever made, think
zee before me glorious independence and feel hat
any one with limited means, and HI ambition to be
anything above an unders,rapper cannot "a. IL better
bis condition by coming out here.
We van, all the friends OF freedom &c cone ou nth
their free speech and free labor their industry viii
be better rewarded than in any other section OF the
land. We have some settlers here from Iowa, and
other Western States who cay that this country has
advantages over any other and that the people ought
to know IT, Some Of the squatters could be bought
out in the spring for from sl'o TO s2oo, with good
timber. water, &c. We have Bltumous Coal within
mies OF U.s. and, We think ;hs part Of tie country
will soon be thekly settled, the timber caims will BE
mostly taken up in the spring, but having coal and
stone in abundance, people will still be induced 10
settle upon our beautiful rolling praires We have
no s.agnant water whatever, the land s 81 gently
rolling, with small rsynes every Little distance, lead
ing to the creeks and rivers. Toe banks Of our
streams are high From FIVE to ten mies apart We have
some hills from two TO five hundred fee; 10 hight, and
frequently there are springs of water on their tops
and .ides. This variety gives besutfal appearance
to the country. VIZ. CHfsrSVT-