The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-26
KANsAs-TNTEREsTING LETTER,

KANSAS-lNTEREST LETTER.
We find in the Knoxville Statesman th
following interesting letter from Gen. ]. "
Whitfield, delegate from Kansas to Congress,
in reply to certain Inquiries from w. 7
Helms, of Knoxville, touching the soil, eli
mate and productions of Kansas territory:
... WAsHNGToS CRY,
| january "a, 1855.
Dear .Sir-I have just received yours o
the 25th ult., and avail myself of the eurlies
leisure to reply. You ask me to give yo,
information in relation to Kansas territory
ats climate, soil, and its general physical ant
geographical characteristics" the object yor
have in view. being, as you state, 10 obtain
''reIabe" information for the benefit of sew
erul who contemplate removing to the new
territory. To all inquiries respecting K.nsa,
| have thus far promptly responded, from a
sense of duty. To your inquiries II affords
mo q pleasure to respond; for recognize 10
your letter the hand OF a friend and a Ten.
hesseenn--a name, whiel, YOU may well say,
"wiI never cease to have for my years a
home-like ring"
The introduction of tho hill orr. p;v;n,, tL a
territories of Kansas and Nebra.E, md the the
di,cussons wh;cI, follov.d II. ;n,,odno,;nr
hny. directed nubl;c ,ttent;or drr;no A.. i.s =,
twelve montbs 40 t. reo;on u,h;,h IA L;,.'
er,o bssn a ,srra ;,cern;,,, ;nh.h;,.a M "'", H.,
abonoines in . sov,ns s1,t, or na,,;aIl, =. -
clu;med he iI,s ,,,r.n,,l noI;.y or ,ho c.,
m.nt seeopdsd hy ths b.n.yois,, I,ha,. ~
The Christian missonarv' This v,st - rao;or
of country. stre,chinc f;om the M;sso,r; R;v
or to the Rocky Mountains. and comnr;sino
tweIy. degrees of latitude. embrare. of
course. n great variety of climate soil and
Natural PRODUCTIONS. Iaroe port;on of II 10
a tr,eIess waste. and never can be ;nb,h;ted
But along the Missouri river. 10 The distance
of hundred miles Westward. there i, much
fine land. particularly IN the Terr;torv of
Kansas think do not aYooo.ra,a wben 7
saw that IN. hest land n T.nr.ss.. = of in.
ferior fertility 10 tim, oS K.n.,. S"ma ;ds,
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nv ',e 'il''e''"' w ou"""s """ 'e"."s
pa' o". ~"ose p.Iu"'"! ."euns."'.eS wiz
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'',"n''y !" ~. ."sm so".
i ''en',on '.. '"a' P'."..n"i ., h"nsas-
"e scarcity VI ,,,'-"'" NoM .. pre-
'en''n9 every u'"."'y snI e,,',sran' WIN en-
80 ,''". y" ~. "','a' nc n,ny no. oe
i'saPPo'h's"' ~ .ou.No '"eie Is ''noer' par.
icu'a,'y aohB "e ~".er COURSES; "u' "o'
mt will compare fayorably ns to timber with
most prairie country; person. rich or poor, who
AN procure umoe,co 'sla''h' must prosper
Fan, th,. crocrnnl,icnl posi,ion of X ,nsos.
,cing the connecting link between the Mis-
issippi valley and our valuable Pacific pos
ession., il must ever possess the advantage
u an ever ready market ana ENJOY great 'n''
osrce From Kansn, The great caravans 10
lew Mexico, California and Oregon will take
heir departure leaving o' course mucn mo
icy among the people IN exchange Tor cattle
nd products OF the sou. through Kansas,
,;II lin mass " maxim, T II he great thoronobfare
,etween The Atlantic and Pacific COASTS
There are already in progress, through the
state OF Missouri 'h,ee na!lroacs, ues.'nea
So I E".,.,n ~ nod, of the rarr;,orx Ih,vs
Introduced into Congress bill asking a do
atiOn Of land for the cont tnuation OF these