The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-08-11
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Er IL Hsrais q F1tsaem.
Kansas--The Gold fezer-Products-
clinats--Emigration. &c. &c.
3 ToPExA. K. T., Aug 6, 1855.
Ed. HERAED OF FREEDoa.--Wh bile on
! my recent tour through die East I found
NEXT to the excitement growing out ol
the invasion of Kansas by the Missouri
banditti. the public mind most aroused
} concerning the Gold discoveries on the
Southern boundary of the Territory
, As to the truth of the report from the
mines / was continually Intercepted -
had but one response bo make to al
their en9uiries:-s.That if the Golden
, ore itself could not be found In Kansas
Territory, was well satisfied its equiv
alant could" This, of course, would
. demand free expression of my opinion
, concerning the Territory and all that
pertained thereto. j had but one opin-
! ion to offer and no person eau entertain
ANY other who is at all acquainted with
, the Country, that Kansas is superior to
, ANY State or Territory under the super
q vision of the Government; and that /
doubt whether the sun in all his course
visits any land that is so truly lovely and
desirable as ours. Fearing that may
! have "putit on little too thick" / de-
termined to visit on my returnto Kansas,
Ieur Western States and Territories for
the especial purpose of satisfying my own
mind as to the relative merits of each.
4 Leaving Pennsylvania, | accordingly
passed through Ohio, Ind, H., Mich,
tIowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska Terrific
ries, and Missouri. To Illinois, Wiscon-
Esin, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska l
gave particular attention, spending some
length of time in each, and gaining by
observation and otherwise what inforna-
ton l could concerning them The re-
suit is conGrmatery of the above express
ised opinion-that Kansas, when censid-
cred altogether, is much superiorto either
of them.
I In some respect, of course, each of
these may excel. For instance, Mime
sofa is plentifully supplied with the best
of living water, and by the facilities af-
fforded by the Mississippi River, the
Counties bordering on said stream, may
be well supplied with timber. But with
these, her excellencies cease. With the
I thermometer ranging from 20 to 40 de-
grees below zero, during a winter of
from seven to nine months duration and
with her wantof coal, stone, limestone,
lightness and purity of the soil, DC, she
cannot for moment be held in eompari-
son with Kansas. The same is true of
Wisconsin.
l was much disappointed with respect
to Iowa and Nebraska. With less tim
Der than we have in Kansas, and an infer
ior quality at that little or no building
stone, lime stone, coal, or water, it is
certainlyremarkable thatemigrantsshould
stop there, when such country as Kan
sas lies open before them, at but the short
distance of couple hundred of miles
further travel. It is true Eastern Iowa
is not wholly wanting in all these impor-
tant and essential elements required for
the speedy building of new countries
yet the western portion and Nebraska
are very destitute indeed and long
period of time must elapse ere they can
command the comforts, or even necessa-
ries of life that win soon surround tie
hardy Kansas pioneer.
To aperson coming to this Territory
from the fully timbered sections of the
Northern States. the first and [ might
say .only draw back that strikes bis asten-
ton is the seeming want of timber; |
say seeming want - certainly it is not
actual. have yet to see the man who
has resided six months in Kansas who
is not perfectly satisfied that we possess
timber enough for all useful and practi-
cal purposes. Besides that, the best of
building material of all kinds, excellent
water, and coal can be obtained IN the
greatest abundance. Our soil possesses
greater depth and richness than either
of the States or Territories above named
which, together with an incompatible |
climate, enables the farmer to raise crops
that are perfectly astonishing even to the
every day observer. Who in the Eastern
States will believe that fields of corn are
nov growing in Kansas Territory which |
have already attained the hight of from
twelve to fourteen feet on the average
and to pluck the ears of which would
sorely puzzle the tallest man in the com
munity? Yet | can show the disbeliever |
many such fields in this immediate vi
einity. Vegetables of all kinds grow to
a proportionste size and natures with |
the greatest rapidity !; while that class of
vegetables and fruit, which may be con-
sidered among the Injuries of life-as
the apple, peach, pear, plum. the grape. |
the strawberry, the melon, the sweet-po
tatoe. &c, must be produced In the most
exuberant abundance.
Then why, it may be asked, why, i'll
all this.be true, do so many emigrants to
the Territory return to their old homes
in the East? Why does the hardy pio-
neer turn his back upon Kansas and curse
the i'll fate that brought him here?9l
He don't. No such emigrant-no such
hardy pioneer has ever come to Kansas
Territory and beheld Its fair fields who |
has, or could, ior a moment, entertain
the idea of leaving the Territory. Not
one. 1t is true 3 few boys and old chill
dren-od, / mean, physically, not mem
taity-have come to Kansas, and finding
upon their arrival that Lawrence was
not much larger than New York, or,
that Topeka was bot far in advance of
Boston snd becoming sickened at the
loss OF their mother milk and the guild
anee OF her apron strings, have whining
y and percipitateiy. like whipped boy,
returned to their homes. We of course
sympathise mot with these huge fabby
sided boobies. be it understcod-But
with their mothers !; for, no doubt, the
poor women entertained the hope that
their children-mlny of whom had at
tanned the physical capacity of men
having with numerous sobs, and slghs.
and soFrows. gone out from the parental +
charge aud engaged in the great strug-
gle of life, would learn 10 act Ike men
AMONG Yy,en and STRIVE TO rear m for