The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-06-02

ail hour, ana presents a QarklSn Rud col
or, contrasting quite forcibly with the
claYey appearance Of the Missouri. This
difference in the shade of colors between
the two rivers is SO great that on passing
out of the mouth of the Kansas into the
Missouri it seems as if a bed of clay was
spread out before US, and we observed that
this Distinguishing difference was pre-
served in the Missouri down to Kansas
City; the waters of Kansas river re-
tanning the southern shore, and presery-
ing it's darkish hue the entire distance, it
being near two miles.
The steamer rounded to about eight
miles below Lawrence, and tied up to the
tree, while the crew loaded on from the
shore some ten cords of wood, which the
Delaware Indians had cut and piled up
there for sale. We were happy to OBJ
serve that the vices of the whites had
not corrupted them in one respect, and
that in relation to measure. They had
marked off by stakes the number of
cords they claimed, and in every instance
had given more than full measure. Capt.
Wing concluded that the Delawares were
strictly honest, and hence took the whole
pile. Casting loose again after deten-
ton of one and half hours we passed
the mouth of the Wakarusa on our right,
and Immediately below it beautiful
town site, with high bluff, and rocky
shore, so straight and nicely formed it
seemed as if art had been there with her
implements and trimmed the whole to
her taste. As soon as the lands at this
point are in position that titles can be
acquired they will be selected for town
site by some enterprising capitalist.
A few miles further on, probably ff-
teen below Lawrence, on the north side,
there is another lovely prospect for a
town; we believe the most enchanting
we ever saw. The bank is about fifty
feet high. gradually sloping back to an
altitude of some seventy-fye feet. The
shore, like the point at Wakarusa, is
straight and resembles well built wharf
in many of the prosperous places on the
Eastern Canals, with the exception that
the elevation above the rocky shore is
more precipitous, and better adapted for
a town site. The earth was decked with
a luxuriant garb of wild grass, and a
grove of native trees decorated the land
scape, and made the whole truly en-
chanting. If the river shall remain nayi-
gable until the fourth of July next, we
propose pic nc party to this lovely
place, now the property of the Delawares,
and the future site of the most important
point between Lawrence and the mouth
of the Kansas river.
Some forty miles below here, on the
south side of the river, is an Indian vii
lage, known as Delaware. 1t is also
commanding position, and when Yankee
enterprise shall be able to gain foothold,
and commence Improvements we may
expect TO see it more frequently alluded
TO in our public journals.
Wyandot Is on the north side of the
river, and located at It's mouth. Since
the title to the soil has been conveyed to
the occupants in severalty by govern
ment we have no doubt but enterprise
will get possession, and we apprehend
Kansas City will find in her powerful
rival.
The Emma Harmon arrived at her
landing in Kansas City at few minutes
past three O'Clock P. NJ, making the trip,
aside from the time consumed in wooding,
in less than six hours. The scenery,
along the river, the smiling faces, kind
expressions, and warm hearts of the Of
fcers and crew, and the entire freedom
from coarse and vulgar language on
board the boat made this, our frs. trip
down the Kansas river, one never to be
forgotten. 1t was the first trip dorm the
river this season.
On Tuesday Captain WING took on
board about fifty passengers, and some
thing over hundred tons of freight and
on Wednesday evening tied up at our
wharf, having made rather slow progress
on account of the rapid current, and the
loss of her rudder from having run into
a snag the night previous.
We take this occasion to express to
the Captain, Clerk, and in fact the entire
officers and crew, our thanks for the uni
form courtesey exhibited by them to US,
as well as all on board on both our down
ward and upward passage. By an adj
vertisement in another place It viii be
seen that the Emma Harmon is adFertis-
ed as regular semi-weekly packet be-
tween this point and Kansas city. We
trust she VIII be literally sustained, and
that the proprieiors VIII never have &C.
casion to regret their acquaintance with
the Kansas river.
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Manchester, near Richmond, Va, by q
poor man named Moore. 1t weighs
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