New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-12
FROM KANSAS.
LANDS AND SURYEYS-A ROBBERY.
7rornlOur CnecisI Gore srondert


FromDur Special Correspondent.
WYANDoT, Friday, Dec %, 1855.
Wyandot Village stands on the bluffs or slope
which rises from the confluence of the Kansas and
the Missouri Rivers 1t is in full view of Kansas
CITY, No. not much more than mile distant 1t
is therefore, on the first pointof Kansas soil which
is seen in ascending the Missouri River. Wyan-
dot Village is to be a city as soon as the Wyandot
Reserve has been merged into public and private
ownership, instead of being that most uncertain of
all property the domain Of q tribe. But WyandOt
Village is no very great place in the meantime.
There are about dozen houses, mostly of logs,
and the relation in which they stand to each other
is not very indicative of streets Here is the Sur
veyor-General's Office although the Surveyor
General himself the celebrated General Calhoun,
has gone to Illinois whence he came. and some say
he means to visit Washington. What his business
there is, have not learned; but if he can do any
good he had better remain. as he does little else
than drink whisky here.
Surveying is over for the time being. One
party was out until the first of this week; but
apprehend they found camping rather severe
business and could not say, in this weather, like
the Psamist, that unto them the lines in pleas
"ant places fell" Most of the land north of the
Kansas River bordering on the Missouri has been
surveyed into townships, and considerable part
of it divided by sections. This is the case as far
az the Nebraska line, which is the base line. The
surveying into townships has been carried some
sixty or seventy miles west, or back into the Ter
ritory. from the Missouri River. Moreover, a
GOOD deal of the land south of the Kansas River is
surveyed BY the lst of next June much more
will be surveyed and brought into market south
of the Kansas River. and stretching for distance
of nearly 80 miles each way, adjoining the Nils
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is good land; it will be brought into market next
June for the Indians to locate goo acres each;
and three months afterward all not thus taken
will be open to occupation by the whites. The
Wyandot Reserve, which is small lies on the point
between the Missouri and Kansas Rivers. 1t is
all heavily tmbered, and the WyandOt Indians
have many excellent farms on it. The Wyandots
are letter A. No. | among Indians. L have
seen some intelligent, prepOssessing men among
them, although l have no exalted opinion OF In
dams. The farms in the WyandOt Reserve are
larger, there are more of them, and they are bet
ter kept than any other Indian farms have seen.
Most of them have comfortable and some of them
superior houses. Nearly all the Wyandot youth
are comparatively well educated. Some OF the
WyaDdOt young ladies are even accomplished ana
can play on the piano and melOdeon; in short the
Wyandots are within trife of being white
folks" Armstrong the Indian Agent, lives close
to Wyandot village; he has fine, large BRICK
house.
Immediately above the Wyandot Reserve the
Delaware Reserve comes In; indeed, the former 10
O purchase from the latter. This reserve Is very
large, and contains great deal of fine land, both
timber and prairie. The Indians make but little
use of it, Not the one-hundredth part is used for
auy purpose, even to supply timber. There are a
few good farmers among the Delawares, but they
are very scarce Nearly all of the Indian clearings
you meet are mere potato patches, and even
these the owners are too lazy TO cultivate. There
is no game of consequence on the Reserve-nothing
bigger than prairie chickens, except, indeed, the
little prairie wolves which are thick enough. This
magnificent tract of country, lying in the very best
location is now idle: its present owners neither
improving it themselves nor letting others do so.
At the north end of the Reserve the Delawares
have ceded a portion OF their lands, and by the
terms of cessOn these are TO be sold TO the highest
bidder. Some people say that the City OF Leayen'
worth stands upon this tract and others that 1t is
on the Government Reserve around Fort Leaven-
worth The latter view is most likely correct;
but il is little singular that there should have
been any doubt on such subject. This land is
covered by squatters' claims, about a third OF the
whole being already thus taken. The squatters IN
this part of the country are mostly from Missouri
ard the other Western States. Some little anxiety
is felt by these as to whether any will dare 10
bid higher than q dollar and quarter per acre on
their claims / do not think any of them intend to
nav more than that and anything occurring TO dis
turb this prospective view OF the ease will likely
add TO the troubles that seem to be springng from
the fertile soil of Kansas. But must dismiss my
account Of these lands and surveys until another
letter. -,
An affair occurred here this week which will
illustrate the kind of law the people here have to
protect them A foot traveller was beset on Mon
day evening last, just at dusk, by three men, who
took his carpet bag from him and some eight dol
lsrs-al the money he had. This highway robbery
occurred close to Wysndot Village, and the party
robbed, knowing the men wicked, instituted pro-
eeedines against them, and laid his complaint
before Justice Of the Peace, one OF those elected
by the Bsrons at the Shawnee Mission. The OF
| tenders three reckless scoundrels who were with
one of the parties that marched to the rescue OF
sheriff Jones, and TO burn Lawrence, live near
| Wyandot The Squire" before whom the COM
nlaut was made refused to take any steps In the
matter until the person complaining should g'rs
bonds for the payment Of The costs. The robbed
ms, most Indignant at this, at first protested
s1s;nst Il but being unable to do any better hnally
cSmpEed. Before he had been able TO do So how
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