Kansas weekly herald., 1855-02-16

miles west from Fort Learenworth and al
though not Immediately upon the present
travelled route from that place to Fort Riley,
yet it ison the most direct way, and only
wants bridge across the Vermillion, and
a way marked out, to make it the common
thoroughfare in passing from one Fort to
the other. The bridge is to be built during
the next spring and the new road cut out.
!. The immediate site of the town is one of
the most beautiful of the many pretty town
sites that abound along the Kaw river-in
fact if towns could be made wherever there
is a pretty location upon the banks of this
stream, have no hesitancy in saying that
one on an average would be found in every
ten miles from Its mouth to Fort Riley; but
there are many things wanting besides
beauty of location, the most important of
which are, timber for fuel and building,
stone, good land, plenty of water, and all
within such distance of the contemplated
town that the settlement would find it most
convenient to GO there to trade. St. George
is one of the very few places that combines
all the advantages; a grove of timber ex-
tending some five or six miles up and down
the river, and from one and half to two
miles back, encompasesithe town, the ground
rises with an easy grade, from the bank
of the river for more than half mile back
before it is broken by any hollows, and ex-
tends, from one end Of the town to the 9TH
er, upon this unbroken surface, except in
one place small spring branch cuts through
to the river, there is scarcely lot IN the
whole plot but what could be easily built
upon without any grading.
The face of the country generally is
equal to the best portion of Kansas, while
the soil is not to be surpassed. The Big
Blue enters the Kansas only about ten miles
and heads out north and west, the Yer
million comes ia about the same distance
below; all the country moth between the
two main streams is watered by numerous
branches of both interlocking, thus afford
ing more timber than the same area in any
other direction,-On the south side of the
Kansas, Immediately opposite the town, there
is large prairie bottom containing eight
or ten sections of the finest land in the
world, entirely above high water and tim
Der enough along the river, together with
what is found upon creek that runs just
back Of it, to fence and improve the whole
of it-this same creek heads out towards
Council Grove and is one of the first streams
for settlements some twenty or twenty-five
miles, that is to be found In Kansas. Just
below. another creek affording fine land
and timber, enters the Kansas from the
South, fit for settlement some ten to fifteen
miles along its course, several other streams
of minor importance, but which admit of
settlements along their course, having as
a general thing enough timber for all use
full purposes, are found inside of an area,
say twenty-five miles square, taking St.
George as centre, all of which taken col
lectively will enable more settlers to find
good homes, than In the same number Of
square miles any where in Kansas, out
side OF the Indian reservations.
Although the citizens of Leavenworth
city count certainly upon getting the Cap
itol located there, yet must say think
they are bound to be disappointed, there is
too great preponderance of Territory,
which can and will be thickly settled op-
posed to its location anywhere upon the
Missouri River; unquestionably, the south
side of the Kansas river will oppose it and
the same of the Kansas settlements also,
the two together will be able to send much
the largest number of representatives to
the Legislature, and that they will unite to
place it somwhere upon the Kansas river
is fixed fact. Justice requires that it
should be placed as near the centre as pos
sible, allowing the future state to have an
area from east to west of two hundred and
fifty miles, this place will be exactly in the
centre; having then all other advantages
requisite to make it growing and import
ant city. think our chances are as good
if not better than any other point; naviga-
ton will be readily affected as high as
this place on account of being below the
junction of the Big Blue and Kansas, the
former of which adds so much to the volume
of water below, that light draught Boats
will run this high all the season through
/ KANSAS.
LEAvENwoRrH, K. T.,
February 18th 1866.
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